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INTRODUCTION

SAFE AND SOUND

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BY STEVEN FOSTER

INTRODUCING SAFE & SOUND

“In the spirit of improving our culture, walking the line and providing excellent content, my team and I have decided to create a themed semester.”

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STEVEN FOSTER

Boy, do I love The Clocktower. I know, I know. You’re thinking, “Steven, you LOVE The Clock-tower? Love is such a strong word!” Well duuuuuuuh. Is there really any other way to describe the way I feel towards an orga-nization into which I’ve put so much time, effort and emotion? Nine months ago, I sat down with our sponsor, Michael Steingas, and developed three attainable goals: To bring the Clocktower online, to change its culture from the inside out and to intentionally begin conver-sation on issues that matter to Union College. I’ll admit I’m a little selfish. Be-fore I was editor-in-chief, I had this grand vision of what I be-lieved the Clocktower could be. I envisioned sharing our hand-crafted articles online. I imagined people commenting on articles so raw and real they walked upon a tightrope over the canyon of con-troversy. I knew we could be the catalyst to fuel conversation on what our tight-knit society values as truth. I dreamed about being the editor who finally brings our

newspaper into the twenty-first century—the one to bring the voices of Union College to infin-ity and beyond! (Yeah, maybe I want to be Buzz Lightyear too.) This school year, my incredibly talented team and I accomplished just that. To quote the not-so-famous Henrik Lampert, “I can only preach so much. At the end of the day, I’ve (you’ve) got to lead by example . . . Don’t talk about it, be about it.”

If I wanted to improve The Clocktower’s culture, it had to start from the inside—from those whom I hired to be the voice of the students. Driven by the desire to create an atmosphere of team-work and pride, I hired the peo-ple I knew would be a perfect fit for their position—and I didn’t take no for an answer. I inten-tionally hired people who were

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already a voice of the column they write for (before Abner and Derek wrote religion and sports, they were known on campus for their infectious enthusiasm). By using our meeting time more effi-ciently, we’ve created a more per-sonal relationship between writer and editor, and our team spirit has improved. Our pride for our articles has improved. Ultimately, our content has improved.This semester, I have one more surprise for you. In the spirit of improving our culture, walking the line and providing excellent content, my team and I have de-cided to create a themed semes-ter. Introducing, Safe & Sound.

Over the next few months, my writers and editors will be bring-ing you an in-depth analysis of our campus safety, by examining our state of physical and psy-chological security. We’ll look at how the Union College commu-nity deals with physical threats, online abuse, censorship and the freedom to be our true selves, diversity from a socio-economic and racial standpoint, as well as LGBTQ acceptance and gen-der equality. My goal is for our findings to serve Union College as a source of pride for what we do well, and as a wake-up call in areas that need improvement.

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My team and I have been the heralds of change, and I want to thank you for sticking by us. Did we reach our goals? Are you happy with our content? Could we be doing anything better? I care about what you think of the Clocktower and those behind it, so if you have anything to say, call or text me directly. Seriously.

You can always reach me at 970-623-5871. I promise to always have time to hear you out. Email me at sdfoster10gmail.com. If you see me on campus, grab me. I want to talk to you about our newspaper, because duuuuuuuh.

I genuinely love the Clocktower.

Sit back and let Google take the wheelRoad rage is becoming a thing of the past thanks to self-driving vehicles

NIGEL SUMERLIN

In 2008, Google became the first company to successfully test self-driving cars on public roads, using Priuses retrofitted with sensors and computers. In years since, Google has made substan-tial progress and now boasts a car that successfully navigates public roads without a steering wheel. Although the Google self-driving car doesn’t exceed 25 m.p.h., it has never been in an accident and has never been pulled over for a traffic violation.

In the 1950s, people imagined a future that held machines which washed dishes, robots that had your coffee ready when your alarm sounded each morning, mobile telephones, cars that drove them-selves and virtual reality games. Fast-forward to 2015, and it ap-pears inevitable that the self-driv-ing car will follow the dishwasher, the cell phone and the Oculus Rift virtual-reality headset, into the realm of reality.

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American consumers, though, may not be prepared to give up control of their cars. According to Jeremy Salinger, General Motors research and development man-ager for their semi-autonomous driving system Super Cruise, “Too much automation, too soon, will frighten the average car buyer.”

“Hands-free driving, cars that park themselves, an unmanned car driven by a search-engine company? We’ve seen that movie. It ends with robots harvesting our bodies for energy,” reads an ex-cerpt from a 2011 Dodge Charger commercial. This statement suc-ceeds at summarizing some of the fear surrounding self-driving cars. People don’t want to give control to a computer.

The auto industry’s solution to the American need for control is to wean us off of it. Consumers are already comfortable with cruise control and the automatic trans-mission system, and by introduc-ing automation in small steps, au-tomakers hope to slowly take the wheel.

