CONTENTS2 — Around Campus

8 — Student Voices

22 — World

26 — Sports

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I’m running out of snow jokes. I guess that’s what we get when we don’t burn the sacrifice properly.

It might be hard to believe, but it is spring out there. Check the books, check the calendar — according to them, it’s spring. A snowy, windy, let’s-walk-to-campus-before-it’s-ten-outside kind of spring, but still spring.

For a lot of the students graduating this semester, it’s a harsh contrast to the spring we had in 2012 — sixties and seventies. It was so warm that people were tanning in front of the Quarterdeck. If you tried that today, you’d get frostbite (although I’m sure someone will prove me wrong).

Whether the weather’s wet, weighty, or warm, though, we’re all Lakers and we’ll tough it out. After all, what else is a bunch of boats supposed to do?

M. Asher

From the Desk

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March 11th — LSSU hosted a TEDx (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference entitled TEDxLSSU, centered on the theme of ‘bridges.’ The show was presented to a crowd of just 100 people. Out of those 100, only 35 of those tickets were offered to students. The rest were distributed to the local community. For those not fortunate enough to have revieced a ticket from the campus or community raffles, the conference was viewable via livestream.

At 7:15 pm after a brief technical delay, LSSU Thomas Pleger, started off the evening by speaking about higher education and its effect on the future. Students may be pleased to hear that the main focus of President Pleger’s speech, “Higher Education: Bridge to the Future,” was the exorbitant cost of tuition nationwide and what the nation might do to help ease that burden.

TEDxLSSU featured a number of different lectures from a diverse group of speakers. Kerry Pierce, a sophomore majoring in Computer Engineering spoke about the abuse of technology and what one can do

TEDxLSSU• TEDxLSSU was coordinated by Jason Swedene as a part of the Honor Program’s mini-grant proposal.• Members of the TEDxLSSU Commitee include Jason Swedene, Jenn Hunter, Dr Price, Erica Smith, Trace Hill, and Dillon Sloat.• Due to license restrictions, TED only allows 100 guests for shows coordinated by individuals who have not attended TED events• On average, a ticket for an official TED event costs $8,500•TED and TEDx are two different event series that use similar branding. TEDx events are independent events, while TED events are hosted by the parent company.• Critics of TED contend that the organization is more concerned with who speaks than what they’re talking about.

By Destinee Bruce

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C A M P U Sto help bridge the gap between man and machine in a respectful way. Jenn Hunter, a professor and director of theatre at LSSU lectured on Improvisation. In a somewhat ironic twist, members of the on-campus ComedySportz College Team acted as assistants, performing rehearsed skits in order to demonstrate Hunter’s points concerning improvisation.

After a short intermission came Livingston Garland, an English teacher at Sault High. Full of energy, Garland’s speech was about physicality and the effect it can have on relationships. After Garland, was Greg Zimmerman, another LSSU professor. Those familiar with Zimmerman may not be surprised to know that the biology professor’s lecture was on gardening and the effect it can have on your general health. Sadly, Zimmerman’s slides were conspicuously absent due to technical difficulties.

The conference was closed out with a presentation by Trace Hill, a Computer Engineering student with a minor in Mathematics who spoke about “Philosophy in Math.”

Relying on his so called “geoma-tree” and functioning slides, Hill connected conceptual Mathematics with everyday life and detailed how one could use these concepts to help better oneself.

Besides the live speakers, the event also featured videos from TED events in the past. The videos were entertaining and thought-provoking, undescoring the evening’s theme. Unfortunately, the poor video quality detracted from the experience.

Overall, LSSU’s first TEDx event was a success. Despite a few technical difficulties, the small crowd invited to the live event seemed quite satisfied with their two and a half hours spent. With such a wide array of topics, there was something for everyone to enjoy and mull over. After the event, dessert was served in the lobby and everyone had a chance to converse with the speakers. But, most importantly, there were lemon bars.

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March 15th — Ten different elementary and middle schools in the region were invited to take part in Kid’s Day, an activity day hosted by the LSSU Student Government and LSSU’s Public Safety Cadet class in the student activities center. Around fifty kids attended the function.

