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Energy drinks offer students a ‘perk’-me-up

Students have a plethora of choices for sipping themselves to a more alert day, but the health risks do cause concern By Hannah Nusser Reporter

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tolerate it,” Crandall said. quicker right before a test.” Senior Stephanie Taylor said The recommended daily amount of caffeine is 300-400 mil- she started to feel the need for ligrams — equal to about three caffeine because of a heavy 8-ounce cups of coffee. Although course load her junior year. it has benefits, Crandall said, caf“It was the only way I could feine can leave consumers feeling make it through my day,” she jumpy and overenergized. said. “It keeps me going.” “It [caffeine] has to be See BUZZ| Page 2 taken on an individual basis … because not everyone can

and Drug Administration. Jane Crandall, University Health Center nutrition counselThere’s a lot to consider when or, said caffeine has many posichoosing which caffeinated tive effects when consumed in beverage will give an appropri- the correct amounts. ate alertness without that jolt “People feel like they need of jitters. Luckily for college stu- that extra little bit of a stimudents who count on caffeine for lant to get them thinking cleara quick pick-me-up, it’s gener- ly … it helps stimulate your ally accepted as safe by the Food mind,” she said. “You can think

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ewelry, pictures, beer, cigarettes, trophies, Burger King Whoppers – these are some of the things people take with them to the grave.

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JUST DANCE: Junior Nikki Makley performing a dance titled “No Other Way” during dress rehearsal for University’s dance programs annual large show “Tread Lively”.

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University Centennial events jam-pack the weekend Today is the Centennial Anniversary Kickoff for faculty and staff. Festivities begin at 9:30 a.m. with refreshments and the University Steel Drum Ensemble, followed by the program at 10 a.m. featuring the Humanities Troupe performing “A Centennial Living Newspaper” and reflections by many faculty and staff, including President

Carol Cartwright, Board of Trustee Chair Robert Sebo and the Centennial co-chair Larry Weiss. Students are welcome. Tomorrow night is the official community Centennial kickoff event at the Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting Dinner Dance.

CAMPUS Dance show comes to Kobacker University production of “Step Lively” premieres tonight at Kobacker Hall and is open to students and community members alike | Page 3

The event, which will be in the Union ballroom, will begin at 6 p.m. with a social. Dinner and a brief program, highlighting the University Centennial, will follow at 6:30 p.m. Select student leaders and administrators will attend, as well as community members.

FORUM Rome wasn’t built in a day

After just over a year in office President Obama still has a lot of work to do but all great changes take time and nothing can be fixed overnight says columnist Bryan Warrick | Page 4

It is becoming more common for people to be buried with all their favorite things when they die, said Brian Habegger, district manager at Loomis Hanneman Funeral Home in Weston, Ohio. He said the most popular things people are buried with are jewelry, notes, cards, letters from family and pictures. Another trend that seems to be increasingly popular is people requesting to be buried with their cremated pets. Habegger said the most unique thing he has seen someone buried with was a Whopper from Burger King. “Pretty much anything goes anymore,” Habegger said. “It’s just very open. People request anything. Their favorite of everything and anything they loved.” Steve Dunn, owner and funeral director at Dunn Funeral Home, agreed. “I have seen people buried with trophies, a bottle of beer, cigarettes and a deck of cards,” he said. “Really, people have been buried with anything you can think of.” The types of clothes people are buried in are also changing, said University junior Jamie Brucker, funeral director assistant at Snyder Funeral Homes in Mount Gilead, Ohio. He said the clothes people are buried in are becoming less formal and more unique to the individual. “I remember putting a purple alligator skin belt and shoes on a woman,” he said. “I just thought that was unique and different.” Brucker also described putting “lumber jack clothes” on a guy, such as a flannel top with holes in it. “The family said they didn’t want ‘normal funeral clothes’ because he was a working man and wanted to be remembered that way,” Brucker said. Another woman, who died of breast cancer, but wanted to look like she was naturally sleeping, was buried hugging a pillow and wearing all pink for breast cancer awareness, he said. “Work at the funeral home is never the same,” Brucker said. “Things are changing and it’s always different, which is what makes life interesting.”

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Word WE AMERICA(N/NS) BUSINESS(ES) WORK(ER/ERS/ ING/FORCE) TAX(ES/PAYERS) JOB(S) ACT(ED) BANK(S) RECOVER(ED/Y) HELP(ED/ING) TALK(S) ENERGY COMPANIES FINANC(IAL/ING) CREATE(D) ECONOMY RECESSION SCHOOL/COLLEGE UNEMPLOY(ED/ MENT) STRENGTH NATION BILL HOPE(FUL) INVEST(MENT) DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS BAILOUT UNIFIED DECENCY HEALTH

Many find jury duty difficult to attend By Sean Shapiro Sports Editor

In her 20 years teaching at the University, Julie Haught has been called into jury duty about, “half a dozen times.” Never before has it interfered with her teaching abilities, or at least it hadn’t until this past Tuesday when Haught had to cancel classes to perform her civic duty. While Haught canceled her classes that day, if it were later in the semester she probably would have considered trying to postpone or forgo her jury duty. “I’ve never been called before when it was a real disadvantage to students,” Haught said. “Perhaps if it was later in the semester when students were making presentations and it was important for me to be there it would have been a different story.” If Haught felt it would be detrimental to her students, she would have had two options to try to avoid jury duty. The first, according to Mary Bodey, a Wood County Court administrator, is postponing

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SPORTS Falcons to play this weekend After their wins this weekend the men’s and women’s basketball teams look ahead as each have a game tonight, men at Anderson and women at toledo | Page 6

PEOPLE ON THE STREET How would you get out of jury duty? KENNY DANIELS Freshman, Nursing

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dents can get the biggest bang for their buck from coffee. Consuming energy drinks is a risky habit, Crandall said, Taylor said she’s been called because caffeine levels vary a caffeine addict because she and can have as much as 300 drinks more than five cups of milligrams per eight ounces. Red Bull has 74 milligrams of coffee a day. “I have a cup of coffee in the caffeine per eight ounces, close morning, but it’s like a bowl of to a weak cup of coffee. A 16 coffee,” she said. “And depend- ounce can of Monster has 160 ing on how long of a day I’m milligrams; a can of Full Throttle going to have maybe I’ll make a has 144 milligrams. Crandall said energy drinks are pot of coffee later in the day.” According to the Department the least-favored caffeine source, of Health and Human Services in terms of safety, because they Web site, regular brewed coffee have many additives which are typically has 85 milligrams of not well-regulated by the FDA. “They often sneak other drugs caffeine per 8-ounce cup. Adding one ounce of espresso to a drink into energy drinks besides cafadds another 40 milligrams of feine ...whether they’re good for caffeine, the same amount as you is really questionable,” she eight ounces of regular brewed said. “Keep track of what other tea. Soft drinks, another com- ingredients are in that energy mon caffeine source, range drink and monitor how many from 20-40 milligrams per eight milligrams of caffeine you’re actually consuming.” ounces. Senior Kristen Kralik said Overall, Crandall said, stu-

