March 26, 2019

Volume 84 • Issue #6

March 26, 2019

DELTACOLLEGIATE STUDENT-RUN SINCE ‘61

NOT GUILTY! ROBERT DELAND ACQUITTED IN FIRST SEXUAL ASSAULT TRIAL PG. 3

MEET THE LEADING LADIES OF DELTA! PG. 2 TUITION HIKE COMES TO FRUITION PG. 6 PLANETARIUM PINK FLOYD SHOW WORTH THE MONEY PG. 12

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Women's History Month highlights Delta leadership The first female president of Delta and other executives discuss their work experience and personal goals Zach Parfeniuk • Reporter @ZParfeniuk

Goodnow attributed her work ethic and efficiency in the past and present to an early appreciation for consistent effort that began in her childhood.

“I think probably it goes back to being raised on a farm with my grandparents,” Goodnow said. “I'm used to rolling up my sleeves and doing the job with a sense of responsibility and commitment to doing the best job that I can do. I'm very passionate about what I do here at Delta because I care about serving our students, and I want all of our people that work here to have that same commitment.

It’s really about being a servant leader.”

Goodnow also highlighted Delta's equal pay for employees, differing from other community colleges and most businesses.

“Women are still not paid as much as males in higher education,” Goodnow said. “Here at Delta, I am very pleased that we have balance and we have gender equity in our salaries across the board in all of our areas.”

While there's still a long way to go, working together will provide increased opportunities towards the ideal form of feminism, a reality where gender doesn't even have to be considered as a factor for

payment, parenting or characteristics.

“I think that some of the battles that women have men have as well,” Curry explained.

“So how can we help one another? Men and women together. Neither gender has to ‘win,’ meaning that the other one loses.”

At Delta College, Women's History Month blazed a trail straight through March. In the hallways, a series of dedications to women of history laid out across the hallways, immortalizing the images of those such as Malala Yousafzai, Rosa Parks and Susan B. Anthony.

Delta College has its own unique achievements when it comes to workplace diversity, especially when compared to other community colleges.

For starters the entire group of administrative officers are female: the president, the three vice presidents and both executive directors.

“I think on the surface it sends a positive message that you have an all-female senior administration that’s working through the same challenges and opportunities as other community colleges,” Reva Curry said. “I also see that, just like when I've been at institutions that were mostly male, they made a conscious effort to diversify. We do the same thing at Zack Parfeniuk • Reporter Delta, only we need to be looking for more men.

Vice President of Instruction and And so we say that and in our search processes we're conscious of that. But the ultimate Learning Services Reva Curry deciding factor is who is best qualified.” elaborated on Delta practices of gender equality.

Curry was encouraged by former vice presidents of instruction of learning services, such as Betty Jones and Thomas Lane, to seek a position at Delta when first moving to the area. Curry says that it’s that support from those around her that inspired her to focus on building constructive workplace relationships.

“I like to take the time to build relationships because this is not an easy position, and you can't do it by yourself,” Curry explained. “I want to be the type of person that can reach out to faculty, and faculty can reach out to me, and, together, we might not always agree, but we can work towards what's best for our students.”

Curry discussed that she finds her work at Delta rewarding, regardless of any perception that public education is somehow worth less of a student's time.

“I believe in the power of community college to give a student the skill sets that they need to go right into the world of work and to be paid, well, a living wage,” Curry said. “Or if students want to transfer, then community colleges can give students the same quality of instruction at very much reduced rates.”

Delta’s first female president, Jean Goodnow, has served at the college for fourteen years. With decades of experience Zack Parfeniuk • Reporter in education, Goodnow has a bachelor's degree in sociology, a master's degree in The leadership of Delta College gather together for a group photo to celebrate rehabilitation counseling, and a doctorate in women's history month. From left to right: Margaret Mosqueda, Reva Curry, Sarah DuFresne, higher education. She previously served as a Jean Goodnow, Andrea Ursuy and Pamela Clark. teacher and president of an Illinois community college for nine years before coming to Delta.

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Jury declares Catholic priest ‘not guilty’ Michael Piwowarski • News Editor @DCMichaelFP

SAGINAW — The first of three trials for Catholic priest Robert DeLand Jr. — who is facing sexual assault charges — ended with a “not guilty” verdict after two days.

DeLand, who formerly worked in the Freeland area under the Saginaw Diocese, is currently suspended from his job and has been on trial in Saginaw County before Circuit Judge Darnell Jackson.

During the opening remarks Wednesday, March 20, Assistant Prosecutor Melissa Hoover stated that DeLand was facing two charges: one for attempted second-degree criminal sexual conduct and one seconddegree criminal sexual conduct.

Two teens allege that the priest made abusive gestures toward them.

After two days of testimonies and deliberation, however, the jury of nine women and three men acquitted DeLand of both charges.

Reverend Walter Hurley, apostolic administrator for the Saginaw Diocese, issued a statement on the verdict saying that this “brings to resolution one part of a long and difficult process for all involved.”

“We await the results of the continuing legal process,” Hurley said in the statement. “My hope, that as the criminal court process continues to evolve, a sense of peace and healing for all will be the final result. Because these matters are ongoing, I will refrain from making any additional comments until all the criminal proceedings are completed.”

Witness claims memorial misconduct One of the teens, currently aged 19, took the stand and testified that he went to a memorial service at St. Agnes Church on May 14, 2017, for a Freeland High School classmate.

DeLand, who organized the service and was a morning greeter at Freeland High School as part of the Hallway Heroes program, called on the teen and took him aside, asking him how he was dealing with his classmate’s death. The testimony further states that the defendant brought the teen into a coat room, which served as an isolated space.

The teen stated that when he was alone with DeLand, the latter made small talk and then reached

out for a low handshake, toward the teen’s genital area. The teen grabbed DeLand’s hand in time to stop it, resulting in a handshake which was held close to the defendant, who wouldn’t let go.

When asked by Hoover if this was a mistake, and if the defendant could have possibly been reaching for something else, the teen replied, “There’s no way.”

The teen further testified that he then ran outside — once the defendant let go of his hand — and told his father that they needed to leave the memorial service immediately, without explaining what happened until they were in the car. The teen did not want his father “to do anything he would regret.”

The father was next to testify, and stated that he avoided reporting the incident to the police at that time because he was employed at the Saginaw Diocese where DeLand worked and feared losing his job.

'I wanted to hit him' Another teen, now 18, took the stand next and testified that when he attended Freeland High School, he was attending a party at his friend’s house and had consumed alcohol.

Upon being charged with minor in possession of alcohol (being 17 at the time), the teen pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 25 hours of community service. He was courtordered to perform this service under the supervision of DeLand, whom he had also known from being DeLand’s time as a hallway greeter at Freeland High School.

The testimony further states that DeLand made the teen “uncomfortable,” calling him approximately 20 times a day and stepping on his feet when greeting him. The teen had attendance issues at school, but testified that he was avoiding classes more in order to avoid encountering DeLand.

On Nov. 16, the teen testified that DeLand pulled him out of gym class and took him to an isolated room, gave him $20 and walked down the hallway with him. The teen testified that the priest put his arm around the teen’s shoulder and moved it down, touching the teen’s buttocks.

“I wanted to hit him,” the teen said when asked by Hoover how the priest’s unwelcome gesture made him feel.

Shortly before the incident occurred, the teen went with his parents to the police and talked with Brian Berg, then police detective for Tittabawassee Township, agreeing to work with the police undercover.

Berg, who lost his job in 2018 and now works as a patrol officer for the St. Charles police department as well as a private investigator, also testified, confirming that the teen’s family expressed concerns that DeLand was “grooming their son” for sexual purposes.

Alan Crawford, DeLand’s defense attorney, argued strongly against these allegations, saying that, “This was a desperate and deliberate attempt to destroy Father Robert DeLand.”

DeLand defends self On the second day of the trial, DeLand took the stand and defended himself, stating that he did not make these advances toward the teens and that he had organized the memorial service to offer spiritual help and guidance in an emotionally trying time.

DeLand testified that he called the second teen every day in order to keep in touch with him and make sure he finished

his community service. DeLand denied, however, that he called the teen as many as 20 times a day.

When asked by Crawford if he really did pull the teen out of class reach down and touch his buttocks, DeLand replied twice: “No.” “I would not do that,” DeLand said. “I would never do that; I spent my life working with young people, and I would never do that.”

When asked about the first teen’s allegations that DeLand had attempted to touch the teen’s genitals with a low handshake during the May 2017 memorial service, DeLand also denied this charge.

“It would be the last thing on my mind at that moment because we were in such trauma, and I had hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people to care for,” DeLand said. “That did not happen.”

DeLand was acquitted by the jury on these two cases, but he has two more court trials coming up with additional sexual assault charges brought against him, including four felonies and one misdemeanor. Crawford says that jury selection for the second trial will begin Tuesday, March 26.

Michael Piwowarski • News Editor

Saginaw County Assistant Prosecutor Melissa Hoover delivers her closing argument to the jury on day two of Robert DeLand Jr.'s first trial. March 21, 2019, Saginaw.

