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Good-for-you travel food
Dont be left stranded on the roadside & an ironing how-to
10 Notice
MTVs new campus channel & storm chasers
13 Bitch + Moan
When hot sex on the beach leaves you itching
14 Feature
Use your computer to find a date
17 Manual
How to cope with friends in close-quarters
20 Venue
Not going anywhere for break? Dont give up on fun
22 Movies, Music, Games
The Jacket, The Golden Republic, Megaman X8
27 Speak
When your life is volleyball, what happens after the last game?
Editors Note
Ahhh spring
break. Sweeter
words were
never spoken.
Relaxing by the
beach, hanging
out i n a hotel
room with your
friends, tropical
eveni ngs sur-
rounded by wildly attractive, half-
naked people, or at least thats the
way I picture everyone elses spring
breaks. So far mine have been spent
picking up extra work shifts for vaca-
tioning co-workers. It makes it really
fun to hear classmates recounting
tales of steamy nights with cold
drinks when all I have to share is the
weeks inventory reports.
This year, however, Im going to
New York with my mom. We probably
wont have sun or sand, but we will be
able to spend some much needed
time together in a fabulous city. The
trip wont be entirely pleasure: Ill be
doing interviews to try to eke out a
spot in the work force for when I grad-
uate in May. And my mom doesnt
know yet, but were staying at a one-
star hotel thats practically in Harlem.
At least I wont be working there.
But for those of you who wont be
leaving Lawrence, or spending all of
your time covering others shifts,
check out Stuck in the Middle on
page 17 for advice on having an
exciting vacation without going out
of the area. If youre traveling by car,
look for Hit the Road, Jack on page
six and get your vehicle up to par.
And for car-time munchies that wont
make you sick, flip to page fours
Greaseless Grab & Go. No matter
where youre going, if youre going to
be in close quarters with friends for
the week, youll need a plan to sur-
vive. So make sure to read When
Tension Mounts on page six.
And if my mom and I survive our
vacation in the cheap hotel in an
unfamiliar neighborhood, I too will
have some stories to tell. I hope it will
be that I got a job.
mhuber@kansan.com
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Thurs 3/17
Head for the Hills, Jazzhaus, 926
1/2 Massachusetts St., 10 p.m., 21+,
$4
TheQueers/Groovie Ghoulies/
Ramal amas/ Scal l y Wags, El
Torreon Ballroom, 3101 Gillham
Plaza, Kansas City, Mo., 7 p.m., all
ages
Truth Cell/KTP/Unknown Stunt-
man/Last to Return/Fast Food
Junkies, The Gaslight Tavern, 401 N
Second St., 5 p.m., all ages
St. Pats and Fields of Clover, The
Brick, 1727 McGee St., Kansas City,
Mo., 8 a.m. to noon., 21+, $5 to $10
Kasey Raush with Cindy Novelo
and Chris DeVictor/The Keli-
hans, Daveys Uptown, 3402 Main
St., Kansas City, Mo., 12 p.m. and 4
p.m., 21+, free
Big Metal Rooster/Brody Buster
Band, The Bottleneck, 737 New
Hampshire St., 8 p.m., 18+
Fri 3/18
Vanilla Funk, Jazzhaus, 926 1/2
Massachusetts St., 10 p.m., 21+, $4
Atreyu/ Unearth/ Scars of
Tomorrow/Bury Your Dead, The
Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St., 8
p.m., all ages, $13.50
American Catastrophe, The Cup
and Saucer, 412B Delaware, Kansas
City Mo., 9 p.m., all ages, free
Dark Matter/4 King Stud/Hot
Young Guns Boobie Trap Bar, 1417
SW Sixth St., Topeka, 9 p.m., all
ages, $5 to $6
Brad Allen Band, Black Dog Cof-
feehouse, 12815 W. 87th St. Pkwy.,
Lenexa, all ages, 8 p.m., free
Cooking Class: Regional Cuisine
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art,
4525 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo., 5:30
to 9 p.m., all ages, $60 (Also on
March 20th)
Iron Guts Kelly and Unknown
Stuntman, The Replay Lounge, 946
Massachusetts St., 10 p.m., 21+, $ 2
J.P.McClain Band/Columbian/
Goodnight Daylight, Daveys
Uptown, 3402 Main St., Kansas City,
Mo., 10 p.m., 21+, $6
Big Wu, The Bottleneck, 737 New
Hampshire St., 8 p.m., 18+, $9
Sat 3/19
Cody Wyoming and the Golden
HeartedWhores/The Ramala-
mas/The Litigators/The Throt-
tlers, The Granada, 1020 Massa-
chusetts St., 9 p.m., all ages, cost
TBA
Transparent Heart, Black Dog Cof-
feehouse, 12815 W. 87th St. Pkwy.,
Lenexa, all ages, 8 p.m., free
Derita Sisters, Mark Reynolds,
The Brick,1727 McGee St., Kansas
City, Mo., 10:30 p.m., 21+, $5-$10
Pat Todd and therankousiders,
The Replay Lounge, 946 Massachu-
setts St., 10 p.m., 21+, $ 2
Far Beyond Frail, Planet Caf, 3535
Broadway St., Kansas City, Mo., 8
p.m., all ages, free
Dr. Eugene Chadbourne/
Malachy Papers, Daveys Uptown,
3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., 10
p.m., 21+, $8
Dewayn Brothers / Loco
Macheen, The Bottleneck, 737 New
Hampshire St., 8 p.m., 18+, cost TBA
Sun 3/20
A Graham and the Moment Band
and The Mein, The Brick, 1727
McGee St., Kansas City, Mo., 10:30
p.m., 21, $5-$10
Smackdown Live Action Trivia/
Karoake, The Bottleneck, 737 New
Hampshire St., 8 p.m., 18+, $5
Mon 3/21
The Rainman Suite (LA)/Agent
5/9, Boobie Trap Bar, 1417 SW Sixth
St., Topeka, 9 p.m., all ages, $3
Rol l i ng Bl ackouts and 400
Blows, The Replay Lounge, 946
Massachusetts St., 10 p.m., 21+, $ 2
Legacy Gothic Dance, Daveys
Uptown, 3402 Main St., Kansas
City, Mo., 9 p.m., 21+, $5
Agai nst Me/ Smoke or
Fire/The Loved Ones/KTP, El
Torreon Ballroom, 3101 Gillham
Plaza, Kansas City, Mo., 7 p.m.,
all ages, $10
Tues 3/22
Nick Frietas & The Head
Gates, Raised by Tigers and
Novalus, The Replay Lounge, 946
Massachusetts St., 10 p.m., 21+, $2
Nora OConnor/The Silos, Daveys
Uptown, 3402 Main St., Kansas City,
Mo., 8 p.m., 21+, $10
Acid King/Drunk Horse/Filthy
Jim/ International Playboys, The
Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St.,
8 p.m., all ages, $7 to $9
The Agony Scene/3 Inches of
Blood/Trivium/Still Remains, El
Torreon Ballroom, 3101 Gillham
Plaza, Kansas City, Mo., 7 p.m., all
ages, $8
Wed 3/23
7 Seconds, The Bottleneck, 737
New Hampshire St., 8 p.m., 18+, $12
Jack Ingam, Grand Emporium.
3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., 8
p.m. 21+, $15
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For a complete list of events for the next two weeks, visit www.kansan.com
Thurs 3/24
Sara Lee Guthrie, Daveys Uptown, 3402
Main St., Kansas City, Mo., 8 p.m., 21+, $15
Gryphyn/Ten Till Blue, Jazzhaus, 926 1/2
Massachusetts St., 10 p.m., 21+, $3
The Boon, The Cup and Saucer, 412B
Delaware, Kansas City, Mo., 9 p.m., all
ages, free
Barefoot Bride (Hollywood, Calif.)/
Mirror Image, Boobie Trap Bar, 1417 SW
Sixth St., Topeka, 9 p.m., all ages, $5 over
21, $6 under 21
An Anonymous Project, The Brick, 1727
McGee St., Kansas City, Mo., 10:30 p.m.,
21+, $5 to $10
DJnotaDJ/Archetype, The Bottleneck,
737 New Hampshire St., 8 p.m., 18+
Fri 3/25
Central Atmosphere, Jazzhaus, 926 1/2
Massachusetts St., 10 p.m., 21+, $4
Howard Iceberg, The Cup and Saucer,
412B Delaware, Kansas City Mo., 9 p.m.,
all ages, free
DJ Candlewax, The Gaslight Tavern, 401
N Second St., 10 p.m., all ages
Kippers Cradle/Gryphyn/Nathan
Brooks, Boobie Trap Bar, 1417 SW Sixth
St., Topeka, 9 p.m., all ages, $5 over 21, $6
under 21
Jerry Dowell, Black Dog Coffeehouse,
12815 W. 87th St. Pkwy., Lenexa, all ages, 8
p.m., free
Kill Pop, Civella and 3 Minute Hero,
The Brick,1727 McGee St., Kansas City,
Mo., 10:30 p.m., 21+, $5 to $10
Kansas City Jazz Quartet (KCJQ), The
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak
St., Kansas City, Mo., 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., all
ages, free
Falcon Crest and The Stnngg, The
Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts St., 10
p.m., 21+, $2
Mi ke Rector Band/ The
Downtrunks/Of the Cave, Daveys
Uptown, 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.,
10 p.m., 21+, $6
Club Wars, The Bottleneck, 737 New
Hampshire St., 8 p.m., 18+
Origin, El Torreon Ballroom, 3101 Gillham
Plaza, Kansas City, Mo., 7 p.m., all ages
Sat 3/26
Leroy Brown and the Gold Combo,
Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Massachusetts St., 10
p.m., 21+, $4
Kasey Rausch and Friends, The Cup
and Saucer, 412B Delaware, Kansas City
Mo., 9 p.m., all ages, free
Ethereal, The Gaslight Tavern, 401 N Sec-
ond St., 10 p.m., all ages
DJ 1134, The Gaslight Tavern, 401 N Sec-
ond St., 11:30 p.m., all ages,
Ron Keel & Charlie Wayne w/ special
guest The DeWayn Brothers Bastard
Bluegrass Band, Boobie Trap Bar, 1417
SW Sixth St., Topeka, 8 p.m., all ages, $5
over 21, $6 under 21
Dori s Henson CD rel ease, The
Brick,1727 McGee St., Kansas City, Mo.,
10:30 p.m., 21+, $5 to $10
Arthur Dodge, The Replay Lounge, 946
Massachusetts St., 10 p.m., 21+, $2
Mary Atkins Series- Kansas City
Chorale, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of
Art, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo., 5:30
p.m., all ages, $15
1st Annual Bootleggers Union featur-
ing Joe Roberts trio/John Nash/Yel-
low #5/Johnny Switchblade and the
KC Crooners/ John Stubblefield,
Daveys Uptown, 3402 Main St., Kansas
City, Mo., 9 p.m., 21+, $7 to $10
Aeol i an/ Dead Gi rl s Rui n Every-
thing/Choad, The Bottleneck, 737 New
Hampshire St., 8 p.m., 18+, $5 to $7
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Sun 3/27
Honest Lot, The Gaslight Tavern, 401 N
Second St., 10 p.m., all ages
Tophat / Hardcore Acoustics / Holey
Bucket, Boobie Trap Bar, 1417 SW Sixth
St., Topeka, 8 p.m., all ages, $5 over 21, $6
under 21
Focus on Bingham to Benton: The
Midwest Museum, The Nelson-Atkins
Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City,
Mo., 2 p.m., all ages, free
Mon 3/28
Reckless Kelly, The Bottleneck, 737 New
Hampshire St., 8 p.m., 18+, $8
Faculty Recital Series: Bryan Kip haa-
heim, electronic music, Swarthout
Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith
Drive, 7:30 p.m., all ages, free
Little Brazil and The Cops, The Replay
Lounge, 946 Massachusetts St., 10 p.m.,
21+, $2
Taboo Gothic Dance, Daveys Uptown,
3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., 10 p.m.,
21+, $5
Tues 3/29
International Film Festival: The Age
of Beauty, Woodruff Auditorium, 7 p.m.,
all ages, $2
OAR, Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway
St., Kansas City Mo., 8 p.m., all ages, $25
Faculty Recital Series: Mike Hall,
trombone, Swarthout Recital Hall, Mur-
phy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive, 7:30 p.m.,
all ages, free
Customer Appreciation- bingo, beer,
tacos and rock with the Trouble Sis-
ters, The Brick, 1727 McGee St., Kansas
City, Mo., 10:30 p.m., 21+, $5 to $10
Annie Quick, The Replay Lounge, 946
Massachusetts St., 10 p.m., 21+, $2
Esoteric Benefit Show, The Bottleneck,
737 New Hampshire St., 8 p.m., 18+
Wed 3/30
Open Forum, Wescoe Beach, 11:30 a.m.,
all ages, free
Dead to Fall, El Torreon Ballroom, 3101
Gillham Plaza, Kansas City, Mo., 7 p.m., all
ages
Esoteric Fire Recovery Benefit Show:
The Esoteri c/ Approach/ Conner/
Kelpie/ Iron Guts Kelly/Ok Jones'
Expert Logic/ Overstep/The Cast Pat-
tern/Agent 5 Nine, The Granada, 1020
Massachusetts St., 8 p.m., all ages
Crank Country/ Daredevils/ Durning
fifteen and Boogan Mod, The Brick,
1727 McGee St., Kansas City, Mo., 10:30
p.m., 21+, $5 to $10
Southerly and The Girl is a Ghost, The
Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts St., 10
p.m., 21+, $2
Electromediascope-Experimental
film, Video and New Media, Tivoli Cine-
mas, 4050 Pennsylvania St., Kansas City,
Mo., 7:30 p.m., all ages, free, reservations
required, call (816) 751-1ART
Soundtrack of our Li ves/ The
Dears/American Minor, The Bottleneck,
737 New Hampshire St., 8 p.m., all ages,
$13 to $15
The Fast Food Junkies, Harbour Lights,
1031 Massachusetts St., 10 p.m., 21+, $2
Dead to Fall
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Soundtrack of our Lives
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Reckless Kelly
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21 hours with four
friends to Florida in a less than midsize car,
sharing a hotel room with two beds and
five other people these are some of the
sacrifices college students are willing to
make to have a perfect spring break.
