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Editors Note
One of my friends confessed to me that she has never had an orgasm. Shes been in a monogamous relationship for about two and a half years but has been in sexual relationships for the last six years. I asked her what I thought was the obvious question: Do you mean youve never had one, or youve never had one with a partner? Ask any woman and she either has a friend like this, or she says she has a friend like this when actually relating all the circumstances about herself. I was reading a column by the celebrity sex therapist Laura Berman about a woman in her 50s who came to her office lamenting the same situation. And shes one that asked for help. I think its so sad that so many women are faking orgasms and/or never asking for help years into a relationship because theyre either so ashamed that they cant do something that seems so natural to everyone else, or they feel that sex is something they just do to make theyre partner happy. Theyll just go through life orgasmless, never talking to their significant other. Im not innocent of this either. My first sexual partner was in high school and we dated a year and a half with me faking the whole time and let me tell you, I deserved an Oscar. Then when I actually experienced the real deal, I realized the connection (with my body as well as with my partner) that Id been denying myself just because I was embarrassed to ask for what I needed. The lack of information that college students, arguably the most sexedup genre, is astounding. Ashley Doyle answers some sex myths we have on page eight. Im going to ask my friend to pay special attention to the question about G-spots.

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Nick Frieatas/Light in the Attic, Jackpot Saloon, 943 Massachusetts St., 10 p.m., 18+
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Sat 5/7
Bands in the Sand featuring Marry Me Moses/The Billions/Screaming Over Polly and The Midday Ramblers, Pearson Scholarship Hall, 1426 Alumni Place, 6 p.m., all ages, free Benevento-Russo Duo, Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Massachusetts St., 8 p.m., 21+, $8 Billy Ebeling and The Late for Dinner Band, Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Massachusetts St., 10 p.m., 21+, $4 Bluegrass Festival and Carnival, Hill by Potters Lake, 12 p.m., all ages, free Mike Melvoin Trio, The Blue Room, 1600 E. 18th St., Kansas City, Mo., 7 p.m., all ages The Architects, The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway St., Kansas City, Mo., 9 p.m., 18+ Gryphyn, Boobie Trap Bar, 1417 SW Sixth St., Topeka, 9 p.m., all ages, $5 to $6 Bienvento Russo Duo/Central Atmosphere, The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N Second St., 8:30 p.m., all ages Split Lip Rayfield/Split Lips/ Solagget, The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St., 9 p.m., 18+, $14 Old Canes, Jackpot Saloon, 943 Massachusetts St., 10 p.m., 18+

Be/Non/Baby Rosebud, Jackpot Saloon, 943 Massachusetts St., 10 p.m., 18+

Fri 5/6
F Word (a progressive female art walk), 939 Tennessee St., 1131 Tennessee St. and 1137 Tennessee St. Apt. 7, 6:30 p.m., donations accepted An Evening with Jessie Benton, Kauffman Foundation, 4801 Rockhill Rd., Kansas City, Mo., 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., all ages, free (Reservations required, 816.751.1ART) The Band That Saved the World, Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Massachusetts St., 10 p.m., 21+, $5 George Clinton Parliament, The Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Mo., 9 p.m., 18+ KC/LA Connection, The Blue Room, 1600 E. 18th St., Kansas City, Mo., 8:30 p.m., all ages Placate/Switchpin (Denver) / Paylface, Boobie Trap Bar, 1417 SW Sixth St., Topeka, 9 p.m., all ages, $5 to $6 Unknown Stuntman/Mass St. Murder/KTP/Iron Guts Kelly/Circle of Trust, The Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St., 8 p.m., 18+ Outlaw Jim and the Whiskey Brothers/Brother Trucker, Daveys Uptown, 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., 10 p.m., 21+ Golden Hearted Whores/Golden Republic/The Architects, El Torreon Ballroom, 3101 Gillham St., Kansas City, Mo., 7 p.m., all ages Jerry Joseph and the Jack Mormons/Big Metal Rooster/Grand Fiasco, The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St., 9 p.m., 18+, $8 Bloodthirsty Lovers, Jackpot Saloon, 943 Massachusetts St., 10 p.m., 18+

Mon 5/9
Dead Set, The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second St. 10 p.m., all ages Pretense, Jackpot Saloon, 943 Massachusetts St., 10 p.m., 18+, $2 Lenny Kravitz, Memorial Hall, 600 N. Seventh St., Kansas City, 7:30 p.m., all ages, $27 to $45

Thurs 5/5

Lenny Kravitz

Tues 5/10
Flee The Scene/In Memory/The Third Apparition/A River Forth, Boobie Trap Bar, 1417 SW Sixth St., Topeka, 9 p.m., all ages, $5 to $6 The Killers, The Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway St., Kansas City, Mo., 9 p.m., all ages, $25 Gong Show Karaoke w/ Frenchie Lamar, Jackpot Saloon, 943 Massachusetts St., 10 p.m., 18+, $2

Candide , Crafton Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Dr., 7:30 p.m., all ages, $10 to $18
Concerts at The Lied featuring KU Jazz Ensembles, 7:30 p.m., all ages, $5 to $7 Percival and DJ Cheo, presented by WTCS, Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Massachusetts St., 10 p.m., 21+, $3 Good Charlotte, Memorial Hall, 600 N. Seventh St., Kansas City, 7 p.m., all ages, $27.50

Wed 5/11
Stinkbait with Tiny Tuxedo, Harbour Lights, 1031 Massachusetts St., 10 p.m., 21+, $2

Finding Neverland , Woodruff Auditorium, 7 p.m., all ages, $2 off free with SUA Movie Card
Cinco De Mayo Party featuring Son Venezuela, DJ 151, DJ Jalepeo, Abe & Jakes Landing, 8 East Sixth St., 8 p.m., all ages Good Charlotte/Simple Plan, Memorial Hall, 600 N. Seventh St., Kansas City, 7 p.m., all ages, $27.50 Yucca Roots/Jorge/Radio Juan Friday/Dj Satta, The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N Second St., 8 p.m., all ages Bob Schneider, Daveys Uptown, 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., 8 p.m., 21+, $15 Dead Girls Ruin Everything, The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St., 10 p.m., 18+