JURY From Page 1 one’s jury duty. This can be done by calling the court at least two business days before the scheduled court date, and then once the postponement is granted, the juror will be recycled through the system and will have to serve sometime within the calendar year. “I actually got called during the school year and told them I was a student,” senior Amalia Boris said. “I asked them if I could do my service during the summer and they said that would be fine.” Boris, who is a native of Euclid, OH was called to serve

“I’ve never been called before when it was a real disadvantage to students.” Julie Haught | Teacher in Cuyahoga County Court, and served during the following summer for a full week. “It was an amazing experience, I think it’s something everybody should experience. It’s really neat, you’re making the decision and it’s kind of scary how your decision is affecting somebody else’s life,” Boris said. Not only did Boris have an eye-opening experience, she

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a day is exceeding, so maybe they should re-evaluate what they’re doing ... just to be safer,” she said. Depending on an individual’s overall health, caffeine can have negative side effects and drawbacks. Caffeine is not safe for people who suffer from ulcers, Jane Crandall | Health Center counselor irritable bowel syndrome or she doesn’t drink energy drinks depending on caffeine to get heart conditions such as high because they make her feel them the energy and haven’t blood pressure. “Overall I would say it’s a good eaten a decent meal,” she said. worse than drinking coffee. “With energy drinks, I twitch ... “There’s also a nutrition factor thing in moderation,” Crandall said. “Caffeine can benefit but it’s bad,” she said. “My heart rate in there.” According to the FDA Web site, you have to be careful.” is probaby 30 times faster than it “When you withdraw from caffeine is not a required listing should be.” Crandall said it is important on the nutrition facts label of coffee you can’t do it cold turfor students to make sure their foods and beverages because it key,” Crandall said. “You can whole diet is healthy, because not a nutrient, but a naturally- experience withdrawal symplack of sleep and nutrition can occuring chemical found in tea toms … like headache, fatigue, lead to fatigue — the initial leaves, cacao and coffee beans. irritability.” However, if a caffeine guzzler cause for caffeine dependency. However, if caffeine is added to a Students should also get their food or drink, it must be includ- wants to cut back on their cafenergy from eating healthy ed in the listing of ingredients. feine, withdrawal symptoms Crandall said moderation is shouldn’t last more than a few meals, she said, that contain energy-providing carbohydrates. key for caffeine cravings. days and a caffeine-free lifestyle “Four to six cups [of coffee] is achievable, Crandall said. “Maybe they [students] are

“They often sneak other drugs into energy drinks besides caffeine ... whether they’re good for you is really questionable. Keep track of what other ingredients are in that energy drink...”

also got paid for her time serving, even during the time when they were still selecting prospective jurors. In Wood County, jurors get 20 dollars a day if they get called and then receive 40 dollars a day if they get selected or if the selection process goes past lunch time. While Boris got her jury duty postponed, it is also possible to get out of civic duty completely. The second option is to be completely waived of jury duty, however this is a process very few citizens qualify for. Wood County residents, or students who have registered to vote in Wood County, can be waived of their civic duty if they fill one of eight criteria: 1. No longer a resident of

Wood County 2. Can’t communicate in the English language 3. A convicted felon who hasn’t had their rights fully restored yet 4. Over the age of 75 5. Spouse has recently died or is near death 6. Cloistered member of a religious organization (Nun or a Priest) 7. Mental or physical disability that affects your ability as a juror 8. Serving on a jury would be physically or mentally detrimental to you While it is possible to avert jury duty, the Wood County Court does everything in its power to make sure that potential jurors can perform their civic

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How would you get out of jury duty?

“I’d say I’m too biased toward one outcome.”

“Say I know somebody who’s on trial.”

“I’d say I had a funeral to attend.”

BRIAN DAHLHAUSEN, Sophomore, Diatetics

TEDDIE LIVINGSTON, Freshman, Broadcast Journalism

DONOVAN PAGE, Senior, Supply Chain Management

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Dissident historian Howard Zinn Obama’s first year on the right leaves a legacy of truth and justice track, just give him time KYLE SCHMIDLIN FORUM EDITOR

It’s been said that only the good die young. But sometimes, the good live long, fulfilling lives during which they enrich the world in innumerable, invaluable ways. The popular dissident, author, playwright, educator and activist Howard Zinn died Wednesday of a heart attack. He was 87 years old. I first became aware of Zinn through his associations with one of my then-favorite authors, Noam Chomsky. Somewhere in the upper reaches of my satellite channel guide was a network called FreeSpeechTV, and occasionally Chomsky and Zinn’s speeches or media appearances would be highlighted. Their words were a revelation to me. Somehow, these mild-mannered, kind-faced, white-haired old men spoke with enough authority on their subjects to shake me as a 13-year-old. For the first time, it wasn’t the presentation that mattered, it was

the material presented. And what they presented was a dissident alternative to the commonplace worldview with which I had been educated, one which I had no choice but to adopt. Zinn was an extraordinary man. He started his long career in academia at Spelman College, the nation’s first established institution of higher education for black females, and played an important role in civil rights demonstrations. In 1980, he published his highly popular “A People’s History of the United States.” A revolutionary work, it offered a rewrite of history told not from the perspective of the tycoons and politicians, but from ordinary, workingclass people. Last November, the History Channel turned the book and its companion piece, “Voices of a People’s History,” into a documentary special with readings by prominent actors, musicians and activists. It was the closest Zinn ever came to any kind of mainstream breakthrough. But Zinn never had any real chance for mainstream success, nor desire for it. He was an occasional guest on news shows, particularly those like Charlie Rose’s, but he could never be an effective guest on a show like