One of the main goals of the day was to encourage kids to get out of the house and get active. During an Upper Peninsula winter this can be very difficult due to the often-dangerous temperatures. Student Government asked that participants bring any kind of unused canned food or boxed food to donate. The kids that came were admitted for free, and the donated food was given to the Diane Peppler

foundation.Arriving first at around

10:30 am were the 1-4 graders. Student government set up several games including soccer, basketball, volleyball, swimming, capture the flag, and a tricky obstacle course. They then assigned the cadets to supervise and interact in various games.

S t u d e n t G o v e r n m e n t provided Subway sandwiches, chips, and water for the kids as they became hungry. The younger kid’s day came to rest as the 5-8 graders arrived. The same games were played by the older kids and by the end of the day the volunteers were the ones who were tired out. In the end it was evident that the day and the food drive was a success.

Kids DayBy Kevin Pagels

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March 12th — Students once again convened for freebies, socialization and a free concert on Thursday night. The traditional spread of donuts and coffee was as-always in attendence, however the central attraction was Austin Moody, lead singer of a heavy metal band from Nashville, Tennes — Nah, just kidding. He’s a country singer. Very, very country.

Desipite this year’s volume of country performances, there were no complaints from the crowd about Moody’s musical style. LSSU’s country fans showed up and represented, along with a few not so country fans (as in myself). Despite any reservations I may have personally held, Moody was charming and humble and his music reflected that. A self titled “throwback,” Moody’s style of country jumped around the decades like a game of musical hopscotch. The “I’m hot, you’re hot, we’re in a truck” kind of music, as he elegantly defined it, apparently isn’t his jam.

That is not to say, however, that his music was by any means original. With three acoustic guitars in tow, Moody sang in a deep country drawl about hometown blues, pretty women, lost love, and one night stands. In other words, the same subjects that country musicians have been singing about for generations. In the very least, though, Moody’s performance wasn’t terrible to listen to.

For anyone who found Moody’s music to be their jam, the artist generously offered them a chance to see him again in the form of an everlasting back-stage pass. All one had to do was purchase one of his t-shirts and the shirt itself qualifies as a back-stage pass to any of Moody’s future concerts.

Moody’s music can be found on his Youtube channel, Spotify, and or Itunes. Information on Moody can be found on his website and his Facebook page.

Austin MoodyBy Kevin Pagels

By Destinee Bruce

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This past week, I had the opportunity to sit down and talk Laker athletics with Kris Dunbar, the athletic director at LSSU. The main focus of the conversation was the overall status of sports at Lake State.

To begin the interview, I asked Dunbar if there was anything the university could do to help improve the athletic program. She stated that improvement for the aged facilities would be a good place to start.

Specifically, she stated that she would like to see the older lights updated throughout the sports facilities and add more comfortable bleachers with railings and back rests in the

Bud Cooper gym. In addition to the sports venues themselves, Dunbar stated that the locker rooms could benefit from a renovation. Given the amount of people they draw for competitive contests, it would be beneficial to begin renovations on campus with sports-related locations.

Dunbar believes that all sports have an important role because they all provide good, quality entertainment. Sault Ste Marie is a small town, and the fact that we put out contests like we do is not only good for the university but also for the community. Next, we discussed the success of certain programs on a year-to-year basis. It’s not often

LAKER ATHLETICS

A Talk With Kris DunbarBy Kevin Pagels

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C A M P U Sthat all of Lake State’s sports programs are successful in the same season. The basketball team is having their second straight 25-win season and are in the NCAA tournament, and two track and field athletes are heading to nationals. Hockey also collected enough points to make the WCHA tournament.

Building a program up into a championship-caliber team takes a great coaching staff and a core of players who buy into what the coaches teach. This rings true for every sport. Recruiting is a key facet in building teams that succeed, and Dunbar could not say enough about Lake State’s recruiting ability. From her experience, she has found that if she can get the athletes on campus then the school sells itself. The basketball, hockey and volleyball programs offer the maximum scholarship amount that the NCAA allows for student athletes. Dunbar stated that

LSSU’s new flat rate tuition should help tremendously to draw in athletes as well.