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St. Patrick’s Day cheer marches through Bay City Kevin Lazzaro • Multimedia Reporter @LazzaroKev

BAY CITY —The smell of cotton candy and popcorn in the air, the laughter of children and plenty of holiday cheer: it doesn’t get much more wholesome than that.

Sunday, March 17, the day of green, pinches and Irish heritage was celebrated in Bay City, with its 65th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. People came from far and wide to see the quality family entertainment.

The parade ran down Center Avenue from 2 to 4 p.m. in the afternoon, giving plenty of time to see something interesting and grab a couple of snacks and souvenirs.

Vendors travelled up and down the street for the entirety of the parade with cotton candy, pretzels, hotdogs and a plethora of St. Patrick’s Day memorabilia to choose from.

There was an incredibly large amount of people attending the event, with visitor parking filled to the brim. The city even set up bleachers to accommodate for seating. Attendees were standing shoulder to shoulder from Saginaw Street all the way to Madison Street.

People of all ages seemed to wholly enjoy the parade. At one point, a small

child even shouted out, “I would give this five stars,” which was followed by endearing laughter from people in earshot.

There was a very large variety of parade floats. They ranged from giant inflatables to comically small mini cars. Local high school marching bands stomped their way down the street, playing Irish themed music and school fight songs. Even some of the local beauty pageant winners drove by waving to the parade-goers.

“I always love it,” said Raymond, a Bay City local completely decked out in green and covered in shamrocks to celebrate the occasion. “It’s traditional. You gotta go. I’ve been coming to this since I was little.”

If you missed out on the celebration, check out our Twitter coverage @DeltaCollegiate, where the entire event was live streamed, to be able to get a taste of what the parade is like, or find our recap on our YouTube channel (www.youtube. com/TheDCStream). You can also always bring your family next year to be able to experience the festivities in person.

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Delta College Public Safety took a complaint of a broken rear window in a vehicle parked in the main parking lot. The person reporting the incident stated that they did not know how the window broke. They reported that they have not had any conflicts that may have led to the damage. A Public Safety officer investigated, but could not determine a cause for the damage.

March 15, 2019

Delta College Public Safety responded to a complaint of two subjects stealing a cardboard icon celebrating Women’s History Month. The investigation showed that two subjects stole a cardboard cut-out of Anna Cooper; an American author, educator, sociologist, speaker, Black Liberation activist and one of the most prominent African-American scholars in United States history.

Public Safety reviewed the newly installed Video Safety System (which is still not fully operational).

Two suspects were identified as a result of the video evidence. The icon was recovered and the subjects involved were referred for College discipline.

March 15, 2019

Public Safety was contacted by Fitness Center personnel regarding a large sum of money that was found in a restroom. The money was secured as found property. The property owner returned to the Fitness Center in an attempt to find the money. The owner was able to retrieve the money from Public Safety.

Kelly Winters • Multimedia Journalist

Scottville Clown Band strides through the streets of Bay City brandishing their brass instruments. March 17, 2019.

Delta College Public Safety responded to one hit and run traffic crash report in the parking lot and assisted a staff member by taking a car deer accident report that occurred off campus. Delta College Public Safety also responded to two medical or injury reports.

FINANCE

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Retail Roundup

Lent is a bountiful catch for stores, restaurants Michael Piwowarski • News Editor @DCMichaelFP

Lent is that time of year when people of the Christian faith give up certain pleasures — meat being among the most common — to reflect on the death and resurrection of Christ. At this point, however, the seasonal tradition of Friday night fish, fries and seafood tacos has gone far beyond the church. Some who partake in the famed meal deals may be observing Lent without even knowing what it is.

Market research from Nielsen reports that in 2018, retailers in the U.S. made $1 billion in seafood sales during the Lenten season alone. These sales were down for the rest of the year, and out of all five fresh food department categories (seafood, meat, deli, produce and bakery), seafood had the lowest household penetration rate at 54 percent, compared to 98 percent or higher for the other categories.

Food Services of America states that Ash Wednesday, the official beginning of Lent, is the busiest day of the year for sales of frozen seafood products, and that the following six weeks make up the busiest season of the year. Therefore, it’s no secret that the popular Lenten tradition is no catch-and-release.

In Michigan, local restaurants, community halls, churches and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts are embracing the season. In an MLive poll for best fish fry in the tri-city area, there are more than 40 different places listed offering fish dinners

including the Bridgeport Gun Club, Krzysiak's House Restaurant in Bay City, Nouvel Catholic Central Elementary in Saginaw and Huron Fish Co. in Saginaw.

It doesn’t stop at local fish fries, though. A popular fast food menu item was actually devised more than 50 years ago in response to Lenten traditions.

Lou Groen, the owner of a McDonald’s restaurant in Cincinnati, conceived the idea in 1962 to start selling fried fish sandwiches when he noticed that his Catholicleaning customer base was avoiding his restaurant during the Lenten season.

This evolved into the Filet-O-Fish, which was added to the McDonald’s menu in 1965 and, at the time, was the only menu item to not be hamburgerbased. The Filet-O-Fish has been a mainstay on the McDonald’s menu ever since.

The sandwich’s Lenten roots are evident in McDonald’s report that a quarter of their yearly seafood sales stem from Lent alone.

Other restaurant chains are offering seafood deals and menu items for a limited time, including Wendy’s Premium North Pacific Cod sandwich, lobster and seafood subs at Quiznos, and two for $5 fish sandwiches at Arby’s.

Seafood-oriented restaurant chains including Red Lobster and Long John Silver’s are similarly fully embracing the season, offering deals such as Lobsterfest and new ThickCut Alaska White Fish Sandwich, respectively.

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CAREER CORNER

Career Services goes high-tech Cynthia Blahnik • Career Advisor

If you haven’t been to the Career Services office in Room D102 for a while, you’ll be pleasantly surprised! Their offices have upgraded many employment service resources that are much more student and computer friendly.

Big Interview Virtual Practice With more employers doing virtual interviews, the program Big Interview is a perfect opportunity to practice interviewing skills. This resource is also free for Delta students and alumni. Users can find out exactly what interviewers are looking for and learn how to anticipate and properly answer the toughest questions. Once the answers are planned and refined, there is a practice tool to make sure the delivery is confident and natural. There is also a feedback tool to get objective analysis on a user’s progress from not only a student’s current instructor, but the professional career advisors as well.

GradLeaders and Pioneer Jobs If you’re ready to look for a summer job, need a change from your current job or are ready to find a career to match your degree, Delta College has an updated job database called GradLeaders. Since Jan 2019, businesses and recruiters have actively posted more than 238 full-time, part-time, on campus and internship opportunities for Delta students. It only takes a few minutes to register on this database and users have the opportunity to not only search for jobs, but have alerts sent to them for openings in their fields and interests. The site allows users to upload their resume and cover letter, have a professional review those documents for best viewing, and save job searches for future reference. This site is updated frequently

throughout the day and is used mostly by local employers wanting Delta students.

Although there are many high tech updates to Career Services, the personal touch has not been lost. Cynthia Blahnik and Martin Finney, career advisors with decades of combined experience between them, encourage student to make appointments or just walk in for assistance.

“We enjoy talking with students on a personal level helping them with things like tweaking their resume, advising them on a mock interview, or helping them determine their career path.”

Students also enjoy the individual attention.

When responding to a recent survey, students have said, “They listen and help when you’re not sure of what it is you need to know about your career goal,” “They help students figure out their plan” and “They communicate with me through e-mail if I can’t make it to campus.”

For more information on all Career Services has to offer visit them in D102 Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. or Fridays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. or www.delta.edu/careerservices.

You can also contact them at (989) 686-9072.

Focus2 Career Assessment If you’re not sure which direction you should go when choosing a program, or would like to do more research in an area related to your major, the Focus2 assessment is a great resource. Completely free to Delta students, Focus2 allows the user to take up to five assessments related to a person’s values, work interest, skills, personality and leisure interests.

You are also able to compare occupations, save your preferences for future reference and so much more! It is recommended that students contact Career Services for the link and access code and make an appointment with a career advisor to further interpret results and to discuss the options available to students.

Miss the Delta College Job Fair?

Check out the top 10 tips from employers in our article online at www.deltacollegiate.com

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A Fond Farewell to Carla O. Brenda Miller • Collegiate correspondent

I believe God puts people in our lives to help point the way. To me, Carla O. was that kind of person. She encouraged me to look beyond what I thought I could do and try harder to accomplish my goals. She taught me resilience at a very young age. We were but kids, yet she was wise beyond her years. The fact that we had become friends is a miracle in itself.

Where she was quiet and reserved, I was talkative and hyper. She was a model student in grade school while I was always getting into trouble for talking too much, even to the point where the teacher would sometimes set me outside the classroom with my desk and schoolwork in the hall.

I remember the first day Carla O. and I became friends. It was on a warm sunny during recess at Brunkow Elementary School in Buena Vista Township. She was 9 years old and I was 10. We sat on the grass talking about our likes and dislikes when it came to school. Of course she loved it while I didn’t care about it much. That was the first time in a long time that I sat still and listened.

It was also the first time in a long time that someone genuinely listened to me, wanting to know what I had to say. I thought our friendship would last forever.

