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A Window to Physics And So Much More....
ers in this interface between geometry
By Mark Greek and physics,” said University President
Samuel Stanley.
e building features a lecture hall
What is that giant glass thing on the ground floor and a dining area
they’ve been working on over by the on the second floor. Meant to act as a
Math and Physics buildings? metaphorical bridge between the two
“A gleaming, beautiful space to departments, the new facility also fea-
work and coexist,” according to John tures an actual bridge to the Mathemat-
Morgan, professor emeritus and direc- ics tower.
tor of the new Simons Center for “Mathematics was my field so from
Geometry and Physics. that standpoint it makes sense,” Dr.
e new building, funded by a large James Simons said. e center features a
donation from the James and Marilyn lecture hall on the ground floor and a
Simons Foundation, will host work- dining area on the second floor.
shops and lectures and welcome more With Stony Brook University al-
than two dozen postdoctoral candidates ready boasting robust science and
and visiting professors each year. e mathematics departments, this new
building is meant to provide a work- center can be considered a sandbox for results. “A great deal of mathematics, of cooperation between two depart-
space that encourages collaboration be- students and faculty to explode and geometrics and theoretical physics are ments that have worked in tandem at
tween the university’s Institute for learn. almost inexplicably bound up… e the university for some time.
Mathematical Sciences and the Depart- e $60 million donation is the ties have become tremendous,” said Si- “We give money to different places,”
ment of Physics and Astronomy. largest endowment in SUNY history mons at the center’s grand opening Simons said of him and his wife. “But
“e people it’s going to house and Simons said he is pleased with the event, adding that the nearly 40,000 no place is closer, I think, to both of our
…are going to be some of the real lead- square-foot building stands as a symbol hearts than Stony Brook.”
Editorial Board
Executive Editor
editorials
Najib Aminy
Managing Editor
Nick Statt
Why The Youth Doesn’t Matter
Associate Editor
Evan Goldaper Where were you on November 2, be- tics at a fever pitch, it’s semi-under- from, as Cuomo said his plans include
tween the hours of 6 a.m. and 9 p.m.? Be- standable that young Americans didn’t “immediately imposing a cap on state
Business Manager tween classes, work or extra-curricula, have the stomach to get involved this spending...as part of a one year emer-
Inquire Within, did you manage to squeeze in two min- year. But the impact that midterm elec- gency financial plan.”
Please Don’t Quit utes to vote? tions can have on higher education is On the local level, the race for US
Production Manager It seems young Americans in partic- huge, and the newest crop of New York Congress is an important one for educa-
Inquire Within ular had better things to do than vote in politicians will now get to help unscrew, tion. Tim Bishop, the Democratic in-
this year’s midterm election. While 51 or further screw the SUNY system. cumbent running for New York District
News Editors percent of Americans age 18-29 voted in Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo has 1, which includes Stony Brook, has been
Matt Calamia the 2008 presidential election and 25 said he supports PHEEIA, the so-called recognized for leadership in higher edu-
Bobby Holt
percent turned out for the 2006 “empowerment and innovation act” cation and has worked to secure federal
Features Editor midterms, only 20 percent of the group SUNY has desperately sought so state education funds for New York state, in-
Desiree Keegan voted last week. colleges could hike tuition each year and cluding $700 million this year. Bishop
Beyond the young demographic, cit- cater to private developers. Cuomo has sits on the Committee for Education and
Arts Editor izen participation nationwide slumped. said he supports a PHEEIA pilot pro- Labor and worked in higher education
Liz Kaempf
Studies show that last week’s election gram, which would allow the universities for nearly 30 years. He was the provost at
Sports Editor turnout dropped below 2006 levels, with at Stony Brook and Buffalo to test out the the College at Southampton under Long
Matt Maran 1.5 million fewer citizens casting ballots. idea. But let’s not forget, it takes two Island University’s ownership, and more
And compared to the 2008 election, a branches of state government to pass the recently, he has played a big role in seek-
Photo Editor whopping 30 million fewer voters turned thing, and while Governor Paterson has ing the reopening of the Southampton
Carolina Hidalgo
out to vote this year. been a fervent PHEEIA champion, it has campus after Stony Brook chose to shut-
Copy Editor With rampant disappointment in still failed to get enacted. ter it this year.
