diff --git a/clustergrammer.js b/clustergrammer.js
index 0a808457..63ed7b90 100644
--- a/clustergrammer.js
+++ b/clustergrammer.js
@@ -243,11 +243,11 @@ var Clustergrammer =
 	  });
 
 	  // process view
-	  if (_.has(config.network_data, 'views')) {
+	  if (underscore.has(config.network_data, 'views')) {
 	    config.network_data.views.forEach(function (inst_view) {
 
 	      underscore.each(underscore.keys(filters.possible_filters), function (inst_filter) {
-	        if (!_.has(inst_view, inst_filter)) {
+	        if (!underscore.has(inst_view, inst_filter)) {
 	          inst_view[inst_filter] = default_states[inst_filter];
 	        }
 	      });
@@ -278,17 +278,11 @@ var Clustergrammer =
 	  var col_nodes = config.network_data.col_nodes;
 	  var row_nodes = config.network_data.row_nodes;
 
-	  // console.log( config.network_data.links[0] )
-	  // console.log( config.network_data.links[1] )
-	  // console.log( config.network_data.links[2] )
-
-	  // console.log(_.has(config.network_data,'mat'));
-
 	  ///////////////////////////
 	  // convert 'mat' to links
 	  ///////////////////////////
 
-	  if (_.has(config.network_data, 'mat')) {
+	  if (underscore.has(config.network_data, 'mat')) {
 
 	    var links = [];
 	    var mat = config.network_data.mat;
@@ -2068,7 +2062,7 @@ var Clustergrammer =
 
 	      if (inst_key != 'nodes') {
 
-	        if (!_.has(filter_data, inst_key)) {
+	        if (!underscore.has(filter_data, inst_key)) {
 	          filter_data[inst_key] = [];
 	        }
 
@@ -2318,13 +2312,14 @@ var Clustergrammer =
 
 	var filter_network_using_new_nodes = __webpack_require__(12);
 	var get_subset_views = __webpack_require__(64);
+	var underscore = __webpack_require__(3);
 
 	module.exports = function make_network_using_view(config, params, requested_view) {
 
 	  var orig_views = config.network_data.views;
 
 	  var is_enr = false;
-	  if (_.has(orig_views[0], 'enr_score_type')) {
+	  if (underscore.has(orig_views[0], 'enr_score_type')) {
 	    is_enr = true;
 	  }
 
@@ -2421,7 +2416,7 @@ var Clustergrammer =
 	  new_network_data.views = config.network_data.views;
 
 	  // add cat_colors if necessary
-	  if (_.has(config.network_data, 'cat_colors')) {
+	  if (underscore.has(config.network_data, 'cat_colors')) {
 	    new_network_data.cat_colors = config.network_data.cat_colors;
 	  }
 
@@ -13002,6 +12997,7 @@ var Clustergrammer =
 	var utils = __webpack_require__(2);
 	var get_available_filters = __webpack_require__(5);
 	var make_cat_params = __webpack_require__(84);
+	var underscore = __webpack_require__(3);
 
 	module.exports = function calc_viz_params(params, predefined_cat_colors = true) {
 
@@ -13119,14 +13115,14 @@ var Clustergrammer =
 	    // // always make group level dict
 	    // params.group_level = {};
 
-	    if (_.has(params, 'group_level') == false) {
+	    if (underscore.has(params, 'group_level') == false) {
 	      if (viz.show_dendrogram) {
 	        params.group_level = {};
 	      }
 
 	      // preventing error when un-clustered, above statement
 	      // preserves dendro state while updating
-	      if (_.has(params, 'group_level') == false) {
+	      if (underscore.has(params, 'group_level') == false) {
 	        params.group_level = {};
 	      }
 
@@ -13306,32 +13302,34 @@ var Clustergrammer =
 
 /***/ }),
 /* 73 */
-/***/ (function(module, exports) {
+/***/ (function(module, exports, __webpack_require__) {
+
+	var underscore = __webpack_require__(3);
 
 	module.exports = function calc_clust_width(viz) {
 
 	  viz.clust = {};
 	  viz.clust.margin = {};
 