The state of Laker athletics is pretty good, and the future is looking even brighter. Men’s Basketball and Hockey are on their way to the playoffs and track is sending representatives to nationals. Golf and softball have shown steady improvement for being outdoor sports that are impossible to practice outside in the north. Volleyball will also be a Laker team to watch this coming year, as well as the up-and-coming tennis team. Hockey and Women’s Basketball did not post the best records this year but that does not mean anything for next year. According to Dunbar, they have made tons of progress since the beginning of the season and they were both under new coaches. Programs with new leadership often do not hit the ground running, it takes patience and hard work to win.

By Kevin Pagels

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1.Listen to DragonForce

2.Listen to other Power Metal

3. Secretly listen to DragonForce when no one is looking

4. ???

5. Profit

A t l e a s t , t h a t w a s m y introduction to Power Metal. Sitting in a basement, smoke coiling around the room as six nerds sat by a fire playing Dungeons and Dragons, I was treated to a musical treat unlike any I had heard before. It sounded vaguely like metal, but it bore the unmistakable inspirations of classical music. The lyrics were

filled with dragons and warriors and grand battles between good and evil. Some of it leaned closer to heavy metal than others, but it never took the leap that would have put it into that category of harshness. It was melodic, symphonic (and not just the songs that were classified as symphonic power metal).

DragonForce came f irst, but soon I was hearing other bands playing: Blind Guardian, Nightwish, Within Temptation (more goth metal, but still

HOW TO: POWER METAL

As with any genre of music, there is a lot of trash to sift through

By Kaleb Chowen

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O P I N I O Nbearing many of the qualities I was quickly falling in love with). Blind Guardian’s Nightfall and The Bard’s Song were the nails in my musical coffin. That night, I wrote down the name of every band on that playlist and spent the next week listening to what I learned to call Power Metal.

As with any genre of music, there is a lot of trash to sift through, but, moreso than any genre I have found, the good power metal resonates through the bones and uplifts the soul. It’s not just for the chords that it’s called power metal. It empowers the listener as the bands sing about freedom and fighting until the bitter end. The spirit of the bards and skalds who sang songs of gods and heroes centuries ago lives on in this music. Four minute solos

and choruses that will stick in your head for life will make even a passing interest in the genre well worth the time.

If this sounds even remotely like something you would like to check out, I would recommend starting with the bands and songs listed above. A man called PelleK has a YouTube channel where he sings well-known songs in a power metal style, but it is his original work and his work with Damnation Angels that marks him as one of the greats. Other people to check out include XeinReed, Ancient Bards, Savatage and Kamelot. Rock on, friends.

Naturally DragonForce came first, but then I discovered more

E v e n a p a s s i n g interest in the genre is well worth the time

By Kaleb Chowen

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It’s that time a year again. We try and catch our advisors in their offices, begging for them to lift that hold off our record. We look at the available classes, cringing at that 8am we HAVE to take. As the day draws closer we draft and redraft the perfect schedule, just to realize at midnight, as our classes fill up, that our advisor never lifted that hold.

Registration has its problems. As a freshman, you always had to deal with everyone and their roommate’s secret pet cat logging on to register for the same classes and crashing the server. As you got older, you realized that you could actually

sign up at 12:15 and be okay.Being a senior, on the other

hand, brings an entirely different set of problems. There’s that moment when you first look at the perspective classes and you realize that somehow, every class left blank on your audit sheet is conveniently left off the class list as well.

We wish you luck as you angrily slam your laptop shut in disgust, or frantically type an email to your dean, or just lay your head down on the table and cry. This is all just part of the registration process. Believe me, it’s never easy. So brace yourselves, registration is coming.

REGISTRATION

WOESBy Amanda Cady

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FROM A FIRST TIME RELAY FOR

LIFEREvery year Lake State hosts a Relay for Life event. As

a busy college student, I never took the time to devote an entire day to the event. It always seemed to land on a weekend where I had to be in the theater getting ready for a show. This year was my first ever Relay for Life and I was excited.

