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NEW YEAR’S TRADITIONS

THE COUNTDOWN, THE CHAMPAGNE AND THE KISS AT MIDNIGHT ARE ALL CORE PARTS OF EVERYONE’S NYE, BUT WHERE DID THESE TRADITIONS ORIGINATE? AND WHAT ABOUT OTHER CULTURES—HOW DO THEY RING IN THE NEW YEAR? WE HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND SOME PRETTY FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT HOW THE WORLD CELEBRATES EACH NEW YEAR.

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RESOLUTIONS HAVE A LONG HISTORY The idea of making New Year’s resolutions is a little trite these days, but it actually has quite a long history. The Babylonians began making resolutions as early at 2600 B.C. as another way to reflect on the past and plan ahead.

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Although Caesar didn’t add the month of Januarius to the Roman calendar, he instituted January 1 as the first day of the year to honor Janus, the Roman god of beginnings. Romans would celebrate the New Year by offering sacrifices to Janus, exchanging gifts, decorating their homes and attending pretty legit parties. The Romans really knew how to throw a party.

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THE SCOTS START OUT ON THE RIGHT FOOT The celebration of Hogmanay or “first-footing” is practiced all over Scotland. The custom requires that the first person to cross the threshold of a home after midnight should carry a gift for good luck—which is usually whiskey, of course.

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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA KEEP THEIR LUCK CLOSE Very close. In Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia and Venezuela, it is considered lucky to wear special underwear on New Year’s Eve. The most popular colors are yellow, which is supposed to bring money in the coming year, and red, which should bring love—duh.

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NEW YEAR COMES IN WITH A BANG Noisemakers are annoyingly common (though we challenge you to not shout “WOOOO!” when the clock strikes 12) these days, but the tradition of making a lot of noise at midnight is common. In the early American colonies, the sounds of pistol shots were everywhere and in ancient Thailand, guns were fired to frighten off demons. In China, firecrackers and fireworks reroute the forces of darkness and in Italy the church bells ring out.

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AND A CLATTER IN DENMARK The Danish ring in the New Year by throwing old plates and glasses against friends’ and relatives’ front doors. They also all stand on chairs and then jump off of them together at midnight. The idea of leaping into the New Year is supposed to bring good luck and banish bad spirits.

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GIFTS OF SIGNIFICANCE For several cultures, New Year’s Day was a time to swap presents. For example, in ancient Rome, gilded nuts or coins marked the New Year. The Persians once exchanged eggs, the symbol of fertility. In Scotland, coal, shortbread and silverware are all exchanged for good luck.

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FOOD FOR LUCK Although the types of food and significance vary, cultures around the world consume foods on New Year’s Eve. Many Spanish-speaking cultures gobble up 12 grapes as the clock strikes midnight. The American South believes that black-eyed peas and pork will bring good fortune. Many cultures eat ring-shaped foods, such as a donut, or other “infinite” shapes, such as a pretzel in Germany, in symbolize coming full circle and moving on to the next.

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THE CHAMPAGNE TOAST Although a lot of cultures celebrate New Year’s with differing alcoholic drinks, Champagne is by far the most prevalent. The reason for this is because as Champagne was gaining in popularity in Europe, it was still seen as an expensive and “aspirational” beverage, or one that offers hope for the future. A Champagne toast on New Year’s Eve then stands for both the celebration of the holiday and hoping for a wealthy and happy future.

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SEALED WITH A KISS Historians believe that the kiss on New Year’s dates back to the general debauchery of the Roman celebrations. The English and Germans carried on this tradition by kissing the first person they met after midnight, saying that person, and kiss, would set the tone for the year. However today, the kiss apparently strengthens the bonds of your relationship with that person in the year to come. Bonus fact: Every year in Venice, Italy, couples gather in St. Mark’s Square to all kiss simultaneously in the largest “kiss-in” in the world.

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One of the most iconic New Year’s traditions here in the United States is watching the giant ball drop in Times Square. This tradition actually dates back to 1907! Though, the ball has transformed from a 700-pound ironand-wood sphere to a brightly lit ball that is 12-feet in diameter and weighs nearly 12,000 pounds. We can’t confirm or deny whether Ryan Seacrest was there for the ball drop of 1907.

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Follow the yellow brick road to the magical land of OZ. The classic tale is retold onstage with dazzling effects, live singing and dancing, and special scenes that never made it in the film. Take a stroll with Dorothy, the cowardly lion, a tin man without a heart and a scarecrow who longs for a brain in this perfect live performance that will tug at your childhood heartstrings.