42nd Street, The Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Dr., 7:30 p.m., all ages, $19.50 to $44
Kasey Rausch/The Black Ale Sinners, Daveys Uptown, 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., 9 p.m., 21+, $5 20 Minute Loop, The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St., 10 p.m., 18+ The Thieves/Jon Harrison/Born in the Flood, Jackpot Saloon, 943 Massachusetts St., 10 p.m., 18+
The Shins

Sun 5/8
The Brooks, Harbour Lights, 1031 Massachusetts St., 10 p.m., 21+, $2 The Shins, Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St., 8 p.m., all ages Kevin Cloud Trio/Dj Konsept, The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N Second St., 8 p.m., all ages The Wedding Present/The Organ, The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St., 9 p.m., 18+, $13

For a complete list of events, visit www.kansan.com If you would like to add an event, e-mail mdesmond@kansan.com 05.05.05 Jayplay

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For the Love of

Bread
By Britta Florman, Jayplay writer
Photos by Kit Leffler

Discover locally baked bread to warm your heart and improve your health.
of freshly baked bread splay before your eye. The options seem endless; honey whole wheat, Kansas crunch, cinnamon chip, French walnut, sourdough rye, and ciabatta. These breads are among the variety of options at two of Lawrences local bread makers, Great Harvest Bread Co. and WheatFields Bakery. Try some hand crafted bread from one of these locally owned bakeries and experience a creation of labor and love. Great Harvest produces tender loaves of a variety of breads. Bob and Jo Ann Garrett have operated Great Harvest Bread Co., 807 Vermont St. for nine years in Lawrence. In the quaint bakery, Bob Garrett explains that they grind their own wheat flour and do not use eggs or oil, which makes their bread-creating process unique. Great Harvest makes their wholewheat bread using 100 percent wholewheat flour. The Food and Drug Administration requires bread that uses the term whole-wheat to contain at least 51 percent whole-wheat flour. By using 100 percent whole-wheat flour, Great Harvests bread has a high nutritional content, making it a healthier option than other breads. The most popular bread, honey whole wheat, has 0 grams of fat in a slice. Also, the high fiber content in this bread (3 grams per slice) will fill you up faster and help you eat less. Great Harvests bread is

Racks

a healthier option when compared to Pepperidge Farms 100 percent Stone Ground Whole Wheat, which has 1 gram of fat and 2 grams of fiber per slice. Great Harvests breads include a decadent cinnamon chip and simple honey whole wheat. Stop in 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday or 7 a.m.to 5 p.m. on Saturday and a baker will cut you a warm chunk of your choice from a selection of freshly baked breads. Each bakery has its own unique breadmaking process. While Great Harvest grinds their own flour, WheatFields gets its organic flour from a mill in Marienthal, Kansas. WheatFields baker Mikey Humphrey says the majority of the towns population about 130 work at the mill. Similar to Great Harvest, WheatFields, 904 Vermont St., also uses simple ingredients; flour, filtered water, natural leavening and sea salt. WheatFields bread is baked on a 25-metric ton, round, rotating slab of concrete in their wood-fired brick oven, tucked in the southwest corner, just next to the bakery. Humphrey says WheatFields is as true to the form as it gets as an Artisan bakery. An Artisan bakery means the bread is made with the simplest of ingredients, without yeast and is baked in a wood-fired oven. The Artisan baker is highly skilled in creating bread throughout the entire process, from mixing the dough, to forming the

loaves, to baking the bread itself. Garrett and Humphrey both have a love for baking, which is evident in how they describe their job and working at 4 a.m. Garrett says his work gives him immediate feedback and describes working with the dough early in the morning as tactile and sensual. At WheatFields, Humphrey beams as he pulls out of the oven a wooden board holding seven loaves of sourdough rye. Making bread is artistic; it gives you a freedom of creativity, Humphrey says. He smiles at the 8-foot tall rack of breads he has made throughout the morning and says Just look at the breads, theyre beautiful. Contact writer at:

bflorman@kansan.com

Make fresh Bread last

Dont store it in the fridge! This actually dries out your bread rather than keeping it fresh. Freeze your bread if you do not plan on using it that day. You can freeze a loaf for up to a month. Use slices of frozen bread by toasting them just out of the freezer.

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Super-short supper
Enchiladas
2 cans tomato sauce Chili pepper to taste 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef 1 medium onion, chopped 1 1/4 pounds Colby cheese, grated 2 packages of flour tortilla shells Vegetable oil for frying the tortillas 1/2 head lettuce, shredded

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Put the tomato sauce in a large pot to simmer. Add enough chili powder to turn the sauce into a rich brown color, tasting as you go to reach the desired degree of spiciness. Hold some sauce in reserve, for final tasting. While the sauce simmers, brown and drain the ground beef and set aside to cool. Add the chopped onion and 1/2 to 3/4 of the cheese to the ground beef and mix well. Ladle the sauce as needed onto a large plate (a pie tin serves equally as well). Quickly fry the tortillas in oil and drag them through the sauce. Fill each tortilla with the meat mixture and lettuce, and roll up. Place filled tortillas, single layered in a baking pan. After the pan is filled to heavenly capacity, test the sauce for spiciness. If its not hot enough, add more. Pour the reserved sauce over each pan and sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Place the pan in a warm oven until ready to serve. Servings: 5 Recipe from www.cooks.com

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Westside Deli and Bistro 4931 W. Sixth St.