I volunteered to help set up the night before. There were so many people there to help, it was hard to find things to do.

By Amanda Cady

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T h e S AC wa s s u d d e n ly transformed from regular gym to an array of world flags and purple table cloths in a matter of a few hours.

The next afternoon when I walked through the door, however, I was a little surprised. The different organizations had all set up their tables but there weren’t as many people as I had anticipated. Despite the lack of participants, it was still amazing.

I helped my friends at The Hoop Incident with their Rent-A-Hoop booth. It was really fun to play with all the hula hoops.

WLSO was blasting music, MCOLES and the Fire Science students were in the throes of a fierce competition, and everyone seemed to be having a great time.

Within the first couple hours, I was arrested by MCOLES. That was a pretty cool fundraiser and by the end of the night my friends and I had arrested pretty much everyone we knew there, along with our professor.

T h e l u m i n a r i a l i g h t i n g ceremony was really beautiful. The lights of the SAC came down and we were all left in the dim glow of candles

inside the decorated bags. As a community, we walked a lap in complete silence, looking at each bag in turn. The most

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O P I N I O Ntouching part was that after we walked that lap, the Fire Science students walked a lap together holding the bag they made for their fellow Laker, Zach Barber.

It’s crazy to think how many people are affected by cancer every day. Mothers, husbands, children, friends; we all have someone. Personally, I walked for my grandpa who passed

away when I was in high school. It was amazing to be brought together as a family for twelve hours for a sole purpose.

In the end, the participants in this year’s Relay for Life raised over $11,000. Even though my team only raised a small fraction of that, we are proud of ourselves and I can’t wait to go again next year.

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The first official day of spring was March 20th, but judging by the piles upon piles of snow all over the place, we are not going to reap the benefits of that any time soon. I would like to congratulate all of the die-hard yoopers who actually stayed up here for spring break and did not seek warmer weather. As Kevin Durant would say, “you the real MVP.”

Realistically, though, the onset of this warmer weather is not what it seems and there will be cold winds and probably more snow to ruin that for you. So what is so special about it supposedly being spring? Well, there is nothing special; we transition from slipping on ice and snow to stepping in deep puddles of thawing matter. And let’s not forget to mention the piles of dirt mixed in the snowbanks which

tells you grass may not be getting greener any day soon either.

Whether you like the snow or hate it, you can be sure it will go away — maybe only for a couple short months, but it will cease to exist. So for now, let’s enjoy this gift of warmer weather and hope that it continues long enough to make a difference in snow piles.

Spring?By Kevin Pagels

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Reddit is enormous. It brings together thousands of like-minded individuals into smaller groups called subreddits, where people post and comment on various links relevant to the subject of the subreddit one happens to be surveying. It can be a massive time-waster, sure, it can be biased and prejudiced, sure, but most large communities have issues. If you like mildly interesting things, there’s r/mildlyinteresting. If you like looking at pictures of electrical cabling that has been expertly organized into a visually

appealing mass, there’s r/cableporn. In this new Compass feature, we will be taking a look at some of the subreddits and figuring out whether they are worth the subscription.

r/debatereligion is a subreddit where you would imagine a group of intelligent, thoughtful people would engage in discourse over the nuances of religious thought and the historicity of the religions, backed by solid facts and interesting ideas. What one gets instead is an anti-intellectual echo chamber of epic proportions. Many of

Rating Redditr/debatereligion

Most of the questions are just the same garbage

— over and over again

If you want a good debate, do not go to

r/deabetreligion.

By Kevin Pagels

By Kaleb Chowen

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the questions are the same garbage over and again: Why do you believe in a God? Why would God allow evil to happen? How can you believe that Islam is a religion of peace? If you are an apatheist, why are you even here?

If you’re disgruntled within a few seconds of reading the questions, give some of them a click. The responses are usually just as bad. They are filled with the same tired “arguments” that cannot be substantiated. With ninety-percent of the questions being faith-based, most of the answers are faith-based. Why do you believe? Because I do. These are not debates on religion. The other ten-percent of the responses are ad hominem attacks dressed up so the moderators don’t catch

them and the one guy trying to have an actual discussion on some aspect of religion or the history thereof.