Phoenix Theatre, 100 E. McDowell Road, Phoenix, 602.254.2151, phoenixtheatre.com, through Sunday, December 27, times vary, $50-$86

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The most famous ballet ever performed is back for the holiday season. Ballet Arizona’s “The Nutcracker” will set the stage aglow with over 150 talented performers and hundreds of festive costumes, telling the timeless story of Clara and her toy soldier. Grab a ticket for your chance to hear the classic melodies from this traditional holiday performance.

Phoenix Symphony Hall, 75 N. Second Street, Phoenix, balletaz.org, 602.381.0184, through Sunday, December 27, times vary., $15-$164

MÖTLEY CRÜE: THE FINAL TOUR This is the absolute last chance to see this legendary rock band together in concert! Famous for hit songs like “Shout at the Devil,” “Kick Start My Heart” and “Dr. Feelgood,” Mötley Crüe is hanging up their guitars and drumsticks in style with their last ever tour. See one of the most influential bands from the ‘80s and ‘90s live in concert.

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Talking Stick Resort Arena, 201 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, 602.379.2000, Saturday, December 19, 7 p.m., $16-$121

HANNIBAL BURESS Sharply observant comedian, actor and television writer Hannibal Buress is bringing

his hilarious show to Stand Up Live in Phoenix. Famous for playing the witty Officer Watkins in “Neighbors” and blowing the whistle on Bill Cosby, this hilarious comedian will have you laughing all night long.

Stand Up Live, 50 W. Jefferson Street, Suite 200, Phoenix, 480.719.6100, standuplive.com, Wednesday, December 23, 9:45 p.m., $31

NEW YEAR’S EVE BLOCK PARTY ON MILL AVENUE Ring in the New Year with the hottest celebration on Tempe’s premier party lane. For one fabulous night, Downtown Tempe will transform into a New Year’s Eve extravaganza.

Enjoy food trucks, beer and champagne gardens, dance stages, live music and more!

Hold on to your hats, 2016 is just around the corner.

Historic Mill Avenue, Tempe, blockpartyonmill.com, Thursday, December 31, 7 p.m., $10

ROGER CLYNE & THE PEACEMAKERS Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers, also known as RCPM, are counting down to the New Year at Marquee Theatre. This Tempe-based band is ringing in 2016 the only way they know how—with a rockin’ party.

Come join the music-filled celebration. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Avenue, Tempe, 480.829.0607, Thursday, December 31, 7 p.m., $45

FIESTA BOWL PARADE It’s that time of year again!

The National Bank of Arizona Fiesta Bowl Parade is back with even more floats, balloons, local personalities, charities, marching bands and much more fun!

The two-mile parade will feature the spectacular Ohio State University Marching Band to celebrate the annual Fiesta Bowl game against Ohio State and Notre Dame.

Downtown Phoenix, N. Central Avenue and W. Montebello Avenue, Phoenix, 480.350.0900, fiestabowl.org, Saturday, January 2, 11 a.m., free

‘SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK!’ Remember when a talking bill taught you about government?

Or when a train station showed you conjunctions and all their nifty functions? Well now you can relive the most educational songs from your childhood with “Schoolhouse Rock!” presented by the Phoenix Symphony. Go ahead and dance along to these classic tunes, we won’t judge you.

Phoenix Symphony Hall, 75 N. Second Street, Phoenix, 602.262.6225, phoenixsymphony.org, Sunday, January 10, 2 p.m., $11-$20

AZ VEGETARIAN FOOD FESTIVAL Calling all vegetarians, vegans and food lovers! It’s time to get your grub on at the second annual AZ Vegetarian Food Festival. Learn how you can live a sustainable life by visiting with health and wellness vendors and animal welfare tables throughout the day. Don’t forget to sample some delicious eats with vegetarian food companies and restaurants.

Vegetarian or not, this is sure to be a day full of tasty treats!

Scottsdale Civic Center Amphitheater, 3939 N. Drinkwater Boulevard, Scottsdale, azvegfoodfest.com, Saturday, January 9, through, Sunday, January 10, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., $20-$60

‘IF/THEN’ The beautiful and talented Idina Menzel (“Frozen,” “Glee,” “Rent”) is coming to the ASU Gammage to reprise her role as Elizabeth in the Broadway musical “If/Then.” Watch as Elizabeth’s new life in New York City is split in two to show the different paths Elizabeth’s life could take. Follow the two simultaneous story lines to discover Elizabeth’s fate.