-	  // margin on left/top of the clustergram/matrix 
+	  // margin on left/top of the clustergram/matrix
 	  // 1) norm_label margin and width
-	  // 2) cat_room and uni_margin 
+	  // 2) cat_room and uni_margin
 	  viz.clust.margin.left = viz.norm_labels.margin.left + viz.norm_labels.width.row + viz.cat_room.row + viz.uni_margin;
 
 	  viz.clust.margin.top = viz.norm_labels.margin.top + viz.norm_labels.width.col + viz.cat_room.col + viz.uni_margin;
 
 	  // the clustergram/matrix width is the svg width minus:
-	  // the margin of the clustergram on the left 
-	  // the room for the spillover on the right 
-	  // ** the dendro will fit in the spillover room on the right 
+	  // the margin of the clustergram on the left
+	  // the room for the spillover on the right
+	  // ** the dendro will fit in the spillover room on the right
 	  var ini_clust_width = viz.svg_dim.width - viz.clust.margin.left - viz.spillover_col_slant;
 
-	  // make tmp scale to calc height of triangle col labels 
-	  var tmp_x_scale = d3.scale.ordinal().rangeBands([0, ini_clust_width]).domain(_.range(viz.num_col_nodes));
+	  // make tmp scale to calc height of triangle col labels
+	  var tmp_x_scale = d3.scale.ordinal().rangeBands([0, ini_clust_width]).domain(underscore.range(viz.num_col_nodes));
 
 	  var triangle_height = tmp_x_scale.rangeBand() / 2;
 
-	  // prevent the visualization from being unnecessarily wide 
+	  // prevent the visualization from being unnecessarily wide
 	  if (triangle_height > viz.norm_labels.width.col) {
 	    var reduce_width = viz.norm_labels.width.col / triangle_height;
 	    ini_clust_width = ini_clust_width * reduce_width;
@@ -13498,7 +13496,7 @@ var Clustergrammer =
 
 	    var possible_orders = ['clust', 'rank'];
 
-	    if (_.has(inst_nodes[0], 'rankvar')) {
+	    if (underscore.has(inst_nodes[0], 'rankvar')) {
 	      possible_orders.push('rankvar');
 	    }
 
@@ -13801,7 +13799,7 @@ var Clustergrammer =
 	    ds_mat[ds_index].all_names.push(inst_row.name);
 
 	    // gather row_data
-	    if (_.has(ds_mat[ds_index], 'row_data')) {
+	    if (underscore.has(ds_mat[ds_index], 'row_data')) {
 
 	      for (x = 0; x < inst_row_data.length; x++) {
 	        ds_mat[ds_index].row_data[x].value = ds_mat[ds_index].row_data[x].value + inst_row_data[x].value;
@@ -14027,7 +14025,7 @@ var Clustergrammer =
 	      });
 	    }
 
-	    if (_.has(params.network_data, 'cat_colors') && predefined_cat_colors === true) {
+	    if (underscore.has(params.network_data, 'cat_colors') && predefined_cat_colors === true) {
 	      viz.cat_colors[inst_rc] = params.network_data.cat_colors[inst_rc];
 	    }
 
@@ -14070,10 +14068,6 @@ var Clustergrammer =
 
 	    viz['num_' + inst_rc + '_nodes'] = params.network_data[inst_rc + '_nodes'].length;
 
