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There is a new invention in production right now, however, that will destroy the one last time and place where everyone, no matter where they live, gets to just curl up and listen to nature at work—in the womb.

It’s called the Blaby, and it straps around the belly of a pregnant woman. The woman uploads her music onto a small hard drive on a broad fabric strap and then it vibrates her amniotic fluid to the song of her choice, creating a surround-sound system for her very startled child. It also offers her the option to play a recording of her voice, or anyone’s, at the child.

It’s not the thought of what people will play for their kids that terrifies us, it’s the notion that people will use the Blaby in general. The reasons why the Blaby is a terrible and essential piece to the end of humanity are clear. Just in case you are one of the many fools who disagrees, here are just a few:

1) It’s already loud up in there.
For most of your kid’s waking life your heart has been bigger than it’s face and has been pumping an insane amount of blood all around and INTO it. If you don’t think the cardiovascular and respiratory systems are loud already, go sleep in the Hoover Dam. Now imagine that while you try to sleep some omnipotent jackass decides it would be a good idea to blast Bon Jovi at you so that it vibrates literally everything you touch.
2 ) She can already hear you talking! Hearing your voice louder is just terrifying!
The idea that you need an mp3 of your voice to talk to your baby is ridiculous. Your voice box is your child’s upstairs neighbor. You don’t need to use the Blaby to oscillate your whole uterus to get your message across. Just imagine how terrified your child will be when the voice she has been hearing softly from a distance her whole life suddenly appears high-def like it’s RIGHT BEHIND HER. Don’t give her PTSD before she’s born.
3) Let’s see how YOU like it.
When was the last time you were blind, underwater, upsidedown and squeezed in on all sides? Before you strap on a Blaby, let’s see if you can handle it. Get a giant balloon, the size that are tethered to the roofs of auto dealers, get in it with a breathing tube and a blindfold, fill it with warm water and then put stereos on either side of it and play a recording of your mom so that it reverberates the skin of the balloon itself like an air-tight jacuzzi. Would this be more comforting than just hearing your mother speak to you from the outside? No.

Silence is golden. Let’s allow our future generations to have just nine months of peace and quiet because with our affinity for incessant noise, that’s the last they’ll ever get.

The film introduces us to its voyeuristic protagonist, who relies on a camera and a hair ribbon to propel his adventure, while he is at home in a secret room. The room contains a display where he keeps her paraphernalia, including pictures, sticky notes, and cards.

His pursuit of the girl begins in the following scene when he sees her walking down a sidewalk. She, perhaps purposefully, drops a blue ribbon that he immediately finds. The ribbon seems to perpetuate his stalkerish pursuit, which continues throughout the day: he watches her play football, eat, and leave her house on a bike. Remembering that her ribbon is still in his pocket, the stalker-protagonist decides to chase after (literally) his viewing object in order to return the ribbon she dropped, ultimately, giving him an excuse to talk to her.

Not much is exchanged between the two and they both go home. The films final scene is endowed with a somewhat unexpected twist ending. She is, indeed, a stalker as well. Someone else’s stalker, but a stalker nonetheless.

Cute and clever, this film is about how everyone is someone else’s something. We are, apparently, all interconnected and can share each of our petty vices with those whom we least expect. The stalker, stalks a stalker, who stalks another stalker, ad infinitum. Point taken.

So, does that mean we’re all practically the same?

The film lacks a reliable cinematography and screenplay which, for a topic as pervasive as voyeurism, should have been much subtler than it was. Facebook, Twitter, or any of a number of voyeuristic portholes could have replaced the all-to-cliché dropping of the ribbon. The act of stalking itself has morphed in to a subtle, uncontrollable, and, at times, unintentional act that the film failed to represent; stalking with a camera is so nineteen nineties. A lack of believability also hindered the film: stalkers don’t ever try to impress by striking a Heisman pose.

On the up side, the guitar score was cute.

Reel Score: 4 (out of 10)

The short film ‘Thinking of You’ (2009), directed by Sean Day, Obreanna McReynolds, and Jessie Neill, is 4 minutes long and can be found in the DVD insert of volume 22 of ‘blue moon.’

Credit: Trexler

Senior Nick Littman won the road race and took fourth in the Time trial to become the 2009 Category 3 Tour of walla walla champion. The tour was split into four legs; a time trial, two road races and Saturday night’s criterium under the Walla Walla lights.

Coming off a year away from the team while abroad, Littman has been invaluable in Whitman’s solid performances so far this season.

Littman and the other Whitman riders have surged to a huge lead in conference points and the team’s strong finish in the Tour of Walla Walla only strengthened that stance.

Though an outbreak of swine flu in Washington State has not yet been confirmed, on the evening of Wednesday, April 29, the Washington State Department of Health announced the identification of six probable cases: three in Seattle, two in Snohomish County and one in nearby Spokane County. Whitman’s administration is taking steps to ensure that students are safe in the event that Walla Walla County is affected.

Swine influenza, caused by the H1N1 virus, has now killed at least eight people in Mexico and the U.S. and sickened at least 148 people on four continents, according to the World Health Organization.  Hundreds more cases and over 100 deaths, largely in Mexico, are suspected but not confirmed.

“The college has a pandemic flu plan [that] puts into motion a series of meetings and decisions made by a team,” said Associate to the President Jed Schwendiman at the time of publication.  As a result, Schwendiman said, the Health Center has purchased masks and hand sanitizer to prevent this or any other contagious disease in case the situation worsens.

Additionally, President Bridges and Dean of Students Chuck Cleveland issued a campus-wide statement on Sunday, April 26, alerting the Whitman community that the administration was actively monitoring the situation.

“We will continue to watch the situation, remain in contact with local public health officials, and take precautionary measures as needed,” Bridges said in the statement.  “I will also communicate with you directly as additional information on the outbreak becomes available.”

As for what students should do right now, the answer is the same as preventing more common strains of the flu:  wash hands, wash hands, wash hands.

“Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hands cleaners are also effective,” instructs the Center for Disease Control. Other recommendations include covering your nose and mouth when sneezing and to “avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth.”

However, if a student has flu-like symptoms, he or she should go to their health provider.

“Please contact your health care provider if you do experience any influenza-like symptoms,” said Director of the Health Center Ellen Collette in a statement to students.

“If any individual shows signs of flu-like symptoms (fever or respiratory problems) and they know they have possibly been in contact with anyone from the infected states or Mexico, they should seek immediate medical attention,” said Bridges.

Having a plan and communicating with students should help the college handle a potential infection.

Dark grey: Confirmed cases of swine flu. Light grey: Suspected cases. Credit: Rasmussen

“I think the college has been very proactive and will take the necessary steps to help stop the spread of the disease if it becomes necessary to do that here,” Schwendiman said.

Meanwhile, no Whitman trips or activities have been cancelled yet.

“I know that professors Aaron Bobrow-Strain and Bob Carson have been contacted about their upcoming trips to Mexico and Canada, respectively,” said Director of Communications Ruth Wardwell.  “I believe it’s a wait-and-see status.”

In regards to Whitman as a whole, Wardwell notes the difficulty in taking steps to remain safe without causing panic.

“One of the challenges is to be vigilant and prepared without causing alarm or panic,” she said. “We hope individuals will take note of what’s happening, follow recommendations and simply stay aware.”

The same steps that are general guidelines for staying healthy should protect students and the community from a possible local outbreak of the swine flu.