“Hannity.” Zinn would never win a shouting match, but give him the time to make his case and he could convince anybody — not with cheap tricks or intimidation, but with words carrying an uncanny resonance of truth. He was utterly fearless throughout his life. A relentless crusader for peace and equality, the phrase “Speak truth to power” meant nothing to him. Power already knew the truth; they didn’t need Zinn to tell them. Instead, he spoke truth to people, which he knew were the real vehicles of social change. Feelings of sadness at Zinn’s passing are only natural, but I can’t imagine Zinn himself spending too much time in mourning. His legacy is intarnishable. A life dedicated to the advancement of human justice and understanding is a life well spent, and nobody better exemplified that life than him. Now, he belongs to the ages. In the coming centuries, when consequent volumes of “A People’s History” are being written, Zinn himself will have a permanent, crucial position in its pages. Respond to Kyle at thenews@bgnews.com

New experimental band, Man Man, could be music’s saving grace ERIC RHOADS COLUMNIST Despite, or perhaps because, of their oddity, the band Man Man is a fresh and innovative sound for the world of music. Their biography per the Anti-records label describes their beginnings in quite a metaphysical way: “Before the world came into existence, all was a chaos, unimaginably limitless and without shape or form. Eon followed eon, particle became mass: then, lo! out of this boundless, shapeless mass something light and transparent rose up and formed the heavens. And from the heavens fell five shapes, loud and heavy and jumbled, and from these rough forms were shaped and sculpted the first firsts: Honus Honus (the HighAugust-First-Voice), Sergei Sogay (the Divine-Center-ofFour-Strings), Pow Pow (the August-Beat-Divinity), Critter

Cat (the Divine-Twang-andEverything-Else) and Chang Wang (the Other-Twang-andWondrous-Everything-Else).” And so they are five unique musicians, all originally drummers, who reside in Philadelphia. Their style, if it must be categorized, is highly experimental — using a wide variety of instruments from the universal guitar and drums to chopsticks and stuffed frogs. They’re renowned for their energetic live shows in which the members of the band wear white tennis outfits and decorate their faces with war paint. During these shows the band does not take breaks between songs, moving in a free-flowing gypsyjive from one enlightening song to the next. Their music is centered around the unique piano playing of lead singer Honus Honus and the various crashing jam band-esque instrumentals. Their 2006 album, “Six Demon Bag” (a reference to the film “Big Trouble in Little China”) is a tour-de-

force of contemporary sound that seems to be plucked straight from the waltzing tunes found in carnivals. They have surrealist lyrics full of intense emotional vocalization that is difficult to describe with words. One of the highlight songs of the album, ‘Van Helsing Boombox’, may also be their most accessible, while also retaining their metaphysical distinctions with opening lines like, “Only time will tell if I’ll allow / the scenery around to eat me alive.” Their followup album, “Rabbit Habbits,” adds to the manic style of the former, and retains the energetic level of their live shows. Man Man may well have opened a new door for music — a style that wholly defies any logical categorization. They stand a kind of newage Pink Floyd, and may well be on their way to superstar status. They are certainly a band that has the pulse of their generation, and aren’t afraid to embrace the weirdness of life.

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BRYAN WARRICK COLUMNIST We are just a little over a week into the second year of the presidency of Barack Obama, and while he has a lot of time left in his term, some people have already come to the conclusion he has not and will not fulfill the promises he made during his campaign. The economy is still in bad shape and the Republicans are pointing out every little mistake Obama makes. Of course, they seem to do that a lot with everyone. But he’s only been our president for a year. The U.S. government takes a long time to get anything done and Obama has been working. What did people think would happen? Did they think the economy would be fixed overnight? The wars would end instantly? What people seem to have forgotten is it takes any president in any era more than a year to get real change underway. In today’s society of instant gratification and the Internet, we have come to see the whole world as something that can be fixed as quickly as our Internet connection. But it is not, and that is the one fact people need to remember, if we as a nation are to fix anything. Obama is taking the right steps to recovery, from the very suc-

“Part of the blame [for the economic situation] can go to the huge deficits run up by Presidents Reagan and Bush, Sr.; other parts rest on the handling of the housing market during the presidency of Bill Clinton.” cessful Cash for Clunkers to the still-stalled health care bill. But it will take years to see any kind of real result from these programs. That’s the way it’s always been. During the Great Depression, it took President Roosevelt 12 years, billions of dollars and the economic boom of World War II to fix the economy. This new Great Recession may take something similar to that as far as time and money goes. While this economic downfall may only be a few years old, its beginnings stretch back over several presidents and governments, over the last few decades. Part of the blame can go to the huge deficits run up by Presidents Reagan and Bush, Sr.; other parts rest on the handling of the housing market and banks during the presidency of Bill Clinton. The final straw was the failed policies of the most recent president Bush, most of which became giant holes the government just threw money, resources and people into. All these mistakes combined to create the worst economic period since the Great Depression. The sheer number of mistakes

and mishandling that led to this state, over so many years, would be hard for anyone to fix, no matter how much time they have. Do people really think it can all be fixed in just a few months, or even a few years? The real world is not Facebook and people need to act like it and start working to fix things in the long run, because it’s going to take awhile to really fix anything in this system. Just a few days ago, Obama admitted change has not come fast enough and he will work hard to see a lot of his promises come true. But it will take more than just one man; we all have to work together and realize this world will take some time to get back on track. We are just a year into the historic presidency of Barack Obama and while the improvement of things is taking a long time to get going, there is a lot of time left for things to change — if only people will have the patience to last that long. Respond to Bryan at thenews@bgnews.com

There is more to a newspaper than opinion columns and puzzles RYAN SULLIVAN COLUMNIST Something rather interesting was brought to my attention the other day by the Director of Student Publications and it really caught me off guard: The majority of students who pick up and read “The BG News” do so mainly for the columns, blotter, and Sudoku puzzle. To some who are reading, this might not be a surprise. But I used to write news stories and it was a blow to my pride to say the least. When I was little, my dad used to take me on his lap and read me the sports page of the Dayton Daily News. It was my first real “bonding experience” with my father and something I will always remember. The funny thing is, according

to numerous studies, almost 50 percent of adults still use newspapers as a source for news. The flip side, however, is that it has dwindled from 60 percent ten years previous. Most experts, when asked, will cite the Internet as the prime reason for the decline in print journalism. But I have to ask, why can’t we have both? I am aware of the general disinterest most students on campus suffer. Hell, I’ve written about it before. But why does that mean you can’t pick up and read something crafted by a young reporter who, for all you know, could be sitting right next to you in class? Since 1970, “The BG News” has been published daily and has dutifully served the needs of not only the campus community but the city of Bowling Green. The people on staff for our paper are some of the hardest working individuals I have

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American man detained at China border

Court acquits former French PM in smear trial

Experts find source of ancient Roman aqueduct

Clinton: Iran leaves penalties as only choice

Anti-Chavez protesters march on state energy co.

