Introductions, Please . . .

By Austin Bates

Hello, my name is Austin Bates, as you might have incurred from the by line. The simple stuff first: I'm a junior this year, and have attended Simpson all three years of that time. This year I live in Weinman Apartments, and beginning this semester, I major in journalism, but have a wish to specialize in photography, something I have some adeptness at, and finished one class with flying colors (despite the fact it was black and white photography; yes, that was a joke).

As for personal things, I love rock and roll music, especially heavy metal, and this refers to bands like Breaking Benjamin, Metallica, Disturbed, Slipknot, Linkin Park, Killswitch Engage, and Fear Factory, amoung others. I've worked at OfficeMax for the last two years, and continue to do so during classes. I have a love of debating and arguing people on many things, and my beliefs are rather strongly held, so this can cause some conflicts on occasion.

If you wish to know anything more about me, I point you to these websites:

http://www.515comics.com/: A locally created and maintained website, as the name suggests, contributed to by various local artists. I have an interest in the forum that is part of the website, where many of the contributors are avid Warhammer 40,000 players and fans.

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Halo3/Default.aspx?player=Anubis+Setab: I'm an online gamer through and through: this is my stats page for Halo 3. However, I do play other games, such as Gears of War, Call of Duty 4, Guitar Hero 3, Mass Effect, and various others.