The restaurant formerly known as Westside Deli and Market has a casual caf feel with its umbrella topped tables outside, and booths and tables inside. Dine on gourmet quality food while gazing at the photograph lined walls. Food type: This deli by day, bistro by night, has a definite French flair, says executive chef Francis Sheil. The menu has stepped up to include fancier dishes. Depending on what time of day it is, patrons can select from the separate breakfast, lunch or dinner menus. Choose from a variety of omelets, sandwiches, steaks and seafood to suit your mood. Price range: Breakfast and lunch items such as blintzes and sandwiches generally range from about $5 to $9. The French influenced dinner items, such as Ragot de Boef la Madeira, which are pieces of filet and loin in a Madeira wine demi glaze, are kicked up in both quality and price, ranging from $14 to $24. Small plates, or appetizers such as fromage franais or French cheese, cost about $7 to $14. Attire requirement: The food may be high brow, but you can wear whatever you want. Date-worthiness: Absolutely, the food is rich and romantic but the atmosphere is informal and friendly. Booze-availability: There is a full bar and complete wine list. Check out the house infused vodkas for a special kick.

Be a

Speed cleaner
By Leigh Ann Foskey, Jayplay writer gests using this pattern when cleaning things such as windows. Moving in an uneven pattern can take longer and leave you with a bigger mess. When you clean a window in circles, Dellutri says, youre more likely to miss the corners and create streaks. The last rule is to not clean whats clean. Dellutri says more is not always better, if something is already clean or looks clean, just skip over it and move onto something more important. The tools Following the four principles alone can save you time, but Dellutri says the tools can make a difference too. While you can clean with a 90-cent sponge, a reusable micro fiber cloth, only a few dollars more, can pick up 40 times its weight and cleans with just water. You can cut windowcleaning time from a few minutes to about 30 seconds. Dont worry about buying expensive cleaners; Dellutri says that 90 percent of your home can be cleaned with just a damp cloth. Kitchens and bathrooms are the only places that need a disinfectant or sanitizer. Even carpet can be cleaned with a mixture of cold water and mild dish detergent. Roommates Some roommates never have problems keeping things clean. It just happens, says Lindsay Douglass, Lake Forest, Ill. senior. You should do whatever works. Im just lucky to have a roommate thats clean too. But some of us arent so fortunate. Dellutri says dividing housework between roommates can make things move more quickly. I highly recommend sitting down together and picking the chores apart, she says. One person does the bathroom and one does the kitchen make a chore list and stick to it. As a rule of thumb, Dellutri says if you live alone, you only need to deep clean once a month. Deep cleaning means getting to everythingthe bathrooms, kitchen and all other rooms. If there are two people, deep clean every three weeks. For three people, clean every two weeks and for four or more, you should clean at least once a week. Between the deep cleaning, just do a quick pick up. But Dellutri says deep cleaning shouldnt take very long either. She says, using the tricks, you should be able to thoroughly clean 1,000 square feet in an hour. If its hard deciding who cleans what, Kim Hinkly, owner of Merry Maids in Topeka, says to discuss your pet peeves with your roommates. If one of you really hates toothpaste on the mirror, then be in charge of cleaning it. Its not fun, Hinkly says. But you have to know the expectations of your roommates. She also suggests if you like doing something or at
Photo illustration by Kit Leffler

Lets face it: Picking up the house is not a fun way to spend a Friday night. So get the skills to do it all, and youll be done cleaning before you know it.

Open the window and turn up

the music. Its time to practice your best dance moves . . . with the vacuum cleaner? Keeping your home clean can be difficult with roommates and little time. But with the motivation, the right tools and time-saving techniques, youll have a clean house (with little effort) in no time. Laura Dellutri, a.k.a. the Healthy Housekeeper, is an expert on quick cleaning. She has appeared on the Style Network, FOX, Discovery and about 100 other channels. Recently Dellutri was a guest on The View and earlier this year she released her newest book, Speed Cleaning 101: Cut Your Cleaning Time in Half. In the book she shares some of her tips for cleaning quickly and efficiently. Its life-savibg advice for busy college students, especially when parents can show up on a moments notice. The four principles of clean Dellutri says there are four rules in cleaning. First, always clean from top to bottom because dust and dirt fall. Start from the highest point, the windows, and work down to couches and tables and clean the floor last. This way, youre sure to pick up all the dust. Second, work around the room in a circle. Start cleaning the outer edges of the room and move into the center. Third, Dellutri says to clean in an organized way to save time. Jumping all over a room means you are more likely to forget something. She says even adjusting the way you vacuum can make cleaning move more quickly. She says to vacuum in horizontal, overlapping strokes, not randomly. She also sug-

least dont mind it, volunteer. If you dont mind vacuuming, agree to do it once a week. It makes maintaining your house a lot easier. Keeping it clean To keep your home neat and tidy, stick to your plan and get rid of clutter. Hinkly says that to help de-clutter, use a laundry basket to gather all of the items in a room, throw away any trash and put the other items where they belong. She says even though your house may not be perfect, guests wont notice any mess because everything is straight. So the next time Mom calls and says shes on her way, dont panic. Just put your speed-cleaning knowledge to use. Shell never know that two minutes before she arrived you were still recovering from what looked like a nuclear explosion. Contact writer at: lfoskey@kansan.com

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Stepping out without scuffs

have a job interview coming up and want to look your best. Your clothes are pressed and ready to go. You pull your good dress shoes out from the back of the closet and discover that they are horribly scuffed. Turn to some household items to remove those offensive scuff marks before buying a brand new pair of shoes. Permanent markers can be used to mask scuff marks. Also, www.about.com recommends rubbing a small amount of toothpaste (not the gel kind) on the scuff mark, then wiping it off with a damp cloth. Follow either method by polishing your shoes. To prevent scuff marks in the first place, regularly polish your shoes. The layers of polish will prevent scratching and scuffing.

