The Advocate, Issue 17 - Feb. 16, 2018

Independent Student Voice of MHCC

Volume 52, Issue 17 FEBRUARY 16, 2018 advocate-online.net

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OPINION EDITORIAL

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FALCON FOR THE NEW MILLENIUM

SpaceX launch brings back wonder, shows power put to good use

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his may come as a shock, but space used to be, like, a big deal.

Seriously! I don’t just mean for the people who got to witness the Apollo moon landing (or rather, the “moon landing.”

Stay woke, sheeple). Though the Nazis invented space travel (Operation Paperclip, look it up) and the Soviets got both dogs and humans into space before us, since before the moon landing (“moon landing”) in 1969 the exploration of space has been synonymous with American ingenuity, technological advancement, and governmentfunded science at its best.

Even late into the 20th century, the final frontier held captive the imagination of countless Americans. “Star Trek,” “Alien,” “Independence Day,” “E.T.,” “Armageddon,” “Contact” – the list goes on. The explosion of the Challenger space shuttle, too, drew us together as a nation. We. Loved.

Space.

But with the meteoric rise of the internet, the smartphone, WiFi, Facebook, and all the dizzying innovations we have added in their wake, it seems as if we’ve set our sights a bit... lower. Do you even know when Cassini was launched?

The International Space Station?

You realize we have a robot roving Mars right now? And yet the night sky seems, somehow, to have lost its luster, all efforts of Neil DeGrasse Tyson to the contrary. Maybe it’s all the streetlights. It seems as if we’re more fascinated with machine learning, with AI and driverless cars and all things digital.

Which is why SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launch is the best thing that’s happened to space travel in the 21st century.

Iconic image Okay, okay, it’s an overstatement, but still! SpaceX as a company, particularly with someone as savvy as mega-innovator-entrepreneur Elon Musk at the helm, is exactly the jump start, the face lift, the makeover – whatever you want to call it – that interplanetary travel needed.

It’s kind of ridiculous, if you think about it: If NASA had shot off that rocket, it would no doubt have made headlines in all the respectable publications, probably scored some YouTube footage, and that would have been that. A mere blip on the radar. But put a car in space with an astronaut? Stop the goddamn presses.

In the wake of the Feb. 6 launch, the internet shared a now-iconic picture: a sleek “astronaut” behind the wheel of a Tesla Roadster, with Earth in the background. This picture is everything NASA isn’t: it’s funny, it’s simple, it’s approachable, but mostly it’s just cool. It’s got style.

It’s a sports car in space, for crying out loud! It would be ridiculous, if it wasn’t so busy being awesome.

It’s so awesome, in fact, that it almost eclipses the reason why the Falcon Heavy is genuinely noteworthy: The rocket cost a mere $150 million to build, which sounds crazy expensive, until you take into account that the only other rocket that can do what it can do costs $400-$600

million. This launch is, in every sense of the word, a game-changer.

So why SpaceX? What is it about this company?

Two words: Elon Musk.

Man of action Pretty much everything that’s associated with Musk promises “the world of tomorrow” that the old science fiction paperbacks promised us. Electronic currency? He started a then-little-known company called PayPal in 2000, selling it to eBay in 2002 for a whopping $1.5 billion in 2002, founding SpaceX with the proceeds that very year.

A year later, he founded Tesla cars, and since then has consistently been starting awesome companies.

With his cousins, he helped found SolarCity, currently the leading solar panel installation company in America, in 2006. He’s currently pursuing, among other things, socalled “friendly” AI, brain-computer interfaces and a tunneling company called (we cannot make this up) The Boring Company.

In other words, if anything like the stuff we see on “Black Mirror” is actually going to happen any time soon, it’ll be Elon Musk – or another of his type – who’s doing it.

Why, you ask, is it that billionaires are the ones who are propelling us into the future? You would think the federal government, with its lofty ideals, workforce, wealthy tax base and partnering military research companies would have accomplished all this long ago

(though, depending on who you ask and how much LSD they’ve taken over the course of their life, you will be assured the government already has, man).

Maybe it’s the lack of a bulky bureaucracy that enables Musk to change the world. If he gets a revolutionary idea, he literally just starts a company to do it. No committees, no public input, no haggling over which state it’s going to be built in and how the funds are going to use. Historically speaking, large populations are drawn toward this exact style of leadership, because it gets results. It gets things done.