Zach Knowlton the Obama administration, searing neg- (On the flipside, Carl Paladino had At the time of publication, the con-
ative ads from all sides and Tea Party an- said he supported the idea of PHEEIA as gressional race’s outcome is undeter-
Social Media Editor well, so PHEEIA mined. According to Newsday, an
Kenny Mahoney
haters like the UUP unfinished count of the ballots showed
Ombudswoman or The Stony Brook the Conservative candidate, Randy
Tia Mansouri Press would have Altschuler, leading by about 3,500 votes.
Layout Design by been out of luck Bishop’s camp said on November 7 that
Jowy Romano with either married they would ask a judge to order a hand
candidate.) count of the ballots, while a spokesman
Staff On his website, for Altschuler told Newsday a do-over
Vincent Barone our next governor was unnecessary.
Raina Bedford
Michelle Bylicky Cuomo has said Altschuler hasn’t spoken much on
Lionel Chan he’ll seek state education, except to say that he would
Mike Cusanelli
Eric DiGiovanni grants that would to support tax breaks for families who
Brett Donnelly
Amanda Douville foster and reward choose alternative schooling of the pub-
Lauren Dubinsky partnerships be- lic system for their young children, such
Lauren Dubois
Andrew Fraley tween private in- as faith-based schools or home learning.
David Ginn
Mark Greek dustries and The moral of the story here, kids, is
Colleen Harrington
Samuel Katz
colleges for research that you should have voted on Novem-
Desiree Keegan and development. ber 2, and if you didn’t, don’t you dare
Iris Lin
Chris Mellides He said he will es- complain about the results. Just because
Alyssa Melillo
Erica Mengouchian tablish a “New this election wasn’t a whirlwind of hope
Carol Moran Technology Seed and change and was more of a spanking-
Frank Myles
Alex H. Nagler Fund” that will fest to certain people and parties, it does-
Howie Newsberkman
Jessica Rybak match, dollar-for- n’t mean you should just sit it out. These
Emily Torkel dollar, funds for en- are the folks who will be shaping policy
Matt Willemain
trepreneurs who in New York for the next several years,
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Full of Potential
After the better part of a semester, the new Stu-
dent Activity Board (SAB) has seen its budget balloon
more than 40 percent larger than that of its predeces-
sor. In fact, the $404,000 that SAB commands
amounts to 13 percent of the overall Undergraduate
Student Government’s operating budget.
In comparison, the former SAB spent its smaller
budget to host of a variety of events that catered
mostly to a small niche on campus. The new SAB has
focused on fewer events with bigger turnout, and
there’s one standout quality of the new board: it has
potential.
This year’s SAB events have included the comedy
of Christian Finnegan and the Upright Citizens
Brigade Touring Company, a student-hosted art show,
and the Humans vs. Zombies tag game. But unfortu-
nately, that’s about it.
This semester’s activities have proven to be suc-
cessful because they have achieved an ideal that few
former SAB-sponsored events had not: well-attended
events that cater to the whole campus. The idea of
hosting a few quality campus events that attract
crowds of 500-plus students is a radical shift from the the right direction by hosting events aimed to improve pecially considering the increased funding the board
old SAB era, where there was a plethora of small-scale student life here on campus. And an added plus is that has received. Already, there are talks about securing
activities aimed at just a few specific fraternities and all the events have so far been free. big-name visitors like Aziz Ansari, Louis C.K.,
sororities. Yet taking into account that the new SAB is sitting Christopher Hitchens and Snoop Dogg, to name a few.
Another success of the new SAB administration on a $404,000 pile of opportunity, we expect even But if the new SAB continues on the path they’ve
is that students no longer have to wait for the end of more quality than the scattered handful that have been treading by hosting just a few events with the
spring semester for a decent entertainment, typically taken place thus far. constant mention of big plans for the future, then that
a concert with a few big artists. Guests like Christian For example, Stony Brook University used to at- potential will largely be unfulfilled, putting a damper
Finnegan and the Uprights Citizens Brigade provide a tract big musical artists like the Grateful Dead, Blue on both student life at Stony Brook and the strides that
healthy dose of comedy for what the Princeton Review Öyster Cult and Jimi Hendrix, and speakers like Ralph SAB has made thus far.
has ranked the 11th unhappiest campus in the nation. Nader. George Carlin once graced the Stony Brook The new SAB passed its first test with Christian
Of course, SAB’s offerings are not limited to com- campus community with his wit and wisdom. The his- Finnegan’s appearance, and they’ve seemed to con-
edy events. They also assumed the funding responsi- tory is clearly there, and with today’s much larger stu- tinue along the comedic track with events that reach
bility for the week-long Humans vs. Zombies game dent body and decent reputation, continuing that across all aisles. But until some high-impact, exciting
and are trying out new programs like the student-run tradition should be priority. ideas are actually put in motion, the only thing the
art show. It looks as though the new SAB is headed in Which is why the new SAB is full of potential, es- SAB will be known for is it’s potential.