You

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Quick fix
Show your Motherly love
forget Mothers Day on May 8! Chris Deman, owner of Crafty and Company, 918 Massachusetts St., suggests making your mom a bracelet this Mothers Day. For $1.15, buy a pack of Memory Wire and cut it to the desired length. Use needlenose pliers to twist one end of the wire by wrapping the wire around the end of the pliers. Load your beads onto the wire. Crafty and Company has packages of beads with assorted colors, sizes and shapes for $3.99. After you load your beads, twist the other end of the wire. You can also add silver beads to the bracelet, which come in packs of four or five beads for as little as $1.02. Lynn Hamilton

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Spoofs
By Ashley Doyle, Jayplay writer

Sex

Undressing fact and fiction in the bedroom

Not tonight. I have a headache. I must admit I am guilty of occasionally using this line. But is this excuse even true? Rumors have it that orgasms actually relieve headaches. But before we make Excedrin the headache medicine go out of business, its time to figure out the truth about sex. Aside from wanting to know the truth, I had another agenda. I wanted to discover the sex IQ of the students at the University of Kansas. Sure we learn the basics growing up, but what about the stuff were not taught in sex ed? The statements you hear by word of mouth and have no idea whether they are actually true. I asked 100 random men and 100 random women about these rumors, and let me tell you, nothing makes people more uncomfortable than the lack of sexual knowledge. Sex cures mild depression 40% of women said true 62% of men said true Reality: False While the thought of sex can put a person in a good mood, it is not known to cure any type of depression says the Womens Health Associates of Shawnee, that had RN Janet Pekarek respond with their group answers. Orgasms release endor-

phins, which in return cause happiness, but all of this is temporary, Pekarek says. Orgasms cure headaches 13% of women said true 37% of men said true Reality: False Orgasms can temporarily relieve headaches but they wont cure a headache, Pekarek says. She says this is once again the result of the endorphins that rush around a persons body after an orgasm. So if you plan to use this method to cure a headache, dont be surprised if your head starts to hurt again within 30 minutes, Pekarek says. All women have a G-spot 9% of women said true 92% of men said true Reality: False Stick to the clitoris, Pekarek says laughing. She says while the G-spot does exist for some women, it doesnt for every woman and they should stick with what works. My guy friends talk about how they are going to find this spot on a girl and all I want to do is tell them to grow up, says Molly, Leawood sophomore, who asks that her last name not be used.

All guys have a 10-minute refractory period 32% of women said true 12% of men said true Reality: False I wish was the most common response after a female answered false. Every body is built differently and this is just one of the many things that is different, Pekarek says. Some guys could be ready to go two minutes later while others need an afternoon breather, she says. Birth control can decrease a womens sex drive 54% of women said true 19% of men said true Reality: True The key word in this statement is can, Pekarek says. A few birth controls do have low sex drive as a side effect but the majority of them dont, she says. If you think yours might the easiest thing to do is check its Web site and read the side effects, then call your doctor if necessary.

Men like sex more than women 36% of women said true 27% of men said true Reality: False While this statement is just a matter of preference Pekarek says they have many women coming in talking about how they enjoy sex. Its not the media that told us men like sex more than women, but rather our culture, says Barbara Barnett, assistant professor in journalism. There were cultural values that defined masculinity as conquest having sex with lots of women and femininity as virginity saving yourself for one man, says Barnett, who teaches Diversity in Media. As for the media, Barnett says most TV shows still show the virgin/whore dichotomy, which defines a woman by her sexuality as one or the other, but shows men just as men. Barnett says shows such as Sex and the City break this image though by showing women as a sexual being and yet still being shown just as women. Contact writer at:

adoyle@kansan.com

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Lovesource
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Photo contributed by Chelsey Pryer

, maybe your girlfriend has told you that youre lacking in the romance area. Never fear, youre not alone. Youre just too busy, too stressed and maybe youre just not very creative all the time. Spring is a great season to get out and do something perfect for the one you love and if youre out of ideas, check out 101 Inexpensive Romantic Ideas For The Average Guy: A Guys New Little Black Book, by J.B. Parker. Next time your mate says you never do anything romantic anymore, pull out this handy guide and show her you know what she really means when she says she wants romance.

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Adam Sechrist and Chelsey Pryer Adam Sechrist, Overland Park junior met Chelsey Pryer, Washington, Pa. junior, through her roommate whom Sechrist knew through Hillel, the Jewish community in Lawrence. When Sechrist first saw Pryer, he admits it was attraction at first sight, and asked her out on a date two weeks later. Since then, both have broken up, gotten back together, broken up then gotten back together and have been happily dating since. Samara Nazir

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Thought role playing was just for high school? Guess again college is a haven for guys wielding 20-sided dice
By Robert Perkins, Jayplay writer

Gamers paradise
on campus, and none of the members of KUGAR that I spoke to wanted to hazard a guess. An oft-cited study estimates that there are more than four million gamers nationwide. Many say they started in junior high or high school, adding that they liked the opportunity to relax with friends. Despite the nerd label that has been applied to gamers by pop culture, RPGs are played by all sorts of people. Higgins, the grenade victim, says that at his high school it became a fad that everyone got into. It started out with me and three other computer geeks playing and by the time I graduated, even the jocks were playing it, he says. Higgins roommate, Joel Abrahamson, also plays RPGs. Like Higgins, he doesnt try to justify his enjoyment of the games by touting the social aspect. Rather, he embraces the imaginary side of RPGs that let his mind wander through different worlds. The Grand Forks, N.D., senior came to college two years early and seems to have plenty of extra mind power for such activities. Not that hes lost sight of the simple pleasures of the game. I mean, how can you not enjoy visualizing yourself as a big fighter slicing peoples heads open? he says. The history of role playing is brief but troubled. Dungeons and Dragons, or D&D was born out of proto-RPGs in 1973, produced by Gary Gygaxs fledgling company TSR. Gygax declined to comment about the early days of the game in Jayplay, saying only that he has not had anything to do with it since 1986 and that he intensely dislikes the game in its current form. On June 9, 1982, a D&D player named Irving Lee Blink Pulling shot himself in the chest with his mothers handgun. His mother, Patricia Pulling, blamed the suicide on a curse that had been put on him during a game of D&D. She then formed Bothered About Dungeons and Dragons, or BADD, and began a campaign to show a connection between the game and Satanism. If, like me, your mother told you when you were a child that you couldnt play D&D, this is probably why. Mentioning Pullings name in a crowd of gamers today evokes a collective groan and a chorus of protestations about the lack of devilworshiping associated with the game. Since the 90s, however, the anti-RPG fervor has quieted down a bit. One possible reason is that the people who started gaming in their youth have had time to grow up, and are now the ones in the media spotlight. One prominent example is Vin Diesel, who wrote a forward to 30 Years of Adventure: A Celebration of D&D. As Kimon Pugh, Stuttgart, Germany, freshman says, The geeks are going to grow up, get famous, and be like, these games rule! Contact writer at:

