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Bonnie Campbell speaks on Violence Against Women Act BROOKS WOOLSON

News Writer

OPINION

All that matters is the ending In his farewell piece, Columnist Ruane, a graduating senior, contemplates the pregraduation madness in his classmates. Is commencement really the finish line? < See PAGE 3

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Got stress? Get crafty!

Pinterest columnist Amanda Merritt shows readers some fun and attractive projects they can do to blow off steam between finals. Find more of her pins at pinterest.com/ northerniowan. < See PAGE 4 SOFTBALL

Panthers extend winning streak to 7 After a bumpy initial start to the season, the UNI women’s softball team has flipped their record from 4-6 to 11-6 for a decisive comeback after sweeping the Bradley Braves Tuesday. < See PAGE 6 FOOTBALL

UNI prepares for annual spring game For some players, Friday’s spring game is just a chance to gear up for the season; for others, it’s the beginning of the end of their Panther football career. < See PAGE 6

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Bonnie Campbell, former attorney general of the state of Iowa, spoke to University of Northern Iowa students about domestic violence, sexual abuse and the Violence Against Women Act. Campbell spoke about the challenges involved with passing the legislation but focused on the societal causes of the abuse that the VAWA seeks to diminish.

The law, originally passed in 1994, provides services for victims of domestic abuse.

The law must be reauthorized every five years to continue to receive funding, and it faced a particularly tough battle before its 2013 extension.

Campbell asked the audience to consider the questions asked of the victims of domestic assault. She felt the most damaging question to ask is, “Why didn’t she leave?” She noted that this line of questioning shifts the blame from the perpetrators of domestic violence to the victims.

“Shouldn’t the question be ‘Why is he hurting her?” asked Campbell.

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ing that “domestic violence is an epidemic spread across generations.” She felt the best way to end domestic violence in the future is to stamp it out now through stiffer penalties for those who commit the crimes and by educating today’s parents about the dangers of raising their children in a violent household.

The Board of Regents had their annual vote regarding any changes to be made to the University of Northern Iowa student services fee Thursday, April 25.

The fee, which is applied to every student’s U-Bill, is overseen by the student services fee committee.

The committee consists of five students and five university employees. Jordan Bancroft-Smithe, former Northern Iowa Student Government president, headed this year’s committee.

“The committee process is divided into two different sections,” said Bancroft-Smithe.

“The first is spent deciding on which, if any, recommendations from previous committees will be accepted. The second is

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Former Iowa Attorney General Bonnie Campbell discusses the difficulties in passing the Violence Against Women Act.

Campbell pushed for dialogue about the issues of rape and domestic violence.

“Silence colludes with the batterers and rapists,” said Campbell. She noted the importance of medical staff and clergy in opening that dialogue by challenging victims of abuse to open up.

Campbell echoed sentiments of former Surgeon General Antonia Novello, say-

PANTHER VOICES

Decisions, decisions: Living on or off campus?

AMBER ROUSE

Staff Writer

When deciding where to live for the upcoming school year, students are faced with a decision: Do I want to live on or off campus?

There are benefits and drawbacks to both choices for those attending the University of Northern Iowa.

“When I started at UNI, I lived on campus, but now I live off campus. When I lived on campus it was good for me at the time. I was younger and needed structure, but now that I’m older, I enjoy living off campus because I don’t really need to be on campus all the time,” said Ryan Lange,

senior anthropology major.

Abby Swank, junior elementary education major said she likes living off campus.

“I feel like there is a lot more privacy and freedom off campus,” Swank said. “You’re able to buy and cook your own groceries, park your car close by, only have to share a bathroom with a couple other people and have a lot more

said.

“I like living on campus because I can stay close to my friends and see them often.

It’s also nice to be close to the facilities that UNI offers,” said Dakota Woodley, freshman psychology major.

Beck said their is a network of MEGHAN RANKIN/Northern Iowan opportunities living space.” for students who Pat Beck, assistant director choose to stay on campus. of residence marketing, said “There’s just an unpartheir are a variety of benefits alleled level of support on to living on campus, however. campus. Students can get “Students are much more involved with on-campus suplikely to get connected with port systems, academic advisother students living on cam- ing programs, not have to pus, and (are) more likely to drive to classes and can enjoy get involved with an aca- the facilities UNI has to offer,” demic support system that Beck said. surrounds their major,” Beck

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“Don’t teach your children how to be violent,” said Campbell. She also felt a reduction in violence in homes would lead to reduced incidents of violent crimes against the general public.

“We won’t have safe streets until we have safe homes,” said Campbell.