‘True’ science fiction These are the billionaires the world truly needs. While others in positions of power jockey for geopolitical supremacy, buy elections, or engineer financial scams, the idea that someone instead could use their power for the betterment of the whole almost comes across as naive in our cynical culture.

This vision of a united humanity, of transcending our limitations in the name of cooperation and advancement – these are the true ideals that science fiction once embraced. We’re so often drawn to the aesthetic of the genre – the gadgets, the jumpsuits, the whooshing doors – that we forget what it’s really saying: that technology, in the right hands, truly can be a force for good in the world.

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THE TRAFFICKING 'GAME' Expert addresses key points on issue

Language of ‘the game’ Hadley addressed some vocabulary often used in the world of human trafficking. “ ‘The life’ and ‘the game’ both are just terms that refer to trafficking or exploitation,” she said. “ ‘Daddy’ is just a reference to the trafficker or the exploiter, or the pimp. ‘John’ is the purchaser.”

Other terms she mentioned include “bottom bitch,” someone who has been trafficked but has gained responsibility from their exploiter and often works to recruit victims for the trafficker.

Perpetrators of trafficking often use the word “quota” to describe how much a victim must work per day.

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Portland remains a ‘hub’ Most often, victims get trafficked in urban areas that have “major attractions, sporting events, international airports,” she said.

Traffickers take their “business” to where they can attract the most customers, but still occurs elsewhere, including rural areas.

In Portland sex trafficking is culturally embedded because the city is seen as a “sex positive city,” Hadley said.

Victims get caught up in “the life” because they often had it normalized it through disruptive or abusive childhoods.

“A lot of folks are in the runaway homeless continuum, are couch surfing, and that’s a lot of times when they get connected with a trafficker for the first time,” said Hadley.

With a worsening housing crisis in Portland, people get caught up in sex trafficking because they’re struggling to make ends meet, she noted. She said Portland has been recognized as a “hub” for trafficking, but that’s because “once you address the issue, you’re going to have more people come out of the woodwork and come forward with their experiences.”

Resources and information for combating human trafficking is available from MHCC’s Public Safety office at 503-491-7310 for non-emergencies and 503-491-7911 for emergencies.

SARC is also available at 503-640-5311 or sarcoregon.org. a Em bers

Mt. Hood’s Public Safety officers, Title IX team and Associated Student Government (ASG) hosted a talk on Feb. 7 geared to raise awareness about sex trafficking in the Portland Metro area and how it looks like – and why it persists.

Sex trafficking happens because “we live in a society that ‘commoditizes’ and objectifies the female body,” said Keri Hadley, Trafficking Program Specialist for Multnomah County.

Hadley worked for the Sexual Assault Resource Center (SARC) for over three years and now speaks at public events to raise awareness about sex trafficking.

She addressed the sensationalism of sex trafficking in the media and made it clear that the crime happens all over, including the Portland Metro area.

She defined trafficking as “harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of commercial sex act(s).” Most often, individuals are manipulated and coerced into sexual exploitation, she said.

Anyone under the age of 18 does not need to provide “proof of forced fraud or coercion” to be considered a victim. And the crime can affect folks of any gender identity, or folks that are gender non-conforming, said Hadley. Most victims identify as females, but anyone identifying with any gender can be a victim.

Currently, advocates who work to help trafficking victims or “survivors” are moving away from words like prostitute, ho, and hooker. “We try not to use that language when working with these individuals and other derogatory terms,” said Hadley.

Nowadays, the internet is a major venue for sex trafficking. “Social media apps are used to recruit new individuals or new victims and used to sell individuals as well,” she said.

On average, using data from 2016, girls who are trafficked often get caught up in “the life” from as early as 15 years old, while boys have been found to start from an average of 11 years old, said Hadley. Among the victims, “80 percent of them are parents. And sometimes they are parenting children that they’ve had with their traffickers.”

Sex trafficking is looked at as a “low risk, high return” business by the perpetrators.

“In that business model, the pimp is the supplier, the victim is the item of value, and the John is the buyer,” said Hadley.

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SUBARUS NEW TOP TARGET FOR CAR THEFTS Bethany McCurley the advocate

Subaru vehicles are being targeted in car thefts, and the trend is not isolated to MHCC’s campus but is peaking around Gresham and Portland.

In late January, three Subarus were stolen within four days from Mt. Hood parking lots, and a week later, the engine ignition parts were stolen from an additional vehicle.

All of the vehicles were recovered, but no confirmed suspects have been identified, according to a Gresham Police Department spokesman.