These small steps can be seen in Ford’s self-parking system, a sys-

tem that enables a car to parallel park without the driver, and a widely used collision avoidance system that automatically brakes to prevent fender-benders. Auto competitors General Motors, Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz are promoting vehicles with semi-au-tomated lane-keeping technology. These new cars will allow drivers to take their hands off the wheel on freeways in certain conditions. As a fail safe, when the car’s GPS senses a sharp curve or if the car leaves the freeway, the system will alert the driver to take manual control.

Fear isn’t the only obstacle keep-ing self-driving cars off the road. Although innovation has made massive improvements in the last ten years, the technology isn’t 100 percent there. Self-driving cars simply can’t handle some situa-tions, such as snow that conceals road markings, unexpected ac-cidents or road work and police officers manually directing traffic.

Police officers and local gov-ernments have much to lose if self-driving cars were to take over the roads. Traffic tickets account for 6.2 billion dollars in police

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revenue every year. After logging more than 700,000 miles on Cal-ifornia roads, Google’s self driving car has never been pulled over. If autonomous vehicles were to take over the roads, local government budgets might take a large hit.

We live in a rapidly changing world and it seems that no day goes by in which our way of living isn’t threatened by one new piece of technology or another. Science fiction is rife with stories about robots threatening humanity, but as we lose more control to the effi-ciency of computers, these stories move from the realm of fiction to reality.

The track record shows that com-pared to humans, computers

commit far fewer errors. Self-driv-ing cars do not drink and drive, fall asleep at the wheel or expe-rience road rage. Forty percent of accidents are due to alcohol, distraction or fatigue. Many more result from inexperience, speed-ing, aggressive driving and over-compensation. An Eno Centre for Transportation study suggests that if a mere 10 percent of cars on the road were self-driving, 1,000 fewer lives would be lost in car accidents every year.

Despite taking one step back for every two steps forward, progress has shown itself to be inexorable. In the decades to come, human drivers may become a minority, and fatal car accidents may be-come rare.

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Union College’s Most Eligible BachelorettesSouthern isn’t the only Adventist college with marriage material!

KATIE MORRISON

These three bachelorettes have the whole package: looks, brains, and personality. They’re clever, beautiful and most im-portantly: single. Which bach-elorette loves reading Japanese comic books? Which lovely lady would enjoy a date outdoors, with hiking and a low-key at-mosphere? Who loves the color gold? Check out the profiles below and make sure you look for the bachelorettes’ videos on our Facebook page!

Alexis Amaya

Year: FreshmanMajor: NursingFavorite color: GoldFavorite animal: DolphinFavorite movie: The NotebookFavorite book: The Fault in Our Stars

Dream date: Something chill like dinner and a movie.I wish I had someone with whom I could share: Good memoriesMy best quality: I’m organized!My worst quality: I’m not very patient.Attractive quality in a guy: HonestyUnattractive quality in a guy: CockinessHobbies: Reading, watching movies and being outdoorsGo to pick up line: Are you a camera? Because every time I look at you, I smile.

Kristy Slavik

Year: SophomoreMajor: Elementary education Favorite color: Green Favorite book: I like manga (Japanese comic books) but

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I also really like The Hunger Games series. Favorite movie: The Butterfly Effect Hobbies: Watching movies, outdoor activities such as hiking and spending time with friends.Dream date: Bike ride to a pic-nic or something. My best quality: I’m a good listener, I’m kind, and I like to share.My worst quality: Indecisive-ness

Attractive quality in a guy: Good sense of humor.Unattractive quality in a guy: Clingy personalityCelebrity crush: Shia Labeouf What single guys of Union need to know: I like excitement and adventure.Why am I still single: I just haven’t found “the one” yet, I guess.Go to pick up line: Are you my phone charger? Because without you, I’d die.

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Lindsey Parsons

Year: JuniorMajor: Social Work.Favorite color: Blue and orange Favorite animal: GiraffeFavorite movie: Breakfast at Tiffany’sFavorite book: A Thousand Splendid Suns Hobbies: Outdoor activities, sports, hanging out with friends, reading and horseback ridingDream date: Anything simple and comfortable like a picnic or hiking, coffee or diner atmo-sphere.My best quality: I’m super fun-ny. Like seriously hilarious.My worst quality: I can be inde-cisive and impatient.Attractive quality in a guy:

Easy-going, honest Unattractive quality in a guy: Someone who is super cocky.Celebrity crush: Josh Hartnett Go to pick up line: Hey do you have a pencil? Because I want erase your past and write our future.What single guys of Union need to know: Respect Why am I still single: Because guys at Union haven’t realized how awesome I am.

These bachelorettes seem to be top quality, Union. Someone should date them. Could we get Chris Harrison over here to start our very own TV show starring only Union College students? I think it’d be a hit.

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18 Pennypinching Student ID DiscountsUse your student ID to save big bucks

DEBBIE PINTOWe all have the little plastic card with our unflattering picture printed right where everyone can see it. This card determines whether we can eat in the cafe, buy a snack at Coopers, rent a book at the Campus Bookstore or get in through the dorm doors past curfew. But once off cam-pus, there’s no use for it, right? Wrong. Here’s a list of locations and services that will save you money with the flash of your student ID.