Unfortunately, this nine-day vacation can
turn more into an inescapable nightmare
when you and your travel companions
become less than friendly with one
another. Here are some tips on how to not
kill your friends while traveling with them.
Pre-vacation check
Talking about the trip in detail before-
hand can help prevent fights during the
vacation, says Stephanie Coleman,
branch manager of STA Travel in the
Kansas Union. Coleman says being as
organized as possible can help eliminate
stress during break. This includes not only
making a list of all the clothes youre bring-
ing but making a document folder that
holds your passport, vouchers, airline tick-
ets and itineraries. Once you have yourself
organized, Coleman recommends having
a group meeting about the trip. Discuss
what you have a mutual interest in doing,
Coleman says. Make sure everyone actu-
ally wants to go to the bars every night
dont just make the assumption. Another
way to avoid tension during your trip is to
discuss money beforehand. How will you
handle cab fare? Will you split it each time?
Will you take turns? What if one ride costs
more than another? Coleman says know-
ing these things ahead of time can help
avoid fights.
Vacation time
For Overland Park sophomore Chelsea
Dutton, there werent problems with the
spring break organizing, her problems
came while she was in Mexico last break.
Dutton went with two of her friends, who
were fighting with one another the major-
ity of the time. Dutton says she felt as
though she was constantly being put in
the middle of the fight. What started out as
constant bickering between them turned
ugly when one friend said it was time to go
out to dinner. Dutton says she got up to go,
but the other girl just lay on the bed and
said she wasnt hungry. From there they
started arguing about whether or not they
would all go to dinner, which eventually
led to the nonhungry girl being dragged
off the bed and out of the hotel room by
Duttons other friend, locking her out of the
room. The entire incident was surreal, Dut-
ton says, she tried not to take sides during
the trip.
While it may be easier to not take sides
or bottle up your feelings during a fight,
Deana Williams, CAPS psychology intern,
says thats not the best way to handle a
fight. Dont swallow your feelings be
honest with them, Williams says. If
youre upset about anything, talk to your
friends about it and dont antagonize it fur-
ther, she says. Fights are common while
traveling with friends for a variety of rea-
sons, Williams says. Travelers anxiety lev-
els are higher because they are eating and
sleeping differently, plus with large
amounts of alcohol sometimes added in
an unstable environment can be created.
adoyle@kansan.com
When
tension
How to avoid fights with your
friends while on spring break
Driving
mounts
03.17.05 Jayplay 6
Whats the most annoying thing a friend
can do while traveling with them?
Change the radio station.
Chadd Elsen
Albert senior
Getting too drunk and out of control and hav-
ing to baby-sit them all the time.
Chris Laing
Lawrence sophomore
Smoking in the car.
Serina Heikes
Oberlin freshmen
Being a backseat driver.
Melissa Farve
Lawrence freshmen
Talk too much about embarrassing topics.
Dylan Manning
Overland Park freshmen
By Ashley Doyle, Jayplay writer
Chintan Modha, Overland Park junior, met Sumitha Nagarajan, Over-
land Park junior, at a mutual friends birthday party. After being intro-
duced to Nagarajan and her roommate, Modha made the common
mistake of asking Nagarajan if she and her roommate were twins.
Nagarajan and her roommate laughed at Modha for his stupidity
because both were different ages, born in different countries and were
not related at all. Later that night, Modha apologized and both laughed
off the incident and became friends. Now, both see each other occa-
sionally at the library or at parties. But Modha admits that he still con-
fuses Nagarajan for her roommate sometimes.
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Yourecruising down the
highway to your spring break destination
and everyones starting to get hungry.
Dont look to the golden arches when you
can tap into a trunk-full of delicious food
options. Stock up on a variety of food and
create your own healthy meals on the
road. If you skip the sketchy, in-the-mid-
dle-of-nowhere restaurant your body will
thank you, and youll save your cash.
You must plan ahead if you are relying
on your own food for meals. Eating from
your car is a challenge, but with advice
from experienced road-trippers you can
pack food that will sustain your energy
and help you avoid drive-through fast
food and the omni-present gas station
food.
A Road Pro
Jenny Wurtz, Topeka senior, knows
what food works for eating in the car. An
experienced food-independent traveler,
Wurtz says she almost always makes her
own meals from food she packs. For the
basics, Wurtz suggests bringing rice
cakes, hummus, a bag of baby carrots, a
jar of applesauce, spinach leaves, avo-
cado and sardines (her boyfriend eats
them on rice cakes). Wurtzs favorite fill-
ing treat is the Oregon Trail mixit has
dark chocolate chipsfrom the Commu-
nity Mercantile, 901 Iowa St.
This spring break, Wurtz plans to head
to a currently unknown destination in the
southwest.
Gourmet To-Go
Another food-savvy traveler, Megan
Boledovich, Naperville, Ill., sophomore,
suggests preparing a basic pasta salad for
the road. The day before you leave, cook
some pasta, rinsing with cold water after
draining. In a large plastic container, com-
bine the noodles with chopped onion,
green or red pepper, carrot or celery.
Throw in some olives for more flavor.
Drizzle with salad dressingBoledovich
suggests Italian dressingand shake
well. Keep in the cooler, and add spinach
leaves for an easy salad. This easy-to-
make dish will add zest to the abundance
of raw foods that youll be consuming.
Tuna salad is another easy option for a
protein-packed, flavorful meal. In a plastic
container combine a pack of tuna, one or
two mayonnaise packs from a gas station
(if you accidentally forget to bring mayo),
a handful of dried cranberries and some
apple slices. This tuna salad is good alone
or on bread.
One more suggestion: if youre a java-
junkie or coffee-craver, a French press
coffee maker could be your best friend on
the road. To save yourself from stale, gas
station coffee, bring a French press and
ground coffee beans. You only need to
add boiling water. For more information
see fantes.com/french_press.htm.
Take advantage of the warmer weather
during spring break; jump in the car and
headanywhere. Just make sure your
car is stocked with some whole foods to
sustain your energy and help you steer
clear of scary fast food restaurants. Save
money and stay healthy!
bflorman@kansan.com
8Jayplay 03.17.05
grab & go
Try these easy-to-make ideas to
save money and eat healthy while
on the road this spring break
Illustration by Austin Gilmore
By Britta Florman, Jayplay writer
Greaseless
Stock Your Car:
Loaf of bread
Pre-sliced cheese
Fruit apples, oranges and bananas
Peanut butter make sandwiches
with sliced banana
Packs of tuna (not the kind you need a
can opener for, unless you are bringing
one)
Dried cranberries
Pasta salad
Salad dressing
Spinach
A pack of Seitan like beef jerky, but
softer, and made from soybeans
Packs of yogurt
Several gallons of water
Tips to stay cool:
Fill used plastic bottles two-thirds
with water and freeze. Use as huge ice
cubes and avoid a watery mess in your
cooler.
Pack your cooler items in reusable
plastic containers to keep out mois-
ture. Also use them to combine foods
like a spinach salad or tuna salad.
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Beer Potato Soup
Serves 10 or more
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon garlic
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1 stalk celery, diced
6 cups boiled, diced potatoes
32 ounces beer
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon chicken bouillon
64 ounces chicken stock
roux, to thicken*
4 cups cream
salt and pepper to taste
Saut garlic in butter for one minute. Add vegetables and saut for three to five min-
utes or until tender. Add potatoes and beer and bring to a boil. Mash potatoes
against sides of pot. Add sugar, bouillon and salt and pepper. Add roux until thick.
Add cream, stir and serve.
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for thickening
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Brunswick, Canada. It is served with one of the house microbrews but you can sub-
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Day.
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Penny Annies Sweet Shoppe
845 Massachusetts St.
Penny Annies makes anyone feel like the quintessential kid
in the candy store. The dcor has 1950s memorabilia with
oldies music playing in the background. The sweet selections
send sugar lovers into saccharine heaven but are balanced with
more filling options such as sandwiches and salads.