Police chief killed in western Mexico town

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said yesterday it has detained an American man for illegally entering the country from China, the second arrest of a U.S. citizen it has reported in the past several weeks. The man was detained Monday and is under investigation, the North’s official Korean Central News Agency said in a brief dispatch. It did not identify him by name or provide other details. In Washington, State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley told reporters yesterday that the United States has asked Swedish diplomats to press for details on the reports. He said there has been no confirmation of a second detention, but that the U.S. takes the reports seriously and urges the North to allow Swedish diplomats to visit any detained American citizens. The U.S. Embassy in Beijing said it had no information while the embassy in Seoul had no comment. - By Hyung-Jin Kim (AP)

PARIS — A court ruled yesterday that former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin did not take part in a smear campaign against President Nicolas Sarkozy, a verdict that means the two rivals may soon be sparring in the political arena again. Villepin, a former diplomat known for his 2003 U.N. speech urging the U.S. not to invade Iraq, quickly suggested his acquittal means he is setting his sights on the presidency. The 6-year court case backfired on Sarkozy who had been one of 40 plaintiffs. At one point, in a slip, Sarkozy had referred to the defendants in the case as “guilty.� Yesterday, the court accorded Sarkozy one euro ($1.40) in symbolic damages. But other defendants were convicted in the case, which involved a phony list of leading French politicians and businessmen who allegedly held secret accounts purportedly created to hold bribes from a 1991 sale of warships to Taiwan, and other shady income. - By Nicolas Vaux-Montagny and Verena Von Derschau (AP)

ROME (AP) — Experts have located the source of an ancient aqueduct built by Emperor Trajan nearly 2,000 years ago to supply Rome. Archaeologists and officials said at a news conference yesterday that the find near lake Bracciano, north of Rome, was made by a British documentary crew that was filming in the area and was told by residents about an aqueduct believed to date back to the 18th century. Archaeologist Lorenzo Quilici, an expert on aqueducts, visited the site in June and confirmed it was much older. Experts believe the labyrinth of underground galleries and vaulted chambers was built to collect spring water for Trajan's aqueduct, inaugurated in A.D. 109. It was one of 11 supplying Rome with water.

LONDON — Iran leaves the world no recourse but to apply penalties aimed at curbing a fast-track nuclear program, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said yesterday. In London ostensibly for conferences on Afghanistan and Yemen, Clinton has devoted significant time to Iran ahead of a U.S.-led sanctions push at the United Nations expected by the end of the week. Her discussions here are intended to win support from countries whose backing the United States and its allies need to win and enforce new U.N. sanctions. “Our efforts to apply pressure on Iran are not meant to punish the Iranian people. They are meant to change the approach the Iranian government has taken toward its nuclear program,� Clinton said.

CARACAS, Venezuela — Thousands of university students protested in Venezuela’s capital yesterday, accusing President Hugo Chavez of forcing an opposition channel off cable and satellite TV as part of a broader strategy aimed at curbing criticism of mounting domestic problems. It was the fifth straight day of student protests following the removal of Radio Caracas Television Internacional, or RCTV. “We are not going to allow continued shutdowns of media outlets that tell the truth, and we are not going to allow ineptitude and inefficiency to continue,� said Nizar El Sakih, a student leader. Government critics argue Chavez is responsible for pressing problems ranging from double-digit inflation to violent crime to rolling blackouts, and demonstrators marched to the headquarters of the state-run electricity company to call attention to the energy shortages.

MORELIA, Mexico (AP) — Gunmen killed a police chief and two officers yesterday in the same western town where a human head was dumped a day earlier. Antonio Bravo, police chief of Quiroga, and two officers were attacked while they drove in a patrol car, Michoacan state prosecutors said in a statement. Quiroga authorities found the severed head Wednesday in the town’s tree-lined plaza near city hall. It was accompanied by a threatening message referring to a drug cartel.

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Date set for Cuba-U.S. immigration talks in Havana By Will Weissert The Associated Press

HAVANA — Cuba wants to negotiate an agreement with the U.S. to slow the trafficking of its citizens fleeing the island and hopes to tackle the issue during immigration talks rescheduled for February, the foreign minister said yesterday. Bruno Rodriguez said negotiators will meet Feb. 19 in Havana and Cuba wants Washington’s help in combating people smuggling, often carried out by gangs with souped-up speed boats that ferry Cubans out of the country. While some head for Florida, most arrive on the Caribbean coast of Mexico or Central America and make their way north to the U.S., where they usually are allowed to stay. “Part of the Cuban agenda presented to the government of the United States is a proposal for a new immigration agreement and solidifying cooperation in the fight against people trafficking,� Rodriguez said. Under U.S. law, Cubans captured at sea are usually deported while those who

reach American soil can apply for residency — making Mexico an attractive route. Cuba has long denounced Washington’s so-called “wet-foot, dry-foot� policy as encouraging illegal immigration. Rodriguez said the United States has yet to respond to Cuba’s proposals, however, and a spokeswoman at the U.S. Interests Section in Havana — which Washington maintains instead of an embassy since the two countries do not have diplomatic relations — said yesterday that Washington has not yet finalized an exact date for the talks. Biannual discussions between the U.S. and Cuba were limited to immigration from 1994 until they were canceled under President George W. Bush in 2003. They began anew in New York in July, and both sides called that session positive. But a second round of discussions planned for December were pushed back. Looming over the encounter is the arrest of a U.S. government contractor who was detained in Cuba in December for allegedly

distributing prohibited satellite communications equipment. Cuba accuses him of being a spy. U.S. officials deny that, saying he was not working with groups opposed to the communist government but with a religious and cultural organization. Rodriguez said that under American law, the detainee “would at least be considered an agent of a foreign power.� “Evidently the government of the United States will not quit endorsing the destruction of the Cuban revolution, the political structure of the government of our country,� he said. “In any part of the world that would be a serious crime.� Still, Rodriguez said Cuba has coordinated with the U.S. on transporting aid to Haiti, with 60 U.S. flights using airspace in eastern Cuba to reach the quake-devastated country since Havana temporarily opened it to American planes. “There have been some exchanges between the Foreign Relations Ministry of Cuba and the State Department on an eventual cooperation in Haiti,� he said.