ASU Gammage, 1200 S. Forest Avenue, Tempe, 480.965.3434, asugammage.com, Tuesday, January 12, through, Sunday, January 17, times vary, $30$150

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Downtown Tempe is celebrating the New Year in the best way it knows how—a block party on Mill Avenue! There will be interactive games and activities, live music on multiple stages, beer and champagne gardens, and attendees can grab a celebratory NYE dinner at any of the restaurants or food trucks along

STAND UP LIVE NEW YEAR’S EVE 2016 WITH ROB SCHNEIDER End the year on a high note and some good laughs as you enjoy a three-course dinner and attend Rob Schneider’s stand-up show. Schneider is an Emmynominated actor and comedian who is the first to have written, produced, starred, directed and self-financed an entire season of his own television show, “Real Rob.” He has also starred alongside Adam Sandler in countless comedies from “50 First Dates” to “Grown Ups.” Stand Up Live, 50 W. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, 480.719.6100, standuplive.com, Thursday, December 31, 7 p.m., $30 RAVEN’S BLACK AND BLING NEW YEAR’S EVE GALA The 2015 New Year’s Eve Gala at Talking Stick Resort requires best black tie attire for

this elegant night of live music, an appetizer buffet, two full bars, a dance floor and more.

The night’s entertainment includes Nineball, a nine-piece, high-energy party band that will perform a blend of R&B, pop, funk, hip-hop, soul and Top 40 dance hits.

Talking Stick Resort, 9800 E. Indian Bend Road, Scottsdale, 480.850.7777, talkingstickresort.com, Thursday, December 31, 8 p.m., $50-$850 NYE 2016 AT THE SAGUARO The Saguaro is hosting its annual New Year’s Eve party, and you can expect yet another glamorous night of cocktails, dining, and the best music in the Valley. Both DJ Slippe and Ken Mooso will entertain partygoers throughout the night and well into next year. Enjoy your stay at one of Scottsdale’s most unique and creative hotels.

The Saguaro Hotel, 4000 N. Drinkwater Boulevard, Scottsdale, 866.760.8324, newyearsevearizona.com, Thursday, December 31, 9 p.m., $105-$2,000

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his year was full of controversy, surprise and growth. Many lives were lost in horrific mass shootings around the globe, while the lives of Princess Charlotte and Caitlyn Jenner are just beginning.

Let’s take a look back at some of the top news stories from 2015.

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Diane Sawyer sat down with former Olympian Bruce Jenner to talk about the decision to transition into a woman during the “Bruce Jenner: The Interview.” The complete transformation was unveiled on the cover of Vanity Fair capturing Caitlyn in a white, strapless corset, looking completely unrecognizable. Since then, she has become an advocate for the transgender community and has revealed even more about her transition on her show “I Am Cait.”

Animal conservationists united after hearing about the death of 13-year-old Cecil the Lion.

Back in July, Minneapolis dentist Walter Palmer paid $50,000 to hunt a lion in Zimbabwe. Cecil was illegally lured away from the Hwange Game Reserve by Palmer and his group, where he was injured with an arrow and shot almost two days later. Because Palmer had a permit, he was not charged, but two other men involved were prosecuted.

Since the incident, Palmer has returned to his practice where his reputation has dropped considerably.

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If you thought having the “Terminator” as a governor was weird, wait until you hear this story. The man well-known for the phrase, “You’re fired” announced his campaign in the 2016 elections this year in the hopes of landing the job as commander-in-chief. While many thought it was a joke, Trump has actually been hard at work campaigning across the country. His platform of deporting illegal immigrants, bombing the terrorist group ISIS and refusing entrance to Muslim immigrants has been quite controversial for some and reassuring for others.

2015 was a great year for equality and acceptance in the LGBTQ community. Even though Arizona has recognized same-sex marriages since last year (go us!), it wasn’t until this year that the Supreme Court ruled that denying marriage licenses to any couple in the United States is unconstitutional. Thanks to this jurisdiction, same-sex couples now have equal access to the federal benefits of marriage. As we’ve seen, this topic is still too controversial for people like Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who was jailed for refusing to give marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

ROYAL BABY #2 First comes love, them comes marriage, them comes two babies for the royal family!