Food type: The shop prides itself on many fresh and home-
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way with homemade caramel and cinnamon. You can also pick
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salads or enchiladas.
Price range: Get an assortment of candy for about $1.50 a
quarter-pound or try the sandwiches, salads and other non-
sweet alternatives range from about $3 to $5. Flavored popcorn
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afternoon date. Instead of grabbing a cup of coffee, why not
grab a bag of candy?
Booze availability: None, but you can still get a sugar buzz
from all of the sweets.
Easter Eatings: Bowers says the store is very popular for
Easter candy shopping, so stop by and check out the chocolates
and other candies for the holiday.
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Kansas produces
more than just
wheat. For some
KU students, life in
the middle of tor-
nado alley couldnt
be more perfect.
Wizard of Oz pun
here>
Springis in the air. The birds
are chirping, the grass is green and the
flowers are blooming. It all means one
thing: Tornado season is approaching, and
Darin Brunin couldnt be happier.
Brunin, a Rossville sophomore in mete-
orology, is the kind of guy who runs to his
car instead of to the basement when tor-
nado sirens wail. Hes a storm chaser.
Along with about 10 other KU students and
Lawrence residents, he spends his spring
roaming the Great Plains in search of
storms, particularly storms with torna-
does.
Brunins love for storms began on April
26, 1991 he can rattle off the date without
hesitation. That spring day he saw a small
tornado pass by his house and has been
fascinated by them ever since. He started
chasing toward the end of his high school
career and has been doing it ever since.
Last year he went on 14 chases, spotting a
photographically confirmed nine torna-
does. His average is pretty good, consider-
ing how difficult finding a tornado can be.
Its not like Twister, Brunin says. You
cant just turn a corner on a road and have a
tornado there. Chases can last for hours
or even days, and spotting a tornado is
never guaranteed.
Its still exciting, but not for the reasons
that most people think. He and fellow
chaser Stuart Manning say that their real
drive to chase doesnt come from the
adrenaline rush that being in harms way
can provide, but from their fascination with
storms. Manning, Washington senior, says
that he likes the challenge of trying to find
the storms and get in the right position to
see them clearly. Brunin, on the other hand,
says he is captivated by the machine-like
complexity of storms. Both say that storm
chasers potential to save lives by warning
news stations of tornadoes whereabouts
also helps.
While Brunin doesnt make any money
from his chasing, which can cost him $40 to
$60 per chase (he avoids staying in hotels
to save some cash), he does have a deal
with the television station, WIBW in Topeka
to get reimbursed for his gas money if he
provides them with footage of tornadoes.
Veteran chaser Roger Hill, 47, of Denver
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is one of the lucky few who manages to
make most of his living from storm chas-
ing. He co-owns Silver Lining Tours, a
storm chasing tour company. Ten times a
year, Hill takes a van with 15 people in it
who have each paid between $270 and
$350 per day to be there on a chase.
It may seem like a lot of money to pay for
something that you might not even get to
see, but his record of finding storms is
good. Right now, Hill is in the process of
providing evidence to the Guinness Book
of World Records to prove that he holds
the record for most tornadoes seen in one
year: 51 in 2004. Hes seen 241 in his life-
time.
Storm chasing started with a man
named Roger Jensen, Hill says, who
chased his first storm during the summer
of 1953 in North Dakota. Tim Marshall, edi-
tor of Stormtrack magazine, says Jensen
was a pioneer for the hobby who took
about 8,000 slides of storms before he
passed away on April 26, 2001. Since the
summer of 53, the number of storm
chasers has grown to somewhere
between 7,000 and 10,000 nationwide, Hill
estimates. The hobby grew steadily dur-
ing the 80s and 90s before exploding in
popularity following the release of the
1996 movie Twister.
Although the notoriety from Twister and
subsequent interest in storm chasing was
not intrinsically a bad thing, many chasers
have been quick to point out the problems
it has generated. With so many more peo-
ple on the road in a storm, some predict
that the government might be forced to
step in and regulate chasing. It seems
especially likely after an incident in Mul-
vane on June 12 last year in which a col-
lection of storm chasers vehicles blocked
emergency vehicles from reaching tor-
nado-damaged homes.
Another problem is the inherent increase
in the number of so-called yahoos to the
scene. Yahoos are chasers who do stupid
and dangerous things like driving too fast
on wet pavement or getting too close to a
tornado. With the sheer quantity of
chasers yahoos and otherwise on the
road, Hill says hes surprised that there
havent been a bunch of deaths. In fact, to
date there has been only one documented
death of a chaser in the field, which
occurred when an Oklahoma meteorology
student hydroplaned during the 80s. But
Hill says its only a matter of time.
Its going to happen soon, Hill says. I
thought sure it was going to happen this
year, but we got lucky.
The dangerous nature of the hobby is
part of the reason that Donna Tucker, asso-
ciate professor of geography, discouraged
the student chaser Brunin from starting a
KU storm chasing club. There had been a
club during the late 80s to early 90s, but
there was an incident in which a girl was
hit and severely hurt by lightning. Eventu-
ally, the club broke up. Tucker says she
advised Brunin not to do a club through
the University to avoid potential lawsuits
should an injury occur.
There are ways to minimize the risks of
storm chasing. Hill suggests four things:
get storm-spotter training from the
National Weather Service, read up on the
subject theres plenty of information on
the Internet, go with someone experi-
enced for your first few times and for
Gods sake, dont get under an overpass in
a storm. (At this point hes referring to
popular footage of amateur storm chasers
escaping a tornado by ducking under an
overpass, though it was sheer luck that
they survived. Overpasses actually
increase wind speeds by forcing the wind
into a tighter area. Three people who
thought an overpass would save them
from an approaching tornado died under
one on May 3, 1999.) Hill also says that car-
pooling would be a good way to minimize
the excessive number of chase vehicles on
the road.
In the end, storm chasing will always be
a dangerous past time but a worthwhile
one as well, Brunin says. And by doing
what he loves following and watching
storms he hopes to be in a position to
help save lives this spring.
rperkins@kansan.com
Photos contributed by Darin Brunin
12Jayplay 03.17.05
mtvUreturns to its video roots
The moonman has
landed again, this time
on college campuses
By Paige Worthy, Jayplay writer
Deans List: mtvUs
top 10 videos, as voted
by college viewers
10. The Bravery
An Honest Mistake
9. The Mars Volta
The Widow
8. John Legend
Ordinary People
7. El Pus
Suburb Thuggin
6. Knaan
Soobax
5. Usher
Caught Up
4. The Postal Service
We Will Become Sil-
houettes
3. My Chemical
Romance
Helena
2. Kaiser Chiefs
I Predict A Riot
1. Eisley
Telescope Eyes
Source: mtvU.com
Marilyn Manson, left, and rapper Nas, below,
interact with students in college classrooms
during mtvUs Stand In.
Before Britneys Oops! I
Did It Again, there were the Buggles
Video Killed the Radio Star and Run-
DMCs Walk This Way. Before shows
like Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica and My
Super Sweet 16, there were Singled Out,
Beavis & Butthead and Daria. Most of us
were a twinkle in our parents eyes when
MTV first went on-air in 1981, but a lot of
us grew up on it. Now, in 2005, we are the
neglected children of MTV, and teens and
tweens have become the new favorites.
But in October 2002, MTV acquired
CTN, the College Television Network, and
began transforming it into what is now
known as mtvU, a spin-off dedicated
entirely to college students and their inter-
ests. Since its official launch in January
2004, mtvU has spread to more than 700
campuses nationwide, including Kansas
State University, Wichita State University
and, soon, the University of Missouri-
Columbia. Stephen Friedman, general
manager of mtvU, says its available for
free to any university that requests it,
thanks to advertising from big companies
such as Procter & Gamble. Campuses can
include it on their residence-hall cable net-
works and in common areas such as stu-
dent unions and cafeterias (Mrs. Es, any-
one?). It hasnt come to the University of
Kansas yet because we havent asked for
it. Ahh, the power of student voice.
MtvU seems to fill the void MTV has cre-
ated for us in the past few years: Music
videos are the networks foundation. And
the video playlistswith names like
Deans List, their version of TRL, The Cut
and Freshmen Videosare created
almost exclusively from college playlists
and independent labels. The network airs
videos for a majority of the day: all hours
of the nightMusic videos to keep you
jamming while youre crammingand
nearly every daytime programming slot,
03.17.05 Jayplay 13
George Oliphant, mtvU VJ and recent
graduate of University of Colorado-
Boulder, goes on location to inter-
view students.
Want to bring mtvU to
campus?
E-mail Carlo diMarco at
carlo.dimarco@mtvstaff.com.
By Jessi Crowder and Chris Tackett
Sand doesnt go there!
I was talking with this girl I like and she asked me about one of my
friends and if he was cool. I kinda got the feeling she was interested
in him, which would suck. Or am I just overreacting?
Jeff, junior
Chris: It all depends on the tone and context of the conversation, but
I think when a girl you like girl starts asking you about your friends,
especially the handsome ones, your chances of hooking up with her
start looking pretty bad. Dont give up yet, but dont let yourself get
stuck being just friends with a girl you like just so she can get you to
set her up with him. Thats not good for your soul. Painful stuff.
Jessi: I think it sucks and youre overreacting. There are plenty of
other girls wholl go for you and get this they wont give a damn
about your friend! To get over your feelings for her, ask yourself,
Why like someone who doesnt like me? Works every time.
Jessi: Unless youre stalking him or trying to catch him in the act of
something, I think unannounced visits are fine n dandy for those
who enjoy surprises. If youre with someone who doesnt go for
spontaneity, then Id withhold the random visit.
Chris: Assume its rude until he does it to you. That will never hap-
pen, because its sneaky and rude.
Sometimes I like to surprise my guy by stopping by without telling
him Im coming. Is this rude or am I OK?
Kaitlin, junior
Q
Q
a
a
Last spring break I was having really hot sex on the beach with a guy I
met, but a few days later, I got a really bad infection from the sand. Is
there something I can do to keep this from happening a second time?
Sandy, sophomore
Q
a
Chris: Are you sure it was just from the sand? Do you hear that
sound? It sounds like an unknown case of the clap! Get it, clap, sound,
get it!
Jessi: So you got sandy-giny disease. Thats a mega-bummer,
especially on spring break. Sand in your naughty parts is unhealthy
because it has the ability to not only tear the condom, but also cause
tiny abrasions in your vagina or bumhole, predisposing you to infec-
tion and STDs. Although sex on the beach is a darling idea in theory,
its really a pain in the ass literally.
Got a burning question? E-mail us at bitch@kansan.com
with the exception of six and a half hours
interspersed throughout the day. Those
slots are filled with original shows such as
Stand In, which features famous artists
such as Nas and Marilyn Manson who
take over a classroom to teach. The net-
work also airs reruns of old MTV favorites
such as Road Rules and The Tom Green
Show.
