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Show The EDM community’s wub/hate relationship with the genre︱Page 8 ︱VOLUME 87 ︱ ISSUE 46 ︱ WEDNESDAY ︱ NOVEMBER 30, 2016︱ Wildcats freeze up in Anchorage By JED JOHNS Sports Reporter Weber State Athletics The Weber State University men’s basketball team spent the Thanksgiving holiday competing in the annual Great Alaska Shootout, a college basketball tournament hosted by the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) every Thanksgiving. The Wildcats drew University of California, Davis for their firstround game on Thanksgiving day. Weber State trailed 20–9 early but clawed their way back into the game, shooting 55 percent, including 13 of 25 behind the arc and out-rebounding UC Davis 36–23 to secure an 86–58 victory. Senior guard Jeremy Senglin totaled 20 points, shooting eight of 14 and four of eight from 3-point range and added five assists and five rebounds to lead the Wildcat effort. Junior reserve guard Dusty Baker added 21 points on seven of eight shooting, including five of six from long range to help the ’Cats pull away in the second half. Please see ALASKA, 6 Jeremy Senglin moved into eighth place in WSU career scoring in Nov. 26 game. Words from the wise: Take the free money By GWYNETH ALLRED News Reporter During a session on financial aid at the Weber State University Davis campus on Nov. 21, advisors told all students that whether they qualify for federal grants or not, they should fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Federal student aid provides several types of financial help to students, including Pell grants, federal student loans and work study jobs. Millions of students receive more than $150 billion a year, according to the Office of Federal Student Aid. Qualifications for the FAFSA are simple: Applicants need to be students, demonstrate financial need and, most importantly, fill out the FAFSA online. High school seniors, Weber State students and parents were walked through the process during the latest FAFSA Frenzy at WSU Davis Campus. According to an article from The Standard Examiner, FAFSA Frenzy events began in response to the low percentage of applicants among Utah students. The events, hosted by WSU, provide a way for students and parents to receive assistance from advisors as they fill out the online application. Andrea Curtis, the GEAR UP program director at WSU, encouraged students to fill out a new FAFSA for each year they attend college. “What a lot of students don’t realize is that FAFSA is not just about grants,” Curtis said. “It’s about all student aid. Students need to com- plete FAFSA for many scholarships, as well.” Scholarships are based on need, Curtis said, and students often think that if they don’t qualify for the FAFSA, then they won’t qualify for scholarships. That is not true. Scholarships look at many other factors like GPA and student involvement, but to apply, students need to fill out their FAFSA, she said. “It’s a good place to go to start the financial process of getting assistance in school,” Weber State student Nathan Probascao said after getting help at the FAFSA Frenzy. This was the second FAFSA Frenzy that Probascao had attended, and he found the information he needed to correctly fill out his FAFSA. The FAFSA has made a few changes to this year’s form. The opening submission date was changed to Oct. 1, an earlier date. This is slated to be the Please see FAFSA, 5 Tribune News Service Fans are showered with confetti at the Cosmic Meadow stage at the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas on June 19, 2015. EDC fans await the Electric Sky over Las Vegas By CYDNEE GREEN Sports Editor One of the biggest electronic dance music celebrations will return to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway June 16–18, 2017. The Electric Daisy Carnival hosts over 300,000 people over a span of three days. The festival exhibits creative art, carnival rides, firework displays, circus dancers and performances from the world’s top EDM artists. “EDC is iconic,” Ogden native Austin Wake said. “As an aspiring DJ, I can’t wait to attended the festival this year and listen to the music I love and experience such a wonderful and loving atmosphere.” The first Electronic Daisy Carnival was held in the early 1990s in Los Angeles. The festival was moved to Las Vegas in 2010, following controversial issues with security and safety in the Los Angeles venue. EDC also travels to Orlando, New York, India, Mexico City, Brazil, the United Kingdom and Puerto Rico, with Las Vegas hosting the largest of the events. “I have been going to EDM events since I was 18 years old,” Weber State student Elizabeth Elliot said. “EDC changed my life — I have never felt so at home anywhere in the world than I do at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, surrounded by thousands of people who have the same passion for electronic dance music culture as I do.” For three days, ravers break out the glitter, tutus, glow-sticks, bracelets and positive vibes while they dance from dusk until dawn under the electric sky. “I go to EDC because I love being able to see people comfortable in their Please see EDC, 8 IN THE SIGNPOST CALENDAR............................2 NEWS....................................5 SPORTS...................................6 SCIENCE & TECH 7 |