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OUR CALL Today in Sports History 1936—Honus Wagner,

I-75 By Sean Shapiro Sports Editor

“Bowling Green is the best basketball team in the MidAmerican Conference. With 45 seconds to go we we’re down three to Toledo, at Toledo and we had missed 11 Curt Miller has called Toledo the best team in the con- free throws,” Gilbert said. “I just think Bowling Green is ference all season, Saturday night he’ll have a chance to a smarter basketball team, they’re a little better skilled at position and they’re a bit older.” prove himself wrong. Eastern Michigan lost to Toledo 72-63 on Jan. 13, but it “I’ve said all along they’re the team to beat,” Miller took the Rockets a 10-2 run to end the game as they took said. However, while Miller has marked the Rockets as sole possession of first place in the MAC West. When BG the best team in the conference, Eastern Michigan played Eastern Michigan, it wasn’t nearly as close as the head coach AnnMarie Gilbert has first hand experience Falcons dominated leading by as much as 25 points in a 83-71 win. against both teams.

This season Toledo has posted an impressive 16-4, 6-1 Mid-American Conference record while BG has compiled a 17-4, 7-0 MAC record. Both teams are coming off a win this past Wednesday. BG dominated Western Michigan 74-56 and Toledo held on to beat Buffalo 69-67 in overtime, as senior Tamika Mays hits two free throws with 25.8 seconds remaining. Not only did Mays win the game against Buffalo for the Rockets, but she has also been their offen-

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Tennis team returns home to host IPFW, Youngstown By Brett Wane Reporter

The Bowling Green State University women’s tennis team looks to push their winning streak to five this weekend by picking up victories against IPFW and Youngstown State University. The Falcons face off against IPFW on Saturday (Jan. 30) and YSU on Sunday (Jan. 31). Both non-conference dual meet

“The competition has been tough and we’ve continued to improve. Overall I’m pleased with our play at this date.” Penny Dean | Tennis Coach matches will take place at the indoor home for BGSU tennis, the Perrysburg Tennis Center. IPFW has started their season off 1-1 after dropping a 6-1 decision to the Toledo Rockets and then rebounding for a 5-2 win-

ning decision against Eastern Illinois. Sophomore Alexandra Forsyth was named the Summit League player of the week for

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Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson are elected as the Baseball Hall of Fame’s inagural class.

1900—The American League organizes with eight teams.

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DRIBBLE: Erik Marschall carries the ball up court earlier this season, on Saturday Marschall and his teammates host Central Michigan.

Men’s basketball hosts Central Michigan

The List With another busy weekend of BG sports coming up this weekend, we take a look at the top five events: BG and Toledo match-up in not only a big rivalry game, but also a contest between the MAC’s top two teams.

2. Men’s Hoops: BG looks to continue their brief winning streak as they host Central Michigan Saturday night in Anderson Arena.

3. Gymnastics: The Falcons head to Kalamazoo for a match-up with Western Michigan.

4. Tennis: After two weeks on the road the Tennis team returns to the Perrysburg Tennis Center for two matches with IPFW and Youngstown State.

5. Track: For the third straight week BG hosts a track meet, this time they host the Tom Wright Classic at the Perry Field House.

high as 13 points to defeat the Eagles 64-61. Wednesday’s win gave Winning on the road is a tough the Falcons (10-8, 3-3 Midtask, but overcoming a defi- American Conference) their cit to win on the road is even third win out of their last four tougher. games, two of three coming on The BG men’s basketball the road. team did exactly that, taking “Our guys are growing up,” a big step Wednesday night See HOOPS | Page 7 at Eastern Michigan, battling back from deficits as By Paul Barney Assistant Sports Editor

1. Women’s Hoops:

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QUEEN OF THE MAT: Queenita Gamble performs her routine on the Balance beam in BG’s win over Northern Illinois.

Gymnastics team heads to Kalamazoo to battle Broncos By CJ Watson Reporter

stellar scores all day including a 9.800 on the balance beam — in which she won — a 9.750 on the The BG gymnastics team trav- vault, a 9.700 on the floor exercise, els to Kalamazoo, Michigan this and a 9.650 on the bars. Western Michigan comes in week to take on the Western Michigan Broncos in search of with a record of 1-1 with a win their second Mid-American against Ball State and the loss Conference victory of the season. coming at the hands of Northern Last week, the Falcons Illinois. The Broncos have also soared over Northern Illinois competed in two competitions. in their home and MAC opener WMI finished fourth in their first in Anderson Arena winning competition of the year facing Big Ten and Big East opponents 192.635-190.900. Breanne Guy was given the All- Michigan State, Penn State, and Around medal where she put up West Virginia. The Broncos fin-

ished second out of four teams including Illinois State, Air Force, and UW-Lacrosse. All-around gymnast Kristine Garbarino has been a bright spot for the Broncos. At Illinois State last Sunday, Garbarino took the all-around medal for the third straight week after finishing in the top five in all four events. The meet against Northern Illinois was a good test for the Falcons but they know it’s not

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Falcons host Tom Wright Classic in unscored event By Brad Frank Reporter

After surviving the chaos from the first few weeks of classes and after battling the uncertainty of the start of a new season, the BG women’s track and field faces a different challenge now. Tomorrow morning BG will host the Tom Wright Classic. The Falcons will be part of a fourteam women’s field consisting of Robert Morris, Youngstown State, and IPFW. Unlike BG’s two previous meets this season, this meet will not be scored and is open

Jeannatte Pettigrew Will miss this weekends Tom Wright Classic to the public, as men’s teams and unattached individuals are scheduled to participate. Also unlike what the Falcons are used to this season, BG coach Cami Wells said some members of the team will

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TRACK From Page 6 be competing in events they don’t normally compete in to strengthen them for the future in their primary events. For instance, certain runners will be running races either longer or shorter than the distance they usually run. Wells said this is done in an effort to find ways to improve before the peak of the indoor track and field season. “I told them after the last meet to use these coming weeks to continue to progress and get ourselves ready for the All-Ohio Championships,� she said. “[Tomorrow’s meet] is our chance to regroup from having three meets in a row and get ready for basically our championships for indoor track this season.� Tomorrow, and likely next weekend’s meet at Notre Dame, the Falcons will be resting some athletes who have minor injuries in an attempt to be as healthy as possible heading into the most difficult portion of their indoor schedule, when the Falcons will host the All-Ohio Championships two weekends

from now and compete in the Mid-American Conference Championships two weeks later. BG heads into the Tom Wright Classic tomorrow with the momentum of a team title earned last Friday at home. Last weekend the Falcons won seven events with six individual victories and the 4x400 meter relay team taking first. This weekend the team is approaching the meet looking to not only build on what it has done already this season but, again, to start to gear up for the end of the indoor season. Wells said the key to success for the team based on last weekend’s meet is to be consistent, regardless of the level of competition, so that the team can rise to the increased level of competition they’ll face in the future. “There’s always a better mark to achieve in track and field. You’re always competing against the clock, the tape measure, and your best marks,� she said. “You’ve always got a next goal to achieve, so that keeps them fighting for more and striving to be better each time.� Tomorrow’s meet begins at 9:30 a.m. inside Perr y Field House.