-	    // if (_.has(config, 'group_level')){
-	    //   config.group_level[inst_rc] = 5;
-	    // }
-
 	    if (inst_rc === 'row') {
 	      viz.dendro_room[inst_rc] = viz.dendro_room.symbol_width;
 	    } else {
@@ -14653,7 +14647,7 @@ var Clustergrammer =
 	  }
 
 	  var keep_orig;
-	  if (_.has(params.network_data.links[0], 'value_orig')) {
+	  if (underscore.has(params.network_data.links[0], 'value_orig')) {
 	    keep_orig = true;
 	  } else {
 	    keep_orig = false;
@@ -15362,7 +15356,6 @@ var Clustergrammer =
 	    row_nodes = params.network_data.row_nodes;
 	  } else {
 	    underscore.each(params.network_data.row_nodes, function (inst_row) {
-	      // if (_.contains(row_names, inst_row.name)){
 	      if (underscore.contains(row_names, inst_row.name)) {
 	        row_nodes.push(inst_row);
 	      }
@@ -16848,7 +16841,7 @@ var Clustergrammer =
 
 	          // working on tracking the 'real' number of nodes, which is only different
 	          // if downsampling has been done
-	          if (_.has(inst_run_count[inst_cat], 'num_nodes_ds')) {
+	          if (underscore.has(inst_run_count[inst_cat], 'num_nodes_ds')) {
 	            var num_nodes_ds = inst_run_count[inst_cat].num_nodes_ds;
 	          } else {
 	            num_nodes_ds = null;
@@ -20584,6 +20577,7 @@ var Clustergrammer =
 
 	var get_cat_title = __webpack_require__(143);
 	var d3_tip_custom = __webpack_require__(100);
+	var underscore = __webpack_require__(3);
 
 	module.exports = function make_row_cat_super_labels(cgm) {
 
@@ -20684,7 +20678,7 @@ var Clustergrammer =
 	    d3.selectAll(params.root + ' .row_cat_selection_bar').call(cat_tip);
 	  }
 
-	  if (_.has(params.network_data, 'row_cat_bars')) {
+	  if (underscore.has(params.network_data, 'row_cat_bars')) {
 
 	    // Enrichrgram title
 	    /////////////////////
@@ -24158,7 +24152,6 @@ var Clustergrammer =
 	  if (delays.run_transition) {
 
 	    update_row_tiles.transition().delay(delays.update).duration(duration).attr('width', params.viz.rect_width).attr('height', params.viz.rect_height).attr('transform', function (d) {
-	      // if (_.contains(col_nodes_names, d.col_name)){
 	      if (underscore.contains(col_nodes_names, d.col_name)) {
 	        return fine_position_tile(params, d);
 	      } else {
@@ -25406,7 +25399,7 @@ var Clustergrammer =
 
 	    var orig_nodes = params.inst_nodes[inst_rc + '_nodes'];
 
-	    if (_.has(names, inst_rc)) {
+	    if (underscore.has(names, inst_rc)) {
 
 	      if (names[inst_rc].length > 0) {
 	        var inst_names = names[inst_rc];
diff --git a/src/categories/calc_cat_cluster_breakdown.js b/src/categories/calc_cat_cluster_breakdown.js
index fdabd1a5..6cefcd1c 100644
--- a/src/categories/calc_cat_cluster_breakdown.js
+++ b/src/categories/calc_cat_cluster_breakdown.js
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ module.exports = function calc_cat_cluster_breakdown(params, inst_data, inst_rc)
 
           // working on tracking the 'real' number of nodes, which is only different
           // if downsampling has been done
-          if (_.has(inst_run_count[inst_cat], 'num_nodes_ds')){
+          if (underscore.has(inst_run_count[inst_cat], 'num_nodes_ds')){
             var num_nodes_ds = inst_run_count[inst_cat].num_nodes_ds;
           } else {
             num_nodes_ds = null;
diff --git a/src/enter/eeu_existing_row.js b/src/enter/eeu_existing_row.js
index 192a6a08..24139ce8 100755
--- a/src/enter/eeu_existing_row.js
+++ b/src/enter/eeu_existing_row.js
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ module.exports = function eeu_existing_row(params, ini_inp_row_data, delays, dur
       .attr('width', params.viz.rect_width)
       .attr('height', params.viz.rect_height)
       .attr('transform', function(d) {
-        // if (_.contains(col_nodes_names, d.col_name)){
         if (underscore.contains(col_nodes_names, d.col_name)){
           return fine_position_tile(params, d);
         } else {
diff --git a/src/labels/make_row_cat_super_labels.js b/src/labels/make_row_cat_super_labels.js
index 6ac87525..1ca0ef67 100644
--- a/src/labels/make_row_cat_super_labels.js
+++ b/src/labels/make_row_cat_super_labels.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 var get_cat_title = require('../categories/get_cat_title');
 var d3_tip_custom = require('../tooltip/d3_tip_custom');
+var underscore = require('underscore');
 