A grenade to the face is about the last

thing John Higgins expects. But then, who ever really expects to have grenades thrown at them? Crouched behind some boxes in Morocco, the LaPorte, Ind., junior waits while a Nazi patrol wanders past his position. As their voices grow more distant, he decides hes safe to poke his head out. Hes wrong. Before he can blink, the grenade comes flying, and its game over for Higgins. After his death, Higgins sighs in frustration. He is going to have to make up a new character. This month Higgins is playing an Indiana Jones role-playing game, or RPG, set in the 1930s. RPGs are games in which the player assumes a persona and interacts with other players in a fictional world. These games can be computer based, but the classic ones, such as Dungeons and Dragons, are done with pencil, paper, dice and a good imagination. While the players keep track of their progress on paper maps, the game master the person controlling the game describes a general story line for them to follow complete with obstacles that players combat with ingenuity and skill, as determined by rolling multi-sided dice.Its immense fun because its basically playing pretend, which everyone does as a kid, but then it adds in rules, Higgins says. Not surprisingly, RPG players arent hard to find on college campuses such as the University of Kansas. More than 50 people are members of KU Gamers and Role players, or KUGAR, the official RPG club at the University. Its staff adviser, Jeff Lewis, has been involved in the club since 1988. The 39-year-old buyer for the KU Memorial Unions says he doesnt know how long the club has been around but thinks it was started around the mid-70s and is just one of the gaming clubs that has existed on campus over the years. No one is sure of how many gamers are

Photos by Robert Perkins

Top Photo: A collection of figurines litters a table next to one of the many books associated with Dungeons and Dragons. These pieces are placed on a hand-drawn map to help keep track of where a players character is in the game. Middle Photo : A decorated board shields the game masters books from the view of the players. This was one of the KU Gamers and Roleplayers regular Monday meetings in the Kansas Student Union. Bottom Photo : Kimon Pugh, Stuttgart, Germany freshman, holds up a 20-sided die. Dice are used as random-number generators in many role-playing games.

rperkins@kansan.com

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By Jessi Crowder and Chris Tackett

How it feels to be hung!

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Whenever I meet a girl it always comes down to sex. Dont get me wrong, the sex is great, but Im well-endowed and sometimes I feel like a piece of meat in the sack. Im looking for that girl who makes me think of her in a way that is more than just sexual. Chris, junior Jessi: Perhaps you should pick up a pair of metal underwear. Maybe then you could begin to date women without sex being a factor so early on. Get to know the person first and then bring sex into the equation when its mutually desired. Relationships need a firm foundation built of things other than just steamy sex. All it takes is some self-respect and self-control... and those metal underoos. Chris: Waiting two months or two years to have sex wont guarantee the relationship will be any better than if you waited two days or two hours to sex it up. Great couples can develop in any circumstances if the chemistry it correct. It sounds as though youre just expecting more than your partner and should enjoy what you have for what it is, consistent sex. Enjoy it whilst it lasts. School is killing me right now, and I cant keep my priorities straight. I want to do well in school, be a good girlfriend to my guy, spend enough time with my girlfriends and I cant do all three without someone feeling neglected. What should I do? Amy, junior Chris: Have they told you they feel neglected or are you just assuming? You may be doing a better job than you think you are. And if someone is feeling left out of your life, make what time you do have count. Maybe surprise your BF with something different in bed, go out to a nice dinner with all your GFs and drop all your classes. Even those for next fall. Itll work, trust me. Jessi: I like lists. Call it old-fashioned, but when you list the things that matter to you most in life and see it visualized on paper (gym with Julie or dinner-date with Freddy), it puts things in perspective and helps motivate you to work for those things. Dont forget your metime in the meantime. Itll benefit you and your fav people when you invest in yourself. Theres this girl in one of my classes that Im crazy about, but its a big lecture class and weve never met or sat by each other. Im wanting to talk to her, but this late in the semester itll seem dumb to introduce myself. And Im embarrassed shes seen me looking at her and thinks Im psycho. Tips? Alan, freshman Jessi: Well, since youre physically obsessing over her, (and yes, youre obsessing if youre crazy about someone based on looks alone), then its probably time you approached her as more than just eye candy. Im a fan of Im really not a whatever-class-it-is - pro and I was wondering if youd mind tutoring my stupid ace. This line is appropriate usually after class or during if youre somehow lucky enough to snag a seat next to this foxy minx. Chris: Maybe she has seen you looking at her. You sound like a starer. Regardless, if you end the semester without talking to her, youll regret it for years. Or until you become fixated on some girl in summer class. Id either sit where she usually does and hope she sits by or near enough you to talk to her. Then just ball up, and say hi. Get to know her a little, then if you have to, just say I know this is out of the blue, but would you like to study for the final with me? If she says yes, good. If she says no, say Well, how about just getting wasted?