far in the season. “Katia Babina has really stepped up to the plate,� Dean said. “She’s handled the numher performance in the early ber two spot very well and has been mature and a good leader part of the season. Forsyth won both her singles for the team.� Coach Dean looked for the matches and went 1-1 in doupast few years to repeat thembles for the Mastodons. BG is 3-1 and Coach Penny selves when the Falcons faced Dean has been happy with the Youngstown State University. The Brown and Orange have team’s performance. “The competition has been won 5 straight against the tough and we’ve continued to Penguins including a 5-2 victory improve,� Dean said. “Overall last season, and two straight 7-0 I’m pleased with our play at this wins in the 2007-08 and 2006-07 campaigns. date.� Chiricosta was 2-0 against The Falcons will hope for continued strong play from YSU last season and will look to junior Christine Chiricosta push the Penguins to 0-2 on the who was 6-0 before last week- season. Margarita Sadovnikova end’s battle with Xavier where won her collegiate debut in she dropped two matches. Chiricosta who is 6-2, along the top flight last weekend for with senior Katia Babina and Youngstown State, but was the freshman Maddy Eccleston only player victorious as her will look to build off their early team began the season 0-1 with a 6-1 loss. season success. After this weekend, the Falcons Babina picked up two singles victories last weekend will face Detroit in Perrysburg and Maddy Eccleston has before traveling to Michigan for posted a record of 3-1 in both a matchup with the Michigan doubles and singles play thus State Spartans.

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ROUND WE GO: For the third straight weekend BG hosts a track meet.

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for 20 points and 13 rebounds, while Crawford hit four clutch free-throws down the stretch to seal the win. “I thought [Marschall] and coach Louis Orr said of his team. The win at Eastern Michigan [Polk] were much better in the improved BG to 2-2 in MAC road second half,� Orr said. “They fingames this season, 7-4 on the ished better and rebounded better. [Crawford] gave us a huge lift road overall. Apart from overcoming off the bench.� Thomas led all scorers with 18 deficits and a hostile crowd in Ypsilanti, BG’s win against the points, this coming after a first Eagles was significant for a lot half in which he had just one point on 0-of-5 shooting. of reasons. “[Thomas] has got what I call a After shooting 60 percent from the floor in the first half, EMU scorer’s mentality,� Orr said. “He was held to 28.6 percent shooting believes he’s going to make his next shot. He’s not afraid to put in the game’s final 20 minutes. Brandon Bowdry, who came in things on the line and step up in averaging 17.3 points per game, big situations.� Thomas and the Falcons will was held to eight points on 4-of-9 look to carry their offensive shooting. “I have to give our guys credit, surge into Saturday when the they just stayed on the grind and Falcons host Central Michigan kept playing,� Orr said. “They at 7 p.m. BG got the best of the gave a determined effort in the second half and just kept fight- Chippewas last season, coming back to win 67-61 in Mount ing and fighting.� BG’s defense gave way to its Pleasant. In that game, Thomas, a offense, which kept picking freshman at the time, drained apart the Eagles. Scott Thomas, Erik Marschall, three 3-pointers in a span of Otis Polk and Jordon Crawford 2:18 seconds. In Wednesday’s game, he also all had double-digit scoring buried three shots from behind efforts. Marschall and Polk combined the arc.

GYM From Page 6 something they can hang their hat on. “It did give us a confident boost to win our first home meet but not too much,� said freshman Sunny Marchand. “We know that we have to work hard every day in the gym to be prepared to go out and do even better each week.� BG has been working hard

this week to prepare for the Broncos. Coach Kerrie Beach explained how gaining confidence on the balance beam is something that the team has been working on. She stated that the team feels comfortable in a practice setting but gaining the ability to perform at that same level in a competition is where the team looks to improve. “We have been working on hitting every routine,� Marchand said. “Our goal is always to hit

While Toledo is a physical team, Miller’s team has prided itself on it’s precision play which has dissected sive catalyst all season scoring opposition defenses for the an average of 15.5 points per past five seasons. This season Lauren Procaska game. In addition to Mays, Naama and Tracy Pontius have lead the Shafir has been a strong offen- Falcons this season, and even sive force and has helped the when either of those players Rockets be a very physical struggle someone else on the team, something that gave BG roster has stepped. In BG’s win over Western trouble in the win over Western Michigan the player stepping Michigan. “I think Toledo is the most up was Tamika Nurse, as she physical team in the league,� scored 14 points and dished out six assists. Miller said.

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Ke$ha climbs the charts, lets loose ALBUM

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For those wanting to warmup their vocal chords while having a little laid-back fun, downtown Bowling Green is the place to be. Five nights a week, bars across town break out the karaoke machines and amp up the microphones for sing-along fans of all genres. Whether it’s country, classic rock or preppy pop, students and residents can find a place to karaoke Saturday through Wednesday nights. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights are karaoke night at Nate & Wally’s Fishbowl. DJ Paul Music starts the tunes at 11 p.m. and also works the karaoke machine at Tubby’s Tavern on Wednesday nights.

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For years, senior Ashley Brown has had a love for musical theater. Now, as one of the top performers in the University theater program she is on track to pursue her dream. It wasn’t until Brown’s junior year of high school that she realized she wanted to study musical theater and make a career of it. Today, several of her peers and instructors consider her to be one of the standout talents in the musical theater department. Brown said she came to the University because the theater program made her feel welcome, and everyone was at the same level. Since her freshman year, she has performed in at least one theater production each semester.

“I have been in so many shows, and I always thought of each one as very gratifying,” Brown said. “I couldn’t really compare any of them.” Junior musical theater student Leigh Yenrick served as Brown’s understudy in the musical “Godspell” and also performed with her in the play “Don Quixote.” “Ashley is probably one of the sweetest people on the planet, and she is a very hard worker,” Yenrick said. “You couldn’t ask for a better person to act with.” While she has always had an interest in performing, Brown said she first became interested in musical theater when she began performing in the Fort Defiance Players, a community theater in Defiance, Ohio.