In May, Prince George of Cambridge gained a baby sister, Charlotte Elizabeth Diana. At a mere 7 months old, Princess Charlotte has already captured the hearts of many around the world with pictures taken by her mother, Kate Middleton.

One thing’s for certain: This little lady has one cool family.

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Longtime NBC News Anchor Brian Williams stepped down this year after discrepancies were found in many of his stories. Williams allegedly embellished a war story from 2003 saying his helicopter had been hit when it wasn’t. Further investigations found inconsistencies in other stories. Williams is working on gaining back America’s trust, but it’s hard to say whether the journalist will be taken seriously again.

A 60-year-old drug used to treat a life-threatening parasitic infection made headlines when the price was raised 5,000 percent from $13.50 to $750 after being acquired

by Turing Pharmaceuticals.

This price hike sparked hatred against Martin Shkreli, founder of the drug company. While many are angered by his apparent lack of compassion, Shkreli says in The New York Times that “this isn’t the greedy drug company trying to gouge patients. It is us trying to stay in business.”

During the late hours of November 13 and early hours of November 14, a series of coordinated terrorist attacks took place in the streets of Paris killing 130 people and injuring 368. The Islamic extremist militant group ISIL (commonly known as ISIS) took responsibility for the attacks which were the deadliest on French soil since World War II. France responded with raids and airstrikes, bringing the many conflicts in the Middle East once more to the forefront.

Many marriages were tarnished after a website that encourages infidelity was hacked, releasing personal information of many of its users. Most notable was the account of Josh Duggar, eldest son of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar from TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting.”

The husband and father of four admitted to cheating on his wife, being addicted to pornography and having two Ashley Madison accounts under his name. After publicly apologizing for his actions, Josh checked himself into a rehabilitation center.

MASS SHOOTINGS IN THE UNITED STATES The latest one on everyone’s minds is the San Bernadino shooting on December 2, but there were far too many mass shootings in 2015 as a whole. Locations of these shootings include a church in Charleston, a Planned Parenthood, multiple schools and many more. Many innocent people were lost this year, resulting in disputes about whether or not the fault lies in the human or the guns.

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015 was a big year for remakes and sequels for Hollywood. Maybe they really are running out of good ideas? Either way, here are the top five movies that made the most money in 2015, with one, pretty big, addition.

5. ‘American Sniper’ ($347,897,084) 4. ‘Furious 7’ ($351,032,910) 3. ‘Inside Out’ ($356,454,367) 2. ‘The Avengers: Age of Ultron’ ($459,005,868) 1. ‘Jurassic World’ ($652,198,010) ** ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ officially releases the day after we hit the streets, but will probably beat these out at the end of the day.**

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ooking back on 2015, music was ... eclectic. Taylor Swift was literally everywhere. EDM solidly took hold of mainstream radio. A new, R&B/slow hip-hop style became popular. And Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars teamed up. This was truly a very weird year. Anyway, here are the top 5 streamed songs of 2015 from Spotify.

5. “Love Me Like You Do – From ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’” by Ellie Goulding

4. “See You Again (feat. Charlie Puth)”

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lmost everyone enjoys sitting down to watch at least one sport and everyone certainly has teams they are rooting for. As we draw near the end of 2015, it’s fun to look back at all the athletes that made us say “WTF?” to ourselves as we are reading the news on our phone.

5. Rhonda Rousey Not a single person DIDN’T fear Rhonda Rousey and her strong arms this year. Well . . . except for Holly Holm who knocked Rousey out and off her pedestal as America’s favorite (and most feared) UFC fighter.

4. FIFA corruption In late May, FIFA officials were officially arrested for corruption charges that no one was

surprised they were were guilty of. Soccer (or non-American football for you pretentious people) may be the most popular sport in the world, but it is also the most corrupt.

3. Mayweather vs. Pacquiao This was supposed to be the boxing match of the century, but instead, it was more of a huge disappointment for those 4.4 million viewers who paid $90 to $100 to watch

Mayweather dance around the ring all night.

2. Kobe Bryant’s retirement Apparently the guy can score 81 points in a single basketball game AND write a sincere poem. At the end of November, Bryant announced his retirement from the NBA with a poem titled “Dear Basketball.”

1. Deflate-Gate Tom Brady and the New

England Patriots were accused of deflating the footballs that he used to play, and beat, the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship, the game that leads to the Super Bowl, which they also won. This wasn’t the first time the Patriots have been accused of cheating. This scandal came back in full force in May when it was revealed that Brady “probably” knew the balls had been deflated.