Because the vehicle thefts fall under Multnomah County’s jurisdiction, MHCC Public Safety officials are waiting to receive the final police reports.

Although older Honda models are still the most commonly stolen cars in the region, the number of stolen Subarus is on the rise, according to the Portland Police Bureau.

So far this year at MHCC, three cars have been filed as stolen vehicles, and five more vehicles have been broken into, Public Safety records show.

Other than routine campus patrols, there are no additional security measures being taken

by Public Safety at this time.

Cherilyn Nederhiser, lead Public Safety officer, urged people to report any suspicious behavior by calling 503-4917310 for non-emergencies, and 503-491-7911 in case of an emergency.

Witnesses should not approach a suspicious person.

Once contact is made with public safety, they will stay on the phone while they send an officer to investigate – so they can describe a suspect’s behavior, physical appearance, clothing, and the vehicle involved.

Locks recommended Because the cars are often recovered just miles from the original crime scene, Nederhiser said she believes they are likely crimes of opportunity, so that adding security like a steering wheel or brake lock could deter a thief. The MHCC Bookstore sells Dr. Hook steering wheel locks for $9.99, and similar products are available at local stores like Fred Meyer.

There is no sure reason why Subarus are being targeted, but Wayne Feagle, Mt. Hood’s Public Safety manager said their rise in popularity may contribute to the heightened interest of thieves.

According to Portland Police Bureau stolen vehicle statistics, Subarus are the second-most often stolen makes, trailing only Hondas. Mid-1990s models are the most commonly stolen.

In the annual Clery Report filed by Public Safety, 13 vehicles were reported stolen from the Mt. Hood campus in 2016, 10 more than in 2015.

Data for the updated Clery Report for 2017 is still being processed, but Feagle said he expects total vehicle crimes to equal or exceed those in 2016.

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SPORTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

NEW ERA FOR SAINTS TRACK AND FIELD Savvy coaches implement earlier, focused training Jonathan Zacarias the advocate

After the death of MHCC head Track and Field coach Doug Bowman last May, assistant coaches Fernando Fantroy Sr. and Kelly Holding have taken over the program as interim co-head coaches for the upcoming 2018 season.

The pair have over 50 years of combined experience and have already installed a dramatic new plan for Saints athletes.

“We’ve been working together for probably 20 years,” said Fantroy of Holding. “I’ve known her that long and our philosophy is the same. We’re just trying to change this program to a winning program,” he said, smiling.

“We knew the reputation this program had and were very aware of it when we came into it,” Holding added.

Fantroy is entering his fourth year with Mt. Hood track, while Holding will be in her third.

Though they have a short history at MHCC, these two are no strangers to the sport.

Fantroy has 35 years of track and field experience, with 16 of those being at the high school level. During his career he has developed over 50 individual state champions, three USATF Youth National Champs, 15 USATF finalists and seven state record holders, he said.

His specialty has been developing elite athletes, ranging from the hurdles, to middle distance running, long distance and triple jump competitors. Along the way, he earned the nickname “The Hurdle Doc.” His motto for his athletes is to be “DSMO” – dedicated self-motivated ones, he explained.

Holding owns 28 years of coaching experience, 25 of those at the

high school level where she won seven team state championships at Damascus Christian High School and led athletes to 63 state championships with multiple state records.

She is a six-time Oregon Athletic Coaches Association Track and Field Coach of the Year, and spent three years at Warner Pacific College where she helped her athletes earn four NAIA All-American titles in the long and triple jump.

New assistants added Holding described some dramatic changes the co-coaches are implementing for the program and strict guidelines they have for their athletes. Now during training, all athletes are required to wear only Saints school colors to practice and warm up together as team, something that hasn’t been done in the past few years, as athletes would typically warm up on their own and wear their former high school or other college gear.

That’s one way this year’s team appears much more organized. It is clear that these two coaches are wanting to change the reputation of this program and they’re aiming high. That is apparent in their search for coaching help. Mt. Hood tried to recruit two recent Olympics athletes to help with the team this year. One was Sam Crouser, as the throws coach.

Crouser, who graduated from Gresham High School, set the national high school record in the javelin, won four Pac-12 titles at the University of Oregon and competed in the 2016 O l y m pics in Brazil.

The other was Andrew Wheating, a former UO runner and a two-time Olympian in the 800-meter and 1,500-meter run.

Those two men didn’t feel ready for

Photos by Fletcher Wold // the Advocate

Top: The MHCC Track team gets warmed up for practice by working on their footwork.