TONIGHT IN BG

The Doctor is in at Dave’s

Bowling Green natives The Doctor and The Priest will perform at Grumpy Dave’s Pub tonight. The experimental progressive-rockers will take the stage at 9 p.m. Tickets will be $3/$4 at the door.

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In the digital age, where access to social networking sites such as Facebook is readily available, social networks are becoming more than just a way to stay in touch with friends and family. According to a Facebook press release, more than 35 million users update their statuses each day. Facebook is also available on many mobile devices, including iPods, and the site allows users to grab for other’s attention. The ability to update statuses wherever and whenever allows users to keep their friends in the know. However, some believe this ability crosses the line between staying in contact and narcissism. “It’s an undeserving, selfcongratulatory celebration of nothingness,” said junior

TONIGHT IN TOLEDO

A load of bull comes to Toledo

The Professional Bull Riders Invitational will be at the Lucas County arena tonight. The two-night event will feature 30 different riders each night competing on more than 40 of the nation’s toughest bulls. Event starts at 7:30 p.m., tickets online.

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Social networking does more than connect By Tom Nepomuceno Reporter

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WHAT MATT LIASSE THINKS: There is something genius about the newest pop star to top the charts. Ke$ha, the female vocalist in Flo Rida’s No. 1 hit “Right Round,” has released her debut and what has become a pop culture phenomenon. After the single “Tik Tok,” a tune about a night of debauchery, catapulted her to fame by becoming the most downloaded song in history, there’s not much mystery left as to the central theme surrounding her album of 14 tracks.

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MOVIE REVIEW

The island. The numbers. Two Lockes. Either your mind has immediately rushed to countless clues and theories or you have no idea what I am talking about. I only speak of “Lost,” which has become not so much a television series but a way of life for the past six years. And starting next Tuesday, Feb. 2,

the end looms ominously close. For some this will be a relief. Discussions of hatches, Others, time travel and Cheech Marin cameos will cease to be heard in classrooms and offices. For fans though, therapy very well may be necessary. I will be in the latter category, assuming the finale and explanations pay off (if not you owe me six years, J.J. Abrams). “Lost” earns my respect though because it has never been afraid to take risks in story-

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Kate Noftsinger. Noftsinger said the advent of social networking is breeding a generation of narcissists. By prompting people to create a profile, customize it, upload pictures and make it as unique as they are, social networks have, “elevated ourselves to celebrity status,” Noftsinger said. Facebook still has to be a place for people to connect. Senior Mallory Sanders spends about two hours a

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Bartones take the stage at Howard’s

Local rock group the Bartones are set to perform at Howard’s Club H tomorrow night. The Bartones have made their presence known in Bowling Green with their upbeat shows featuring original music that mixes blues, funk and rock. The show will start at 9 p.m. and also feature Cleveland native Doug Maverick.

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THE ‘UGLY’ TRUTH: ABC has decided to pull the plug on TV show ‘Ugly Betty.’ The network not only told producers this would be Betty’s fourth and final season, but also that they are cutting the final season back from 22 to 20 episodes. AVRIL IN WONDERLAND: Avril Lavigne debuted her first song in two and a half years on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show Wednesday. The single. “Alice,” is from the soundtrack to the upcoming release “Alice in Wonderland.” ‘WORLD’ TO RETURN: Charitable album ‘We Are The World’ is set to make a return to benefit Haiti on the original album’s 25th anniversary. While the artist line-up is still in the works, probable artists for the remake include Miley Cyrus, Jason Mraz, Sugarland and Will Smith.

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attention to the user, should they choose to fill their profile with fascinating information to draw attention to themselves. However, just because peoday on Facebook, and updates her status about once a week. ple compulsively update their Sanders said Facebook is anoth- information doesn’t make er outlet of expression. By having them narcissists. Mike Zickar, chair of the users customize their profile by featuring certain information psychology department, said and pictures, they can create people have their own reasons their own identity online. This, for using Facebook. Zickar, according to Sanders, can draw whose status updates range

BROWN From Page 8 “I always knew it was something I wanted to do, but I didn’t know it was something I could do for a living until I started performing at the Fort Defiance Players,� Brown said. For stage performers, musical theater usually requires skill singing, acting and dancing, and Brown is no exception. “Singing is definitely my strength,� Brown said. “Some people have better stage presence than others and some can act and dance better than others. My uniqueness comes from my voice, not necessarily my acting or dancing,� she said. Theater student Kendra Brook said Brown is an amazing performer. “She is always positive, never takes anything too seriously, and she has an amazing voice,� Brook said. Last spring, Brown played the lead role of Cinderella in the theater department’s production of “Into the Woods.� “Into the Woods� is a musical based on a book with music and lyrics written by Tony Award-winner Stephen Sondheim. “It was rewarding to work on a Sondheim show because his songs are difficult to perform,� Brown said.

KARAOKE From Page 8 James Wiltsie, manager and bartender at the Fishbowl, said about 65 percent of the crowd consists of college students; the rest is an older crowd, including patrons who come in groups after work. Kamikaze’s used to host karaoke twice a week, but with an increase in business, they decided to run it Sunday through Wednesday, manager Cody Lucius said. The bar has had karaoke for the past five years; DJ Karaoke Chuck starts at 10 p.m. Lucius said many customers prefer to sing along to country and “Journeyâ€? numbers. He said the atmosphere on karaoke night is more friendly and laidback than other nights. “They just kind of come out to have fun and never have any problems,â€? Lucius said. “It lets people interact more when they can get up on stage; they can sing and have fun and make a fool out of themselves without everyone making fun of them too bad.â€? Bowling Green resident Bruce Lillie, 53, said he’s been a regular on the downtown karaoke scene since 2003. “Everybody’s more accepting of others versus the rest of the time when ‌ everybody’s sitting in their own little cliques,â€? he said. “If somebody’s walk-