During the few years I had known Carla O., she was always an encouragement to me. I remember her as a straight A student with her name always being on the A Honor Roll while mine was always on the A and B Honor Roll at Ricker Junior High. When I told her, I didn’t think I could do an Algebra assignment, she told me, “Yes, you can,” in a matter of fact way. I thought she was an angel in disguise when I first met her in the 5th grade. I never thought anyone could be that nice!

At the end of our first year at Ricker Junior High, on June 1, 1976, Carla O. and her younger sister were murdered by a man who lived in their neighborhood.

The principal told the school the news over the intercom. Instead of closing the schools for the day as a memorial to them, the staff thought it wise to let us continue going to our classes for the few remaining days of the school year. They said we would have all summer to mourn.

It broke my heart that someone could do something so cruel to someone so kind.

Those of us who were friends with Carla O. still talk about her death to this day.

‘I never got the chance to talk about my feelings’

Carla’s death changed the way I saw the world and my life in it. It changed the way I saw adults. As children, in our small semi-rural community during the 1970’s, we were taught to respect our elders. We were taught, adults are here to protect and guide us. Everybody knew their neighbors. Never could we have imagined such a thing happening.

I spent months living in a state of denial, not fully acknowledging her death until that Christmas Eve, shortly after her missed November 9th birthday. Upon returning to school the following year, I was grief-stricken. Many times, I went back to the classroom where I last spoke with her, looking at the empty desk where she once sat, half expecting her to be there, but knowing she was gone.

Carla O. and I didn’t have a typically close friendship. We were school friends, because she and I lived in different neighborhoods and were from different cultural backgrounds; her's GermanAmerican, and mine African-American.

I never got the chance to talk about my feeling about her death at home, because it is our custom not to mention the names of the dead. We are suppose to let them rest in peace. I also never got the chance to attend Carla’s funeral. No one considered to ask me if I wanted to be included. Our families never knew we were friends. That is what race relations were like for most of us in the 1970’s.

Life has unexpected twists and turns

After our class made it through the 8th grade at Ricker Junior High, the administrators decided we were going to spend the 9th grade there as well.

That’s when I decided to take college preparatory classes, to try even harder.

From Ricker Junior to Buena Vista High School, I excelled in all of my courses, gaining a 3.8 to 3.9 GPA. One might think I was going to have an easy life with everything falling into place. I was headed down a road of success. That’s not what happened. Instead of heading down that road of success, because of the stress of dealing with expectations of others, and not feeling like I had a strong support system, I became a high school dropout.

Between the time I dropped out of high school and when I finally started attending college, there is a huge gap filled with detours and wrong turns, obstacles

and setbacks. There are also moments of success towards reconnecting with my desire to improve my education.

I went to adult education classes and earned a General Education Diploma.

Afterwards, I met a recruiter from Delta College. I told her about how I always wanted to go to college. She helped me through the enrollment process. I felt my dream was finally coming true. Unfortunately, because a troubled marriage, I didn’t follow up on the opportunity. I moved away to Flint, Michigan and filed for a divorce instead. I became a single mother with three toddlers, ages one through four.

My life felt like a roller coaster ride.

Overcoming obstacles and pioneering a new future

Fast forward to June 13, 2016. The day began with four bus rides-three STARS buses and one Bay Metro bus- from my home in an urban area of Saginaw to Delta College Main, located in an rural area. The change of scenery caused me to think and feel differently about my life.

While on the Bay Metro bus, heading towards campus, I felt like I was being welcomed home to a familiar place. Even though I didn’t know my way around campus, I remembered being there. It is where I took the GED Test when I was a young married mother with a desire to attend Delta College over thirty years earlier.

Starting college as a middle-aged single mother was not easy for me. With determination in my heart and a prayer on my lips, I found my way to the Counseling and Advising Office.

As I sat there waiting to speak with an adviser, I felt like leaving and going home. I had stepped far beyond my comfort zone.

Then I thought about all of the obstacles and setbacks I had to overcome just to walk through Delta’s doors. I began to think that going to college couldn’t be any harder than what I’d already gone through in my life.

Meanwhile, something unexpected was discovered. My personal information and college application were still on file from that first visit.

I had to update a few parts.

It felt like someone had been holding a place open, expecting me to come back soon.There was no turning back.

I became a Delta College Pioneer.

I decided to take my first English and mathematics courses close to home at the Ricker Center. As I walked through the door, the memories of my years at Ricker Junior High replayed in my mind. I sat in the same classrooms that the teenage me sat in all those years ago. It felt like home.

All the detours and wrong turns I took in my life lead me back full circle to where the dream of going to college first began.

I thought about my classmates and the fun we had there. I thought about Carla and how her life was brutally taken away from all of us, and how she never got the chance to move on to high school with her peers.

As the Ricker Center closes its doors at the end of this spring 2019 semester and Delta College opens a new center in Downtown Saginaw, not only will I say goodbye to the Ricker Center like many other Delta students, but a part of me will finally be able find closure and say a fond farewell to Carla Her positive spirit touched my life. She continues to live on in the hearts and minds of those who have known and loved her.

Lindsay Lang • Illustrator

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Delta College accommodates service animals Steele Wynne • Reporter @DCSteeleWynne

UNIVERSITY CENTER — Delta College Public Safety published an incident report Feb. 19 in response to a disturbance in the Library Learning Information Center involving two barking dogs.

Only one of the dogs was marked as a service animal and both dog owners left the scene before public safety officers could arrive, making the report solely comprised of eyewitness statements. It remains unknown if either dog was a legitimate service dog or an emotional support animal.

In recent years, emotional support animals have become an increasingly popular alternative option for battling anxiety, depression and the like.

However, emotional support animals do not qualify as service animals.

“Emotional support animals are not allowed on campus, and they don’t fall under the same category as service animals,” says Delta College public safety director Robert Battinkoff.

“Service animals are specially trained animals that perform a specific task for someone with a recognized disability.

That is the legal definition and that is the definition we use at Delta.”

Battinkoff continued to elaborate on the college’s policy for animals on campus.

“It is not against the law to bring an animal here; it is against the college rules. There’s a real simple procedure to follow if we had made contact with the dog owners in the library. What we are allowed to do and are required to do under our policy is ask them, ‘Is the animal trained?’ and ‘Is the animal required because of a disability?’ If

they answer yes, then I would ask them what work or task the animal has been trained to perform,” explains Battinkoff.

In order to meet the requisite criteria of registering an animal as a service animal with the state, the Michigan Department of Civil Rights states that “the service provided by the animal is not emotional support, companionship, therapy for others and/or crime deterrence.”

Disability resources assistant Natasha Galvin explains that it is not a requirement to report disabilities to the Office of Disability Rights or disclose their disability to any Delta College faculty before bringing their service animal on campus, since it is a matter of privacy.

“As far as documentation is concerned, there are HIPAA concerns,” says Galvin, speaking on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of

1996, the federal law restricting release of medical information. “So an individual that was not part of our department would not want to be intervening in medical documentation unless they were in an official capacity for disability resources or, maybe, the equity office.”

Galvin also expanded on service dogs’ ability to aid a person’s lack of mobility, as well as making Delta College a navigable campus for those with disabilities. “[Service animal accommodations] are a demonstration of whether a college is deemed accessible; for example, if the student feels that the college is accessible enough for them to navigate with their service animal without intervention, then that’s actually great because that means that the college is set up in a way that is promoting accessibility and diversity and universal design,” says Galvin.

Delta tuition increases again Maddison Godi • Reporter @DCMaddison

Delta College has increased its prices for tuition. Originally at $112 per in-district credit hour, the price will increase $3 to $115 per credit hour. Additionally, the technology fee will increase from $19 to $20.

Kaylee Love, a Delta student in her second year, difficulty accepting the increase in tuition. She is already feeling the weight of paying for tuition, and an increase will only compound that.

“Even though $3 isn’t much, it still adds up over time,” says Love.

Holly Gray, first-year Delta student majoring in finance, has been grateful to receive a partial federal Pell Grant covering one-quarter of her semester dues. However, she pays the rest out of pocket. When asked how she felt about paying the extra amount, Gray doesn’t seem to sweat it.

“If it is going towards something purposeful at the college, I’m okay with it,” says Gray.

Those with a full Pell Grant, such as Michelle Leppek, an administrative assistant in her third year at Delta College, seem unaffected by the idea of higher tuition rates.

“Doesn’t bug me because, thankfully, I’m not paying out of pocket for my classes,” says Leppek.

Sarah DuFresne, vice president of business and finance at Delta College,

explained what this year's tuition increase entailed. She stated that other community colleges require maintenance fees along with janitorial fees. All these extra fees can add up, while Delta stays inexpensive by only have an electronic fee.

Even with the tuition increase, Delta College’s tuition will still rank lowest in the area, providing students with a cheaper bill than they might pay at other colleges.

"We felt that Delta College — among the regional areas of universities and two other community colleges who we compete with for students — we are by far the lowest and affordable cost," elaborates DuFresne.

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$5 Increase after March 16th Steele Wynne • Reporter

Holly Gray says she is okay with the tuition hike, “If it is going towards something purposeful at the college,” said Holly Gray.

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SPORTS

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Who’s new on the Detroit Lions?