Jess Leggett, a 25-year-old graduate
student at St. Louis University, watches
mtvU a few days a week, when shes pass-
ing by TVs on campus or flipping through
channels in her apartment. She says
watching mtvU is a sort of give and
take. The programming is still geared
toward the younger college student, but
she watches the music videos and reruns
of shows she started watching in her
undergraduate years. I like that it
exposes us to other bands besides whats
on MTV or VH1 out of the mainstream,
she says. I see a lot of smaller bands that
arent on major labels and dont get a lot of
promotion.
MtvU may be of reverting back to the
old ways of MTV, when the network was a
pioneer on the music scene rather than a
follower of whats already hot, says
Roberta Schwartz, assistant professor of
historical musicology. During its first
decade, MTV was responsible for bring-
ing hip-hop into the mainstream with Yo!
MTV Raps, as well as heavy metal with
Headbangers Ball. But aside from its
influence on listening trends, Schwartz
says MTV was groundbreaking because
until its creation, there was really no such
thing as a music video. It revolutionized
television for an entire generation; she
says it created an identity for Generation
X. She says todays MTV, which places its
emphasis on programming, is a result of
the novelty of music videos wearing off.
As for mtvU: Will they get back to playing
videos? Yes. Will they have the same
impact? I dont think they can, she says.
Defining a generation the way MTV did
may not be possible for mtvU, but Fried-
man, general manager, says he can still try
to understand its audience. But he says he
doesnt pretend to know what college stu-
dents want to see on a network dedicated
to their interests. Hes 35-years-old and
graduated from college more than a
decade ago. Still, the network claims to
have its finger on the pulse of college stu-
dents. This knowledge comes from a
mass of on-campus interns and traveling,
fresh-out-of-college VJs who report back
to the corporate staff on their target audi-
ence: whats in their stereos, what theyre
doing outside of class, even what causes
theyre supporting. Friedman says the
network tries to stay relevant to college
students by getting constant input from
the interns and directly from viewers. He
calls college students trendsetters who
are always ahead of the curve and that
their openness to new things is reflected
in mtvUs programming. We worship at
the altar of our audience.
pworthy@kansan.com
14Jayplay 03.17.05
Find the right site for you
By Samara Nazir, Jayplay writer
Online lovin:
click your pick
Imcreative, spiritual and outspoken, but a little lazy. I can be anxious and
misunderstood at times. I love shopping, good conversations and have strong
family values. Satisfied with the answers, I click Submit and my personality
profile of 436 questions on eHarmony.comis complete.
The Web site is one of a nearly uncountable number of online dating sites.
Google online dating sites and youll retrieve more than 11,000,000 search
results. You can find Lawrence singles between the ages of 18 and 24 on several
of the popular online dating sites. Lavalife.com reported 1,787 single females
and 624 single males in and around the Lawrence area. DateKansas.comhas pro-
files for 124 single males and 58 single females in the Lawrence area. With 26 per-
cent of Match.coms 15 million members falling into the 18-to-24 age range,
search results found 240 single males and 173 single females in the area.
Some KU students have found success with online dating. Stephanie, Wichita
junior, and her boyfriend talked online for several months through
DateKansas.com before they began dating. At the time, Stephanie was dating
someone, so she wasnt really looking for
a relationship, but exchanged messages
with a few other members just to meet
new people. One members profile in par-
ticular struck her interest because of his
interests in sports such as snowboarding
not to mention, he was cute as well, she
says. So, Stephanie decided to send him a
message and the chatting began.
After several months of talking online,
and after Stephanie broke up with her
boyfriend, both decided that it was time to
move the relationship status from online
to in person. Stephanie recalls that he
picked her up from her house and they
had dinner at JB Stouts early January. The
date went well and both have been dating
since.
Derek Ralston, Baldwin City, junior,
says he felt the need for a local dating
service and launched Datekansas.comin
January 2004. College students are too
busy to get into long distance relation-
ships, says Ralston, a business major.
With sites like eHarmony.com and other
services, people dont have that guaran-
tee that the person they meet with be in
close proximity.
Datekansas.com is prominently mar-
keted toward KU students but all Kansas
residents are welcome to join. The site
currently has 500 members with the
majority being KU students.
Datekansas.comis a free service, so there
is not charge for contacting another mem-
ber as in most other sites. The site bene-
fits students looking for long-term rela-
tionships or just friends.
DateKansas.com and most all online
dating sites work in a similar manner.
Each site requires you to fill out its per-
sonality profile before you begin search-
ing. The personality profiles ask for your
basic information such as age, gender
and sexual preference, and then asks
detailed questions about your character-
istics and what you are wanting in a part-
ner. You set up a user name separate from
your first name or e-mail address, and
from there, you can search profiles of sin-
gles locally or nationally. Dating services
will even send you profiles of people that
they think you may be compatible with.
The browsing is free, but you have to pay
a membership fee to contact other mem-
bers. No need to worry about privacy
either. Online dating services withhold
your entire name and all of your contact
information. All online sites maintain the
anonymity of members. If you choose to
e-mail a potential date through a service,
it is done on a double blind system, so all
a person sees is your user name. That
way, a person can move at his or her own
pace before giving out any personal infor-
mation.
Match.com, close to celebrating its 10-
year anniversary, prides itself on being
the largest and oldest dating site interna-
tionally with 15 million singles.
And, size does matter, says Kristen
Kelly, who is a spokeswoman for
Match.com.
Kelly says that people in their 20s have
lifestyles that are better geared toward
online dating. With the Internet playing
such a large role in this generations
world, meeting people online just seems
natural.
Match.com works like most other dat-
ing services.You create a profile, which
contains detailed closed and open-ended
questions. It asks for your likes and dis-
likes, and specifically what youre specif-
ically looking for in a partner. So, you con-
trol the whole profile you would like to see
Kelly says. Match.comcan send compati-
ble matches your way as often as you
would like be it on a daily, weekly or
monthly basis. The site also allows you to
do your own searches based on geogra-
phy, age or even hair color.
Whats different about eHarmony is
that its in the dating industry but not quite
a dating service. Joe Zink, public relations
manager for eHarmony.com, describes it
as a relationship service. EHarmony
also has a distinct way of helping singles
meet. The site matches people through a
29 personality dimension patented sys-
tem. eHarmony takes the 436 question
personality profile and turns it into a
mathematical algorithm where certain
questions dispersed throughout the pro-
file are grouped into categories. Based on
the answers to those categories, eHar-
mony.com pairs you with someone who
has similar choices.
But, eHarmony.comis not the best site
for college students unless they are seek-
ing long-term relationships. In fact, sin-
gles must be 21 or older to become a
member. About 5 percent of
eHarmony.coms members fall into the
21-to-24 age range. Zink does suggest
that college students who are looking for
serious relationships to try
eHarmony.comto see if its right for them
because the profile is free and the match-
ing is free. You only pay if you decide to
start writing someone
Not everyone will have success with
online dating though. Liz, Lawrence sen-
ior, doesnt think that online dating is a
bad way to meet people, but she feels that
its just not right for her. She set up an
account with eHarmony.com after her
friends suggested she should try it. At
first, Liz didnt feel that the matches eHar-
mony.comfound for her reflected her per-
sonality. After a few weeks, however, Liz
found a match that she felt she had a lot in
common with. After talking for two
weeks, both felt the connection was
strong enough and decided to meet. The
date went well and Liz never heard from
him again. She could find no explanation
for him not calling after the date, but it was
Profile Phobia
A personality profile shouldnt shy you away from meeting that
certain someone. Kristen Kelly, spokeswoman for Match.com, gives
tips to a profile makeover.
1. First off, the profile needs to express who YOU are.
2. A well-written profile will most likely be viewed more than others,
so take the time to spell check.
3. Try to avoid clichs such as hot stud seeks love muffin. Dont be
cheesy either.
4. Be honest and upfront with issues that are important to you like
religion.
5. If you have children, be sure to put that in as well.
6. Ask your friends and family what they admire about you if you are
having trouble filling out the personality profile.
7. Its okay to say nice things about yourself. Just dont kill yourself
with kindness.
8. Humor and wit is always a good thing.
9. Add a picture. Having a picture gives you a 20 percent greater
chance of having your profile viewed.
Profile Phobia
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Photo Illustrations by Kit Leffler
16Jayplay 03.17.05
Online dating sites
Online dating sites
College students:
Geared toward college students,
these sights provide you with a
more narrow age range to work
from, although a small majority
of the membership may be non-
college students.
CollegeLuv.com
Datekansas.com
Ethnic sites:
Ethnic sites help you meet others
with similar backgrounds, but
these sites are open to anyone
regardless of ethnicity.
Amigos.com
A Latino oriented dating
service
EbonyConnect.com
An African-American oriented
dating service
Email4loveasia.com
An Asian oriented dating
service
IndianDating.com
An Indian (South-Asian)
dating service. Also try
IndianMatromonies.com.
FriendFinder.com
Asianfriendfinder,
IndianFriendfinder,
Latinofriendfinder,
Filipinofriendfinder
Religious Sites:
BigChurch.com
Christian singles dating serv-
ice
Catholicmatch.com
A Catholic dating service
JDate.com
Jewish singles network
Naseeb.com
An online community for
Muslims to meet
CONTINUED FROM LAST PAGE
Make it a practice to talk to a person several
times online before handing out personal
contact information. Dont give out more
information than you have to.
If you are meeting someone in person for
the first time, makes sure someone knows
where you are before you go.
Derek Ralston,
Datekansas.compresident
Cyber
smarts
Cyber
smarts
General
safety tips to
keep in mind
while online:
Use common sense when dating someone
online. You wouldnt give your information
out to a stranger, so why do it online.
If you are using a campus or public com-
puter, be sure to always log off of your
account to prevent others after you to access
the personal information in your online dat-
ing account.
Jenny Mehmedovic,
coordinator of Information Technology
policy & planning at the University
of Kansas
If youre meeting someone for the first
time, do coffee or lunch instead of an inti-
mate dinner.
Take a cell phone with you and your own
vehicle if you are meeting someone for the
first time.
Dont give out your home address even
after a great date. Limit the personal infor-
mation you give out, but be sure to say, lets
do this again if its something you want to
pursue.
Kristen Kelly,
spokeswoman for Match.com
enough to turn her off online dating.
Overwhelmed by emails and not feeling a
a connection with any of the other match
eHarmony.com found her, Liz decided to
cancel her $ 60 membership.
Although there are downsides to dating
online, Don Jones, a licensed clinical psy-
chotherapist in Topeka, sees several ben-
efits with online dating. First of all, its a
positive way for those who are shy to
meet people. You also get to know people
through e-mails before meeting them. An
added bonus for college students is that
virtual dating in inexpensive up until you
decide to meet them.
Online dating works well for Jones, 42,
because going to the bars is not practical
anymore, and he does not want to date
someone at work. The Internet is a con-
venient way to meet others. He has been
dating online for four years and has been
in two long-term relationships since.
Jones has been in his current relationship
for 16 months and was in his previous one
for nine.
At the same time, Jones advises people
who are trying online dating to be patient
and use caution. You have to rely on the
honesty of others when dating online, and
often times people misrepresent them-
selves. People can be married but will say
they are single. Jones has been in a few
situations where people would be much
heavier than they portrayed themselves
to be.