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Coyote ugly?
By Ashley Michaels, Jayplay writer

I sat in the bar with about 50 other people, waiting impatiently for the big event. I first heard about it after taking a neon pink flier from under my windshield wiper and noticing the half-naked girl gracing the front of it. Intrigued, I read on. The hottest bartenders in Lawrence, it said. Coyote Ugly Night every Friday night at The Moon Bar. My first thought was wow, I love that movie. I had to see this. Coyote Ugly, for those of you who dont know, is a movie about a bar called Coyote Ugly and the girls who work there. The bartenders dance on the bar, sing, drench themselves with water and pour shots straight from the bottle into the bar patrons mouths. Did I mention that all of the Coyote Ugly bartenders are tall, thin and beautiful? The local Coyote Ugly takes place at The Moon Bar, 821 S. Iowa. At midnight and 1:00 a.m., the bartenders take the stage. Their variation is a little different and not so complex. There are six bartenders in all: Meghann, Kelley, Aya, Jessica, Michelle and Christina. The girls bartend all night and then at the top of the hour, they come from behind the bar. One by one they get up on the bar, liquor bottles in hand. This particular night was their debut. The beat of Ciaras 1, 2 Step signals the first dance of the night for the Coyotes. Trying to appear confident, the girls strut out from behind the bar. Hesitantly, they walk in a single-file line trying not to laugh and looking to each other on how to act. The routine starts out with choreography making it appear that there is a method to their madness. Once on the bar, the rou-

tine begins. All six girls start on a different beat and the choreography lasts less than two minutes giving way to six different free-style dances. The first night I was so nervous to do it, Christina says. I was like, I cannot do this in front of all these people. Its cool now, its like Im just dancing with my girls. Every girl has on a variation of the same outfit: black shirt, denim bottoms and tennis shoes. Since then, the uniforms have changed. Now, each girl wears jeans, a Coyote Ugly T-shirt (a different color every week), and some type of stylish shoe with traction, Christina says. The girls have liquor bottles full of Kamikaze and Red-Headed Slut shots. A guy approaches the bar, picks his Coyote and gives her a dollar. She bends down, grabs him to bring him closer and pours the shot in his mouth. We are different from real Coyotes, Aya says. They are out there doing their thing the whole time. We are just bartenders that dance twice a night. It was a pretty good idea, says Sean Leon, Las Vegas senior. They didnt play the role of the Coyote Ugly girl very well. It was something different though. As for the claim of having the hottest bartenders in Lawrence, I didnt think they were the hottest, says Landon Henson, Lawrence resident. Brothers has the hottest bartenders in Lawrence. Contact writer at: amichaels@kansan.com

Photos by Kit Leffler The hottest female bartenders in Lawrence serve drinks to customers straight from the bottle Friday night at 1:15 a.m. at The Moon Bar.

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A day in the life of a low-profile athlete
By Ashley Michaels, Jayplay writer

Beep. Beep. Beep.

Its 5:30 in the morning. While the rest of the KU student body sleeps off a hang over from the night before, Jana Correa and the other 10 girls on the University of Kansas volleyball team are waking up for practice. When the alarm clock sounds, theres no hitting the snooze button for an extra 10 minutes of sleep. Theres no turning the alarm clock off and deciding that today, you just dont feel like it. Out of habit and pure dedication, Correa bolts out of her bed in the Jayhawk Towers. She grabs her sweatshirt and sweatpants off the floor where she left them the night before, slips on her yellow and green flip flops with the Brazilian flag gracing the top of the sandal and heads to the bathroom. Eyes heavy with sleep, she grabs her toothbrush and toothpaste. Leaning against the doorframe, eyes closed, to take advantage of every second of rest she can offer her eyes, she brushes her teeth. She pulls her hair back into a messy ponytail, grabs a Slim-Fast shake out of the fridge and heads out the door. Turning back to look at me she says, I dont drink this because I want to lose weight, I just drink because I dont have time to make something to eat. It is 5:42 a.m. It is not the volleyball season and no, the team doesnt have a big game that could determine its hopes of post-season play coming up this week. They are in their spring season, practicing five times a week and strength training three times a week. This is their time to get better and prepare for their trip to Brazil at the end of May. Their regular season begins in August. Mens basketball and football are the money sports at the University of Kansas, but there are close to 500 other student athletes who work just as hard and are just as passionate about their game. Volleyball is one of the 13 nonrevenue sports at the University. They have to balance school and athletics while they still try to experience college life. The journey college student-athletes take is a hard one, regardless of where they come from or what sport they play. Correas journey has been one of the hardest. Born in Macapa, Brazil, she

Nonrevenue sports at the University of Kansas:

Womens basketball Track and field Mens cross country Womens cross country Mens golf Womens golf Swimming anddiving Volleyball Baseball Softball Rowing Soccer Tennis

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Sophomore outside hitter Megan Hill sleeps in the volleyball team room Monday morning.

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grew up playing volleyball. She started playing when she was 11 years old. When she was 15, she left her mom and grandma and moved to So Paulo, Brazil. Picture yourself moving from Kansas City to New York; its about the same distance. She moved to So Paulo because she says the volleyball in Macapa wasnt good and there were no opportunities for her there. It was hard leaving because it was always just me and my mom, but I had to, Correa says. Like leaving Macapa, coming to the University was just another of many hard decisions Correa has had to face. Correa gets to the team room in Horejsi Family Athletics Center at about 5:45 a.m. It is still dark outside, making it even harder to motivate herself for the upcoming two-hour practice. The team room is like a home away from home for the girls on the team; with a big leather couch, two leather chairs, a TV, a refrigerator and a microwave. Most days when I get done with class, Ill go to the team room, make something to eat and try to take a nap before practice starts, says Megan Hill, junior outside hitter from Lincoln, Neb. Id rather get a nap than drive home, eat and then drive right back. Correa and several of the girls on the team have to arrive early to practice to see the trainer. As with any athletic team, its seen its share of injuries. At the moment, Correa is overcoming a recent knee surgery, her third since she arrived at the University of Kansas. The first surgery was to repair an ACL tear in her right knee, the second and third were scopes to clean out both of her knees. The training room is bare this morning except for the womens volleyball team. The girls have 20 minutes in the training room. Lying on the training tables in their practice gear, eyes closed, they heat their cold, sore muscles to get ready. At exactly 6:15 a.m., the entire team and staff are in the gym. Coach Ray Bechard