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Ellise Lee, initiatives specialist in the Student and Civic Engagement department, laughs as she reacts to the NCAA commercial. "I think it looks like a lot of fun [in the ad], but I don’t think it’s actually that fun in reality.” University Center, March 21, 2019.

NCAA commercial glorifies student-athletes Joe Thornton • Editor-in-Chief @DCJoeThornton

The National College Athletic Association, the organization responsible for most college-level athletics, recently released a new advertisement showing the life of a student-athlete. In this commercial, which lasts 30 seconds, the student is shown waking up early, going for a light jog and then, among other things, playing in a basketball game. His day ends with him smiling in bed after everything, and ends with a voice-over saying “If you have the talent and dedication to succeed in school and in sports, we’ll provide the opportunity.”

Instantly, athletes everywhere were displeased with this depiction of life as a student-athlete.

Many of the student-athletes at Delta College had their own opinions about the commercial. Kaylie Scott, captain of the softball team here at Delta, believes the ad falls short in showing how much work it really is to juggle schoolwork and athletics.

“I’d say even at the JuCo (junior college) level we do more than that. I feel like he had a lot of free time. We don’t have a lot of free time, I feel. [...] He went for a light jog and had a game. We do more than a light jog a lot of the time,” laughed Scott.

Scott’s teammate Peyton Hubel elaborated on the issue, pointing out that the commercial never shows the athlete doing any type of schoolwork.

“He definitely wasn’t doing any schoolwork in that video,” said Hubel. “We do more school than practice hourly — like day-to day — and that was all based on athletics.”

Many staff members on campus offered their own opinions on the video. Initiatives

specialist from the Student and Civic engagement department Ellise Lee, who frequently involves herself with the athletic events here on campus, gave her comments on the commercial.

“I think it portrays it as being very glamorous,” explained Lee. “He was having a great time waking up really early and going to class and having all of these friends and going to practice, but it’s a lot harder than that.”

She continued on to say that while studentathletes love their sport, they have to sacrifice a lot and manage their time effectively to stay afloat.

“Student-athletes — the ones that I’ve encountered — they have a good time because they love athletics and they love what they do, but they’re also extremely stressed out because they have to balance being a full-time athlete with being a full-time student, and typically the full-time athlete version of them is being pulled harder than the student version. I think it looks like a lot of fun [in the ad], but I don’t think it’s actually that fun in reality.”

Carlos McMath, head coach for the men’s basketball team, gave his advice on what should be done to make the commercial a more accurate portrayal of a day in the life of a student-athlete.

“I think it should have been a little more realistic talking about classwork, talking about struggling, talking about getting assistance, talking about being with some of the tutors and having most of the same responsibilities as a regular student,” remarked McMath.

To see the commercial online, as well as a video reaction of Delta’s studentathletes, and other athletic administration, head to www.deltacollegiate.com.

As free agency in the National Football League cools down, this year has definitely been the most memorable free agency in recent years. With multiple household names switching teams including the likes of Le’Veon Bell, Antonio Brown and, last but not least, Odell Beckham Jr., the 20192020 season warrants excitement before it really begins!

As a Lions fan, free agency is a period that I’ve seen come and go far too frequently without anything notable happening.

Sure, we get a solid player every now and again (Golden Tate, Marvin Jones Jr.) but we usually don’t see anything bold. This year that changed. Bob Quinn and the front office have been aggressive and gone after some huge targets.

These are the most notable faces you’ll see rocking the Honolulu Blue once the season starts.

Trey Flowers, Defensive End

Ladies and gentlemen… we got him. Trey Flowers was widely ranked as the top free agent in the entirety of the NFL this offseason. And the Lions signed him. I know…

I’m as shocked as you are.

Apparently, Lions head coach Matt Patricia was able to sway Flowers, using their past coachplayer relationship with the Patriots. Regardless, who cares how we did it? The Lions will now have a versatile defensive lineman for years to come.

Danny Amendola, Wide Receiver

While not the flashiest wideout in free agency, the Lions fill one of their key needs here. I am not nearly on high on this signing as I am the others, especially since it isn’t of much value ($5.7 million, one-year deal), but I’m praying it turns out well. Amendola hasn’t done much of significance since Tom Brady stopped throwing balls

his way, but hopefully he can be a consistent contributor to the Lions offense and fill some of the hole we lost when trading away Golden Tate.

Jesse James, Tight End

Former Steelers player Jesse James is a consistent player and I would venture to say he is one of the best run-blocking tight ends in the NFL. He’ll come in and start day one, helping out a disappointing Lions tight-end corps that racked up only 450 yards in total throughout the entire season.

Justin Coleman, Defensive Back

Coleman is a slot cornerback, and signed with the Lions on the largest contract for a slot cornerback in NFL history. Four years, $36 million, averaging $9 million a year, for a slot corner?

I mean, I’m not knocking the guy’s talent, but there is definitely more to lose than to gain. I do like the move, since the Lions don’t have the most athletic linebackers for passing downs, but the concept of making anyone in the NFL the mostpaid anything isn’t something I love, especially when they aren’t one of the elite players at their respective position.

Zach Zenner, Running Back

Zenner isn’t a new face for the Lions, but has become somewhat of a household name for Michiganders. Personally, this re-signing is one of least favorite moves by the Lions this offseason. I wish we would have signed someone that we are actually going to use, and history shows we haven’t made appropriate use of Zenner in the past. But, regardless, he’s one of those Lions that you really love to see on the roster, or you think he’s a waste of space on the 53-man roster. I identify more with the latter.

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Pioneers baseball is at bat with Mother Nature Steele Wynne • Reporter

UNIVERSITY CENTER -- Typically, players ice their shoulders after a long game of throwing, but what if it is already freezing outside? After starting their preseason games in the south with warmer weather, the Pioneers baseball team has returned to Michigan and its inclement weather.

The Pioneers concluded their preseason with an overall record of 5-8-1, and hope to correct the flaws in their gameplay before next season. Head coach Daniel Smith, described his team’s first 14 games.

“We played one of our tougher schedules in Florida. We learned a lot down there— what we’re capable of and what we’re not capable of, and we played in absolute frigid conditions on Sunday [March 17] and neither team played well.

So we don’t really know where we’re at. We’ve been back from Florida two weeks now and we’re still feeling ourselves out and not really playing in good conditions,” says Smith, explaining the curve ball Mother Nature has thrown at his team.

While unable to even practice on their own diamond due to reconstruction and a wet field, the Pioneers are forced to practice anywhere they can — whether it is inside or outside near the tennis courts.

“The field is not ready. We haven’t had quality weather to dry them out, so the grass may be playable, but the dirt and everything around it isn’t. You have to be able to overcome adversity, it’s not just us that has to deal with this— if you play baseball in the north, every school has to deal with this,” says Smith.

▶ SPORTS Attention hockey fans!

The next Saginaw Spirit home game will be Thursday, March 28, at the Dow Event Center. Come out to support the Spirit in their effort in the playoffs to defeat the Sarnia Sting; tickets can be bought online at the Saginaw Spirit website or in person at the Dow Event Center box office.

We played one of our tougher schedules in Florida.

We learned a lot down there— what we’re capable of and what we’re not capable of, - Daniel Smith, Head coach of The Pioneers

Second baseman, Lucas Sella, states that this setback is nothing new to him and that he will find a way to work around it like he always has.

“It’s tough obviously, but it's just something we’ve gotten used to. I’ve always played in Michigan— growing up playing high school ball [...] we’re just kind of used to making due with the elements,” remarks Sella.

Known locally for their selfproclaimed motto of “Nine Guys Named Joe,” this team takes pride in working not only together, but for each other. Coach Smith expounded on this trademark and said that he doesn’t want his team to be known for a few good players, but instead remembered as one that worked together.

“A Joe is anyone who will do anything to help his team out. [...] He’s going to go out there and perform just like a regular Joe. We don’t want to be known as a team who has this guy or that guy, we just wanna be known as nine guys named Joe. Get up every morning, blue collar, lunch-pale and go to work.”

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Coach Jeff Smith works with catcher Nolan Raymond on defensive plays. University Center, March 21, 2018.

BRIEFS Sluggers!

Watch The Great Lakes Loons take on Lake County Saturday, April 6, at Dow Diamond, for their first home game of the season! Tickets can be bought in person or sold online at

www.milb.com/milb/tickets.

Counting your ounces?

Jay’s Sporting Goods, located in Clare, Michigan, is holding their first annual hiking and backpacking seminar, featuring guest speaker and avid hiker Chris Hillier. The event will be held Saturday, April 13, between 10 p.m. and noon.

Pioneer Pride!

Cheer on the Delta College baseball and softball teams in their upcoming home games!

The baseball team will face off against Henry Ford on April 6, while the Delta College softball team will be going up against Alpena on April 5. For more info head to www.deltapioneers.com/sports.

Looking for a new adventure? Try scuba diving!

Dive & Glide Inc. is hosting numerous scuba diving courses, which may be perfect for an upcoming summer adventure! The soonest one starts April 2, at Western High School. Pre-registration is required for this course, and the entire course costs $245 with a mandatory deposit of $100.