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Women are proving every day that there is no such thing as a “male” major or a “female” major. There are only majors.

Since 2011, women enrolled in business and engineering have increased by the hundreds at ASU and it doesn’t appear that statistic will be slowing down any time soon.

Brigette Maggio, 19, is a freshman at ASU and is majoring in business law. Maggio admits that her major houses more males than females.

“I definitely feel like there are more men than women in my classes. I believe there are more men on campus, in general. And it seems like men are typically the ‘bosses’ which is annoying. I hope to change that stereotype.”

Even with the pressure of a male-dominated major hanging over them, Maggio urges women to not let it deter them.

“Any girl hoping to undertake a male-dominated field should go for it. Don’t let any man or stereotype get in the way of your goals and dreams.”

Gender stereotypes are dying out as society adapts to the ever changing ideals of those in it. There are stay-at-home dads, and mothers who cannot cook a lick. Men are teachers and nurses and women are lawyers and engineers.

Some women have been lucky enough to go through at least their high school career without feeling strangled by gender stereotypes. Allyson Weaver, 18, originally from Moses Lake, Washington, is a freshman at ASU majoring in environmental engineering.

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It wasn’t until college that Weaver even noticed the gender gap associated with her major.

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year of high school.”

Although the classes Weaver takes have more men in them, she isn’t bothered. There’s more to her major than gender.

“The reason I chose environmental engineering was because I wanted to help develop ways to purify water for lesser-developed countries. In my AP environmental science class, I learned that one in 10 people don’t have access to clean water; I want to help change that.”

Women are no longer restricted by job titles. People

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Young girls can now wish to be scientists and mathematicians. They are the future lawyers, politicians and doctors of the world, and nothing, especially stereotypes, will get in their way.

Elizabeth Burkett, 20, originally from Prosper, Texas, is a junior at ASU majoring in biomedical engineering. Burkett says she understands that her field is male dominated but it’s not intimidating to her.

“There are significantly more men than women in my classes,

but I don’t find it intimidating at all. I see them as classmates, not men.”

Burkett believes that subjects are genderless.

“I saw math and science classes as subjects that I liked and wanted to take. I never factored in gender as an aspect to them.”

Burkett wishes to erase gender from the eyes of young women, hoping to help them understand that there is significantly more to learning than traditional and outdated gender assumptions.

“See all people as classmates and as competition, and don’t look at gender, because it doesn’t make a difference. Try to be at the top of your class and don’t look back.”

ASU has some of the best and brightest in their engineering and business programs. And although the majors may host more males than females, hardworking women are pushing their way into the program and teaching young women everywhere that girls can grow up to be whatever they want.

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SUCCESS & MONEY ON THE JOB: MEDICAL SCRIBE ALLISON OLSHOVE ON HER IMPORTANT JOB HELPING DOCTORS LEAH GOLDBERG • COLLEGE TIMES

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College Times: What is a typical day like as a scribe?

Olshove: A typical day in the scribe-life is pretty cool because you are working one on one with a doctor … I show up at least 15 minutes early to get my computer started up and the workstation ready to roll because when the doctor is ready, so are you. At my hospital the average amount of patients we see in one day is 20 to 30 and it is important that you keep track of everyone and their charts. In the room, my job is the silent witness, practically invisible. Scribing doesn’t necessarily mean

typing word for word what the patient says. But when the doctor is obtaining history it is crucial to document everything the patient mentions because it could all be relevant. My main job is to organize it into a story as best I can and keep track of the timeline for each patient.

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ASU ROWING TEAM TAKES THE HIT WHEN TEMPE TOWN LAKE DRAINS LEAH GOLDBERG • COLLEGE TIMES

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n early October, the City of Tempe announced that it will drain Tempe Town Lake to replace the inflatable rubber dam system with new hydraulically operated steel gate dams.

The process will officially start in February and finish in April with pending weather conditions in mind. Communication and Media Relation

Manager for the City of Tempe, Nikki Ripley, confirmed that the water will be “moved to a channel on the north side of the lake” by the Salt River Project. “[Draining the lake is to] get access to the existing western dam so it can be removed, the lake refilled and a new western dam in place and working,”

Ripley says.