 module.exports = function make_row_cat_super_labels(cgm){
 
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ module.exports = function make_row_cat_super_labels(cgm){
       .call(cat_tip);
   }
 
-  if (_.has(params.network_data, 'row_cat_bars')){
+  if (underscore.has(params.network_data, 'row_cat_bars')){
 
     // Enrichrgram title
     /////////////////////
diff --git a/src/labels/make_row_labels.js b/src/labels/make_row_labels.js
index 5df9e1c0..a78f8ff7 100644
--- a/src/labels/make_row_labels.js
+++ b/src/labels/make_row_labels.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ module.exports = function make_row_labels(cgm, row_names='all', text_delay = 0){
     row_nodes = params.network_data.row_nodes;
   } else {
     underscore.each(params.network_data.row_nodes, function(inst_row){
-      // if (_.contains(row_names, inst_row.name)){
       if (underscore.contains(row_names, inst_row.name)){
         row_nodes.push(inst_row);
       }
diff --git a/src/make_config.js b/src/make_config.js
index 3f980255..5272a0d8 100755
--- a/src/make_config.js
+++ b/src/make_config.js
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ module.exports = function make_config(args) {
   });
 
   // process view
-  if (_.has(config.network_data, 'views')){
+  if (underscore.has(config.network_data, 'views')){
     config.network_data.views.forEach(function(inst_view){
 
       underscore.each( underscore.keys(filters.possible_filters), function(inst_filter){
-        if ( !_.has(inst_view, inst_filter) ){
+        if (!underscore.has(inst_view, inst_filter) ){
           inst_view[inst_filter] = default_states[inst_filter];
         }
       });
@@ -97,17 +97,11 @@ module.exports = function make_config(args) {
   var col_nodes = config.network_data.col_nodes;
   var row_nodes = config.network_data.row_nodes;
 
-  // console.log( config.network_data.links[0] )
-  // console.log( config.network_data.links[1] )
-  // console.log( config.network_data.links[2] )
-
-  // console.log(_.has(config.network_data,'mat'));
-
   ///////////////////////////
   // convert 'mat' to links
   ///////////////////////////
 
-  if (_.has(config.network_data, 'mat')){
+  if (underscore.has(config.network_data, 'mat')){
 
     var links = [];
     var mat = config.network_data.mat;
diff --git a/src/matrix/calc_downsampled_matrix.js b/src/matrix/calc_downsampled_matrix.js
index 23e68ef3..98d24c4d 100644
--- a/src/matrix/calc_downsampled_matrix.js
+++ b/src/matrix/calc_downsampled_matrix.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ module.exports = function calc_downsampled_matrix(params, mat, ds_level){
     ds_mat[ds_index].all_names.push(inst_row.name);
 
     // gather row_data
-    if (_.has(ds_mat[ds_index], 'row_data')){
+    if (underscore.has(ds_mat[ds_index], 'row_data')){
 
       for (x=0; x < inst_row_data.length; x++){
         ds_mat[ds_index].row_data[x].value = ds_mat[ds_index].row_data[x].value + inst_row_data[x].value;
diff --git a/src/matrix/make_simple_rows.js b/src/matrix/make_simple_rows.js
index 5e809a50..fa5c7b3b 100755
--- a/src/matrix/make_simple_rows.js
+++ b/src/matrix/make_simple_rows.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module.exports = function make_simple_rows(params, inst_data, tip, row_selection
   }
 