their volleyball shoes and knee pads and maybe 15 of them, and on average we says hello to everyone and begins his ritput on their cross trainers. Its not time to bring in three girls a year. Most of the ual pre-practice speech, which he seems go home and go back to bed; its time to lift girls on the team, including Correa, are on to make up as he goes along. This mornsome weights. It is 8:00 a.m. I like full-ride scholarships. In all, the volleyball ing he chooses to comment on how weights better after practice because program has 12 scholarships to offer peoawake everyone looks. Everyone just Coach Hudy usually takes it easy on us ple. The rest of the girls on the team are smiles, some chuckle and it seems everysince weve already had a workout, walk-ons who dont recieve any money one wishes that practice would just start. Mathewson says. After a 45-minute from the University to play volleyball. The sooner it starts the sooner its over, strength workout, they head back to the For the girls who arent on scholarship, someone whispers to another player. locker room to get changed. It is still early, life as a student-athlete is more difficult. Dont misunderstand. They dont hate but these girls are wide awake. Right It sucks, says Jamie Mathewson, sophpractice. Its just really early. To keep motiaway they turn on the music. Some sing, omore defensive specialist from Kansas vated, every once in a while they have to some dance and some just sit there City, Mo. You put all the same effort out take a step back and look at the bigger picpreparing for the day they know they have every day and you dont get all the same ture and truly appreciate the opportunity ahead of them. benefits. There are always constant given to them. But that is easier said than This morning Correa has to go to the reminders. For instance, the first of every done at 6 a.m. training room to get ice for her knees. The month, when both of her roommates go So what exactly is the bigger picture? few lucky ones on the team are injuryto pick up their checks, she doesnt get For most of the girls on the KU volleyball free, but it is rare for college athletes to one. Or after practice, when her roomteam, volleyball is their life, and it has end their career without some battle mates eat free at The Burge, she cant go always been that way. Like Correa, most wounds. Many of the girls dont have time because she is not on scholarship. Im have played for close to 10 years and if to go home before their first you ask them, dreams class so some set up camp in the do come true. Fifteen team room while others go to girls from all over the Wagnon Student-Athlete Center world have been to catch up on some homework. given the opportunity Correa sits at one of the computto come to KU and ers working on her paper. It play volleyball. So probably takes you one day to many girls would give write a paper, Correa says. It is anything to be where harder for me. It takes me like these 15 girls are right two weeks because my English now. Seven years ago is so bad. When Correa arrived when Coach Bechard in the United States the extent of arrived at the Univerher conversation was hello sity, the database of and goodbye. Along with possible recruits was teammates Josi Lima and Paula close to 200 girls. Caten, also both from Brazil, Because the program Correa spent her first two semeshas improved over ters at the University of Kansas the years, the recruit- Freshman middle blocker Caitin Mahoney studies in the Wagnon Student learning English. ing standards have Athlete Center on Monday morning. The team does well academigone up and the cally, holding steady at a 3.1 coaching staff is GPA. I feel pretty good about the teams OK with it though, Mathewson says. I more selective when it comes to future GPA because we were under a 3.0 the last made the choice to do this and its making players. Now we only have close to 60 couple of semesters, says Scott Ward, me a better person. girls in our database, says Jill Jonesacademic advisor for the womens volleyPractice ends and everyone sluggishly Stucky, assistant volleyball coach. Of ball team. The team wasnt proud of that walks back to the locker room to take off those 60, we are only serious about

so they rededicated themselves to achieving not only on the court but in the classroom, too. Of the 11 girls returning next fall, eight are Jayhawk Scholars, meaning that they have a 3.0 grade point average or above. Four of the eight girls are Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (3.0 G.P.A. or above) and four of them are Academic All-Big 12 First Team (3.2 G.P.A. or above). The line of Brazilian athletes at the University began about six years ago when Coach Bechard joined the volleyball program from Barton County Community College. Danielle Geronymo, the first Brazilian to make a mark on the KU volleyball team followed Bechard. Geronymos skills impressed him so much that he began recruiting from Brazil. In 2002, Josi Lima, junior middle blocker and one of Geronymos best friends arrived at the University. One year later, Limas teammate, Correa, also followed the Brazilian path to the University of Kansas. Then just this past year, Paula Caten, junior outside hitter, arrived as a junior college transfer from Barton. All three girls played together on the same team in Brazil, and when they arrived in the United States they all faced the same difficulties. It was hard for them to leave behind their families and friends. Caten left her 4-year-old daughter behind in hopes of getting an education and providing a better future for her when they are reunited. After Correa is done in the training room, she heads to class. She has class from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Mondays. After class, she goes straight to the training room for about an hour of rehab. After rehab, she hobbles over to the Burge Union for dinner with ice on both of her knees. The Burge prepares meals every Monday through Thursday night for the athletes. Tonight it is meatloaf, mashed potatoes, corn, tuna casserole and rolls. Each team sits with their respective teammates. Some people eat and leave as fast as they can, while others use this time to relax and socialize. Correa has to hurry up and finish her dinner tonight because at 6 p.m. she has tutoring and she cant be late again. Stuffing the end of a harder-thannormal roll into her mouth, she grabs her bag and an apple from the fruit bowl and limps off, ice still wrapped around both knees. Off the court, the girls all remain friends. Hill, Mathewson and Caitlin Mahoney, freshman middle blocker, live together in the same house off campus. Freshmen Kristin Buehler, middle blocker, Emily Brown, right side hitter, and Tessa Jones, right side hitter, live together in the dorms and Lima, Correa and Caten live in the Jayhawk Towers. Emily Brown says living with yur team-

Knowing that I only have four years to play my sport, it makes me play harder every time I get the chance.