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Find out who Sylvia is On Friday, March 29, Saginaw Valley State University is putting on their rendition of the Tony award winning play “The Goat or, Who is Sylvia.” The theme of the critically acclaimed play features themes from love that is lost to an entire family that is forcibly uprooted. The director of the SVSU version is Joe Green. “The Goat or, Who is Sylvia” contains strong language and some adult themes. The play begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $13 for general admission and $10 for senior citizens and students. For further inquiries about “The Goat or, Who is Sylvia,” visit www.svsu.edu/theatre/showschedule/.

Realism and hyperrealism take on American Muscle America is known for its muscle cars and the masculinity they represent. But what happens when talented artists paint a new picture of their representation? This is represented in a new exhibit at the Saginaw Art Museum. You are able to view the paintings on both Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. This exhibition features photo-realistic and hyper-realistic perceptions on classic cars and motorcycles, allowing for their classic sheens to be seen in a whole new light. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students and seniors. For a further description of the exhibit, visit www.saginawartmuseum.org/exhibition/luster/.

Sample Spring flavors At the end of every calendar month, the Bay City Market offers customers an opportunity to taste new seasonal favorites and creations. This continues on Saturday, March 30 where customers will have an opportunity to taste seasonal treats that are associated with the spring season, which offers fresh, lighter foods than the typically heavier, more dense foods of the winter season. This sampling beings at 11 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. when the market closes.

Admission is free and so are the samples. For more about Sample Saturdays, visit www.citymarketbc.com/event/ sample-saturday-march-a-taste-of-easter-and-early-spring/.

“Lend Me A Tenor” hits the right notes for the weekend fun Are you looking to stay classy this weekend, while still having fun? If your answer is yes, then look no further than the Bay City Players as they present “Lend Me A Tenor.” Known globally, Tito Merelli will present the best aspects of a Tenor that there are to offer. More than simply a vocal, “Lend Me A Tenor” features hysterical elements as Merelli is calmed down with a tranquilizer only to have Max take his place in the show. “Lend Me A Tenor” begins at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 31.

Admission has yet to be determined. For more information, visit www.baycityplayers.org/pf/lend-me-a-tenor/.

Witness Butterflies in Bloom Fresh out of their cocoons and ready for Spring, this all new exhibit features butterflies from all across the globe. Located at Dow Gardens, you can witness these beautiful creatures as they emerge from their chrysalis with the utmost strength and elegance. Walk among the butterflies as they begin to feed and dance through the air. This event runs the entire weekend, from Friday, March 29 to Sunday, March 31. The exhibit is open every day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults, $2 for students, and children under five get in for free.

For more information on how to take to the sky with the butterflies, visit www.dowgardens.org/butterflies.

With Marvel’s much anticipated “Avengers: End Game” hitting theaters next month, I have been curiously waiting for my introduction to the hero that will hopefully save all of our favorite characters from the death snap of Thanos. I didn’t do any research on the character or watch any trailers before I saw "Captain Marvel", as I wanted to go in with fresh eyes and no preconceived notions.

One bit of unavoidable information that was that Carol Danvers, or Captain Marvel, is supposed to be the most powerful being in the universe. So naturally I was intrigued to see her origin story for myself, and apparently I wasn’t the only one because according to Box Office Mojo, “Captain Marvel” brought in $455 million globally during opening weekend. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 79 percent fresh rating, but for me, the only thing 79 percent accurately reflects is the amount of boredom I had while watching this movie.

Going in, I was hoping to fall in love with an obscure new branch of the Marvel universe, like I did with “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Ant-Man.” But there was nothing special to love. It felt like they stole the costumes from “Top Gun” and the plot from “Green Lantern.” There were no surprises in the story or script, and the villain was glaringly obvious from the moment they appeared. None of the characters were very interesting, and I didn’t feel any emotional investment in the final outcome.

Brie Larson, the lead actress, is almost able to rescue this movie by playing Carol Danvers as funny, smart and strong. She brings the character to life in a way that almost redeems how boring the script was, and the playful dynamic she has with her onscreen “niece” Monica Rambeau, played by Akira Akbar, was the only halfway believable relationship that existed.

I had hoped this movie would include thoroughly developed characters, memorable jokes and amazing action.

But the final product fell short of the standards we all know Marvel can achieve. The emotional bond between most of the characters was severely lacking, and unfortunately the only real connection I felt came from a couple fan favorite cameos and a tribute to his royal highness Stan Lee that I was not emotionally prepared for. The comedy was thin and the only really clever jokes involved an orange cat, but by the end of

Amanda Miller • Page Designer

the movie they became redundant. The action included lots of face punching which is exactly what we’ve all come to expect in any Marvel movie, it’s always entertaining but completely predictable.

Throughout the movie, “Captain Marvel’s” motivation isn’t really made clear as things happen around her, and I didn’t get a definitive sense of what drives her to make many of the decisions she does. Since there isn’t a clear explanation of what she is feeling or why, ultimately I wasn’t compelled to feel sympathy for her cause. The plot felt forced, like Dr. Strange forgot to tell the writers how to reverse the timeline before they killed everyone off, and now they’re using Captain Marvel as a deus ex machina device to save everyone. I also felt immensely confused as to why we weren’t given any details about how her character is tied into future events, other than we see her give Nick Fury the pager seen at the end of “Avengers: Infinity War.” But this isn’t the first time there has been a failure to provide quality content for many of Marvel’s female heroes with complex origins and super powers. Jean Grey and the Dark Phoenix storyline has been poorly depicted in all of the X-Men movies, and unfortunately I can never unhear Black Widow’s backstory revelation of ridiculousness that basically she’s an excellent assassin because she can’t have her own baby. I can only hope that we see a lot more about what makes Carol Danvers unique in the next Avengers movie, otherwise I’m not really certain bringing this character to life was worth the money people spent on tickets.

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Note-worthy: Maren Morris’ 'Girl' delivers less country and more pop Ryan Reichard • Reporter @DCReichard

After rising to country star status a few years ago thanks to her infectious country tune “My Church,” Maren Morris has dominated both the country and pop music worlds, often blurring the lines between the two. Her self-titled debut album saw more country elements, but with her big pop breakthrough last year with the radio giant “The Middle,” the singer’s second album “Girl” contains more pop crossover elements.

Does it pop with country flare or does it fizzle out?

Well, “Girl” only proves that other female artists − Kacey Musgraves and Kelsea Ballerini − in popcountry are doing much more to further the genre than Morris. Many of the faults in “Girl” can be attributed to the overall blocky, clunky production.

Often times, the heavy drums entirely dominate the songs. This can nearly all be attributed to the album’s main producer Busbee who is widely known across Nashville for producing sterile country-pop crossovers. His usage of drum machines instead of organic production hinder the country elements of “Girl.” On “All My Favorite People,” the drums nearly drown out Morris, entirely allowing for T.J. Osborne to run away with the song. “Flavor” incorporates a run of the mill drum machine to provide the base that does not offer any other sounds to be built off of and silences the much-needed electric guitar.

The worst production on “Girl” is on the song “RSVP,” where a trap beat clashes with a pop beat and eliminates the country sound completely.

However, when it comes to the country pop crossovers, Morris’ voice finally gets the breathing room it needs to shine with more organic sounds. The should-be-single “A Song for Everything” is a prime example of this. The song a mix of acoustic and electric guitars, a subtle drum beat and sparkles of piano that combine to form a track primed to dominate country radio in the summer. The more wistful, reminiscent production allows for Morris’ huskier tone to take center stage and deliver the emotion behind the track. “The Bones” plays into similar sounds with a cloudy guitar opens the song followed by a beautifully mixed piano and snaps in the background.

With many country female artists having a clean, clear tone, Morris has always stood out vocally against her peers with a darker, rich tone. Her heavier tone has the ability to show emotion and range where others in the genre struggle. This can be seen on “Common” which features country outsider Brandi Carlile, where Morris’ huskier delivery goes toe to toe with Carlile’s lighter soaring voice. “A Song for Everything” sees Morris’ voice convey the emotions associated with reminiscing due to her more worn delivery that can be attributed to time passing.

Where Morris’ voice falters is when she tries to play into a more sensual delivery, such as in “RSVP.” Her voice seems out of place and more awkward than anything near sexy.

When it comes to the lyrics, well... they are scattershot in terms of quality. Some of the best lyrics across “Girl” come on “A Song for Everything.” Across the track, Morris sings “One danced you through love/ One rocked you through lonely/ Mixtaped your heartbreak

and made you feel holy.” A prime example of how music has been the constant companion throughout all of hits and misses. On the contrary, many of the remaining songs on “Girl” remain more vague and less lyrically detailed where Morris’ substitutes detail for clichés. The worst example of this is on the album’s title track “Girl,” where Morris negatives specific problems facing females especially in country music for a general empowerment anthem that’s been done a thousand times before. Across the track she sings “Girl, won't you stop your cryin'?/ I know that you're tryin'/ Everything's gonna be okay.” If Morris had carried the lyrical detail from songs such as “A Song for Everything” throughout the rest of the album, then it would have been greatly elevated.

Overall, “Girl” mostly fizzles out before the country flare can be brought to life. I give this an easy two and a half stars out of five.