But in the meantime, where does this leave all of the avid local lake goers? The draining will affect the community because the lake is a popular place for visitors in and around Tempe as well as where many high school rowing, locals and ASU’s men and women rowing team practices.

The new dam is supposed to remain efficient and cost effective to replace the flimsy rubber gates currently in use.

The lake stretches along the south side of Loop 202 from east of Rural Road to west of Mill Avenue. The new system will stand 17 feet tall, 106 feet long, weigh about 230,000 pounds. When completed, it will become the largest hydraulically operated steel gate dam system in the country and possibly beyond the United States. “[The dam is a] long-term solution to ensure Tempe Town Lake will be there for a long time into the future,” Ripley says.

Although the lake is inhabited by several species of fish, Ripley explained that they will be taken care of by Arizona Game and Fish Department.

Most of the fish will flow into the SRP canal system when the water moves. The lake had actually lifted bans and limits for anglers so that as many fish can be removed before February as possible.

Ripley asked for patience from the public as the City of Tempe understands that the draining will occur during the beautiful outdoor spring time.

The perimeter around the lake, the pedestrian bridge and the Tempe Beach Park will not be affected by the draining and those attractions will remain open to the public throughout the process. But the lake itself is closed for three months affecting anyone with a lake permit, high school rowing teams and the ASU men’s and women’s rowing teams who store their equipment at the lake and practice on it.

HOW ASU’S ROWING TEAM WILL COPE According to Stephanie Brown, the ASU women’s crew president, both the men and women’s teams found out about the lake draining immediately after the announcement was made by the City of Tempe in late October. At first the team was “upset because [the spring] is the peak of the competition season,” Brown says.

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Brown explains that their new approach to rowing practice will consist of more workouts in the Sun Devil Fitness Complex in hopes that ASU will provide more rowing machines so that the majority of thanyteams can workout in the E. Bethe Rd. Home gym more often. They workout on land with individual rowing machines called ergometers. The team also partakes in full body strength training like cardio conditioning, flexibility

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MIGUEL OTÁROLA • COLLEGE TIMES

llow me to bring you back to middle school.

Yes, middle school, quite possibly the most awkward period for the youth of America. For me, this consisted of pre-puberty chubbiness, short spiky hair and a lot of Super Smash Bros. Melee (think Manny, the little Hispanic kid in “Modern Family”).

It was also when I started playing trombone with a jazz band on the weekends. The institute was filled with eclectic yet friendly personalities; one of those was a girl who played saxophone. I thought she was cute and quirky, so I talked to her often.

She would make me a lot of mix CDs (not uncommon at the time), filled with jazz and trendy indie-rock. She’d throw a lot of Radiohead songs on them, so to win her heart, I went on a quest to listen to every Radiohead song ever made.

That didn’t really turn out as I hoped. While I may have began an important relationship—one with vast, unexplored libraries of albums and artists—the romantic, human

one never took off.

You can probably guess why. The strong tissues that make relationships work—listening, patience, understanding, attraction—never really developed. A very superficial trait—basing my personality off of tastes I assumed someone had—took control.

Don’t get me wrong: What someone listens to can say a lot about them. Pieces of someone’s interests, demeanor and spirit can be heard in the rhythm and soul of their favorite songs. But when those songs are snobbishly used as a measure for romantically liking someone, there is something wrong.

Liking someone because of their favorite bands is bad, but it’s even worse to dislike someone based off their tastes.

Both go against the concept of empathy, of understanding someone on a profound level despite his or her different experiences. Honestly, a relationship appears even stronger if a person can appreciate another’s choice in music despite not loving, or even hating, what they listen to.

Music can strengthen the

romantic bond that’s already there between two people, but that’s the cherry on top of the ice cream. It’s the record you get for your birthday, the ticket you buy them to a show for their favorite band, the song you learn for them on the guitar. That has to do more with understanding a person’s inner qualities than anything else (just ask John Cusack in “High Fidelity”).

You may not be looking for relationship advice as you read this column, and I’m aware my only qualifications are that of personal experiences I’ve gone through and heard. But I’ve seen music impact my dating life in all sorts of ways. The best relationships were the ones where music supplemented, not embodied, the connection.

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roducts of the Chandler Unified School District, the musicians in Harrison Fjord play tunes that are just about as diverse as the actor behind their name.

“Harrison Fjord was formed with the intent to never have a genre,” says lead singer/ guitarist Mario Yniguez of the jazz-influenced psychedelic rock band. “I called everyone and said, ‘Can we be in a band where we don’t have to write music like everybody else?’