We Feel Cultured!
The MaMa Art Show, in which art By having this mix of the novitiate and
was showcased in the Union Ballroom the journeyman, the show offered a
and the University Café on November helpful contrast to those not well-versed
1, was intended to be a modest display in some of the more prominent art
of student work across a variety of forms displayed.
mediums. While the issue of attendance Events like this are few and far be-
at campus events was not a motivation tween here at Stony Brook, but are
in presenting the show, organizer sharp reminders of the potential bal-
Roman Belopolsky was surprised to ance and diversity this campus can
find that the show was a huge success. achieve. Funding for the MaMa show
A steady flow of students came in and came from USG, so all it truly takes is
out all night long, and words of aston- takes is seizing idea and putting it into
ishment and shock floated among at- motion, or offering your support to one
tendees who were unaware that works already in motion yet struggling to stay
of such quality could have come from their home in the Humanities here at sculptures were on display, while artists afloat. With the steady rise in consis-
Stony Brook University students. Stony Brook. Putting aside the unex- were able to walk around and talk with tency and popularity of music events
On a campus filled with scientific pected attendance, the mere scope of attendees. like Rock Yo Face Case and Stony
minds, the MaMA was a symbol for the the variety was overwhelming impres- Chris Mancuso, a local Long Island Brooklyn, we can only hope that events
thriving arts scene and its many con- sive. Everything from paintings and artist whose work was in the University like this are not random flukes and are
tributors, most of whom have found photographs to elaborate and unique Cafe, gave the show a professional edge. forming a true pattern towards change.
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5-0 Crackdown On Booze, Drugs and Fun!
referrals can result in arrest, suspension
By Colleen Harrington or expulsion, according to university
policy.
Stony Brook University is not alone
College is that traditional time in the jump in drug related violations,
where students study by day and banish either: A review of the annual crime re-
brain cells with booze and drug experi- ports from SUNY schools at Bingham-
mentation by night. Now, new data ton, Albany and Buffalo show that drug
shows that Stony Brook students may incidents have climbed at all of SUNY's
partying even harder than before. four university centers. From 2007 to
According to the university's annual 2009, Binghamton's incidence of drug
crime report, drug use on campus has discipline increased from 74 to 105, and
soared over the past few years. Drug re- jumped at Buffalo as well, from 150 to
ferrals on campus have more than 249 over the same time span. Crime
quadrupled, from 73 in 2007 to 317 in data for Albany was only available dat-
2009, and drug arrests on campus ing back to 2008, but a 20% increase in
climbed from six to 19 during the same drug incidents was reported there as
period. well. liquor statistics slightly decreased. It sity crime reports: less burglaries were
e most recent drug data stands in Stony Brook saw the highest percent seems our peers up north have drank us reported at three out of the four SUNY
stark contrast with the numbers re- increase in drug violations, and it saw under the table, or just tend to get university centers in 2009. Burglary in-
ported in Stony Brook's 2002 crime re- the biggest climb in liquor violations on caught more: 860 liquor violations were cidents at Stony Brook dropped, from
port, when just 18 drug referrals were campus as well. e amount of people reported in 2009, down by about 10% 212 reported in 2007 down to 134 in
reported. slapped with alcohol referrals has more from the 948 incidents in 2007. 2009. Over the same period, Bingham-
Drug referrals on campus are issued than doubled, from 226 in 2007 up to e amount of on-campus liquor in- ton burglaries dropped from 50 to 11,
for a number of different drug viola- 463 in 2009. cidents varied at Binghampton and Al- and Buffalo's numbers were down from
tions and can result in a number of dif- While Stony Brook has seen the bany. Binghampton saw a jump from 123 to 66. Albany was the only school
ferent disciplinary consequences, largest percent increase in liquor inci- 191 in 2007 to 314 last year, while Al- to report that burglaries had increased:
ranging from a slap-on-the-wrist warn- dents, SBU's numbers pale in compari- bany reported a 34% decrease, from 305 ere were 38 reported in 2007, while
ing, parental notification, rehab or re- son to the statistics that the University in 2008 down to 200 in 2009. twice as many, 76, were reported last
moval from campus residence. Multiple at Buffalo reported, even though UB's e bit of good news in the univer- year.
The Stony Brook Press News 7
$400,000 In The Bank, But Where’s the Fun?