You also have to be patient for online
dating to work. Jones talked to several
people and went on five or six dead-end
dates before truly meeting someone.
Dont rush into things too fast. Some-
times people may get excited about hav-
ing a connection with someone else and
start furiously send e-mails back and
forth, which can scare the other person off
or just lead straight to a dead-end if you
run out of things to say to the each other.
Online dating is similar to dating in gen-
eral. You will run into instances where
someone you are not interested in will
message you or vice versa, Jones says.
People will often times be rude or leave
you hanging and not reply, which is Jones
stresses never to do. Be honest, upfront
and kind if you are not interested. Occa-
sionally, you will run into to some freaky
people or stalkers. Jones says he once
had a woman send him naked picture
through e-mail.
You need to have tough skin, Jones
says. People with shoot you down, but
just hang in there. Dont let it get under
your skin, say Jones.
I tried out some of the online dating
sites to give you a better perspective of
what to expect.
EHarmony.coms personality profile
takes a good 45 minutes to complete, so
give yourself plenty of time when regis-
tering.The questionnaire ranges from
general questions about personal charac-
teristics to in-depth questions about rela-
tionship styles. The self-description por-
tions ask if you find yourself to be clever,
submissive, aggressive, intellectual,
communicative and so forth. The per-
sonal characteristics section asks about
beliefs, work ethics and church involve-
ment. The test is thorough but long using
blurbs, true and false questions and
never to always scaling questions. Per-
sonal interests art, animals, cooking
and dancing are conveniently alpha-
betized, and eHarmony has encouraging
phrases such as try not to over analyze
it and youre doing great to give you
that extra drive to complete your profile.
Some questions seem difficult for college
students to accurately answer or relate to
such as dating someone with older chil-
dren.
Even after completing the detailed
analysis, eHarmony.com was unable to
find me a match. The sites reasoning is
that 20 percent of the users do not benefit
from that site, and I happened to be that
one person out of five. Part of the reason
may be that I preferred to be paired with
another Muslim, and perhaps not many
Muslims are using e-Harmony.
DateKansas.com is a simple for page
questionnaire that takes no long than 15
minutes to complete. DateKansas.com
questions focus more on physical appear-
ance but also question your interests top-
ics such as religion, music, partying, trav-
eling and sports and which languages you
speak. The last page asks for a written
description on your personality, your
appearance and what you are looking for
in a date. However, inappropriate sexual
language is not allowed, so nothing scan-
dalous. Ralston, president of the site, per-
sonally checks each entry to make sure
the entries do not offend others, so take an
extra minute or two to polish your words.
If youre only looking for random play,
Lavalife.comprovides you with the option
to create a dating, relationship and/or an
intimate encounter profile. I played it safe
and chose to fill out a relationship profile
with questions about romance, values
and personal details. There is also a writ-
ten portion, which asks for you to describe
yourself in at least 100 characters. As soon
as you complete the short 10 minute ques-
tionnaire, Lavalife.com allows you to
browse through profiles and pictures of
singles.
So, if you happen to run into the user-
name Sandy Mandy with and opening
line of hey hey on Lavalife.com, then
drop me a line.
snazir@kansan.com
These sites allow you to find sin-
gles in your area or internationally.
With an exception of a select few,
all sites allow singles of any sexual
preference to connect with other
singles.
Americansingles.com
eHarmony.com
FriendFinder.com
Lavalife.com
Match.com
Netrelate.com
Passion.com
SingleMe.com
YahooPersonals.com
the Jayhawks faced
the Cowboys Saturday night, you proba-
bly didnt notice their uniforms. But if you
were looking, really paying attention,
you saw it. Their uniforms werent wrin-
kled.
Because the folks down at the Athletics
Department equipment office fold or
hang the uniforms after they are washed
and dried, they avoid unnecessary wrin-
kles. However, if some wrinkling hap-
pens, they are quick to steam the creases
out. But they never iron. Ironing is a bad
word down here, says Ron Aulet, one of
the Athletics Departments equipment
managers. With irons, theres always the
chance that a uniform might be burned,
he says. No one wants to see Christian
Moody on the court with an iron imprint
on his back.
For those of us without the assistance
of the equipment office, ironing is proba-
bly our best bet of achieving a wrinkle-
free appearance. And dont think that
hanging your shirts up right after you
take them out of the dryer will be enough
of a preventative. If you have a sharp eye,
youll notice that they are still a bit rum-
pled, lacking the crispness that an iron
can bring.
Before you start worrying about irons,
steamers and sleeve boards, calm down.
Ironing is actually a simple process.
According to Gentlemans Guide to
Grooming and Style, all you really need
is a surface to iron on, an iron and a
something to iron. A table top covered
with a towel or blanket is just as good as
an ironing board and as long as your iron
has a stainless-steel sole plate, youre
good to go.
When ironing
a shirt, it is
always best to
do it while the
shirt is still
damp. Dont
take the shirt
out of the
washer and
throw it down
on an ironing
board: just
take a simple
spray bottle
(available at
any home and
garden store),
fill it with
water and
spray down
your shirt until
its slightly damp.
Start your ironing with one of the
sleeves. Use your hands to lay the fabric
down smoothly and then start ironing in
the center of the sleeve, working out. If
your shirt has single-button cuffs, iron
the cuffs with the buttons facing up. For
double or French cuff shirts, unfold the
cuff and iron it smooth. Then fold the cuff
and iron in the crease of the fold.
To iron the back of the shirt, place the
shirt so that the inside is against the iron-
ing board. Pull the shirt tight and then
iron the back smooth, making sure to iron
the back pleat evenly as you do so. By
placing the pleat so that it runs parallel to
the edge of the ironing board, you will be
able to pull the shirt tight across the
board while ironing.
The collar should be ironed starting
with the tips and working your way in, so
as not to create any new wrinkles. Turn
the shirt over and iron the inside of the
collar. You dont have to iron the crease
into the collar as most shirts are con-
structed with the fold in place.
To iron the front of the shirt, place half
on the ironing board with the outside up
and smooth out the wrinkles. Be careful
with the buttons. Most irons made today
are grooved to help you iron around the
buttons. Never place the iron on top of
the buttons as the heat may destroy
them.
When you are done ironing, hang the
shirt up to allow it to cool before wearing
or storing. If you are storing the shirt in a
closet, be sure to allow enough room for
the shirt to hang so it wont wrinkle again.
datkinson@kansan.com
Wrinkles in your clothes got you
steaming mad? Dont worry, well
help you iron out the issues
Problems
Pressing
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35 years he has traveled
across the country visiting all but a hand-
ful of the 50 states. Robert Schaller is Pro-
gram Manager of Defensive Driving for
the state of Arizona, a contributing expert
to roadtripamerica.com and a road trip
enthusiast. It all began in 1965 on a road
trip from Phoenix to Michigan with his
father. That is still my favorite trip even
though I didnt get to drive, Schaller
says. Schaller began road-tripping with
his family when he was about three years
old and has loved the driving ever since.
I caught the fever from my dad,
Schaller says. He loved to drive. When
he was 16 years old he drove a Model A
Ford from Indiana to the coast and back
again.
While most of us arent planning to
drive across the country for spring break,
a few will be heading to places nearby.
Monica Gundlefinger, Prairie Village
sophomore, is going to Galveston, Texas
with some friends. A friends sister lives
down there, so well have access to a
house right on the beach, Gundlefinger
says. But, no matter where youre head-
ing its important to get there safely.
Whether you are a first time road-tripper
or an old pro, here are a few tips to send
you on your way.
Pre-Trip Checklist
The most important part of a road trip is,
well, the car. So, to avoid getting
stranded make sure everything is work-
ing properly. Your best bet is to have your
mechanic check out your car before you
leave, some garages even offer a pre-trip
inspection. Your mechanic should look at
the tires, brakes, belts and hoses, the
exhaust and cooling systems and electri-
cal charging. But if he cant squeeze you
in make sure to thoroughly check your
car to ensure everything is running
smoothly. Gundlefinger says she plans
to have her dad look at her car before they
leave. Hes a handyman, she says. If
you dont take your car to a mechanic,
Schaller says to look at all fluid levels and
tire pressure and to check the lights, the
horn and clean the windshield. If your car
has more than 100,000 miles you should
take extra precautions and really have
your car looked over.
Schaller says that get-
ting a tune up on an
older car can help you
save money and get
better gas mileage.
Do It Yourself
To check your tire pres-
sure you can buy a
gauge from an auto
parts store or use the
one on the air pump at a
local gas station. Unscrew the valve on
the tire and apply the gauge. A ruler will
extend to give you the reading. Compare
it to the correct tire pressure listed on the
tire rim or in your cars owners manual
and inflate the tire as needed.
While youre checking out the tires
pressure, you should also look at the
tread. Worn tires offer little traction,
which can cause you to hydroplane on
wet roads. Daniel Kessler, mechanic at
Dale Willey Quick Service and Tire Center
at 2216 W Sixthsays that legally your tire
tread must be at least 2/32 of an inch. You
can get pulled over and ticketed for hav-
ing less tread, Kessler says. To check your
tires tread place a penny in the tread
grooves on the tire. If part of Lincolns
head is covered, your tires dont need
replacing. Use the penny in several
grooves to get an accurate reading.
And last, test the fluids. To check your
antifreeze or coolant levels first locate
the container that holds the fluids. Your
cars manual provides a guide to locating
everything under the hood. Make sure
that the engine is cool and add the fluid
until it reaches the fill line printed on
the reservoir. You can use the same
method to add windshield washer fluid
and brake fluid. How-
ever, checking your
cars oil is a little more
difficult. First, find the
dipstick. Pull it out and
wipe it off using a clean,
lint-free rag. Put it back
in, remove it and read
the stick. The notches
will let you know if you
need to add oil. While
youre there, make sure
the oil is clean. Any sign
of grit means you should have your oil
changed.
Be Prepared
Even when your car is in tip-top shape,
you should take an emergency kit. You
never know what might happen to you or
other spring break road-trippers. Your kit
should have a spare tire that is in good
shape and can hold air. Schaller says that
often the spares sit under the car for so
long that they barely have air when you
pull them out. The type of spare you have
determines how far you can go. Kessler
says a full sized spare is like a regular tire,
its not just for temporary use. With a
doughnut however, there are limits.
Kessler says that with the doughnut you
should drive as few miles as possible.
You should also keep a jack, lug wrench,
jumper cables, and an extra can of motor
oil and a jug of water for emergencies.
First aid kits are a necessity. You never
know when youll be in an accident or
witness one. The kits are easy to put
together or to find, just make sure it has
all of the necessities. A flash light with
extra batteries, cold packs and re-seal-
able plastic bags are good things to have
in case you run into any problems, says
Bill Smith, health educator for Student
Health Services. But he also suggests
taking along some of the basics like scis-
sors, latex gloves, adhesive bandages,
sterile gauze, adhesive tape, sealed
moist towelettes and elastic bandages.
Smith says if you do have problems you
can call 911 from the road, just know
exactly where you are. The signal can
bounce off any tower and you may not
get a local 911 operator, says Smith,
You have to be able to say Im at this
mile marker.