Left: Co-head coach Fernando Fantroy Sr. directing the team.

Right: Middle distance runner Faith Richards gets her laps in during practice.

the job, the coaches said.

But they did succeed in getting Jake Campbell, an Idaho State University graduate who served as an assistant coach at Sam Barlow High school for two years, where he ran all four years as a high school athlete.

Holding also brought Steve Curtis from Warner Pacific College, where he was the throwing coach the past three years. During his time at there, Curtis, a former hammer-throw standout, helped his throwers to outstanding performances, such as setting six new school records.

Raising the bar That explains why, when asked if this season was going to be a rebuilding one at Mt. Hood, Holding replied, “More than rebuilding, we’re changing the program.”

There are 37 track and field athletes this season, nine women and 28 men. The Saints started early, beginning their training last fall, another priority of the co-coaches who also “sacrificed” by showing up for unpaid work to set the tone.

“We do not have to wait ’til the track season to start developing these track athletes,” said Fantroy.

The coaches are also setting a team standard: MHCC athletes will not be able to compete until they hit a certain standard (mark) per event.

“(A) guy running 5 minutes in the 1,500 meters, he’s not running.

But a girl running 5 in the 1,500 meter, we can talk about that,” said Fantroy. “If an athlete jumps 18 feet in the long jump, he’s not a varsity athlete,” he added.

“It sounds mean but we’re trying to make this a winning team.

We don’t want our uniforms in back, we want our uniforms in the

front of the pack,” Holding said.

She has introduced a new mantra to the team: finish strong. “They all have them in the back of their shirts, finish strong. That (will) be in the classroom, practice, meets, everywhere,” she said.

The coaches have created a study hall session, twice a week at

MHCC’s AVID center, and an Academic Recovery program to help prevent an athlete from dropping out of school.

“They’re not eligible to run on the team, but they’re still in the team,” said Fantroy about the latter. “They come to practice every day but in meets they’ll be unattached. This keeps their confidence level up; they’re still in school, not flunked out (or failing).

“We as coaches ask, ‘What can we do to get your degree and run track?’ ” Fantroy said. He urges athletes to stay positive, knowing that “most of all, they’re here because they want to run track. Their grades are messed up, they were in bad situations, bad study habits, whatever: We’re here to help them.”

Focused training The team has been training since fall working on certain aspects of their events. Holding is in charge of all jumpers, whether be horizontal jumping (long jump, triple jump) or vertical (high jump). Fantroy leads runners of events up to 800-meters, including sprinters and hurdlers.

C Campbell is focused on distance runners, and the steeplechase, and, lastly, Curtis, with the throwers.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

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Breathe with a cuppa

Joe to escape the day Bethany McCurley the advocate

The wind whirled like the storm of essays, bills, and responsibilities clouding my thoughts. I let the music blast on the way to my 9 a.m., but it wouldn’t drown out all the stress of a busy life, so I kept driving. The turn to Division passed, the route I normally take to school, but it was blocks too late to convince me I was going to class.

So, where could I go for a day to escape? Where could I go to catch up to my thoughts? Normally I would head to the hills to be alone with the trees, but nothing came to mind.

The moment I entered Intent, the smell of a freshly brewed cup crashed over me and seemed to stop the business of life from following me past the door well.

It was the first time I visited the eight-week-old coffee shop that replaced Silk on the corner of Stark and Hogan, and I was pleasantly surprised.

If you want a regular coffee stop where you are known by name and drink, Intent is the place. Although the decor changed when the owners closed the Gresham Silk to concentrate on the home-location by Dodge-Park, the new Intent owners kept three of the previous baristas, who maintained the familiar atmosphere for previous customers.

The service was always friendly at Silk, but I wasn’t a fan of the girlie cluttering of decoration. Intent’s rustically modern style is a perfect mix between clean-cut and cozy.

Exposed wood, pipes, brick, and an accent wall offer warm colors to the window-covered café.

On usual mornings I drink a strong, home-brewed breakfast blend with a splash of milk. I drink coffee for the taste, not the sugar. I am by no means a coffee snob, but when the manager talked about his favorite blueberry infused roast and his 10 years of exploring coffee, I knew I would get a quality cup.

When I finally settled into a leather sofa snuggled in the corner with my New York Times Magazine and a bold cappuccino, I looked about and knew I could finally breathe.