The fact is, if you want a good debate, do not go to r/deabetreligion. If you want to watch a bunch of people squabble over the same old theist vs. atheist saw, then give it a click. Sometimes it can be, well, mildly interesting. Next time, we will tackle r/anarchy. Until then, true believers.

Sometimes, it can be mildly interesting,in the mean-spirited

voyeur kind of way.

What parts of the internet do YOU

want us to brave? Let us know at compass@

lssu.edu, and we’ll make Kaleb go there.

Just don’t get him on any more FBI

watch-lists, please.

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Star Wars has captivated the world for over thirty years. Television shows, books, comics and video games have helped to flesh out the Star Wars universe, and have introduced characters as loved as those from the movies. While those stories will always be with us, the recent acquisition of LucasArts by Disney has led to a change in the status quo. With most of the stories from outside of the movies being overwritten by new ones, many fans have been left wondering what the fate of some of their favorite Expanded Universe characters will be going forward.

Recycling the Rebels: A New Plan for a

New CanonBy Kaleb Chowen

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Kyle Katarn, Mara Jade, Grand Admiral Thrawn, Jaina Solo and many more have, for the time being, been removed from the main Star Wars canon. Their stories have been relegated to the new Legends classification of Star Wars lore. This has caused mixed feelings in the Star Wars community. While most agree that the freedom to overlook thirty years of backstory is a boon to the new material being produced, those same people lament the fact that they will never seen a story with Mara Jade again. Dave Filoni, J. J. Abrams and other Star Wars creators may have found a way around this that will satisfy this conflict: character recycling.

Star Wars has always been, at its heart, about mythology and archetypes. George Lucas based the original trilogy on Joseph Cambell’s Hero’s Journey, a mythical motif that has been

present in stories since the Sumerians gave us Gilgamesh. Archetypes are characters who, in a broad sense, have existed in stories since dirt was a thing. The archetype of the Mentor was filled by Obi-Wan, Yoda and Qui-Gon Jinn at various points throughout the Star Wars movies. Luke Skywalker looks set to take on this role in The Force Awakens. Using this idea, but narrowing the scope a bit, recent Star Wars characters seem to be drawing inspiration from the beloved characters of the past.

In Star Wars: Rebels, the spiritual successor to the popular Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the deuteragonist Kanan Jarrus (voiced by Freddie Prince Jr.) shares many characteristics with the now-Legends but ever-popular Kyle Katarn from the Dark Forces video game series. They were both pseudo-Jedi in the Dark

Star Wars has always been, at its heart, about

mythology and archetypes.

Kanan Jarrus shares many characteristics with the

ever-popular Kyle Katarn

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O P I N I O NTimes between Episodes III and IV, they both can be snarky and they both have no compunction against using a lightsaber and a blaster in tandem. Oh, yeah, and they both fly with a headstrong female pilot voiced by Vanessa Marshall.

Now, with a warning of possible spoilers preceding what comes next, a recent rumor states that season two of Rebels will introduce a character based on Mara Jade named Aileen Zahn (the surname in honor of Mara Jade’s creator, Timothy Zahn). Should this rumor prove true, it means the creators are actively using this recycling method, instead of accidentally. The new movie, as well, seems like it might be utilizing similar techniques. The female lead, Rey (played by Daisy

Ridley), has had her surname redacted thus far. It’s probably because it’s Solo. There is every chance they are condensing the Solo kids from the novels into her character, making a wholly unique character that still retains the best aspects of her spiritual predecessors.

This method does a lot for Star Wars fans. Instead of importing characters directly into new material, altering their personality and backstory to fit the new canon and making them go through things that will only serve to remind us that their original adventures “never happened,” they will be replaced by similar but unique characters that, going forward, will probably make us fall in love with them as well. Star Wars fans can have their blue milk and drink it, too. Moving forward, it can be hoped that we see more characters based on their predecessors, while leaving those predecessors to the Legends we remember them from.