Another important number to have on
the road is 511. Schaller says that this
number will give you road condition
information in most states. If you are
nervous about driving a long distance,
Schaller also recommends getting an
auto club plan like AAA. If you break
down, you can call one number and the
club will send help to you.
The whole point of a road trip is the
drive; thats what got Schaller hooked. So
have fun and take in some sights. Just
remember to prepare so you can come
back and tell everyone about your time
on the road, not on the side of it.
lfoskey@kansan.com
Spend your spring break on the road, not
the roadside. Know what to take and what
to expect on your next road trip.
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Road trip necessities
Snacks
Flashlight with spare batteries
Water
Maps for the entire route
Jack/lug wring
Cell phone and charger
Blanket
First Aid Kit
Extra motor oil
Credit card
Sunglasses
Toilet paper
By Leigh Ann Foskey, Jayplay writer
Photo by Kit Leffler
Ditchthe backpack and use this
beach bag for your shades and
seashells during spring break. Mari-
lyn Hall, manager of Hancock Fab-
rics, 2108 W. 27
th
St., showed me
how to make a cool beach bag made
from an old beach towel.
Cut a beach towel twice the length
you want your bag to be and the
exact width you want. For example,
if you want a 15-inch by 10-inch bag,
start with a beach towel cut at 30
inches by 10 inches.
Fold the towel in half horizontally.
Now the 30-inch length becomes 15
inches.
Stitch both sides of the bag by
hand or with a
machine. Then turn
the bag inside out.
Turn the top edges of the bag in
and stitch them so that no raw edges
are showing. Or leave the top edges
of the bag unsown and decorate
them with fringe or glue on beads.
Use a small cord or rope for the
strap. Poke holes through the towel
at both top corners of the bag and
thread the rope through the towel
and knot the end of the rope to
secure.
Lynn Hamilton
Quick fix
SpringBreak isnt just about
getting away from classes and
homework for a week, its also
about going out and hooking up in
a new, exotic location. To accom-
plish that, youll need to look your
best. Unfortunately, stuffing your
sexiest clothes in a duffel bag wont
keep them looking sharp and will
cause unsightly wrinkles. To get
the wrinkles out, take along a can of
spray starch, available from retail-
ers such as Target and Wal-Mart for
less than a dollar. Just hang your
clothes up, spray a little bit of the
starch on them and tug the wrin-
kles out.
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Across the street from Best
Buy, next to World Market
840-9220
Mon-Sat 9am-9pm
Sunday 11am-7pm
St. Patricks Day Specials~
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Guinness Specials too!
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all the time to KU students
you never got around to making your
own plans for spring break or if your plans
fell through, dont mope around the entire
week. While sunny skies and wild nights
cant be guaranteed in Kansas, take time
off to relax and do the things youve
always wanted to do but never had the
time.
Only in Lawrence
Lawrence is a small city with a laid-back,
liberal personality. To experience the citys
character, take an afternoon walk around
one of Lawrences 26 parks. I recommend
strolling through either Watson Park on
Eighth Street between Tennessee and
Kentucky Streets, or South Park near 11th
and Massachusetts Streets, because both
have playground equipment and are pop-
ular among locals. Next, stroll along
Massachusetts Street and slowly walk
among the honk for hemp hippies, the
men playing chess on the corner and the
various musicians competing with the
sounds of downtown traffic. See how
many stores you can browse in an after-
noon or check out the stores youve been
too timid to go into such as Sacred Sword
or Third Planet. For dinner, head to
Kansas first legal brewery since 1881,
Free State Brewing Company, 636 Massa-
chusetts. Gregg Scott, Free State host and
Lawrence resident suggests the artichoke
dip or the Portobello-parmesan sandwich.
And the beer at Free State cant be beat.
The Wheat State Golden tastes like a typi-
cal light beer while the dark Oatmeal Stout
is favored by those who prefer Guinness,
Scott says. Afterward, walk down the
street a few steps and catch an indie flick at
Liberty Hall, 642 Massachusetts.
Roughin It
Clinton Lake is right on the southwest-
ern edge of Lawrence, though a lot of col-
lege students havent ventured out to see
it. Woodridge Primitive Park, one of the
lakes seven campgrounds, is open year
round. Gather up some friends and head
out for a night under the stars. If you dont
have the right gear, the Student Recre-
ation Fitness Center has an Outdoor Pur-
suits program that allows students to rent
the necessary outdoor equipment. It pro-
vides tents, sleeping bags, gas stoves,
canoes, lanterns and sleeping pads. You
can choose between a two-person and a
four-person tent ($6 to $12) and from a
wide range of all-weather sleeping bags
($4 to $7). If youre the only one around,
rent the lantern, find a good book and have
a night of quiet solitude at the camp-
ground.
Art in Kansas City
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525
Oak St., Kansas City, Mo., and The Kemper
Contemporary Museum of Art, 4420 War-
wick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., are two of the
best art museums in Kansas City. The Nel-
son-Atkins Museum houses a large collec-
tion of art from around the world and dif-
ferent eras. Even if you havent taken art
history you might recognize some works
by Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, El
Greco, Vincent Van Gogh, Peter Paul
Rubens and Rembrandt. The outside lawn
of the majestic marble building is sprin-
kled with four giant shuttlecocks
(although two are currently being
restored). These lawns contain four sculp-
ture parks where you can picnic. Bring
your lunch from home and sit on the
grassy expanses in the midst of creations
by Auguste Rodin, Pierre-Auguste Renior
and modernist Isamu Noguchi.
If youre less interested in European
masters and more into contemporary
works, head over to the Kemper Museum.
Dont let the 11-foot bronze spider outside
scare you. Beyond the bleak concrete
exterior, the museum showcases modern
and contemporary works in all mediums
from artists such as Dale Chihuly, William
Wegman and Georgia OKeefe.
Brewery Tour
When you think of Missouri and beer,
you think Budweiser in St. Louis. But
Boulevard Brewing Company, 2501
Southwest Blvd., Kansas City, is Mis-
souris second-largest producer of beer.
And lets face it, a Boulevard Wheat tastes
better than a Bud Light. If youve ever con-
templated how breweries produce a fine-
tasting beer, reserve your spot soon on the
Boulevard Brewery Tour by calling (816)
474-7095. Tour participants get a free sam-
ple of different beers such as Unfiltered
Wheat, Pale Ale and Bully Porter. Seasonal
b r e w
such as
Irish Ale,
which is
b r e w e d
especially
for St.
P a t r i c k s
Day is also
available for
sampling says
Julie Weeks,
h o s p i t a l i t y
coordinator at
the brewery.
Rock Chalk Jay-
hawk
March Madness
is just starting to
heat up, but you can
already look ahead to
summer baseball.
Support the Jayhawks and catch
any of the six home baseball
games at Hoglund Ballpark, the
Universitys baseball stadium
located adjacent to Allen Field-
house. The Big 12 Conference
plays against past College World
Series contender Nebraska on
March 25, 26 and 27 is a sure bet.
The womens softball
team also has three
home games at Arrocha
Ballpark, located adja-
cent to Allen Field-
house. The women face
the always agressisive
Texas Longhorns on
March 25 and 26. Dur-
ing the games conces-
sions are open and
selling summertime
ballpark favorites
such as sunflower
seeds and hot dogs.
The best part is that
the games are free.
Stuck in the middle
Not going anywhere for spring break?
Staying local doesnt have to mean
kicking back on your couch.
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Sidewise
Interview:
Caribou Lou
Black Velvet
1 part pineapple juice
1 part Malibu coconut rum
1 part 151 proof rum
Kansas City is not just for barbeque
and fountains anymore. Next time you
are at the bar, show your Kansas City
pride and order a Caribou Lou. This
cocktail originated just down the road
in Kansas City, Mo. Caribou Lou made
it big when fans heard Tech N9ne rap
about it in his lyrics. For those of you
who like to keep it sweet and fluffy
when choosing a drink to order at the
bar, Caribou Lou might not be for you
because the151 Proof can sneak up on
you.
Ashley Michaels
1 part Guinness Stout
1 part Champagne
Layer the Champagne over the
Guinness in a champagne flute.
This weekend, treat your tastebuds
to a vortex of velvety tastes, la Guin-
ness and Champagne. The Black Vel-
vet, also known as the Bismarck Velvet,
was created in 1861 at Brooks Club in
London. Prince Albert had died and a
steward decided champagne should
be included in the mourning.
The majority, however,
felt that champagne
alone was simply too
cheery to mark his pass-
ing, so it was combined
with Irish stout to invoke
a more somber mood.
This drink became very
popular and was the
favorite of Prince Otto
Von Bismarck of Ger-
many, who lived from
1815-1898.
Source: Bartending for
Dummies by Ray Foley

Cocktails
of the week
Not to make you all scared, but were eavesdropping on your
conversations. Yes, we hear everything. And then we print it. But dont
worry if you say something stupid, we wont identify you unless
you owe us money or beer.
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Girl 1: Yeah.
Girl 2: Wellthere was that cup thing,
with the questions
Guy walks over to girl on bench. She
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Girl: <incoherent muffin mumbles>
Guy: <whispers a question>
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another bite and continues talking>
Girl (on cell phone):
Im going to McCollum.
Wait, what are you doing?
Are you on Facebook?
Im going back to get my math book.
Do you feel all screwed up?
I still feel really weird.
Yeah, thats definitely one of the
symptoms.
Will you guys come pick me up?
Paige Worthy
With a freshly released debut album and
a victory at Club Wars V late last year,
Sidewise is in the perfect place to capture
a large fan base from the Lawrence and
Kansas City areas. The group performs at 9
p.m. tomorrow at The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway St., Kansas City, Mo., with
The Leo Project and One Degree Difference. They will hit Lawrence when
they headline a show on April 1 at The Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St.
Where did the title of your CD, Digest the Moon, come from?
Matt: Well, partly because our logo is a crescent, but it really means to take
the music in however you want and then interpret it.
In reading your bio, I noticed Nico switched from drums to vocals.
The bio made it sound like it was a long process. How all did you
decide on him?
Matt: We were basically an instrumental band for like two or three years.
There were five of us without Jeff, the drummer. We started looking for a
singer about a year ago because our friend Brian Mills was recording a CD
for his school. We chose the guy who had the best voice. Nico came up with
some stuff, and he has really grown and gotten a lot better. After we realized
he could sing, we held a few auditions and came up with Jeff [as the drum-
mer].
I am a big fan of St. Pattys Day. What do you all have planned
green beer and eggs?
Matt: Drink a lot of green beer. Probably Natty Light because its cheap.
Okay, who are your musical inspirations?
Nico: Everything, we have a wide variety of styles in our band.
Jeff: Oh, there are so many bands. Maynard, Tool, we are not trying to
sound like any of them but there is Def Tones, Korn, we listen to jazz on 91.5,
funk. Basically we blend a lot of musical genres and rock.
Whose work are you more a fan of: Ron Jeremy or John Holmes?
Matt: Ron Jeremy or John Holmes. Whos John Holmes?
Ask the guys?
Matt: Whos John Holmes? Im assuming another porn star?
Group: What kind of interview is this?
I warned you I would be asking random questions.