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Photo by Bethany McCurley // the Advocate

Intent’s doors open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. all week, save for Sunday’s 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. hours. Its Gresham shop is located at 3030 NE Hogan St.

>> BRIEF PDX JAZZ FESTIVAL AT MHCC GRESHAM CAMPUS

MHCC STUDIO THEATRE

Mt. Hood Community College will host a performance tonight (Friday, Feb. 16) by singersongwriter Edna Vazquez and the Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble, courtesy of the PDX Jazz Festival.

Vazquez, who also plays guitar, is an MHCC alumnus, graduating in 2011.

Thursday, March 1, friday, March 2, Saturday, March 3, Sunday, March 4,

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The concert begins at 7 p.m. in the College Theatre. Admission is free for faculty, staff, and students with their ID. Standard tickets are $15 for general admission, and $10 for seniors and veterans. Tickets are available at PJCE.org.

– Ryan Moore

Friday, February 23, 7:30 P.M. Saturday, February 24, 7:30 P.M. Sunday, February 25, 2:00 P.M.

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MHCC STUDIO THEATRE Friday, February 23, 7:30 P.M. Saturday, February 24, 7:30 P.M.

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m h c c . e d u / t he a t r e b o x o f f i c e Poster graphic by Prisma Flores

STUDENT LIFE

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

KETO DIET: BENEFICIAL OR DANGEROUS?

New diet boasts turning your body into a ‘fatburning matchine’ Kente Bates the advocate

In the past few years, the Keto Diet, along with ketones, has exploded in popularity due to its discovery and exposure on several health shows, such as “Dr. Oz” and “The Doctors.” Just as with anything else, some people love and swear by the Keto Diet, while others are not as trusting, souring on the diet as a whole.

Below are the basics of the Keto Diet, a few pros and cons, and a free ebook link.

NOTE: This article is not a substitute for sound medical advice.

Please consult your medical care provider for any and all healthrelated questions.

Keto Diet basics: This diet (and its many varieties) boasts about turning the body into a “fat-burning machine.” It is based on getting the body in a state of ketosis, a survival mechanism that burns fat when food intake is low (akin to surviving starvation).

On this diet, the consumption of high-carb foods produces glucose (the easiest molecule in body to use as energy). Glucose is processed by insulin to mainline the glucose throughout the body via the bloodstream. Fats are then stored because, with the glucose, they are not needed as an energy source.

Cutting these carbs induces the body

into a state of ketosis, hence “Keto.”

The idea of a properly maintained Keto Diet is to get the body in a constant state of ketosis, or fat burning, primarily through cutting carbohydrates.

Benefits of the Keto Diet The Keto Diet, in all of its forms, offers quite a few health benefits.

1. Brain health and brain function 2. Weight loss/maintenance 3. Greater proportion of weight loss comes from abdominal area 4. Blood pressure decrease 5. Blood sugar and insulin reduction 6. Appetite suppression With its burgeoning popularity, plus its benefits, the Keto Diet will no doubt become more popular as time goes on. On the other hand, experts critically pan the Keto Diet, saying it is unsustainable for sustained weight loss. One sticking point they point to is the excessively high fat content of the diet itself (upwards of 70-plus percent), diametrically opposed to the longstanding USDA recommendation that fat content of all food consumed tops off around 30-35 percent. There also is no evidence that the Keto Diet will lend to sustained weight loss, primarily for those battling diabetes and heart disease.

All in all, the Keto Diet is not going anywhere. People interested in the diet are suggested to research and determine if it’s right for them.

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The sprinters have been working on their drive phase and acceleration this fall and winter but are now slowly changing to maximum speed, finding that and improving upon it, said Fantroy.

The distance runners have been working on getting their base (endurance) in, but now are implementing more speed workouts, such as 300-meter repeats and jogging the 100-meter curves and also going on tempo runs. This year they are also have swimming practice once a week to help recover from a hard workout and to help

prevent injuries.

Campbell also is doing research on weight training, not sure yet if he’ll incorporate it into his workouts. He did say that core strength is fundamental for his runners.

Currently, he is working his athletes with hill training, hill sprinting, and doing sprint mechanics.

Saints to watch Just two weeks from the Saints’ opening meet, this season is shaping up to be one with a lot of potential.

Keep an eye out for freshman Ramontre Williams, coming from

Jefferson High School, who has great potential in the high jump.