The creators are actively using this recycling

method, rather than accidentally

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Sportsmanship is defined as fair play with respect towards your opponents. Recently and historically there have been breaches in fair play. These are some examples.

In January, Arroyo Valley High School’s Girls Basketball team beat their opponent, Bloomington High School 161- 2; the winning team’s coach, Michael Anderson, was then suspended for unsportsmanlike conduct. Bloomington had already lost a game by 90 points whereas Arroyo Valley won their last four games by over 70 points. It was a lopsided game from the start, and there is no mercy system in basketball. Before the game the coaches agreed to allow Arroyo’s starters to play the

first half in order to prepare for a tournament; Anderson removed his starters after the first quarter and later told his players to run the clock; that did not matter to the other coach. Was this an overwhelming win? Yes. Did the head coach deserve to be suspended on allegations of unsportsmanlike behavior to placate the other team? No. Anderson did not try to mercilessly crush his opponent; if he wanted to, Anderson could have not negotiated with Bloomington’s coach, kept his starters in the whole game, or not told his players to score only when necessary.

T h e m o s t f a m o u s c a s e of doping comes from East Germany. The country was mercilessly winning medal

Sportsmanship:Then and Now

By Miranda Emaus

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O P I N I O Nafter medal in the Olympics. The athletes were told they were taking vitamin tablets; in reality, they were steroids. The bubble burst in 1991 when the coaches confirmed that the athletes were administered performance enhancing drugs for nearly 20 years; the extent of the doping even included minors. The reveal was not a surprise to all, coaches and athletes had speculated that the East Germans had been cheating. The medals won by East Germans in this 20-year period, unfortunately, were never retracted by the Olympic Committee and some of their former athletes still suffer consequences from the steroids.

T h e o t h e r o v e r b l o w n sportsmanship issue of January was “Deflategate.” After the New England Patriot’s massive win over the Indianapolis Colts, it was found that 11 of the 12 footballs prepared by the Patriots were about 2psi flat.

How this happened is currently unknown, but speculation has ruled out the idea that they were deflated during the game. New England’s quarterback, Tom Brady, has stated that he prefers having the footballs with less air, and the weather conditions during the game against the Colts would have made deflated balls easier to catch. It does not matter if the Patriots are a better team than the Colts; if they cheated to win then they deserve to be punished for ignoring the rules.

Sports bring out the best and worst of players and fans. In high school sports, there are students on performance enhancing drugs and over-competitive coaches throwing fits (and clip boards and chairs) over a loss. Sports are important, though. They teach athletes respect, determination and self-improvement. Sportsmanship is really something everyone should learn.

By Miranda Emaus

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April Fools Day has been around for centuries. Its origins are unknown, but there is believed to be a link between April First and the change in the season. It was not until the eighteenth century that the holiday took off in western Europe.

Nowadays, people set up elaborate hoaxes and pranks ranging from ads about real Po ke m o n , p l a c i n g s t i c k y notes every where, releasing thousands of bouncy balls down the hallway, to letting two pigs lose in a building labelled 1 and 3. In 1978, a millionaire in Australia boasted about bringing

in an iceberg from Antarctica; he planned on cutting it into chunks and selling it for ten cents each. Spectators could even see the iceburg being towed into Sydney harbor. Rain, however, revealed that the iceberg was really composed of firefighting foam and shaving cream.

The speghetti tree captured attention in 1957 after it was reported in Switzerland. People actually phoned in asking how the tree was grown; in response, they were told to “place a sprig of spaghetti into a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best.”

A Brief History of April Fools

By Miranda Emaus

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Remember black and white TVs? What if you could change an old black and white TV into a color TV by simply covering the screen with a pair of tights? This 1967 prank fooled thousands in Sweden into believing that using a pair of tights as a filter would bend the light coming off the television resulting in color.

Last year’s most memorable p r a n k s i n c l u d e t h e f a ke pregnancy call to Aquinas College in retaliation to a professor’s strict cell phone policy. Lego decided to ship Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Legos by turtle for one day only. There was Google Map’s challenge to those dreaming of being a Pokemon

Master to find and capture every Pokemon on Earth. College Humor was supposedly bought by Facebook. Rosetta Stone released a program to help Star Trek fans learn how to speak Klingon. Sam Adams produced a beer that contained helium. Disney bought 3 more acres of land for Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore, and the gang. Advertisements for spray on yoga pants were released.