Matt: Ron Jeremy
Jeff: Nico, our singer, will look like him in a few years.
What is your favorite Lawrence venue?
Matt: Granada, its got the biggest stage. That is what we look for as a band.
Plus, its well known. Second would be the Bottleneck.
Where did the name Sidewise come from?
Matt: When we first got together, we were playing a backyard gig. I found it
in the dictionary and put it on the flyer. Weve had it for so long, we just stuck
with it. It wasnt intentional.
Have you all hit the groupie stage yet or is that still to come?
Jeff: Its something that is just beginning, but I hope it is a long-time thing.
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Guitar and Vocals: Matt Wilkinson
Drums: Jeff Davidson
Keyboards: Jason Foster
Bass: Marcus Wilkinson
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Hostage
(1/2)
R, 113 Minutes, South
Wind Theater
Trailers for the movie
Hostage boast that the film
contains Bruce Willis best
work since Die Hard. A
more accurate claim would
be that this film essentially
recasts Willis in the same
role. Willis plays Jeff Talley
grizzled cop with a past.
Only this time Willis is a hostage negotia-
tor turned small town police chief. He is
trying to escape his troubled history by
moving to a quiet community and start-
ing over.
However, the past dies hard, and Jeff is
soon caught up in yet another hostile situ-
ation. It seems that three maladjusted
teens have taken a small family hostage
in a remote mountain estate that contains
the largest air ducts in the history of the
world. The father of the family (Sydney
Pollack) is a shady accountant who works
for some deadly cartel, and they want
their accountant back. So the cartel kid-
naps Jeffs family in order to assure that
their property is returned.
Jeff is stuck in a tragically ironic reversal
of events. Now he is the hostage, and he
has to save the victimized family and his
own. Despite the series of completely
implausible events required to create this
scenario, it is quite engaging to see Jeff
work against the clock and the system to
save these lives.
The movie actually works quite well
until the director, Florent Siri, decides to
ramp up the slow motion gore. Character
after character is bludgeoned and
stabbed and burned alive until you begin
to forget what purpose of all this was. Vio-
lence can be cathartic, but it can also be
really distracting. In the end, Willis, and
the movie, limp to a strangely unsatisfy-
ing end, and I couldnt help but remember
that at least John McClane always got to
shoot off catchy a Yippee-ki-yay, mother
fucker when his job was done.
Will Lamborn
William Shakspeares
The Merchant of
Venice
(1/2)
R, 138 minutes, Liberty Hall
One of the Bards most controversial
plays, The Merchant of Venice is the rare
Shakespearean piece that defies easy cat-
egorization. Its neither a light romantic
comedy like A Midsummer Nights Dream
nor a heavy tragedy like Hamlet, though
the grisly wager at its center keeps the
tone more dark than light.
In 1596, Venice Jews are forced to live in
housing surrounded by brick walls, and
on the streets they must wear red caps to
identify themselves.
A brash young Christian named Bas-
sanio is in love with Portia, the Lady of Bel-
mont, whos enduring a succession of
princely suitors. Bassanio needs money
to fund his courtship of Portia, so he goes
to Antonio, the Christian merchant of the
title. Antonio bor-
rows the money
from Shylock, a
Jewish creditor,
who comes up
with a ghoulish
proposition: If
Antonio cant
repay his debt after
three months time,
Shylock will cut off
a pound of Anto-
nios flesh.
The play has been accused of being
anti-Semitic, but as written and directed
by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Michael
Radford (Il Postino), this impassioned,
often fiery new film adaptation takes a
sympathetic approach to its famously
named central character.
Shylock is hounded by society until he
lashes out. Even the most reasoned mem-
bers of the establishment address him as
Jew as if they meant dog. Shy-
locks response: Beware my fangs.
Radford devotes considerable screen
time to a climac-
tic courtroom
scene where the
fate of Antonio is
decided. Its one
of the most con-
ceptually distinc-
tive sequences
ever adapted
from Shake-
speare, captur-
ing the Bards
complex and
troubling ideas but also expanding them
through the power of editing.
Al Pacino creates a wounded persona
as the lonely Shylock. His delivery of the
famous if you wrong us, shall we not
revenge speech is one of the actors
career highlights. Also impressive are
Jeremy Irons as Antonio and Lynn Collins
as Portia.
Stephen Shupe
The Jacket
()
R, 102 minutes, South
Wind Theater
Terror does not have a new
name with the new film The
Jacket directed by John May-
bury. The movie combines a
psychological thrill with a lit-
tle romance, suspense and
even comedy, but contains no
terrifying scenes.
This fact, however, does not
affect the films quality in any sense. The
Jacket is enriched by a great performance
by Adrien Brody (Jack Starks) who can
make a spectator cry when needed or
laugh if the occasion calls for it. Maybury,
the director, also did a great job on involv-
ing the viewer on the scenes through
close-up shots. The combination of May-
burys direction and Brodys acting skills
makes the audience sympathize with
Starks.
Starks is a military veteran who, after a
series of events, mistakenly ends up in an
asylum. There, he becomes victim of Dr.
Thomas Becker (Kris Kristofferson), a
doctor who places patients in a straight
jacket and lays them in a coffin. Through
it, Starks is able to mentally travel time,
which causes him to find out the day of his
death. Knowing that, he attempts to
explain a series of bizarre events he has
gone through.
The best qualities of this film are the
ability it has to make the viewer laugh one
second and be disgusted the next. This
flexibility makes the film easy to watch.
Contrary to other thrillers, the end does
not leave the spectator nervous but rather
with a desire to further analyze the motion
picture.
The Jacket is a film which adventures
into different genres without losing its
purpose. Even though anything but
terrifying, it is definitely a film worth
watching.
Alaide Vilchis
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Bride and Prejudice
(1/2)
PG-13, 110 minutes,
AMC Studio 30 Olathe
Bride and Prejudice, the new Bollywood
musical from the gifted Anglo-Asian film-
maker Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like
Beckham), tackles Jane Austen with a
largely Indian cast.
The four beautiful Bakshi sisters, living
in upper middle-class style in Amritsar,
India, are in the market for husbands. The
oldest sister, Jaya, is falling for Balraj Bin-
gley, a wealthy British Indian. Balrajs
American friend, Will Darcy, goes after
Lalita, who in turn prefers a British back-
packer named Johnny Wickham.
Some of these characters are trans-
posed directly from Austens typically
wicked novel, Pride and Prejudice. Lalita
closely resembles Lizzie Bennett in her
sharp-tongued wit and feminist resist-
ance, and is played here by the gorgeous
Bollywood superstar Aishwarya Rai. The
directors biggest departures from the
novel are cultural and musical, revisions
that pay off in the films sparkling first
hour.
For a while, Bride and Prejudice is Bolly-
wood at its best. The musical sequences
are infectious delights, aided by lavish
choreography and swirling displays of
pastel-colored costumes. Unfortunately,
the film loses much of its color and
vibrancy when the action moves away
from India. One problem is the increasing
presence of the actor Martin Henderson
(he played the doomed boyfriend in The
Ring) as Darcy. Hen-
dersons blah deliv-
ery bleeds the movie
dry, and I kept hop-
ing that creepy little
girl from The Ring
would crawl out of a
television and get
him again.
The bigger prob-
lem has to do with
Bollywood itself,
which has a style and
artistic sensibility unique to India. Its no
wonder the films musical numbers virtu-
ally disappear as the plot takes Lalita to
London and later to Hollywood, where our
heroine transforms into just another
generic princess, a cinematic stepsister to
Hilary Duff or Julia Stiles.
The hilarious Nitin Chandra Ganatra co-
stars as an Indian living in Hollywood who
invites Lalita to stay at his crib because
its the bomb.
Stephen Shupe
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Movie ()
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R 110 minutes. Now available on
DVD
I dont care what the synopsis for Stage
Beauty says: Claire Danes makes a much
better woman than Billy Crudup. Both are
pretty in their own right, but Danes just
has something that makes her a better
woman, or rather, a lack of a certain some-
thing. Stage Beauty is all about gender
bending, and bears a few similarities with
Shakespeare in Love. While not as good
as that Oscar winner, Stage Beauty is still
enjoyable, funny and well-acted.
Set in the mid 17
th
century, the film
focuses on a time
where only men
were allowed by law
to play womens
parts on stage. Ned
Kynaston (Billy
Crudup) is the best
at it. He is so good, in
fact, that girls place
bets on what actu-
ally lies between his
legs, and fat lords
confuse him for a
good lay. His assis-
tant, Maria (Danes),
is an aspiring
actress and also has a crush on Kynaston.
The acting world is turned upside down
when King Charles (Rupert Everett)
declares that women, and only women,
can play womens roles. This of course
leaves Kynaston out of a job and gives
Maria the opportunity she has been look-
ing for.
The supporting cast is excellent, partic-
ularly Everetts deadpan and ridiculous
king. But this is Crudups movie. Stage
Beauty would not have worked if his
Kynaston had not made a convincing
woman, but he seems to pull it off easily.
The DVD special features are light and
include a directors commentary and the
usual behind-the-scenes featurette.
Jon Ralston
Saw
Movie ()
DVD ()
R, 100 minutes. Now available on
DVD
If Sawwas a turkey, it stayed in the oven
about an hour too long almost every-
thing about it feels overdone and the film
is at times illogical to the point of hilarity.
The premise is interesting: two strang-
ers (Carey Elwes, Leigh Whannell) wake
up chained on opposite sides of a dilapi-
dated bathroom. In the center of a room
lies a body, apparently killed by a self-
inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The
two men discover that they were put in
this room by a serial killer named Jig-
saw who likes to torture his victims in
ironic and disgust-
ing ways so theyll
appreciate life
again. Its impossi-
ble explaining the
plot from this point
on because one plot
point cant be
explained without
the plot twist for it
five minutes later.
The film distracts
from itself with too
many plot twists and
flashbacks that are
repeated three or
four times. A movie
like this would work as a short film, about
45 minutes to an hour long, because it
seems like the director and writer kept pil-
ing plot twist after plot twist on top of each
other to fill time. Some are clever. Most
dont work. The acting is less than satis-
factory, but thats because its nearly
impossible to care about any of the char-
acters. I watched this movie with my
roommate, and neither of us cared if the
main characters got out of their dire situa-
tion alive.
The DVD special features are slim. The
director and writer provide commentary,
in addition to a brief and unsatisfying
behind-the-scenes feature about the mak-
ing of the film and another feature about
the making of a music video.
Jon Ralston
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Cephalic Carnage
Anomalies
Heres some tips for those of you out
there looking to start a metal band. Dont
sing about how you much miss your girl-
friend or how your back hurts from head
banging too much, it makes you sound
old and just plain not evil.
Cephalic Carnage writes some down-
right challenging lyrics such as this little
gem on Counting the Days; Getting
stoned/ We are one with our fans/ Feeling
great/Europe rules/As does the metal
world. As does, indeed gentlemen. Well
said. See guys, the thing about death-
metal bands in Europe is that they burn
churches down and live in castles, which
is way more scary than weed could ever
be. Take note.