In addition to domestic abuse, Campbell touched on international human trafficking, which she termed “modern-day slavery.” She noted how victims of these crimes often end up sexually abused or pressed into forced labor.

In an interview following the presentation, Campbell talked about the desire to see men engaged in finding solutions as well as women.

“I want to see men speak to these issues and I was very

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dedicated to establishing the direction of the funds for the next two years.”

The student services fee for the 2012-2013 school year was $217. According to BancroftSmithe, the biggest factor affecting the fee is student enrollment.

“Enrollment plays a huge role. Two hundred seventeen dollars in funding from each student adds up quickly when enrollment drops,” he said.

Over the last few years, enrollment at the university has dropped significantly, from 13,201 in 2010 to 12,273 this past fall, and the committee has had to make decisions accordingly.

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University of Northern Iowa students, staff and community members listen to Bonnie Campbell speak in Sabin Hall.

happy to see the audience filled with men; I think that is critical.

It’s not enough that women talk about the impact of violence that is pretty targeted towards them,” Campbell said. “We need just everybody to carry the conversation in their lives everywhere they go to look for ways to make a difference.”

She voiced her hope that the newest generation of students may hold solutions to domestic violence.

“Some students may go out and run for public office and carry the torch for change.

Some may work in businesses and adopt policies that address this issue. I just expect this generation to carry the torch and maybe even get us across the finish line where we actually have enormous steps in reducing such violence and preventing it from happening at all,” Campbell said.

“Last year the committee decided on a recommended increase in the fee based on low enrollment,” said BancroftSmithe. “This year, with enrollment again being lower, we decided that the fee was going to result in a deficit and are making changes to combat that.”

Funds collected by the student services fee support a wide variety of organizations and activities all over campus. The fee goes toward programs like the Northern Iowan, Panther Pass, intercollegiate athletics, the Panther Shuttle, Homecoming and Family Weekend, among others. In addition, all of NISG’s funds come from the student services fee, which are then distributed among student organizations.

To receive funding from

NISG, organizations must go through an application process in order to be considered.

“There are no set guidelines as far as where NISG money has to go,” said Bancroft-Smithe.

“However, we like to reward groups that do good things.

Aspects like increases in student participation play a big role in deciding where the money goes.”

Junior Susan Graves, president of the Student Nature Society, is generally happy with the NISG funding her group receives.

“Our group doesn’t ask for funding very often, mostly due to the vigorous application process,” said Graves. “But when SNS has asked for funds in the past, we’ve been very pleased with the money we’ve received.”

Despite the numerous benefits stemming from the student services fee, many students are unaware of its existence.

“I honestly don’t know much about the fee, but I have nothing to complain about,” said senior Rob Ruchotzke. “If anything, I think they could take out the Panther Pass portion just to make the fee a bit lower. I wouldn’t mind paying to go to individual events instead of having it be covered by the student services fee. It would also be interesting to know exactly where the money is going.”

Student awareness of the fee and NISG funds is an issue that Bancroft-Smithe hopes to rectify in the near future.

“I know that most students don’t have a great understanding of the process,” said Bancroft-Smithe. “In the coming weeks, I plan on publishing the allocations of these fund. I want students to have a better idea of where their money is going.”

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FRIDAY

UNI WESLEY FOUNDATION SALSA DANCE Maucker Union roof 12:30 p.m.-3 p.m.

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a salsa dance on top of the Union, sponsored by the UNI Wesley Foundation.

QUASH West Gym and Campus 5-8:30 p.m.

A campus-wide scavenger hunt that raises awareness and funds to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association.

SATURDAY

TAPP FASHION SHOW Lang Hall Auditorium 7-8 p.m.

Textiles and Apparel Association Fashion Show presents Catwalk 2013.

INTERNATIONAL DANCE THEATRE SPRING SHOW: TRADITIONS Strayer-Wood Theatre 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m.

International Dance Theatre presents their annual spring show, featuring ballroom, tap and ethnic dance forms from around the world.

SUNDAY

MIDDLE EASTERN/BELLY DANCE SHOW Old Central Ballroom A, Maucker Union 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Iowa dancers will perform a show featuring individual and group dances from the Middle East and Turkey.

MONDAY

ANNUAL HARI SHANKAR MEMORIAL LECTURE Room 139, McCollum Science Hall 7 p.m.

Dr. Sastry G. Pantula presents “Big Data = BIG Opportunities.”

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All that matters is the ending BLAKE RUANE

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You want to know about Bryan Fuller? I’ll tell you about Bryan Fuller.

Bryan Fuller was a student at the University of Southern California, but a shortage of funds forced him to drop out before he could graduate.