Even if it’s origins are unknown April Fools may have evolved form mother nature to elaborate jokes and commercial hoaxes. We will have to wait to see what April First 2015 has stored.

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On February 27th, Leonard Nimoy, best known for portraying the iconic character Spock in the Star Trek series, died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 83 years old.

Leonard Nimoy had a long and successful career as an actor and director, but was most well known for his role on Star Trek. Nimoy played logic-driven Spock, a science officer in the 23rd century aboard the Starship Enterprise with Captain James T. Kirk and his crew. Spock is known for his hand gesture which separates four fingers into two equal sides. His trademark line, “live long and prosper” is still widely referred to today as one of the greatest quotes of

all time. Nimoy actually found himself using this quote to end his speeches and his social media posts.

Star Trek the TV show ran for three years before it was cancelled in 1969. It wasn’t until 1979 that Hollywood wanted to bring back Star Trek as a major motion picture. The film was mildly successful and pleased long awaiting fans. Nimoy also made an appearance as Spock in the 2009 and 2013 Star Trek reboot films.

Leonard Nimoy found success not only as an actor but also as a director. In the 80’s, he was at the helm for the third and fourth installments of the Star Trek movies and also directed

Live Long And Prosper

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the 1987 box office success Three Men and A Baby starring Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, and Ted Danson.

Leonard Nimoy portrayed Spock long after his Star Trek Days were over. He hosted events featuring Spock and even gave speeches as the lovable Vulcan character himself. Spock inspired many “Trekkies” along the way, and he will continue to inspire those who enjoy and those who will come to enjoy Star Trek.

Rest in Peace Mr. Nimoy, you showed us all the meaning of Live Long and Prosper.

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I n t h e m u c h a n t i c i p a te d rematch, the Lake Superior State Lakers played with a chip on their shoulder against the Ferris State Bulldogs. The game took place in Louisville Kentucky in the first round of the division II NCAA tournament. For the second year in a row the Lakers took the game down to the wire before deciding to pull out a victory. Last year Tony Harris threw up a desperation half-court shot as time expired, sending the Lakers to the next round. This time around, it was guard Jake Blake that played hero for Lake State. Ferris State lead 67-62 with around 50 seconds remaining when Blake hit a clutch three pointer. He then scored on another shot attempt that tied the game at 67 as time expired. Lake Superior State then went on to dominate in overtime, avenging a

five point loss just a week earlier in the GLIAC championship game. Alex Williams led the Lakers with 21 points and 6 rebounds, shooting 5-9 from beyond the arc.

T h e 2 2 n d ra n ke d La ke r s advanced to the next round to play 3rd seed Bellarmine. In that contest the Lakers would not prevail falling 85-59. LSSU did not help themselves on either end of the floor as they played poor defense, allowing 85 points. On the offensive end, they shot just 32 percent from the field, including going 9-31 from behind the three point line. The loss ended an impressive season for Lake State, in which they compiled a 26-7 season. Seniors Alex Williams and Tony Harris combined for 28 points in what would play out to be their final collegiate game.

BASKETBALLLakers Fall To

BellarmineBy Kevin Pagels

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March 6 — The Lake Superior State University Men’s Basketball team pushed past the semi-final round of the GLIAC championship tournament. The team won 56-70 against number four seed Saginaw Valley State University.

Lake State lost to Saginaw State University both away and home during the regular season, but this time the Lakers limited them to a saddening 31.3 shot percentage. There was little scoring throughout the beginning of the game; it took a minute before either team scored and after four minutes of play the score was only 2-3 in favor of Lake State. With six and a half minutes in the first half, however, the Lakers were up by 15 points. The Cardinals never held the lead after seven minutes into the first

half of the game.T h e La ke r s p l aye d we l l ,

outperforming the Cardinals in field goal percentage, three point percentage, free throw percentage, rebounds, assists, points off turnovers, points in the paint, fastbreak points and bench points. Tony Harris led the game for the Lakers in total points (14) and rebounds (6); Josh Goldschmidt led in assists (4). The game was a truly collective effort among the entire team.