Food Discounts

1. High Society Cheesecake - Get 10% off any order*

2. Buffalo Wild Wings - Get 10% off any order

3. Scooters Coffeehouse - (10th and O Street) 10% off any order

4. Juice Stop (12th & Q

Street) - 50 cents off on Wednesday and 10 cents off on Thursday

5. Arby’s - Buy a sandwich and get a free small drink and fries

Entertainment Discounts

6. Grand Theatre - $5 every Thursday (Make sure to show up early before all the seats are gone)

7. Lied Center - Half price tickets are available to most Lied presentations for college students

8. Southpointe Theatre - $5 movies every Tuesday (No ID required)

9. Edgewood Cinema - $5 movies every Tuesday (No ID required)

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Transportation Services

10. Jiffy Lube (O Street) - $5 off Signature Service Oil Change

11. Greyhound - 20% off unre-stricted walk-up and online fares

12. Amtrak - Save 10% with apply for a Student Advan-tage Card

Subscription Discounts

13. Amazon Prime - Amazon Student is only $49 a year (Regularly $99) and includes free 2-day shipping, free Kin-dle books, and free unlimited streaming of 41,000+ TV shows and movies.

14. Sam’s Club -Join Sam’s Club Collegiate membership and get a free $15 Sam’s Gift Card. They’ll also mail you student deals and coupons.

Tech/Wireless Discounts

15. Sprint Wireless - Visit the Sprint Discount Request page and enter your student email. Expect monthly sav-ings in the 10-15% off range

16. T-Mobile Wireless - Visit

StudentRate.com and get a 10% discount on your monthly bill

17. AT&T Wireless - Qualify for a 10% student discount

18. Adobe - Students can save up to 80% off various Adobe software

The savings don’t stop there! At the Campus Bookstore you can find “CampusCash” booklets that come with multiple coupons to your favorite hotspots! Visit online at CampusCashOnline.com under the UNL tab to find more awesome deals. Get out there and enjoy the privileges that come along with being a student and remember to bring your ID and ask about different discounts (discounts may vary with location).

*Discount applies to Union Stu-dents only. Must bring ID

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F E B R U A R YSUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1Preview Days

2Campus Store Sale

3Campus Store Sale

MAU Education Club Banquet

10:30am Chapel11:30am-1:00pm

ASC3:30pm Union

Scholars AdvisoryWarrior (Away)

games

4MAU Music FestivalCampus Store Sale

MAU Education Major Interviews

2:30-4:00pm LEAD Committee

5MAU Music FestivalCampus Store Sale

10:30-11:30am Faculty Senate

8:00pm UC Men BB vs NE

Wesleyan JV (Away)

6MAU Music FestivalCampus Store Sale10:00am-3:00pm

Graduation Announcement Rep

at Campus Store7:30 Vespers: MAU

Music Festival Concert

Sunset: 5:50pm

7MAU Music Festival

5:30pm V2: MAU Music Festival

ConcertASB Splash for Cash

Sunset: 5:51pm

88:00am National

ACT

98:30am LSAT3:30-5:00pm

Academic Council9:30am UC Board

of Trustees Meeting

1010:30am Chapel

4:00-5:00pm TPC Meeting

8:00pm UC Women BB vs NE Wesleyan

JV (Away)

11Library Hours8:30-5:00pm

12Winter Break

Campus Store/Mailroom

Open: 9:00am-3:00pm

Library Hours9:00am-5:00pm

13Winter Break

Campus Store/Mailroom

Open: 9:00am-1:00pm

Library Hours 9:00am-Noon

Sunset: 5:59pm

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THUMBS UP/THUMBS DOWN

U P C O M I N G E V E N T S

To the good weatherArelli Dicken

To my best friend, Roderick StickleKerri Vogler

Two thumbs down to heart-break and disappointmentJosue Covarrubias

To the neighbour’s dogsIsaac Houston

To forgetting how real Jesus isShawna Anzari

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-Karina Lee-Waye, Sophomore, Business Administration major

Humans of Union College is compiled by Roderick Stickle

“If you could give one piece of advice to a large group of people what would it be?”

“Uhhhhh, take life seriously? I don’t know.”

“Can you remember a time that you didn’t take life seriously and wish you had?”

“My freshman year in college. I wish that I cared about my grades more.”

Like Union College, we’ve never heard of a snow day either. Read The Clocktower online at http://clocktower.ucollege.edu.

In this week’s online issue, check out the hottest student discounts, what happens when movies spoil themselves, and the scoop on the Valentine’s movie Old Fashioned.

“HOUC”by Roderic Stickle

“Be the change”by Emy Wood

“Old Fashioned” by Abner Camps

“Arizona’s Ban on Ethnic Studies”by Slade Lane