On the women’s side, returning sophomore Erica Veltkamp from Centennial High School is poised for a strong year in the 10,000-meter run. There’s also freshman runner Faith Richards from Damascus Christian High School, someone to keep an eye out in the 800- and 1,500-meter events.

Mt. Hood’s first home meet will be March 10, after it completes in the Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker event at Linfield College on March 3.

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MUSIC LOVERS DANCE AWAY THEIR TROUBLES Three indie-punk bands create a safe space for LGBTQ+ fans Cassie Wilson the advocate

Diet Cig, Great Grandpa, and The Spook School – three DIY rock bands – put on an uplifting and empowering show at Portland’s Aladdin Theater on Tuesday night (Feb. 12). They joined forces to create a safe space for their fans, especially for those in the LGBTQ+ community.

For those who haven’t been there, the Aladdin is a seated, primarily general admission venue that looks a lot like a high school auditorium or a movie theater.

The space between the stage and the first row of chairs was open for standing at this show, but the crowd naturally split about 50/50 between sitting in the chairs and filling that space. The show wasn’t sold out, but by the end of the night, there were at least a couple hundred people in the venue.

Photo by Cassie Wilson // the Advocate

Alex Luciano of Diet Cig performs at the Aladdin Theater in Portland on Feb. 12.

Scottish band The Spook School started the night off with a set of melodic-punk songs with vocals alternating between each member.

The band was full of passion from the get-go and occasionally explained what certain songs were about. Most of the topics involved being queer, transgender, nonbinary, or issues involving toxic masculinity.

The Spook School were unabashedly themselves, and full of pride. Their drummer, Niall McCamley, was the most outwardly expressive of the bunch. Between songs, he’d yell into his microphone about whatever he was thinking.

This included anything from thanking everyone, to excitedly shouting about being a queer band.

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It’s also worth mentioning that the sound in the Aladdin is quite good compared to most venues where DIY shows take place. That made seeing the second band, Great Grandpa, play somewhere with good sound quality a real treat, especially.

Seattle-based Great Grandpa played a lot of songs from their 2017 album, “Plastic Cough,” and Alex Menne’s vocals were especially great in a setting where she could be heard loud and clear.

Great Grandpa isn’t a quiet band, per say, but their rock songs are a bit slow-paced, so everyone at the show was singing along, swaying and bobbing their heads, as opposed to the dancing that came during the headliner.

After being warmly welcomed onto the stage, Diet Cig’s vocalist, and guitarist, Alex Luciano, greeted the crowd and then explained that their band’s shows are safe spaces, which means that no one should be touching anyone else without consent, and no form of fun should inflict harm on others.

Then, they were off. Luciano is such an upbeat performer, and she moved and danced for the entirety of the band’s set. She’s known for jumping around, kicking her leg out, and also climbing on things, including drummer Noah Bowman’s bass drum.

Unfortunately, all of this energy she lets out on stage resulted in her tearing her ACL at the end of last year, and hurting it again at the beginning of this month. Somehow, as on Tuesday, she still impressively and unwaveringly bounces around with the biggest smile on her face every night.

On top of that injury, Luciano was losing her voice in the Aladdin. She even managed to find a positive angle on that – she told the crowd that this was a once-ina-lifetime Diet Cig show, where the songs sound just slightly different live than on their records. Luckily

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for her, the crowd didn’t mind yelling the words a little louder to help her out.

Luciano and Bowman were especially happy to be joined by a keyboardist and a bass player on this tour. They’ve always wanted the chance to play as a four-piece on tour, and it finally happened for them this time around.

Diet Cig played almost every song from their most recent album, “Swear I’m Good At This,” as well as a couple older fan favorites like “Scene Sick” and “Harvard.”

Between songs, Luciano used

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her platform to lift everyone’s spirits. She reminded everyone to never water down the true version of oneself to try and appeal to other people – one key part of the noncommercial, DIY music ethic – and she thanked women, trans, nonbinary and queer folks for speaking up and being who they are.

Diet Cig’s set passed quickly as fans danced along with Luciano, and yelled especially loud to lines such as, “And I’m trying so hard to be mad, but so far I’m just really fucking sad,” in “Bite Back.”

The band finished the night with a cover of “Closing Time” by Semisonic, at which point a bunch of members of The Spook School and Great Grandpa appeared and danced around the stage with Diet Cig, joined by a giant stuffed penguin.

There couldn’t have been a more perfect ending to such a wholesome show. It was a joyous evening, and a great place for everyone to break free from the stress of work and school because at the end of the day, we all “Just want to dance.”

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