The moments of potential are there, but Morris needs to harness her spark for her next record to Lindsay Lang • Illustrator burn brighter with quality.

Missed Melodies Ditch that Spotify playlist and dig deeper into the back catalogs of talented artists as the Collegiate staff share some of their favorite songs that deserve to be in the spolight.

‘Peer Pressure’ — James Bay feat. Julia Michaels Ryan Reichard • Reporter @DCReichard

English singer-songwriter James Bay made a name for himself a couple years ago with the release of his debut album “Chaos and the Calm.” However, one of his more recent releases stands as one of his best songs. Released as a standalone single “Peer Pressure” features fellow singer-songwriter Julia Michaels. The opening acoustic guitar is soon greeted by a heavy drum beat with occasional clap sounds, allowing for the urgency of the lyrics to shine. The production builds to a heart racing climax before fading out as quickly as it reaches its peak. The lyrics convey the anxiety and anticipation before the hookup. Bay’s vocals play in a similar vein as John Mayer’s except Bay is able to bring the raw intensity needed for the lyrics to stick the landing. “Peer Pressure” is anything but forced and stands as a welcoming new direction for Bay.

‘Feels Like Summer’ — Weezer Maddison Godi • Reporter @DCMaddison

Weezer is known for having a couple of original songs with “Island in the Sun” and “Say it ain't so” at the top of the list. Their original songs are great, but their downfalls set their image. Sadly, Weezer is known as a rip-off band, recreating other bands top songs as a ploy to confuse today's youth. In 2019 alone, they took two of my favorite songs, “Africa” by Toto and “Take on me” by A-ha and remade them in a pathetic way.

Bands need to learn you just can't mess with the classics.

But, as sunlight begins to caress our faces through rolled down windows it’s time for this unfavored hit to bust the speakers. “Feels Like Summer” comes from the Pacific Daydream album which dropped in 2017. The song has been forgotten compared to other Weezer favorites. This American rock song is upbeat and perfect for those summer nights we all crave.

‘Satisfaction’ — Team Spirit Kevin Lazzaro • Multimedia Reporter

People that love a good indie-rock band will likely have an appreciation for Team Spirit, headed by the exsynthesizer of Passion Pit, Ayad Al Adhamy. The band has a grunge/punk rock sound, a mash of Weezer and Nirvana, defined more specifically as garage-pop. Their song “Satisfaction” is a good jumping-in point if you aren’t familiar with their music, and you probably aren’t because their highest viewed music video on youtube is resting at about 66 thousand views, even with it being released five years ago; “Satisfaction,” specifically, is a solid song about wanting to make it big, but flopping and just enjoying what you have. The music is composed largely of short guitar riffs, a simple, but extremely catchy, beat, and strongly delivered lyrics. Even though Team Spirit’s music didn’t reach a profound amount of ears, it is still amazing and totally worth the listen.

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Pink Floyd’s 'Dark Side of the Moon' shines a light at the Delta Planetarium Ryan Reichard • Reporter @DCReichard

Rebecca Roberts • Photo Editor

The Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon show’s visuals were geometric, technicolor, and wavy to match the vibe of the famous album.

Bay City, March 15, 2019.

For a complete list of show times, visit www.delta.edu/calendar/planetarium Availability is limited, it is recommended you arrive early.

Every Saturday at 7 p.m. until the end of April, the Delta College Planetarium is bringing back one of its most successful shows from last year: Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon.” The show is based off the band’s iconic 1973 album of the same name and reimagines the tracks with stunning new visuals to highlight all of its tracks.

“I really enjoyed the show,” says audience member Mackenzie Shuster. “The visuals were really entertaining and it’s nice to see this many people from all age groups come to celebrate a group that came before some of their times.”

Since the run of last year’s show was completed, the team at the Delta College Planetarium improved on the visuals by adding animation and pre-recorded footage to the show. Tracks such as “Time” and “Money” used animation as a prominent feature for the visuals while “Eclipse” used footage from across the globe.

“The mix of animation and past live footage was a cool touch,” says audience member Scott Williamson. “It added to

the show, because last year when I came it was more of a laser light show than a visual spectacle.”

Shuster agreed, saying, “The new visual style they took this year was a better fit for an album with the impact of ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ and you could tell that the audience members really took to it.”

Shuster’s assumptions must have been correct, because the audience let out a roar of applause upon completion of the show. Audience members were also treated to an encore song “Run Like Hell” with similarly spectacular visuals. Many left with smiles on their faces.

“I would so come back next year if they decide to continue the show,” says Shuster.

Williamson echoed his fellow audience members’ statements, saying that “it was worth the wait in line and I would come back.”

“Dark Side of the Moon” stands as one of the Delta College Planetarium’s busiest shows. There are only a handful of show dates left, so be sure to come out and enjoy the experience, as the Delta College Planetarium shines a light on the “Dark Side of the Moon.”

Saginaw exhibits a bit of Luster at the Art Museum Kevin Lazzaro • Multimedia Reporter

Is that a car? Is that a motorcycle? No, It’s just a series of incredibly realistic paintings.

A touring art exhibit has hit the Saginaw Art Museum. This exhibit, called Luster, is a grouping of paintings of automobiles, motorcycles and engines with a style of realism and hyperrealism.

The paintings range in creation from the 1980s up to recently. The 15 artists utilized a variety of mediums, including acrylic on linen, oil on panel and even watercolor.

The exhibit is an impressive presentation of artistic prowess from artists such as Guenevere Schwien, Robert Petillo, Randy Ford and many others.

Upon walking into the exhibit, it would appear that you are in a photography showroom.

The paintings are all incredibly realistic; the first glance is very deceptive. For some of them, to tell that they are actually paintings, you have to walk up within inches of them to see the texture of the surface and the precisely calculated brush strokes of the artists.

“It’s a collection from artists all over the country,” museum employee, Eric, 28, said, “The exhibit will be here from March first to May eighteenth” Each painting conveys the individual artists’ styles while also remaining in the realm of realism and hyperrealism. If you haven’t seen it yet, there is still plenty of time to swing by and see it for yourself.

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The Luster exhibit housed not only over 55 paintings, but also a classic car, a motorcycle and an engine that some of the paintings are depicting.

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Government should rethink sex education Remember the humiliating day in middle school when teachers separated the girls from the boys and we all received the talk? It was this day, in particular, our childlike innocence was snatched away and everyone knew what sex was and how it could lead to pregnancy. Walking away that day, the only things we knew could possibly stop pregnancies were condoms and abstinence.

Michigan's funding for education has been lacking, but Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is working to raise money to help grades K-12.

This new plan includes $507 million to push the spending throughout the school systems. According to Bridge Magazine, this plan “includes a $180 per-pupil raise to help fund special education needs, vocational schooling and low-income communities and students.”

This increase in educational spending should also go toward a lacking field throughout school systems. Sex ed has been pushed off the side for far too long.

Birth control should be the main standard for all sex ed talks. If teens are educated heavily about the different types of birth control, the awkwardness between adults and teens could possibly be eliminated. If this happened, it might be easier for teens to ask questions about sex freely like “How do I buy the right condoms?” “Where do I get a female doctor?” and — every father figure’s favorite — “Can you go buy me some tampons?”

According to Birth Control Methods by Planned Parenthood, there are currently 18 types of birth control.

A report from the National Health Statistics claimed the most common form of birth control is the pill and it is used by 10.5 million women. Other options for women include a birth control shot, implant, IUD, the patch, vaginal ring and fertility awareness. How sex ed is taught in school systems would educate us on more than two forms of birth control for women.

Women are not the only ones who can take part in birth control.

According to Male Birth Control on the Horizon: A Man’s View by American Sexual Health Association, “a number of intriguing options are in fact being researched, hormonal and non-hormonal methods alike, everything from male versions of the pill to injections and even non-invasive procedures.” An increase in funding could allow teachers to educate male students on birth control and safe sex in the classroom.

To keep kids safe, birth control should be the main standard for all sex ed talks. It’s hard to approach mom or dad and bring up anything related to sex. No parent wants to think about their kids having sex and this creates a barrier. This makes trusted adults in schools their only outlet for questions. Without these role models, it’s much easier for kids to engage in unsafe sex and end up pregnant with STDs. Today’s public schools are failing young minds. The Department of Nursing University of South Carolina said in their article “America’s Sex Education: How We Are Failing Our Students,” “When only 13 states in the nation require sex education to be medically accurate, a lot is left up to interpretation in teenage health literacy.” Until now, schools didn’t have enough money to create helpful sex education classes. Instead, students had to find ways to learn about sex education through their parents, the internet and friends. Yet, from the same article, “Public schools are the best opportunity for adolescents to access formal information.”

We believe communities need to speak up about birth control instead of turning to the teachings of abstinence. The increase in government spending for sex education will keep kids from obtaining STDs and unwanted pregnancies. It is important for teens to understand and grasp the knowledge of safe sex so young adults can be young adults and take precautions against big consequences.

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PERSPECTIVES Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has proposed a 45-cent gas tax increase per gallon.

The new tax would reportedly raise more than $2.5 billion to support the deteriorating infrastructure that plagues the state.