He spent the next five years working as an office temp, occupying a large portion of his free time by watching episodes of “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.”

There he was, a college dropout forced to endure the mundane tasks of an office temp, his college career cut short with a depressing whimper rather than an exuberant bang.

So the question, as judgmental as it might be, becomes: Is Bryan Fuller a failure or a success?

Since I began writing for the Northern Iowan as an opinion columnist back in August, I’ve written 13 columns. I’ve written about a variety of different topics, including college athletics, movie theater etiquette and the destructive force that is the Twilight Saga.

This will be my 14th and final column, before I walk across the stage in the McLeod Center and receive my diploma at commencement. And with a final column, there are expectations.

I’m supposed to pull out the big guns, so to speak, and write something both profound and remarkable – something that will resonate with readers and bring my undistinguished career to a spectacular end.

Because, really, all that matters is how you finish. You can start off strong and then stumble in the middle, but if you cross that proverbial finish line with a bang, that’s all anyone will remember.

But I, for one, don’t see this as an ending. Far from it, actually.

We assign endings to scenarios and situations because we, as human beings with severe emotional issues, need closure. We need resolution because, without it, we can’t move on.

We hate when things are open-ended, because it forces us to consider the notion that not all

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loose ends are wrapped up nice and neat with a bow on top. We need that finality, that sense of completion, because it allows us to feel as if we’ve accomplished something with our time.

There will be those who get sentimental about graduation, as the last few weeks begin to dwindle into days and those pangs of contrition begin to creep up. But what exactly are you bidding farewell to?

You’re maybe changing locations, but you’re not going to forget all that you’ve learned and, with how interconnected we are with social media, you don’t have to lose touch with those special someones.

There are certain opportunities here that you might not have elsewhere, but isn’t that what life is? Life is full of different kinds of opportunities, MCT CAMPUS

whether you’re sitting in a classroom or working in an office.

I’ll be honest and admit that, right now, I feel no sense of completion, and I don’t feel that I need it. I know that we come to college with the expectation that, come graduation, we’ll have our lives all figured out. But is four years long enough to decide what you’ll be doing for the next 60?

I view my impending exodus from the college world not as an ending, but rather a stopgap in a journey toward an uncertain future. I don’t know about you, but I don’t see graduation as the end of my education. I’m simply moving on to the next chapter.

I wish more people thought of it that way, because I feel as if students put so much pressure on themselves to achieve something before graduation that they forget that life is not a sprint, but a marathon. That might be a cliché, but just because it’s trite doesn’t make it any less true.

You don’t have to light the world on fire come graduation, and you’re not a failure if you don’t.

Graduation isn’t a deadline. You don’t have to sign all of the paperwork for the rest of your life before you cross that stage. Just be confident that you’re on the right track.

Oh, and I almost forgot. Where is Bryan Fuller now? Working in Hollywood, where he has created four critically-acclaimed television shows over the past decade, including NBC’s new drama “Hannibal.”

More than a few people would have considered Bryan Fuller a failure, or at the very least a disappointment, for those initial five years after college, because the end of college is supposed to signify your entrance into the sink-or-swim world of reality.

Bryan Fuller might’ve been treading water in those early years, but right about now I’d say he has crossed over into Michael Phelps territory.

So don’t think of yourself of a failure if you don’t grab the lead right out of the gate.

Why? Because it only ends once. Anything before that is just progress.

Blake Ruane is a senior in English from Cedar Falls.

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Men’s Glee Club ends year on a high note with spring concert LUKE PALANDECH Music Writer

The University of Northern Iowa Men’s Varsity Glee Club took the stage Monday, April 22 for their last concert of the year. The group delivered another crowd-pleasing show that left the audience on its feet.

The group began with the classic campfire sing-along “Kumbaya,” arranged by Ysaye M. Barnwell. With a strong vocal lead by senior Joe Enabnit, the song invoked the feeling of an African folk gathering with plenty of clapping and stomping. The Glee Club changed styles seamlessly for Ludwig van Beethoven’s oratorio “Hallelujah,” a song befitting a large choir like The Men’s Glee Club with its exultations of “Hallejuah” and “Praise the Lord in holy songs of joy.”

The Glee Club offered up more standards, including the

choral “Salvation is Created”

by Pavel Chesnokov. Based on a monastery chant, it has been performed in churches and cathedrals throughout Europe, including St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome on the ensemble’s trip to Europe in 2010. Later the Glee Club sang a favorite from the 2012 Christmas Show, “La Cucaracha,” this time using the original Spanish lyrics.