By Najib Aminy
Aziz Ansari, Louis C.K., Snoop
Dogg and Ralph Nader are just some of
the names being thrown around to
come next semester to Stony Brook.
That’s in part due to more than
$100,000 injected into the new Student
Activities Board (SAB) budget.
Since the Establishment of Student
Life Act was passed last spring semes-
ter, the new SAB has been operating on
a budget of $404,000; a budget that is 40
percent larger than the previous ad-
ministration. The act, which was cre-
ated to remedy a growing concern that
SAB events had been catering to spe-
cific minority fraternities and sororities,
Students taking in Christian
aimed to centralize the way event pro-
gramming would take place. Finnegan’s performance earlier
Problems had occurred during the this year.
transition between old and new SAB.
“I wasn’t expecting year one was ming on campus. top of a recent $20,000—funds redi-
The 2010 spring semester Brookfest
going to be the best thing in the world,” But with the recent string of budget rected from the discontinued LIRR
concert, the first big event after the
said Alex Dimitriyadi, Executive Vice cuts that has affected Stony Brook, the ticket program, ALIRRT.
change was dismally attended, selling
President and author of the act. “But it’s USG, specifically the SAB, has a grow- Dimitriyadi and Khan are propos-
only 540 tickets for an event that hosted
remained the status quo. It just shows ing role compensating for program- ing to increase the student activities fee
rap-artist Wale and indie-rock twosome
you how ineffective the previous years ming cuts in the Dean of Student’s to $100 from the current $94.25. Khan
Matt and Kim. The poorly attended
have been.” office. hopes that the additional money will go
end-of-the-year event highlighted a rift
When compared to the old SAB, “We are being more conservative towards SAB to fund big name artists
between former SAB members and
where there was at least one event or because we don’t know what’s down the and events for next semester. Students
USG’s new direction in event hosting.
program hosted once per week, the cur- road,” said Jerrod Stein, Dean of Stu- will get to vote in favor or against the
Now, more than halfway through
rent regime hosts far fewer. It’s some- dents. “Relying on the student activity activity fee raise, however. Khan says
the semester, Stony Brook has been host
thing that Student Programming fee is more profound now than it’s ever the fee hike would go to a good cause.
to Christian Finnegan, the Upright Cit-
Agency Director Moiz Khan said was been,” said Stein. “The big thing obviously is that we
izens Brigade Touring Company and
done intentionally. That’s why part of the 40 percent in- can’t just do four events and the scale of
the mentalist known as Banachek. Be-
Khan said he saw a problem with crease in the new SAB budget is due in the event has to be bigger,” said Khan,
tween these events, new SAB has also
how events were being run in previous part to the SAB formally taking respon- reflecting on the events new SAB has
coordinated the Modern Art by Mod-
years and how they were usually catered sibility for big events like Homecoming hosted this semester. “We are still look-
ern Artists exhibit held last week, a well-
to a small niche on campus. He said he Weekend, Roth Regatta and Senior ing for more money to do bigger events
attended trivia event, the fortnightly
wanted to focus on events that focused Week. for next semester.”
Rock Yo Face Case concerts and Hu-
on quality and attracted wide audiences. “We feel that we should offer some
mans vs. Zombies.
“Even though there [haven’t] been sort of support to make sure these tra- The Press sought comment from for-
But even within the halls of the Un-
many events on campus this semester, ditions continue to happen,” Dim- mer SAB members concerning the
dergraduate Student Government, there
each event that has happened, at the itriyadi said. “Ultimately we are change of power and this year’s effort to
has been an acknowledgement that
very least, has been diverse. There has responsible for student life on campus.” liven the campus, but no one responded
SAB’s relevance on campus has stayed
been no clear clique,” said Khan, who Khan is hopeful that the SAB re- to our inquires.
the same.
oversees USG student event program- ceives more money from the USG, on
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Metro 2033:
In Soviet Russia, Paranormal-
Monster-Apocalypse-Train Rides You
By Kenny Mahoney
Living this close to New York City,
there’s a fairly good chance you’ve rid-
den on the NYC subway. There’s also a
fairly good chance you’ve been viciously
assaulted by bloodthirsty mutants that
happen to be the next level in human
evolution (affectionately known as “the
homeless”) in those dark, irradiated
hell-tunnels. If so, you’ll feel right at
home in THQ and 4A Games’ Metro
2033, a hybrid first-person-shooter /
survival-horror game set in post-apoc-
alyptic Russian subway tunnels. The
game is based on a popular series of
Russian novels of the same name by
Dmitry Glukhovsky, who won the En-
couragement Award of the European
Science Fiction Society for the books in
2007, and who may be in talks with
Hollywood to take Metro 2033 to the
silver screen.