Higher gas prices taking Michigan by storm Kelly Winters • Multimedia Reporter @DCKellyWinters

Ahhhh yes, it is that time of year again. The post excitement of everyone's spring break trips have worn off and the only thing on people's mind is their final 7 week stretch until graduation and even better yet; summer break. Without the hindrance of classes, there is so much one can do with all of their freshly acquired free time. Perhaps go to the beach, spend time with friends, or even take a evening drive around town. All of these things are great but unfortunately for some, they may be coming to an end.

Michigan's Governor Gretchen Whitmer had discussed the possibility of raising the price of gas. She is doing so to raise extra funding to go towards fixing michigan roads. Yes, it would be nice to not see a pothole every 100 feet. However, there has to be a better way to earn the funding than raising the price of gas per gallon.

First and foremost, let me just start off by saying that raising gas prices isn't completely as fair as what people think it is. Yes, I agree that we should pay for the public facilities that we as citizens use such as roads, public parks, public schools, etc.. However, people who pay for gas are not the only commuters that use the roads, such as those who use public transportation.

If gas were to go up, would the price of bus fare go up as well?

Rather than increasing the cost of gas, we should pull from taxes the way we do when collecting money to pay for anything else. We living in a country where the elderly are taxed for the costs of public high schools just the same as parents of high schoolers are. With that being said, I believe that if the roads need to be fixed, funding should come from the taxes of not only gas, but also bus tickets and taxi fare.

Unless America can find a foolproof way to tax everyone except those whom are completely shut in and will never

make contact with a public road for the rest of their lives, I don't think that raising the price of gas is an effective way to collect funding for the roads.

Sure, potholes are dangerous and can cause severe damage to your car, but I would far rather be taking the risk of getting a flat tire over not being able to drive out of lack of funds.

Lets face it, if gas prices go up, they are going to be doing far more damage that any pot hole could ever do. This price jump ($0.45 per gallon) could discourage people from driving. If this is the case, getting to and from obligations such as school and work would be much harder for people. Public transport would most likely be the best option for most. If this were to come into fruition, we would only need more funding to maintain and supply more busses.

Personally, I see this price jump as the instagrating variable to a vicious cycle that no one needs in their already stressful lives!

Gas tax: it’s time to see the (pot)hole picture Ryan Reichard • Reporter @DCReichard

Let’s face it, you can’t drive down a single road in Michigan without running over a pothole. You can try to swerve and avoid it, but you have a greater chance at winning the lottery than you do avoiding another pothole. All across our beautiful state we have been plagued by the inability to drive in a straight line due to the poor road conditions.

The solution: raise the gas tax.

Raising the gas tax appears to be a controversial solution because we, in Michigan, already spend 26.3 cents per gallon, according to the Detroit Free Press.

Our last tax increase came in 2017 when the tax on regular gas was raised by 7.3 cents per gallon and diesel was raised by 11.3 cents per gallon (also according to the Detroit Free Press). That is still below the national average, which is 28.3 cents per gallon according to the PBS website.

Even with the added 45 cents per gallon, the gas tax in Michigan would be far lower than that in other countries.

For example, many countries in Europe pay in excess of $3 per gallon in tax. So, while our gas tax would increase, it would still be substantially lower

than other countries.

There are also other associated costs that this tax increase would assist in covering including the cost of fossil fuels on the environment. It’s no secret that fossil fuels aid in global warming and that some of the biggest producers are automobiles at 15 percent, according to biologicaldiversity.org. In a 2007 study conducted by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory at Stanford, global crops suffered huge losses financially due to global warming.

From 1981 to 2002, wheat growers lost $2.6 billon and corn growers lost $1.2 billion that is directly linked with global warming. A simple solution to fix this would be to drive electric instead of a gas guzzling yeehaw truck.

It would cut down emissions by half according to cleantechnica.com In addition, potholes can be very damaging to vehicles, costing consumers hundreds of dollars per fix. WJRT-TV reports that the average pothole repair costs $650. Many of these fixes include rims, broken wheel parts, mufflers and in some cases, fenders. Many companies such as MDOT (Michigan Department of Transportation) do not have the funding to fix all of these roads. Currently, MDOT is at a deficit of more than a billion dollars when it comes to funding the roadways says bridgemi.com. This deficit only allows the budget to fix certain roads as others continue to crumble and deteriorate. By increasing the gas tax, it would provide more funding for roads other than the highways. This would allow other roads to be fixed and it would save you from spending money on repairs from those pesky potholes. A few cents at the pump are worth more than dollars at the shop.

The next time you’re swerving down the road, avoid becoming a Vin Diesel meme and apologizing to your car by supporting the increase in gas tax. Instead of complaining about the higher gas tax, understand what you are paying for.

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unveils new game streaming service Colton Carrier • Reporter

For the wide majority of people, we have run headfirst into the streaming age; you don’t buy albums, you listen to them on Spotify; you don’t buy a DVD, you hop onto Netflix. From film, to music, all the way to books, streaming has become the mode du jour for every form of entertainment under the sun, but in the field of gaming, streaming has been a bit of a wild card.

Several companies have tried, and just as many have crashed hard. In the grand scheme of things, streamed gaming has been somewhat of a pipe dream.

That is, until the announcement of Google’s Stadia.

Of course, it’s par for the course that someone big would eventually dive into streaming video games, but many people didn’t expect Google to take the big leap. The Google Stadia aims to eliminate the disc or digital choice from the equation, opting for a streaming platform, like Netflix or Spotify, but for video games.

Promising flawless quality on even the clunkiest, junkiest hardware, the Stadia could truly revolutionize the video game industry. While many details remain shrouded in secrecy, Google already has many major titles tied to the platform, with backing from id Software in the form of “Doom Eternal,” and Ubisoft in the form of “Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey.” Of course, all of this falls completely flat if the Google Stadia can’t follow through with its promises.

It’s one thing to make claims, but the reality of streaming is another issue all together.

To put things in perspective, when you’re watching “Stranger Things” on Netflix, it’s not a problem to expect buffering, inconsistent quality, or technical problems. For a TV show, some stuttering and blurriness is fine, but when you’re burning around corners in “Forza Horizon” or hoping for frameperfect combos in “Mortal Kombat 11,” a single dropped frame or freeze up can make or break your entire experience.

On top of all of this, there is just too little known about the Google Stadia. Not only do we not have a price point to look at, we don’t even have a clear idea how one will get games on the service. Sure, Google says you could just pop open a tab on Google Chrome and start playing Assassin’s Creed.

But will you have to drop $60 beforehand? Will you need to pay a monthly fee to play your games? Will you have any sort of ownership over the games you buy, or is it more along the lines of a long-term rental, until Google drops support for the Stadia? We don’t even know if you can save your progress in games, or if we’re looking at a long line of streamable demos.

Maybe Google jumped the gun on revealing the Stadia without any major details, but I simply can’t look forward to it with so little information on the table.

Staying safe from the sun Maia Wiederhold • Illustrator

The last bits of snow are melting, the weather is warming up and a few signs of spring are coming our way! With this change in the seasons comes the one thing we all love, but are dangerously unmindful to: the sun.

Everyone loves a sunny day outdoors; the world looks brighter and we feel happier.

However, what many people fail to realize is that we need to protect our skin from the sun at all costs, even if it doesn’t seem like there is any damage being done. Too much sun can cause irreversible skin and eye damage, particularly skin cancer. Here are some tips on making sure you stay protected this upcoming spring and summer.

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Use Sunscreen — This is the easiest

and biggest way to prevent ourselves from developing skin cancer. By simply applying a sunscreen with the right ingredients, you can protect yourself from many diseases. Sunscreen should be applied everyday, whether it is in your everyday moisturizer or you apply it separately.

Even if it looks like it is cloudy out, sun rays are still able to reach your skin! You should regularly be applying a sunscreen of at least SPF 30 when you are outdoors. It is also important to remember to reapply, especially if you have been in water. Make sure you are buying a sunscreen that protects against UVA and UVB radiation.

Sunscreens that do not have both will help you avoid painful sunburns, but not skin cancer.

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Seek Shade — The sun’s rays are at

Lindsay Lang • Illustrator

their strongest between 10 A.M. and 4 P.M. It is important that we give our skin a break from the sun on long and bright days.

This does not mean you have to be a hermit and avoid the light all summer, but just be sure to recognize when your skin feels too warm. A good rule to follow is the shadow rule. If your shadow is shorter than your body, the ray’s are strong and you should find shade for a little bit to avoid getting sunburned or skin cancer.

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Game Guy: Google

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Cover Up — This is one of the most

obvious tips for protecting yourself from the sun: block it! Two of the most common places to get sunburns are our necks and ears. One of the best ways to protect these areas is by covering up! Cute, wide brimmed hats are always in style and also help give a little extra shade if you are out in the open. Sunglasses that have UV absorption also provide protection for our eyes and the sensitive skin around them. Remember that if you have naturally dark skin, this does not make you immune to the dangers of the sun.

It is still important to cover up when needed.

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Ditch The Tan — We all love the look and feeling of having a crispy golden tan.

However, most of us are unaware of what is at stake when we try to get one. Laying out in the sun for hours on end may give us a beautiful glow, but it can also result in irreversible skin cancer. We can also damage our skin by causing premature aging when we spend too much time in the sun.