Camerata, Glee Club’s small group consisting of a select 16 men from all four vocal sections, offered intricate and multilayered vocal performances twice during the show. They sang “Prayer for the Children”

by Andrea Klouse and later the invitational “Down to the River to Pray,” arranged by Philip Lawson. “Down to the River to Pray” is well known because of its appearance in the movie “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” where two of the main characters get baptised in a river during a revival.

After intermission, the Glee

Club invited prospective members and alumni onstage for their anthem “Brothers, Sing On!” This was soon followed by another standard, “Ave Maria,”

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You will find that there are those in the group who have lots of musical experience and those who have very little, but that’s what makes us special.

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arranged by Franz Biebl. The Glee Club’s rendition of the reverent classic made several

members in the group tearyeyed while singing.

This show marked the end for not only for the group’s seniors, but also for accompanist Rebecca Buseman, who has been with to the ensemble for the last four years. The Glee Club thanked her for her commitment to the group by doing what they do best, singing “When I Fall in Love,” dedicated to her.

“It is a hard time,” announced conductor John Wiles towards the end of the show. “Our seniors have put in a lot of time and a lot each semester for this group and we are very thankful for their work.”

Looking ahead to the future, Wiles said, “If you are interested in joining the group, we invite you to join us. We have the easiest audition on campus: there is no audition, just sign up for the class. You will find that there are those in the group who have lots of

musical experience and those who have very little, but that’s what makes us special.”

The Glee Club ended in style with another standard, “Madeline,” an upbeat, ragtime ode to love. However, during the song one man stole the show. Logan Mundt, a senior, rushed off the risers and into the audience, not once but twice, proclaiming his “love” for a girl in the audience to the delight and laughter of all in attendance.

The Glee Club left the stage after another successful show, if the audience’s standing ovation was any indication.

“It was a fun night. It always is and that’s why I keep coming back for more,” said David Hoobler. Hoobler is a 2011 UNI graduate with a degree in music education. He is currently on staff with the UNI Navigators and is once again a member of the Glee Club, a testament to the group’s enduring camaraderie.

Pin Happy!

Amanda Merritt As finals are nearing, it’s a perfect opportunity to take a study break and make a few crafts. The do-it-yourself pom-poms add a decorative touch to the dorm rooms, and the mason jar crafts

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Good luck with finals!

Frosted Mason Jar Materials:

• Mason jar • Elmer’s glue

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Fabric Jar Materials:

• Paintbrush • Food coloring • Plastic cup/bowl

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Light fabric Small cup/bowl Scissors Plastic cup/bowl

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Measure height and circumference of jar.

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Step 5:

Place strip into jar with pattern facing the outside of the jar.

Step 6:

Use paintbrush to secure it to jar.

Step 7:

Repeat with all the fabric strips.

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Tissue Paper Pom-Poms Materials:

• Tissue paper • Sharp scissors

• Floral wire or pipe cleaners • String (optional)

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UNI extends MVC winning streak to 7 Sports Writer

The University of Northern Iowa softball team extended their winning streak in the Missouri Valley Conference to seven games after they swept the Bradley Braves Tuesday.

The Panthers, who were once 4-6 in MVC play, are now 11-6 and have extended their overall record to .500 at 21-21.

“Our kids are motivated now and all we’re thinking about is winning the day, whether it’s practice, the weight room, class or games,” Coach Ryan Jacobs said.

In the first game, UNI led 1-0 after four innings, but the Panther hitters rose to the occasion and scored six runs in the fifth and sixth innings.

The Panthers scored seven runs on seven hits, showing patience at the plate as the Braves walked six Panther hitters.

In the first inning, the Panthers got a run from Nicole Fisher to take a 1-0 lead. Bradley tied the game in the fifth inning with a Rachel Huggins home run.

In the final two innings, Caitlin Wnek and Micalla Rettinger each scored twice,

and Gina Brown and Kristin Lock added the last two for the Panthers. Brown was the dominant batter for the Panthers as she went 3-4 with a double and five RBIs. “It’s much easier knowing your teammates are there to back you up, knowing the person in front of you or behind you is going to pick you up if you don’t get a hit. Or, if you do get on, they’re going to move you over,” Brown said.

Lock and Haley Kriener hit in the other two runs for the Panthers.

Jamie Fisher pitched a complete game for the Panthers, which gives her a total of 25 for the year. Fisher allowed one earned run off six hits and struck out nine batters to improve her record to 16-11.

In game two, the Panther hitters struggled as they scored four runs off six hits.

The Panthers drew zero walks after the first game.

Wnek hit her third home run of the year in the first inning to put UNI on the board. In the second inning, after Lock hit a double to right center, Kriener drove her in with an RBI single to give the Panthers a 2-0 lead.