“It sounds a little pretentious. I don’t mean it to be like that. I just wanted to be able to do whatever we want. We can play jazz, sing whatever we want to do—everybody play bongos—whatever is fun or entertaining. Nobody’s ever going to leave the band or anything because they’re out of things to do.”

With all the hype surrounding the opening of “Star Wars: Episode VII—The Force Awakens,” it’s easy to assume that the band named itself

after the charismatic actor.

That’s not so, Yniguez says.

“It was by complete happenstance,” Yniguez says.

“Someone mentioned an assembly line, then someone brought up Harrison Ford.

After that, it was Fjord.”

That’s not to say the collective isn’t fans of the legendary films.

“Every single person in the band is a diehard ‘Star Wars’ fan,” he says. “We’re whole— simply put—nerds. Everyone is dying to see ‘Star Wars.’ We have tickets already.”

When they’re not being nerds, the musicians are rehearsing for upcoming shows, which includes a Wednesday, Dec. 23, gig at Crescent Ballroom in Phoenix.

The band also includes Dallin Gonzales (vocals/tambourine), Taylor Morriss (guitars/vocals), Jonathon Sheldon (bass/ vocals), Kevin Paul Mandzuk (keys), 17-year-old Jacob Lipp (woodwinds) and Matt Storto (drums). Mandzuk is a material

science major through Barrett, The Honors College at ASU. The rest of the musicians attend Mesa Community College to study music.

“We’ve had the opportunity to play Crescent Ballroom five or six times, which is pretty cool,” Yniguez said. “About a year ago, when we were getting back into gigging, we would have just loved to have played the Crescent Ballroom.

It was a little bit of a dream.

“Now it’s pretty regular for us. We play there more than other places.”

The Wednesday, Dec. 23, gig will include a nod to Christmas.

“We’re going to be doing a couple new songs and a Christmas song,” he says.

“We’re going to have a special Christmas deal where we’ll do some antics and some weirdness.”

The show will end the band’s 2015 run, and prepare it for next year, which is going to keep Harrison Fjord busy. In the forefront is working on a new album.

“There’s not a whole lot known yet,” he says. “It’s going to be a sampling of a lot of the stuff we do, but a little jazzier and weirder with vocal harmony. It’ll be electronic in some way. It’ll be more of an EP kind of thing. It’ll be very colorful and big. I’m excited.”

The band is thrilled about its forthcoming video for the song “Approximately 906 Miles.” It was filmed in Payson.

“That video will be what I’m most proud of,” Yniguez says.

“I can say that. That’ll be the release that I and everybody in the band is most excited about.

Freddie [Paull] who does all of our video stuff did it. He’s just incredible. So artistically genuine, just ahead of his time in many ways. He’s done a lot of very cool stuff with it. I’m happy with the audio and stuff like that.”

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ood, clean clothing and showers are three things that bands sometimes forgo in order to tour the world. But Cole Becker, the lead singer of the California surf-punk quartet SWMRS, knows he and his bandmates will be fed when they come to Arizona.

“We have a friend who owns a McDonald’s there,” says an excited Becker, whose band plays FiftyOne West in Tempe on Thursday, January

14, and The Hive in Flagstaff the following night.

“They take us food and stuff. It’s so nice. They have a deep fryer and they make us fries that McDonald’s has in the convenience of their own home. Seriously, though, we’re excited about coming to Arizona because it’ll be nice and warm. That’ll be the last warm thing we have until we go into the cold.”

It’s the little things on tour that make the jaunts

worthwhile. But the year 2016 means big things for SWMRS (pronounced “swimmers”). It’ll release its next album, Drive North, and there’s already a buzz surrounding it. SWMRS’ music is considered raw and oozing with energy like the Clash or the Sex Pistols—or Green Day. Drummer Joey Armstrong is the son of Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong.

“We like to leave everything out on the stage for people to take,” Becker says with a

tinge of humor. “We grew up watching live videos. We’re live concert video nerds.

“We used to watch videos of the Clash and the Sex Pistols.

They laid everything out on the line for the audience. We try not to do anything less than our best, most heartfelt performance when we play live. But, yeah. We love concert videos. I think there are some concerts where I could tell you the setlist for it. It’s pretty funny.”

That energy is sometimes hard to corral for a record, especially when SWMRS’ music is up against computer-generated, slick releases.