Additionally, tanning beds give off ultraviolet lights that can be even more harmful! This summer, remember that you might be okay with being a few shades lighter if it means having a strong and healthy body for much longer. And if you must have that tan, consider using a self tanning lotion in addition to your sunscreen each day.

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Why you should care about space exploration Christian Maher • Collegiate Correspondent

Perhaps the most prominent trait shared by all of humanity is our unwavering curiosity.

This curiosity has played a role in discovery and innovation of all kinds, with outer-space being no exception. While the planets Mercury through Saturn are all visible by the naked eye, it wasn’t until March 13, 1781, 173 years after the invention of the telescope, that Uranus was discovered. However, scientists noticed a perturbation in Uranus’s orbit, and believed that there was something else beyond Uranus that was affecting the gravitational attraction between the Sun and Uranus. Using mathematics, scientists were able to predict the position and size of another celestial object, and sure enough, on September 18, 1846, Neptune was discovered.

You may be thinking, “Okay cool, we found a couple of massive, gravitationally bound gas clouds… So what?” Because of humans’ ability to never give up on the quest for knowledge, there have been some incredible advancements in technology and machinery that spread out farther than just space exploration. Due to the elaborate and convoluted technology required for space exploration, development of these specific tools and equipment also effect the advancements in every-day technology. Investing time and money into space equipment is also investing time and money into things that an average person uses every day. Some examples of this crossover from advanced NASA technology to household inventions include computer mice, wireless headphones, and even memory foam.

Not only has technology for space helped with advancements in every-day technology, but it has also made great advancements in medicine.

Due to how gravity affects living organisms all the way down to a molecular level, there are things that weren’t possible to discover/make advancements in on Earth due to gravity. That all changed in 1973 with the creation of Exomedicine. Exomedicine is defined as “the study and exploration of medical solutions in the zero-gravity environment of space to promote benefits to human health on Earth.”

Gravity has an effect on humans, down to the very way our cells function, and being in a microgravity location can help us perform experiments to make groundbreaking discoveries in medical science that would otherwise be impossible. In 2013, Space Tango, an organization set on understanding exomedicine, worked with Tufts University to conduct an experiment at the International Space

Station (ISS for short). This experiment involved sending planarian flatworms into space for six weeks and doing testing on the worms’ regenerative abilities. On Earth these worms are capable of regenerating back into fully grown organisms after being cut into pieces, however when this regeneration happened on the ISS, sometimes a middle section would regrow two heads instead of a head and a tail, and the two-headed midsection’s offspring would also grow two heads. It is still unclear how and why this phenomenon occurs, but it’s obvious that the lack of gravity is what changes the worm’s normal regeneration.

Some may argue that the advancements made in technology and medicine due to space exploration are accidental, and as such doesn’t support the need for intentional discoveries of space. This however is a ridiculous sentiment.

In 1804, no one called Lewis and Clark crazy for starting an expedition to cross the western part of the US. They were commended for furthering our knowledge of and understanding of Earth.

So why wouldn’t we want to better explore our own solar system? In 1930, Clyde Tombaugh discovered the now-dwarf planet Pluto. This means that humanity has only been aware of Pluto’s existence for 89 years. It has only been 89 years that children grew up learning about, what once was before Pluto’s demotion to dwarf planet, our nine-planet solar system. And similarly to Neptune’s discovery based on an assumed planet due to Uranus’s perturbation, scientists are now predicting another planet in our solar system yet again. Eris, a dwarf planet discovered in 2005 that lies beyond the Kuiper Belt, has also been shown to have a perturbation hinting at a large object messing with Eris’s orbit. We, however, lack the necessary equipment to detect such an object from that great of a distance, hence the necessity for interest in exploration of our cosmos.

All in all, it is not only extremely fun and interesting to learn about space, but the developments and discoveries that are made today, are what makes it to your children’s classrooms tomorrow. Through accidental discoveries and innovations based on space exploration technology, it is evident that NASA and similar organizations are using their research to not only better the lives of people and how they function day to day, but are also enhancing their knowledge and helping to generations to come better understand humanity’s place in the universe.

AT&T’s 5G E network falls under scrutiny

A new study has deduced that AT&T’s 5G E network is not only fake 5G, it’s also slower than most competitors 4G LTE networks. The study

by Opensignal measured download speeds from AT&T’s 5G E network and compared them to various carrier’s 4G services. Covering over 1,000,000 devices, and testing over four different carriers, the study found that the 5G E plan placed in third place, behind Verizon and T-Mobile’s 5G offerings. The study also finds that when the same 5G E-compatible phones are used on different networks, there isn’t a discernible difference in speed.

GoFundMe strikes down antivax fundraisers

According to an exclusive report by The Daily Beast, GoFundMe is removing antivaxxers from its platform.

Currently, the company is reviewing campaigns, seeking out anti-vax fundraisers and shutting them down. While the review is underway, searching “anti vaccine” still displays a number of antivax campaigns. GoFundMe prohibits campaigns that make dubious health claims in its terms of service, but this rule is rarely enforced. This marks the first time the platform has reached out to shut down a health-related fundraiser.

Elon Musk under fire by the SEC

Pushing back against accusations of contempt of court by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, claimed the federal agency is “virtually wrong at every level.” The SEC claims that, during Feb. 19, Musk fell in contempt due to a tweet that supposedly violated language and terms set in a legal agreement. The tweet in question, where Musk said Tesla would make “around 500k” cars in 2018, flew in the face of the official profit postings the company had submitted, according to the SEC. As of now, the judge in the case says both sides have until March 26 to ask the court for a hearing on the contempt issue.

Netflix tests a half-price mobileonly plan in India

Netflix is testing a new mobile-only subscription plan in “select countries,” including India. The new service would cost only $3.63 a month, around half the cost of Netflix’s Indian basic streaming plan, at $7.27. In a statement issued to The Verge, Netflix responds that “we are testing different options in select countries, where members can, for example, watch Netflix on their mobile device for a lower price and subscribe in shorter increments of time.” Netflix has declined to share to news outlets what other countries could receive the test, besides India.

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MARCH 26, 2019

Calling In Sick

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Illustration by Lindsay Lang Written by Michael Piwowarski

March 27 Wed. Nor Any Drop to Drink: Delta College Political Forum 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Cedric Taylor, sociology professor at Central Michigan University Main campus (Room G160)

March 28 Thu. Pencil Day 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Main campus (west lower commons)

March 30 Sat. Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon 7:00 pm Tickets: 7$ Delta Planetarium

April 1 - 4 Mon. - Thurs.

Change Your World Week

Main campus, student awareness presentations at east and west main hallways

April 1

Mon.

My 2 Brothers: From Disability to Despair documentary screening 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Main campus (Room N007)

April 2

Tue.

Red Green: This Could Be It! 7:00 pm Tickets available at Ticketmaster Dow Event Center

April 5

Fri.

The Seasonal Sky: Spring 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Tickets: 3$/person Delta College Planetarium

April 6 - 7 Sat. - Sun. Birch Run Dog Show

8:00 am - 8:00 pm Frankenmuth Credit Union Event Center

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H O RO S C O P E S Your bi-weekly dose of astronomical nonsense

Aquarius

(Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)

Your spring cleaning will have a big surprise waiting for you when you find a rabid wolverine camping out in your attic.

Gemini

(May 21 to June 20)

The stars can't help but notice that you are having occasional sleepless nights.

The cure is to turn off your phone so that it can't get Amber Alerts for areas 300 miles away from where you live.

Libra Not everything goes as planned.

This will be the case when you plan on calling in sick and faking it this Monday and you end up actually being sick anyway.

Pisces

(Feb. 19 to March 20)

The stars predict tomorrow you will have a mini seizure when you log into eLearning and find out that your test grade is “F.”

Cancer

(June 21 to July 22)

The look on your face will be priceless when you find your dog has eaten your art project that you spent five weeks on.

Scorpio

(Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)

You may be lonely, but you have a close friend. You talk with her on the phone all the time. Her name is Heather, she works at Account Services and she always has your back when it comes to your credit card account.

Aries

(March 21 to April 19)

A stray cat will show up at your front door this week with black dirt near his eyes and a striped tail. He will have a nasty attitude and won't be house friendly. He also has a snarl instead of a meow. Rest assured, none of your neighbors own this cat, and any neighbor you go to will say it's a raccoon.

Leo

(July 23 to Aug. 22)

Old habits die hard, which probably explains why you still can't stop yourself from correcting your friend’s grammar every time they can't tell the difference between “less” and “fewer.”

Sagittarius

(Nov. 22 to Dec. 21)

You will have no luck asking your boss for a raise this week.

In fact, the stars are reading his mind, and he is considering cutting your pay! He must have hated that presentation you gave at the company meeting a few days ago.

Taurus

(April 20 to May 20)

Your ability to control your temper will be put to the test when you hit your thumb with a hammer while building a birdhouse.

Virgo

(Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Now is the time to start believing in yourself. You are a true ladies’ man, no matter what those idiots at work say.

Capricorn

(Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)

The stars say you are an exciting person. They must be referring to your serious thrill issues when it comes to speeding up then braking at the last second for every stop sign.

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