“Singing is definitely my strength ... my uniqueness comes from my voice, not necessarily my acting or dancing.� Ashley Brown | Theater performer Senior musical theater performer Joe Connelly who has performed with Brown said she is a hard worker and the performances she gives are solid. “She is easy to work with and the characters she creates are easy to feed off of,� Connelly said. Brown has also done work outside the University, performing this past summer as an actor for the Huron Playhouse in Huron, Ohio. The Huron Playhouse is a professional theater company that is a division of the University’s Department of Theatre and Film. It consists of about 25 performers. During this time, Brown performed in several productions including the role of Connie Miller in the jazz musical “The 1940’s Radio Hour.� “It was an incredible experience to sing tight harmonies with a small group of people,� Brown said. “I developed a whole new love for jazz music and worked with really talented people.� Brown said that while she would consider working in

film and traveling, performing in musical theater is her main goal. After college, she plans to find additional work to build her resume, either with the Huron Playhouse or the Weathervane Playhouse in Newark, Ohio. Eventually, she plans to move to either Chicago or New York City to find work with a professional theater company. Geoffrey Stephenson, instructor of voice and musical theater performance at the University, said Brown is very talented, works very hard and has an angelic voice. Stephenson said just because people have talent in musical theater doesn’t mean they will be able to find work easily. “Ashley will definitely work in the industry,� he said. Brown said that performing is special to her because she gets to be someone else and walk in someone else’s shoes for the day. “You’re looking at the world through someone else’s eyes,� she said. “Getting to share that with the audience is an extremely gratifying feeling.�

ing off the stage, they get highfives from people they don’t even know.â€? University alumnus and karaoke frequenter George TothDemetriade said karaoke serves as a good “ice breaker.â€? “It’s a good way to have fun with people you’ve never seen before. It’s a good way to connect,â€? Toth-Demetriade said. For those who can’t get enough sing-a-long fun during the week, Grumpy Dave’s Pub hosts karaoke night on Saturdays at 10 p.m. with $1 off imported bottles. Grumpy Dave’s bartender Holly Shepherd said, “I really like it when older men come in and sing Frank Sinatra — the real classic songs — because they always do so good at it, but that doesn’t happen very often.â€? Shepherd said the most popular karaoke songs are from the country and pop music genres. Toth-Demetriade said he sings boy-band songs with his friends. Among his favorites are “Shape of My Heartâ€? by the Backstreet Boys and “You Oughta Knowâ€? by Alanis Morissette. “I like to sing stupid songs ‌ I don’t take it seriously,â€? he said. “I try to sing well but I don’t do it to show off — I do it to have fun.â€? Lillie said his favorite genre to sing is 1970s rock. His favorite song to karaoke to is “Vehicleâ€? by The Ides of March. “I think we’re all kind of partial to what we grew up with in high school,â€? he said. Lillie said half the fun of kara-

oke night is watching other people perform and “seeing who can sing and who can’t ‌ who’s having fun and who doesn’t care.â€? Toth-Demetriade said a downside to karaoke is “the politics involved in getting in line.â€? “It’s hard to get on [stage] when it’s busy, but it’s more fun when it’s busy so it’s a tradeoff,â€? he said. Alcohol can be a factor in an individual’s willingness and ability to sing in front of strangers, Toth-Demetriade said. With an increase in alcohol intake, “willingness goes up and ability goes down.â€? “The first few seconds are awkward when the song’s coming on,â€? Toth-Demetraide said. He uses the “awkwardâ€? beginning measures of a song to dedicate his performance to random crowd-goers. Lillie said for those too shy to take the stage, “just get hammered and don’t care ‌ but I don’t like to tell people that because sometimes they get too ridiculous.â€? “It’s funny to see people that are shy who have great voices that never get heard, and people that aren’t too shy that have terrible voices that should never be heard,â€? he said. “Come, find out where you sit [vocally], bring your friends and don’t worry about it,â€? he said. “It’s a cool social thing.â€? Toth-Demetriade said, “As long as it looks like you’re having fun, people have fun.â€?

Friday, January 29, 2010

‘Legion’ falls short of heavenly By Josh Whetherholt Pulse Reviewer

Just when I thought action movies couldn’t become more ridiculous and terrible, Hollywood hit me with “Legion.� “Legion� supposes that God has grown tired of the human race and rather than sending a flood this time, he is sending his angels to perform the extermination. This doesn’t sit too well with the Archangel Michael, played by Paul Bettany, who decides to cut off his wings and forsake his life as God’s servant. He plans to protect strangers at a desert diner run by Bob, played by a typically over-acting Dennis Quaid. Michael’s main goal is to protect a pregnant woman, played by Adrianne Palicki, whose baby is apparently the last hope for humanity. Sadly, the way the film was executed left much to be desired. With a combination of terrible acting from most involved actors and special effects used for the angel-possessed humans that left the audience laughing more than thrilled or scared, “Legion� fell far short of its expectations. On the surface, this sounds like a somewhat decent plot, full of action and even a little religious twist that can pull in many viewers. However, it steals elements of “Terminator� and

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For most television shows, I can watch one episode of season one, then watch an episode of season four and immediately telling, be it hit (the inclusion of know what is going on. Take “24� flash-forwards) or miss (season for instance. Someone will be three’s Paulo and Nikki, although good then bad then good again, their demise was fun). Also, the someone will fake his death and writers demand attention from ol’ Jack Bauer will lose his cool. Sorry, but I’d settle with the audience which can be a risky venture. I mean, not every- Jack Shepard (Matthew Fox) one scours the Internet to learn of Oceanic Flight 815 any day. the truth of the smoke monster, Maybe it’s the stubble, his dedibut all viewers have to pay atten- cation to do good or my curiostion from episode to episode to ity as to why his deceased father keeps showing up on the island. keep up with the revelations.

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“Children of Men� and follows “Daybreakers� and “Book of Eli� for the third consecutive week as a film with a doomsday plot. Obviously the crackpots in Hollywood have been working extra hard to come up with original thoughts. “Legion� did nothing to become a classic movie, either in the action genre or the religious film genre. The only place “Legion� could possibly find redeeming qualities would be if it finds its way into the category of movies so bad, they become popular (I’m looking at you “Poltergeist�). If you have a chance to do anything besides see “Legion,� take that chance. The apocalypse may not actually be coming, but after seeing “Legion,� God might be thinking twice about it.

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upper. $420.00 per month plus utilities. Deposit $420.00. Limit 2 people. Lease 5/15/10 - 5/7/11

All Utilities Included

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830 Scott Hamilton - Three

712 Second, #A and #B- Two bedrooms in each unit.

$960.00 per month plus utilities. bedrooms, 2 baths. $925.00 per month Has dishwasher, C/A. Limit 2 people. Limit 2 cars. Lease 8/19/10 plus utilities. Has A/C. Limit 5 people. - 8/6/11. Limit 5 cars. Lease 8/19/10 - 8/6/11.

Families with children welcome to apply for any rental unit. We have many apartments available. Stop in the Rental Office for a brochure or visit our website for information: www.johnnewloverealstate.com

JOHN NEWLOVE REAL ESTATE, INC.

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