Gore versus Nudity

ANGELINA WAGNER A&E EDITOR AMW722@ CABRINI EDU

Decapitating crime lords in “Kill Bill, Vol. 1” was okay for movie going audiences. Slap on an NC-17 rating on a movie ever yone goes haywire. That’s exactly what happened when “Young Adam” starring Ewan McGregor was about ready to hit the theatres this summer

Why? You may ask because of that little dirty word, sex. Now I might have a twisted mind about this but I’ve always viewed sex as something beautiful and innocent. Maybe I’m wrong but it’s almost too easy to laugh and shake your head at the MPAA.

McGregor’s film received the NC-17 rating because of a fully clothed sex scene and then McGregor bearing his manhood for the entire world to see. The logic of today’s world is sex is scary but violence is cool. I mean think about it, what’s more damaging for teenagers to watch, heads being blown to bits or a naked body?

It mostly comes down to parents paying attention to what their teens watch on television. This is important to remember b ut any teenager with the Internet they can find celebrity sex videos and any kind of gore if they just do a bit of searching.

It’s a known thing in this society that if you want to see all you have to do is find it. With today’s problems with downloading who needs to go to the movies anymore when people are downloading them in the privacy of their own home.

The way the system looks at movies is absurd. Movies that should be looked at as a form of artistic expression are labeled with NC-17 warnings to a teenager’s world of Grand Theft Auto and Paris Hilton. But don’t worry folks, the world shall once again be saved from sex!

ALYSSA SCHOENLEBER COPYEDITOR AMS725@ CABRINI.EDU

“I wanna go back to Philmont.” This was what I heard before entering the dining hall at base camp. I wasn’t so sure I would be saying this after the 70 plus miles through the wilder ness with the Black Widows, dehydrated food, bears, and a 40 lb. pack. I thought the last thing I would want to do was go back to Philmont. However, I was really wrong. After returning to base camp when my trek was finished, before leaving to go home I was already ready to go back.

This summer I was able to go back and earn my second Arrowhead. Once again, I had an amazing trek. There were no disappointments, just new challenges and views. If I could change anything, the only thing would be leaving some of my 62 lb. pack in tent city.

Unfor tunately, many people have heard little or nothing about the 137,493 acres located in New Mexico. Philmont is a Boy Scout Reservation that sits just outside the town of Cimarron. Its history dates back to before 1841 and the first 35,857 acres were donated to the Boy Scouts in 1938 by Waite Phillips.

Being a registered Boy Scout, or Venture Scout, is a requirement to participate in a trek at Philmont. However, becoming a registered Venture Scout is fairly easy. Many Boy Scout troops have their own Venture Crew and it is fairly easy to form one if there aren’t any in your area. Having a Venture Crew or Boy Scout group interested in going isn’t completely necessary, depending on one’s interest. Philmont offers a 21-day trek called Rayado. I have heard that it is better when one goes without those whom they already know.

I wanted to pass along some- thing that I have really enjoyed, not in an attempt to promote Philmont but to give others an insight on something not many people know about. Philmont is a beautiful piece of this country. It contains a wide array of topographical areas from Mt. Baldy, one of Philmont’s famous peaks, to Rayado Canyon. If you like the mountains above or below tree line, the desert, the plains, or rolling streams, you can probably find any and all within Philmont’s borders.

According to the Rangers, base camp workers and back country program counselors, working at Philmont is a great summer job. Depending on where you work, you have several days off in a row, which allows for your own exploration of the land.

If you are at all interested in either attending as a camper or as a staff member, the website is http://www.scouting.org/philmont and gives you the contacts you need to obtain more information.