I had been interested in checking
out Metro 2033 for quite some time other station in order to gather help to a hat, with little to no information about While the storyline may not be
now, as it resembles two titles I hold defend his home station from the in- who they are, what they’ve done, or why there, the gameplay and aesthetics cer-
near and dear to my heart – Fallout 3 vading monsters. Along the way, we I should be interested in them. Also, I tainly are. Running the game on its
and the games of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. se- discover that Artyom has gotten him- often found myself unsure of how or highest settings with NVIDIA’s ad-
ries. However, due to a lukewarm re- self in deeper than he ever thought pos- why I just made it to my next objective, vanced PhysX turned on makes even
ception from critics and no friends to sible. The bizarre happenings in the and who this new person was barking my newly-renovated rig chug in certain
borrow it from, I wasn’t able to play it tunnels seem to affect him differently at me to perform it. spots, but even on normal settings the
upon its March 2010 release. Patience from the other mercenaries, bandits, Not only that, but the game pres- apocalypse never looked so good. De-
does pay off, though, as I was able to and monsters that inhabit these tunnels, ents you with the illusion of choice, spite the dreary interior of the tunnels
snag the title on PC for a measly $13 and of course, he has to save the world. leading you to believe that your indi- and the occasional trip to the bombed-
this past week during yet another sale While not an entirely original sto- vidual actions can affect something. out surface, the environments and level
from Steam, the popular direct-down- ryline – unlikely hero who through dif- Without treading too far into spoiler design still manage to remain varied
load service for PC and Mac. ficult situations finds out things about territory, certain aspects of the story and interesting.
Seeing that the game is based on an himself while trying to save the world – seem to present you with the idea that Controls are effective without being
award-winning series of novels, I it’s a tried and true game storyline, and you can shape the way in which you will anything special; if you point at it, you’ll
thought I’d find the true strength of this there isn’t anything wrong with that. affect the world. This is eventually probably hit it. That “probably” rests on
title in its story; this could not be fur- The problem here is explanation and boiled down to either choosing to do, or the effectiveness of your weapon and
ther from the case. While the monster- execution. I’m not sure if the guys over not to do, a particular action at the end ammo, as Metro 2033 offers you an in-
infested tunnels of the Russian Metro at 4A Games are to blame, but the flow of the game. One choice leads to an teresting array of weapons to take on
system absolutely ooze cool, the lack of between story sequences is lacking both ending, and the other leads to a “restart your trip through the subway tunnels.
coherence in the story will leave you in connection and coherence. I’m not from previous checkpoint” screen. For example, you’ll only get one pistol,
disappointed. presented with any reasons why I What little intrigue I had in the story but you can find them with extended
The story puts you in the shoes of should care about these characters other was obliterated and I felt betrayed after barrels, scopes and even rifle stocks for
the young rookie, Artyom, who must than the fact that they exist. Characters spending eight hours trying to reach the added stability,
travel through the Metro system to an- are introduced and killed at the drop of end. Continued on next page
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Fable III :
Start a Family or slaughter villages
By Bobby Holt
The kingdom can be all yours, but
are you willing to make the sacrifices
necessary to reach the top and claim the
throne?
Fable III, an XBOX 360 exclusive,
starts approximately 50-60 years after
Fable II, with you taking control as the
Hero’s son. Your father, the last real
Hero, has passed away, and for the past
ten years the kingdom has been under
the control of your harsh, ruthless and
borderline evil king, Logan. And did I
mention he’s your brother?
You are faced with an incredibly
difficult decision almost immediately
after starting the game: do you save the
life of one or dozens? After finding out
that your brother is a real jerkface, you,
with some help from your father’s faith-
ful friend Sir Walter Beck, flee the and ice spells because it’s baffling how blowing them off. I won’t judge. You Now, onto difficulty. The game is
warmth and comfort of the castle with fire and ice can mix. Finally, the “Y” now have the ability to hold hands with so easy that I didn’t die once through-
the intention of overthrowing King button controls your guns: there are ri- any villager. Nothing is more exhilarat- out my adventures. Seriously, you could
Logan. fles and pistols. Rifles taking longer to ing. You can “OG” a villager, go on play with your eyes closed pushing but-
Being the smart guy that Walter is, shoot, but are more powerful, and the dates, marry her, do the naughty- tons, and probably have similar results.