   var keep_orig;
-  if (_.has(params.network_data.links[0], 'value_orig')) {
+  if (underscore.has(params.network_data.links[0], 'value_orig')) {
     keep_orig = true;
   } else {
     keep_orig = false;
diff --git a/src/network/filter_network_using_new_nodes.js b/src/network/filter_network_using_new_nodes.js
index c0e696f1..c68f839b 100755
--- a/src/network/filter_network_using_new_nodes.js
+++ b/src/network/filter_network_using_new_nodes.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ module.exports = function filter_network_using_new_nodes(config, new_nodes) {
   new_network_data.views = config.network_data.views;
 
   // add cat_colors if necessary
-  if (_.has(config.network_data, 'cat_colors')){
+  if (underscore.has(config.network_data, 'cat_colors')){
     new_network_data.cat_colors = config.network_data.cat_colors;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/network/filter_viz_using_names.js b/src/network/filter_viz_using_names.js
index 0f98e669..f4363095 100644
--- a/src/network/filter_viz_using_names.js
+++ b/src/network/filter_viz_using_names.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module.exports = function filter_viz_using_names(names, external_cgm = false){
 
     var orig_nodes = params.inst_nodes[inst_rc+'_nodes'];
 
-    if (_.has(names, inst_rc)){
+    if (underscore.has(names, inst_rc)){
 
       if (names[inst_rc].length > 0){
         var inst_names = names[inst_rc];
diff --git a/src/network/make_network_using_view.js b/src/network/make_network_using_view.js
index a68e4f95..2f5a741a 100755
--- a/src/network/make_network_using_view.js
+++ b/src/network/make_network_using_view.js
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 var filter_network_using_new_nodes = require('./filter_network_using_new_nodes');
 var get_subset_views = require('../filters/get_subset_views');
+var underscore = require('underscore');
 
 module.exports = function make_network_using_view(config, params, requested_view) {
 
   var orig_views = config.network_data.views;
 
   var is_enr = false;
-  if (_.has(orig_views[0], 'enr_score_type')){
+  if (underscore.has(orig_views[0], 'enr_score_type')){
     is_enr = true;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/params/calc_cat_params.js b/src/params/calc_cat_params.js
index 1d43549d..70de254c 100644
--- a/src/params/calc_cat_params.js
+++ b/src/params/calc_cat_params.js
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ module.exports = function calc_cat_params(params, viz){
 
     viz['num_'+inst_rc+'_nodes'] = params.network_data[inst_rc+'_nodes'].length;
 
-    // if (_.has(config, 'group_level')){
-    //   config.group_level[inst_rc] = 5;
-    // }
-
     if(inst_rc === 'row'){
       viz.dendro_room[inst_rc] = viz.dendro_room.symbol_width;
     } else {
diff --git a/src/params/calc_clust_width.js b/src/params/calc_clust_width.js
index 134c5f7c..bc24768e 100755
--- a/src/params/calc_clust_width.js
+++ b/src/params/calc_clust_width.js
@@ -1,34 +1,36 @@
+var underscore = require('underscore');
+
 module.exports = function calc_clust_width(viz){
 
   viz.clust = {};
   viz.clust.margin = {};
 
-  // margin on left/top of the clustergram/matrix 
+  // margin on left/top of the clustergram/matrix
   // 1) norm_label margin and width
-  // 2) cat_room and uni_margin 
-  viz.clust.margin.left = viz.norm_labels.margin.left + 
+  // 2) cat_room and uni_margin
+  viz.clust.margin.left = viz.norm_labels.margin.left +
     viz.norm_labels.width.row + viz.cat_room.row + viz.uni_margin;
 
-  viz.clust.margin.top = viz.norm_labels.margin.top + 
+  viz.clust.margin.top = viz.norm_labels.margin.top +
     viz.norm_labels.width.col + viz.cat_room.col + viz.uni_margin;
 
