diff --git a/src/core/coredefaults.py b/src/core/coredefaults.py
index 01643e7c..d69fa940 100644
--- a/src/core/coredefaults.py
+++ b/src/core/coredefaults.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ vars["$prompt"] = ">>>"
 vars["$playonload"] = True
 vars["$playing"] = False
 vars["$writeenable"] = True
+vars["$volume"] = 1.0
+vars["$volumeincr"] = 0.05
 
 
 opts.parse()
diff --git a/src/core/ct/call.py b/src/core/ct/call.py
index b83cad50..f3cb7091 100644
--- a/src/core/ct/call.py
+++ b/src/core/ct/call.py
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ from ct import times
 from ct import path
 
 
+def about():
+	print "Ocarina Version 3.0"
+	print "Written by Bryan Schumaker (bjschuma@umich.edu)"
+
+
 def write(s,verbose):
 	if (ocarina.vars["$writeenable"]==True) and (ocarina.vars["$verbose"]>=verbose):
 		print str(s)
@@ -85,6 +90,18 @@ def stop():
 	seek(0)
 
 
+def volup():
+	'''Increase the volume'''
+	import gstreamer
+	gstreamer.volup()
+
+
+def voldown():
+	'''Decrease the volume'''
+	import gstreamer
+	gstreamer.voldown()
+
+
 def pyfile(file):
 	'''If file exists, try to execute it as a python script'''
 	if path.exists(file) == True:
diff --git a/src/core/event.py b/src/core/event.py
index 14850450..208403ca 100644
--- a/src/core/event.py
+++ b/src/core/event.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ __date__ ="$Feb 24, 2010 9:13:41 PM$"
 
 from ct.dict import Dict
 from ct.slist import Slist
-
+from ct.call import *
 
 # Maintain the list of guests
 class GuestList(Slist):
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ class Event(Dict):
 		for priority,guest in self[name]:
 			if self[name].active == True:
 				if self.type(guest)=='unicode' or self.type(guest)=='str':
-					import scripting
-					scripting.runScript(guest)
+					pyfile(guest)
 				elif args==None:
 					guest()
 				else:
diff --git a/src/core/gstreamer.py b/src/core/gstreamer.py
index a133889b..bac4e48d 100644
--- a/src/core/gstreamer.py
+++ b/src/core/gstreamer.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ __author__ = "bjschuma"
 __date__ = "$Feb 5, 2010 7:53:19 PM$"
 
 from ct import path
-#from ct.message import write
 from ct.call import write
 from ct.opts import args
 import gst
@@ -16,11 +15,6 @@ global time
 player = gst.element_factory_make("playbin2", "player")
 time = gst.Format(gst.FORMAT_TIME)
 bus = player.get_bus()
-volume = gst.element_factory_make("volume", "vol")
-player.add(volume)
-
-# Volume range goes from 0 to 1.0 (before sounding bad)
-volume.set_property("volume", 1.0)
 
 
 
@@ -142,6 +136,29 @@ def seek(prcnt,fraction=False):
 	return 0
 
 
+def setvol(volume):
+	global player
+	player.set_property("volume",volume)
+
+
+def volup():
+	volume = ocarina.vars["$volume"]
+	volume += ocarina.vars["$volumeincr"]
+	if volume >= 1.0:
+		volume = 1.0
+	ocarina.vars["$volume"] = volume
+	setvol(volume)
+
+
+def voldown():
+	volume = ocarina.vars["$volume"]
+	volume -= ocarina.vars["$volumeincr"]
+	if volume <= 0.0:
+		volume = 0.0
+	ocarina.vars["$volume"] = volume
+	setvol(volume)
+
+
 bus.add_signal_watch()
 bus.connect("message", onMessage)
 ocarina.events.invite("ocarina-stop", uninit)
diff --git a/src/core/ocarina.py b/src/core/ocarina.py
index 9186f1d6..457dfb7c 100644
--- a/src/core/ocarina.py
+++ b/src/core/ocarina.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ global events
 
 vars = Dict()
 events = event.Event()
-plugins = None
 
 '''Attempt to read in a configuration file'''
 def config():