he realizes that you and three of your pistols are the opposite. Like the previ- naughty, and have a child. Or you can Even when you do die, nothing hap-
companions aren’t going to be strong ous games, you can use all three attacks just divorce her and mack some game pens.
enough to lead the rebellion alone. in succession to unleash some super on some new hotties. The possibilities Anyway, the game is a lot fun, de-
Without getting into anymore spoilers, sweet combos. and the attacks can be are endless. spite those flaws. The lag is almost
I will say one thing. upgraded to become more powerful. The graphics are not exactly pretty, game-breaking when it does occur, but
Heads will roll, people will die and There’s nothing like lighting a guy but they are well-done for an open luckily it doesn’t happen very often. If
shit goes down. on fire then shooting him in the face, all world game. There is still pop-in and you have ever wanted to lead a rebellion
The controls are, well, simple. You while cutting him to pieces. sometimes massive lag, to the point and potentially become king, then this
have three different types of attacks, all A major part of the Fable series has where I thought my XBOX froze. This is the game for you. Unfortunately, the
of which correspond to a button. “A” been the emphasis on morality and the happened about ten times, which does- game is pretty short. I had a lot of fun
button is melee attack, swords and ham- ability to interact with anyone in the n’t sound like a lot, but the game’s main but I can’t justify the $60 price tag when
mers, that sort of thing. The “B” button various villages and towns. Fable III story is only about eight hours long. Of the replay value just isn’t there. You
is magic. There are eight different spells uses both concepts and improves them. course, even after the main story is should play the game, but it’s probably
and at one point, you can combine two You will be faced with more moral de- complete, all the side quests and towns suited for a bargain bin or scrubbing it
of them. My favorite is mixing the fire cisions, such as keeping promises or are still open to be explored. off of a friend.
“Your Body is the Controller” is the sexually suggestive tagline for Microso’s newest technological advancement in inter-
active game play, Kinect. With the Kinect you can play sports, dance and take care of graphically designed animals from the com-
fort of your very own living room using only your body! Sounds a lot like real life, don’t it? Well, aer a thorough investigation
into this highly-anticipated product, it has been concluded that all of the things you can do on Kinect, you can do in reality, and
for free. So before you spend your hard-earned pennies on this game system, allow e Stony Brook Press to put these games into
perspective for you, and help you save 400 bones. (Based purely on advertisements and no actual gameplay)
Sonic Free Riders
Desperate for some kooky animal
snowboarding excitement, I also
Verdict:
thought about buying Adrenalin Misfits
for the Microsoft Kinect, but then I re-
membered that I have taste. So I Kinect
thought about the new Microsoft
Kinect game Sonic Free Riders, which
seems to feature Sonic and his incredi-
bly unlikable buddies racing around on
Still Sucks
flying snowboards. Then I remembered that I still wanted to have friends. So instead
of making this expensive and potentially ostracizing purchase, I just grabbed my old
Sonic video games and played a couple of rounds while shimmying back and forth like
a drunken dashboard accessory. I’m not sure if it improved my experience; however, Kinect Sports
it did make such gems as Tails Adventure and Sonic and the Secret Rings even more
Rare’s new Kinect game, Kinect Sports, is
convoluted and irritating. I’m certain this is the exact feeling I would’ve gotten if I’d
totally not the same as Wii Sports. Its title fea-
bought the new game in the first place. Success!
tures a different ridiculously lame made-up
word before the word “Sports,” and it includes
more than just motion-controlled bowling,
Ripped Apart by Evan boxing, and tennis—it also has jogging. I con-
sidered going out and picking up Kinect
Goldaper Sports, but instead I just decided to go for a
run around campus. Convinced I was enjoy-
ing myself too much, I just stood in my com-
mon room and jogged in place. This proved
to be about as fulfilling as you could imagine.
The weird glances I got from friends and
neighbors alone merited my lack-of-
purchase.
Motion Sports
Ubisoft’s new Kinect game, Motion Sports, is totally not the same as
Kinect Sports. Its title features an actual word before the word “Sports,”
and includes more than just motion-controlled boxing (and no tennis or
bowling)— it also has hang gliding. Hang gliding! I always wanted to
go pretend-hang gliding, so I stole an umbrella from fellow Press writer
Sarah Evins and stood in her common room waving it above my head
while I looked at a picture of the sky. I want to say that was the dumb-
est thing I could’ve possibly done, but I didn’t buy Motion Sports, so I
guess it’s not.
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