“That’s the thing with modern music,” he says. “It’s hard to make a rock record that sounds as good on a computer as it does live. With this album, we kind of tried to bridge that.

“Music needs to be heard live. When we were making this record, it is something

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One thing SWMRS can capture is the attention of the audience, which it’s split in half or not.

“It was weird the last time we were there for a Wavves show,” he says.

“There was some law where you have to separate the bar from the all-ages crowd. The bar was divided in half.

There were a lot more younger kids than people in the bar. It was a weird yin and yang crowd. But everybody was super into it and super nice too.”

So what did Becker say is the key to SWMRS’ early success?

“I think it’s just to be real with people,” Becker says. “I hate more than anything just fake people and there’s so much playing music. People doing it for the wrong reasons. People are not putting their best version of themselves into their music. That’s what people gravitate toward—realness.”

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that sounds like you want to hear it live.”

Becker and his brother, Max, write the songs and sing for SWMRS. Although they’re pretty inseparable as brothers, they do need their alone time, Becker admits.

“For me, I’ll sit down with a drum machine or my acoustic guitar, or both, to write songs,” he says. “I’ll let the drumbeat play and have a chord progression that I like. I’ll put that on my phone as a voice memo. I have three or four songs that I wrote with this little keyboard that has preprogrammed drumbeats.”

Writing is something that comes naturally to Becker.

“I wrote songs before I had any musical talent,” says Becker, who’s 20.

“I’ve always, always, always wanted to be a novelist since I was a young, young 7-year-old. It’s an easier medium for synthesizing a story or something emotional. I’ve always known I wanted to be writer.”

So how hard is it to cut those potentially long stories into 3-minute pop numbers?

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Catch the Fire, The Trunk Space, 7:30 p.m., $5

DECEMBER 22 Jade Helm, Yucca Tap Room, 8 p.m., free Courtney Marie Andrews, Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., free The Klezmatics, Musical Instrument Museum, 7 p.m., $37-$47 Interstate Heroes, Rebel Lounge, 7:30 p.m., $5 Our Red Kite, The Trunk Space, 7 p.m., $7

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ARIES

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(FEBRUARY 19 – MARCH 20)

(MARCH 21 – APRIL 21)

(APRIL 22 – MAY 20)

The holiday season is a tough one on the body for everybody, so no need to be self-conscious. Plus, the New Year is fast approaching and always brings new beginnings . . . or something.

Look, Pisces, we all want to be Jennifer Lawrence’s best friend. It doesn’t make you special or different at all and frankly, your obsession is starting to weird people out. Cool it.

This past semester was rough for you, wasn’t it, Aries? It’s okay. 2016 will be so much better; you’ll finally be able to make it to class in time AND speak to the cute girl who lives down the hall. It’ll be YOUR year!

The Taurus sign is known for being stubborn, right? Well, you should definitely stop that. No one likes it when people are unnecessarily stubborn, especially about stupid stuff.

GEMINI

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

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(JUNE 22 – JULY 22)

(JULY 23 – AUGUST 22)

(AUGUST 23 – SEPTEMBER 22)

You’re too old to be dating a guy just because your parents don’t like him.

That’s a terrible reason to be with anyone, especially because we all know you can barely stand to spend time with him.

C to the A to the N, C, E, R, your friends are always able to find you at the bar …

Look up “Jean Ralphio raps” on Youtube and if you haven’t watched “Parks and Recreation” procrastinate all your schoolwork until that’s done.

Leo’s are lions. Remember how your whole Facebook feed blew up with disgust about a dentist killing a lion named Cecil and yet at least 50% of those people couldn’t tell you the name of the president of Russia? (It’s Vladimir Putin.)

Hard work pays off. Well, except in your case. You may work really hard this holiday break, but you’ll have to use that money to pay back your student loans and your friends will get annoyed with how busy you are.

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

LIBRA (SEPTEMBER 23 – OCTOBER 22)

(OCTOBER 23 – NOVEMBER 21)

(NOVEMBER 22 – DECEMBER 21)

(DECEMBER 22 – JANUARY 19)

Buying a puppy always seems like a good idea until it pees in your bed and won’t stop barking all night long. Dogs are great but do yourself a favor and just volunteer at a shelter to get your fix for now?

You and I both have high hopes for your new yoga membership but winter is coming. Will you really be able to pick that “Slow Flow” class over warm soup and “Game of Thrones” reruns?

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