In the third, Bradley finally put a run on the board when Marina Groenewegen hit a

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home run of her own. In the fourth inning, Kriener added a single and was driven in by Brown’s two-run home run to give the Panthers a 4-1 lead.

That was the last of the scoring as Jamie Fisher pitched another complete game, allowing five hits, one earned run and five strikeouts.

UNI puts its seven-game winning streak on the line Thursday night against the University of Iowa.

Check Tuesday’s edition of the Northern Iowan for a weekend recap of the Iowa and Illinois State University games.

Courtesy: UNI Athletics Communications

UNI head coach Ryan Jacobs (above) has his team averaging six runs per game during their streak.

ALEX MILLER

Sports Writer

In the final meet of the season, the University of Northern Iowa women’s golf team finished in a tie for seventh place at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship earlier this week in Sunrise Beach, Mo. With poor weather conditions throughout the event, nearly every team struggled to find their rhythm, but that didn’t stop Alex Zenor in her quest to become an all-conference golfer.

Zenor led the way for the Panthers by shooting a 78 and 79 in the first two rounds, only to close out the tournament with an 85.

However, she still managed to keep her team-best stroke average just below 80 with a 79.5 throughout the course of the season.

In the end, Zenor finished in seventh place individually, which earned a spot on the Missouri Valley AllConference team.

Right behind Zenor on the scorecard for UNI was Sarah Boss, who struggled at the start start of the tournament but ultimately finished strong in the final outing of the year.

On Sunday, the weather got the best of Boss as she

FOOTBALL

Panthers prepare for spring game RILEY UBBEN

Sports Writer

The University of Northern Iowa football team is preparing for their annual spring game this Friday, April 26, at 6:30 p.m. The Panthers use the spring game to get some extra experience under their belt while getting younger players to get in-game experience that will help them in the long run.

Redshirt freshman quarterback Sawyer Kollmorgen is one of those young players who took advantage of the spring game last season. Kollmorgen learned a few things from the in-game experience that helped him earn the starting role. “(I’ve gained) knowledge of the game and knowing what our offense is going to do,” said Kollmorgen.

The Panthers’ offense

returns the majority of its starters at the skilled positions. The main focus offensively is to see how those young players have developed during the offseason. “(I’m) looking forward to seeing what we can do both offensively and defensively, also seeing what our receivers, running backs, and offensive line can do,” said Kollmorgen.

For the older Panthers like redshirt junior Jordan Gacke, this will be their last spring game.

Gacke uses the spring game to measure how he and the team have improved since last fall. The spring game is also a chance for someone to step up into a leadership role.

“As you get older, you have more of a leadership role and younger guys look up to you,” said Gacke.

A major focus for Head Coach Mark Farley’s team is

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We have a chance to get back on track and back to winning like we should be doing here all the time.

Jordan Gacke UNI Linebacker

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on the defensive side of the ball. The Panthers lost all four starters from last year’s defensive secondary. The spring game will give coaches a better idea on who will take over those positions when the season starts in the fall.

“We graduated the whole secondary so we have four new guys coming in,” said Gacke. “Getting young guys in, communicating with them,

and we will be all right.”

The Panthers are focusing on improving as a team during the spring practices and the spring game. Last season ended the streak of three straight postseason appearances for the Panthers.

“I don’t think anybody is happy about our season last year,” said Gacke. “We have a chance to get back on track and back to winning like we should be doing here all the time.”

Friday’s game starts at 6 p.m. with a pre-game tailgate starting at 5 p.m. at the Eldon Miller Plaza.

UNI SPRING FOOTBALL GAME DATE: Friday, April 26 TIME: 6:30 p.m.

LOCATION: UNI-Dome

shot a 91. However, she shook off the rain and shot an 87 and an 83 to close out the tournament.

One of UNI’s premier golfers, Kaylee Benson, didn’t have the strongest end to her already-terrific season.

Yet Benson’s first-round 86 wasn’t anything too detrimental to her season statistics.

Holding strong, Benson fired off two rounds in the 90s to finish in 40th place individually.

Following Benson on the leaderboard for the Panthers was Taylor VanDyke and Amanda Braun.

VanDyke concluded the year with an 85 in the final round of play to end the MVC Championship in 42nd place, whereas Braun’s second-round 87 helped her to a 44th-place finish.

TOURNAMENT RESULTS

1. Illinois State 2. Wichita State T3. Southern Illinois T3. Bradley 5. Missouri State 6. Indiana State T7. UNI T7. Creighton 9. Evansville 10. Drake

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