This was the final game of the year for Saginaw Valley. They ended their season 21-9, and were unable to make it into the Division ll March Madness tournament. Lake State, however, continued on to the championship game of the GLIAC tournament against Ferris State University the next day.

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M a rc h 8 — L S S U ’s M e n’s Basketball team fell to Ferris State in the final round of the GLIAC tournament 87-82.It was 31-8 in the first period with 10:21 left on the clock. Luckily, that was when their comeback began. The Lakers started to slow Ferris’ advances and more than quadrupled the score within the second 10 minutes to end the pitiful first half 49-35.

Within five minutes the Lakers were only behind by 10 points. With 5:57 on the clock, the Lakers finally tied the game up with a free throw from Jordan Dasuqi. After Tony Harris made two free throws, the score was 83-82 with six seconds left in play. There was still hope. LSSU just needed to steal the ball and score or Ferris had to foul. In an attempt to steal the ball, a technical foul was called against Lake State. Ferris

State pulled ahead one final time with four free throws and Ferris burned the last five seconds, closing it up 87-82

Lake Superior State University was led by Devin Daly who scored 22 points, and Alex Williams and Jake Blake led in rebounds. Akaemji Williams led the team in assists. As a team, LSSU doubled Ferris in bench points, and had more points in the paint, fastbreak points, turnovers, rebounds, assists, and field goal percentage. Ferris was led by Drew Lehman with 38 points. Lake State had 30 personal fouls and 1 technical foul called against them; Ferris State had 27 fouls.

The attendance at the game was phenomenal. 958 people were in attendance and it was the final day of Spring Break. They had to pull out extra bleachers

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for the student section. The students gave the Lakers high fives and fist bumps as they entered the gym. The student section stood proud throughout the entire game cheering on the Lakers through thick and thin. Three of them — Sean Seur, Ben

Deuling, and Will Thomson — led the section and even got the rest of the Laker fans pumped up for the game.

The men’s basketball team won GLIACs for the regular season and were the runner up in the tournament.

This past weekend Lake State sent two qualifying representatives from track and field to the NCAA nationals in Alabama. Justin Dieck qualified nationally for shot put, and Ro b e r t o Va l d e z q u a l i f i e d nationally for high jump.

Dieck’s first throw of 57 feet 11 ¾ inches was good enough to edge the f ifteen other competitors and be crowned national champion in NCAA division II. In my opinion the most impressive part about Mr.

Dieck being crowned national champion is the fact that he is only a junior. He will be returning next year for his senior season and if he keeps up the hard work that he has put in this year then next year will be something to watch.

Valdez cleared his season high 7 foot 3 inches in his second attempt which was good enough for second place. His competitor and the national champion cleared the 7 foot 3 inch obstacle in his first attempt.

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On March 6th and 7th the men’s hockey team hosted the Ferris State Bulldogs. It was a two-game WCHA conference series. Unfortunately our Lakers were not victors in either of the games, falling 4-1 and 3-0. Offense has played a major part in LSSU’s dismal season as they have not put up very good numbers. The Lakers struck first on a goal by Stephen Perfetto who was set up and assisted by Gus Correale. FSU responded as Gerald Mayhew scored to even the score at 1-1. That single goal would be all the Lakers would get past Bulldog senior CJ Motte for the rest of the series. Ferris State managed to score three goals on freshman

goaltender Gordon Defiel, the fourth goal was an empty net score. The score does not reflect how the Lakers played. It was a hard fought contest that did not end in favor of LSSU.

The second game of the series seemed like a fizzle as the Lakers failed to find the back of the net. With the two losses Ferris completed the season sweep of the Lakers beating them in all four contests. In the four contests Ferris outscored the Lakers 17-3. Though the season did not go as most had expected, the Lakers will get the opportunity to play in the WCHA tournament.

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