   // the clustergram/matrix width is the svg width minus:
-  // the margin of the clustergram on the left 
-  // the room for the spillover on the right 
-  // ** the dendro will fit in the spillover room on the right 
+  // the margin of the clustergram on the left
+  // the room for the spillover on the right
+  // ** the dendro will fit in the spillover room on the right
   var ini_clust_width = viz.svg_dim.width
-    - viz.clust.margin.left 
+    - viz.clust.margin.left
     - viz.spillover_col_slant;
 
-  // make tmp scale to calc height of triangle col labels 
+  // make tmp scale to calc height of triangle col labels
   var tmp_x_scale = d3.scale
     .ordinal()
     .rangeBands([0, ini_clust_width])
-    .domain(_.range( viz.num_col_nodes ));
+    .domain(underscore.range( viz.num_col_nodes ));
 
   var triangle_height = tmp_x_scale.rangeBand()/2;
 
-  // prevent the visualization from being unnecessarily wide 
+  // prevent the visualization from being unnecessarily wide
   if (triangle_height > viz.norm_labels.width.col) {
     var reduce_width = viz.norm_labels.width.col / triangle_height;
     ini_clust_width = ini_clust_width * reduce_width;
diff --git a/src/params/calc_viz_params.js b/src/params/calc_viz_params.js
index f4dce4d9..1fe954b7 100644
--- a/src/params/calc_viz_params.js
+++ b/src/params/calc_viz_params.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ var calc_default_fs = require('./calc_default_fs');
 var utils = require('../Utils_clust');
 var get_available_filters = require('./get_available_filters');
 var make_cat_params = require('./make_cat_params');
+var underscore = require('underscore');
 
 module.exports = function calc_viz_params(params, predefined_cat_colors=true){
 
@@ -129,14 +130,14 @@ module.exports = function calc_viz_params(params, predefined_cat_colors=true){
     // // always make group level dict
     // params.group_level = {};
 
-    if (_.has(params, 'group_level') == false){
+    if (underscore.has(params, 'group_level') == false){
       if (viz.show_dendrogram){
         params.group_level = {};
       }
 
       // preventing error when un-clustered, above statement
       // preserves dendro state while updating
-      if (_.has(params, 'group_level') == false){
+      if (underscore.has(params, 'group_level') == false){
         params.group_level = {};
       }
 
diff --git a/src/params/get_available_filters.js b/src/params/get_available_filters.js
index 7d7ad476..d573411d 100755
--- a/src/params/get_available_filters.js
+++ b/src/params/get_available_filters.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module.exports = function get_available_filters(views){
 
       if (inst_key != 'nodes'){
 
-        if (!_.has(filter_data, inst_key)){
+        if (!underscore.has(filter_data, inst_key)){
           filter_data[inst_key] = [];
         }
 
diff --git a/src/params/ini_matrix_params.js b/src/params/ini_matrix_params.js
index a2072e3f..c3de3ceb 100755
--- a/src/params/ini_matrix_params.js
+++ b/src/params/ini_matrix_params.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ module.exports = function ini_matrix_params(params){
 
     var possible_orders = ['clust','rank'];
 
-    if (_.has(inst_nodes[0], 'rankvar')){
+    if (underscore.has(inst_nodes[0], 'rankvar')){
       possible_orders.push('rankvar');
     }
 
diff --git a/src/params/make_cat_params.js b/src/params/make_cat_params.js
index c54a8c92..bfcadc08 100644
--- a/src/params/make_cat_params.js
+++ b/src/params/make_cat_params.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ module.exports = function make_cat_params(params, viz, predefined_cat_colors=tru
 
     }
 
-    if (_.has(params.network_data, 'cat_colors') && predefined_cat_colors === true){
+    if (underscore.has(params.network_data, 'cat_colors') && predefined_cat_colors === true){
       viz.cat_colors[inst_rc] = params.network_data.cat_colors[inst_rc];
     }