There are times when you come across
certain lyrics that really make you ques-
tion your own life. Cephalic Carnage
finds ways to do this with such lines as,
Kicking people is bad/People should
never do it..
The album climaxes on the song Kill
for Weed, where they talk about police
who stole their weed. Theres no justice
for me/Our system let me down/ My life I
must defend/So now Ill kill for weed.. I
dont promote murder. But, hes not
going to actually kill anyone, because
hes stoned.
The artwork for Anomalies consists of
stock metal album creepiness babies
with detached heads, dudes in coffins
and even a photograph of actual
ghost, according to the liner notes.
What really sucks is that the instrumenta-
tion on this thing is good. These guys
really can thrash. Its just hard to pretend
that the guy isnt singing about weed
instead of talking about cool stuff like
killing goats and drinking blood. Give me
some real metal dudes. Please.
Grade: C-
Ryan McBee
The Golden
Republic
The Golden Republic
This is rock-and-roll
and I know it wont hurt
me. I dont say this to re-assure myself
that rock music wont kill me, rather The
Golden Republics front man Ben Grimes
says it on NYC, a track off the KC bands
self-titled debut album. But there are
three reasons why I could conceivably say
it to describe The Golden Republic.
It is in fact rock-and-roll, in its truest
form. Hints of new wave and 60s doo -
wop soul aside, The Golden Republic is
straightforward rock music and there is
no esoteric sub-genre classification (i.e.
post-post punk) that could be used to
describe it.
Recorded rock music is, as a general
rule, not physically dangerous and The
Golden Republic is no exception. Live
though, rock-and-roll can be deadly, as at
Altamont and at The Whos 1979 Cincin-
nati gig, but in both cases it was people
who killed other people, not rock music
that killed people.
The Golden Republic poses no threat to
emotional or developmental stability.
There are no subliminal messages (that I
know of) on The Golden Republic, and in
fact, the album promotes a healthy sense
of social etiquette, as on Not My Kind
when Grimes sings, You came to this
party to shake your butt, eschewing a
crass posterior reference.
For these reasons and others, we should
be proud that a local Midwestern band is
set to take on the nation with their Astral-
werks debut. Some bands, 311 and Slip-
knot for example, have presented the
Midwest as a hotbed for garbage-funk
rap-rock and I-hate-my-parents-and-my-
hometown nu-metal. But joining Omaha
contemporaries like Cursive and The
Faint, The Golden Republic will aid in dis-
pelling the idea that our region suffers
from a dearth of creativity.
In fact, in addition to putting out a
healthy, creative record from the Mid-
west, The Golden Republic denigrate the
coastal music scenes. Grimes laments the
fabrication of music on Robots with
lines like, When we stop with buying this
trash then well find our souls. A serious
statement for a serious issue.
The Golden Republic is a solid, straight-
forward record. There are few surprises
and no trapdoors to fall through. The
band could have experimented more and
deviated from their hook-filled honest
rocking, but well leave that to their future
releases, which hopefully will be many.
Grade: B+
Dave Ruigh
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Brothers in Arms:
Road to Hill 30
Xbox, PS2, PC
The three best antagonists in video
games are aliens, demons and Nazis. Halo
2, Doom 3 and now Brothers in Arms has
fulfilled its aspirations of purging evil
from the French countryside.
Brothers in Arms is a tactical squad-
based first-person shooter starring Matt
Baker, a 20-year-old paratrooper. The
story is in-depth and has a Saving Private
Ryan feel to it, complete with a musical
score to make Tom Hanks proud. Baker is
just a soldier. He can be killed easily, his
gun shakes as he shoots and shooting
while running is inaccurate. Its realistic.
Outmaneuvering the Nazis isnt a walk
in the park. The basic situation is having
one of your squads lay down cover fire to
suppress the enemy, while you lead the
second squad around to flank them.
The story is what sticks in my mind. I
never asked to be squad leader is Bakers
favorite line and he says it several times in
the first several levels. Its sad to get to
know the men in your squad and then see
how it bothers everyone when theyre
killed.
Its been a while since Ive played a good
WWII first person shooter and after play-
ing Brothers in Arms I wish there were
more good ones on the market. The multi-
player adds depth to a game as you play as
either a Nazi or an American, fulfilling
objectives like defending or destroying
anti-aircraft guns.
What makes it fun is the chaos you
endure while trying to create order by
flanking your enemy and then when
youve finally moved into a flanking posi-
tion you hear the sound of metallic treads
rolling along. You turn to find yourself
staring down the barrel of a German
Panzer and you feel like Matt Baker, just
another soldier.
Grade: A
Dan Hoyt
Megaman X8
PS2
What in the world is happening?
Me.bad at a Megaman game? How is
this possible? I proudly wear my Mega-
manT-shirt and now this. The eighth story
of Megaman X is quite a hard one. I could-
nt even beat one Robot Master.
After many battles with Mavericks and
Reploids, society has decided to begin a
massive exodus. To do this, the Reploids
have built a highway that extends all the
way to the moon. A huge explosion occurs
on the highway and Megaman arrives on
the scene to investigate. A shadowy figure
emerges from the wreckage. Its Sigma.
All of a sudden, more Sigmas begin to
emerge. X can barely form words. All of a
sudden a flash of light falls on Sigma and
changes into a female Reploid. She
explains that they have Sigmas DNA in
order to become stronger. Now X must
stop this new menace and save humanity
once again.
X8 returns with X, Zero and Axl as
playable characters. Each of them has
their own strengths to bring to the battle-
field. X can charge up his X-Buster to
release powerful shots, Zero is greatly
skilled at close-combat and Axl has rapid
fire. Before each stage, you must form a
team of two of the three Maverick Hunters.
Also, along with them are analysts that
help them in the stage. Each analyst has
their own strengths as well such as
detailed map layout, item knowledge, and
boss strategies. However, you can go
without an analyst if you are brave
enough.
The game once again comes back with a
merge of 2D and 3D graphics. This is a def-
inite change from many of the previous
games which were strictly 2D.
X8 also has a metal system to help out
the heroes. When collecting metals from
robots, you can use them to create special
chips to aid you such an as extra try-again
chip (extra lives) or chips to aid you in bat-
tle.
Megaman X8 is an OK game. Nothing
about it stands out. Its a system that many
old-school gamers can easily follow.
Megaman keeps upgrading, but the basis
is always the same.
Grade: C
Chris Moore
Fight Club
System: X-Box, PS2
Some movies should just stay movies.
Take Fight Club for example. David
Finchers 1999 film needed a fighting
game adaptation about as badly as Citizen
Kane needs a first-person-shooter.
Playing Fight Club is about as much fun
as being repeatedly punched in the kidney
by a professional wrestler, and about
twice as painful. The games story mode
follows a lone street fighter as he works
his way up the ladder in Fight Club. Not
only does it completely disregard the anti-
materialism theme of the movie, but it
also lacks character development, intelli-
gence and any real point.
This kind of desecration would be a little
more forgivable if the gameplay wasnt as
terrible as it is. The fighting engine lacks
any real imagination, and the games
three fighting styles all feel like variations
on the same moves. Most of the games
single player modes are singular in their
focus, and will quickly bore players.
The multi-player modes do nothing to
help. You and your friends are more likely
to have fun beating each other with game
controllers than attempting to delve into
either the games versus or online modes.
The gameplay is just the tip of the ice-
berg. This game is terrible on so many
other levels. The graphics are plastic-
looking, the sound effects are barely audi-
ble, the music is repetitive, the cut scenes
are abysmalthe list just goes on.
Do yourself a favor and find something
healthier to do than play Fight Club. Beat
your head into a brick wall, super glue
your eyelids shut, or staple your face to an
oven. Anything is better for you than play-
ing this game.
Grade: F
Andrew Campbell
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Now.
I couldnt take my shoes off. I knew if I
took my shoes off, it would officially be
over and I wasnt ready for that. I spent
seven years of my life working to make the
last four years actually happen and if I took
my shoes off, I didnt know what I was
going to do next.
I started playing volleyball when I was
10. I played in school and for various club
teams. I hated club volleyball. I had to
drive two hours twice a week for practice, I
never knew any of the girls on my team
and tournaments on the weekends forced
me to miss out on any kind of social life. If
it hadnt been for my parents and my own
personal goals, I never would have contin-
ued. My ultimate goal was to play Division
I college volleyball and I knew the only way
to achieve that goal was to continue doing
what I disliked the most. At the end of my
club volleyball career, I had seven years
under my belt.
Letters started coming. Different col-
leges that had seen me play started show-
ing vague interest and I had to decide
which ones were truly interested, weed
out the ones that were just blowing smoke
up my ass (wanting me for a back-up in
case they didnt get their first or second
choice) and which ones I was really inter-
ested in. At first the idea of going away to
college was appealing, but I am really
close to my family and I wanted them to be
able to come watch me play. I narrowed it
down to the University of Kansas and
Kansas State University. After hardly any
deliberation, I chose the University of
Kansas.
After a match it was always a race to see
who could get out of the locker room the
fastest. Change, throw your gear in your
bag and get on the bus. But on Dec. 4, 2004,
as I sat there in the University of Washing-
ton locker room at the NCAA Tournament
after my last game, the last thing I wanted
to do was change and get on the bus.
There were four seniors, and as I looked
around, I could tell they were all feeling the
same way.
Washington was good, No. 3 in the
country. We were the underdog. In most
peoples minds, we didnt even deserve an
invite. We came out fired up after a big win
against Santa Clara in the first round. I
wasnt worried about whether we were
going to win. My team was confident and
ready to lay everything on the line in order
to advance past the second round.
Sometimes your team just doesnt
show up to play. It is an aspect of competi-
tion that you deal with. The good teams
move on, the bad teams get lost in the
dust. We would always talk about it before
the game. I have a good feeling tonight,
one of us would say. If you had a bad feel-
ing, you just kept your mouth shut and
played your ass off. Sometimes your gut
feeling is right on, other times its not. That
night I could tell that everyone had the
good feeling and I had no doubt we
were going to win and be the first team in
KU volleyball history to make it to the
Sweet 16.
We lost. So much for the good feeling.
We played five games, losing the last
game by two points. In 11 years, I have
never played with a group of girls who
fought so hard to win a match. We left the
gym defeated warriors, proud and devas-
tated at the same time.
There is no feeling like competing with a
group of people who are just as passion-
ate about the cause as you are. Every sin-
gle day I went to war with these girls.
Together we cried over defeat, rejoiced
when we won and trained to be the best
we could be not only for ourselves, but
for each other. We fought through numer-
ous injuries, such as ACL tears and stress
fractures, and we dealt with the loss of our
defensive specialist at a key point in our
season. Volleyball was our priority and it
took precedence above all else in most of
our lives.
Sitting there that night, having just lost
the biggest match of my life, in a town far
from what I considered home, most would
have felt lost. I didnt feel lost; I felt right at
home. Defeated or triumphant, this is
where I felt the most comfortable. I took
my shoes off and got on the bus.
amichaels@kansan.com
By Ashley Michaels, Jayplay writer
03.17.05 Jayplay 27
Off the court and into reality
Match point
Illustration by Scott Drummond
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