Caitlin Mahoney, freshman middle blocker

mates creates a better connection on the court but has a potential downside.You dont want too much of a good thing, Brown says. Volleyball is fast becoming a popular sport in the United States. Trent Jones, assistant volleyball coach at Washburn University, says there are several things that factor into volleyballs increasing popularity. Youth club volleyball is now a common choice for both male and female athletes. More than ever, there are opportunities to play in college. With the popularity of club volleyball, kids can start as young as 9 years old. A lot of collegiate volleyball teams, especially the really good ones, now have contracts with T.V. stations introducing more people to the game. The change in the scoring system four years ago is also a big factor. The old scoring system only allowed a team to score when they served and won that rally. Now the team that wins the rally scores the point. The scoring change has made the game faster and more interesting for people to watch. When the sport is doing well, the fans follow. On a game night during season, there might be 1,000 people who attend the match, compared to the 16,000 that pour into Allen Fieldhouse for a mens basketball game. During their spring tournament at home in April, only one of the two bleachers was pulled out and there were about 40 people in attendance. Of those 40 people, about half are there to watch the Jayhawks and the others were friends and family of the other teams competing that day. It was a small tournament at Horejsi and the teams competing were all Division II or NAIA except for the University of Kansas. The teams were not at all at the skill level of the teams they would normally face in the Big 12, but it was a chance for them to play competitively. One of their matches was against the University of Nebraska-Omaha, a Division II school. They played two games to 30 points and the Jayhawks won both games easily. The motivating factor for me in a game like this is pride, says Dani Wittman, sophomore defensive specialist from Salina. I dont want to have to say we lost to a Division II school. When Correa has finished tutoring and doing homework that she has for the night, it is finally time to go home. It is nearly 8 p.m. This will be the first time Correa has been home today since she woke up for practice at 5:45 a.m. When she gets home, she drops her stuff by the door and without turning on the lights curls up on the couch. She reaches for the T.V. remote control and turns it to BET music videos. Marios How Could You sings

her into a short 20-minute nap. When she wakes up from her nap, she saunters off to the bathroom. I am going to take a shower, Correa says. I am gross from practice this morning. She hasnt had time to bathe all day. Afterwards, she goes straight to bed. It is 9:30 p.m. These are the athletes who know that when they start playing their sport, there is no future beyond their college days and no dollar signs in sight. All the hard work and dedication that they are putting in will ultimately leave them with only memories and self-satisfaction. This is what Ive been working towards my whole life, Mahoney says. Knowing that I only have four years to play my sport, it makes me play harder every time I get the chance.

Writer Ashley Michaels was a middle blocker for the KU volleyball team from 2001 to 2004. Contact her at amichaels@kansan.com.

Would you go to a volleyball game to watch the game and enjoy the sport or to see the girls in their shorts?

Adam Balentine, Kansas City, MO, senior Volleyball players are hot. I would go for the shorts.

Armond Smith, Atlanta, GA. freshman Both. I like the game but the shorts are good, too.

Jon Zeitz, Chicago junior Probably for the shorts, and the cute girls.

Ronald Yu, Hong Kong freshman If I wanted to see girls in short shorts I would go watch beach volleyball or swimming. So I would go for the volleyball.

Zeke Adair, Wichita freshman Oh I would definitely go for the girls in the shorts.

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as Hollywoods official Golden Boy includes starring in four of the 100 highest-grossing films in history. Hes received three Academy Award nominations: two for the lead roles in Oliver Stones Born on the Fourth of July and Cameron Crowes Jerry Maguire and one for his supporting part in Paul Thomas Andersons Magnolia. Hes now reportedly dating Katie Holmes, and Premiere magazine just named him the third greatest movie star of all time. Whew! In his next film, Cruise is reuniting with his Minority Report director Steven Spielberg for War of the Worlds, a big-budget adaptation of the 1898 H.G. Wells novel about intergalactic invasion. The film will be released on June 29. Cruise discussed War of the Worlds , the new Mission Impossible sequel and working with Stanley Kubrick in a recent telephone interview.

entire universe. I think that is a little unreal. Aliens? I have no idea. Any worries about how the theme of invasion might be viewed overseas? Well, I believe what we should be doing is uniting and respecting each others cultures instead of fighting each other over things like oil and territory, things that have gone on for century after century. Listen, I dont like war. I dont want war. I want a world without war. It has never solved any problems. Never, never, never. But I think with other people around the world, of course they are going to interpret the film however they want to. I know that communication is the only way of resolving problems. Wars never do that.

point, an epic action movie. Do you read your reviews? I am not someone who has ever really been concerned about critics. Growing up, I never really read reviews of movies. Still, even today, I wont go to a movie or not go to a movie based on what someone else has said about it. I just like what I like. I dont care what anybody else says. Whats the funniest movie youve seen in the last year? Napoleon Dynamite. I saw that film three times. I thought it was just hilarious. So much fun. What movies are you looking forward to this summer? You have the Star Wars picture. I am looking forward to seeing Batman Begins. You have the Fantastic Four. I am a huge fan of those comics. I am going to be there the opening weekends for those movies. I will tell you a movie I am really excited about I just happened to have produced it is the Cameron Crowe picture, Elizabethtown, which is coming out this fall. I cant wait to see Kingdom of Heaven, too, (Orlando) Blooms movie with Ridley (Scott). I saw a trailer of that and I was like, Whoa! It looks like Gladiator. Oh, man. I love stuff like that!
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You got to work with Stanley Kubrick on his last film, Eyes Wide Shut . Spielberg directed A.I. Artificial Intelligence for Kubrick after he died in 1999. How would you c o m p a r e What can audiSpielberg to ences expect Kubrick? Image courtesy movies.yahoo.com from War of the Both of them Worlds? absolutely understand the medium This is the largest-scale picture I have every aspect of it thoroughly. The process ever been involved in. I tell you, I have certainly was a longer process with Stanbeen looking at these trailers and footage ley, but that was his process. With Steven, for War of the Worlds. I hope it just scares the speed and accuracy of his creative the heck out of everybody, you know? And ability is very, very exciting to me. Also, I have to say this screenplay, written by Steven was a much younger man than David Koepp, was the best first draft of a when I was working with Stanley. But just screenplay that I have ever read in my different men, different artists. career. Koepp came on board and everyI discussed A.I. with Stanley. I looked at thing just aligned. the drawings, and I know when Steven actually made A.I. it was still in collaboraIs there any strategy behind doing a tion with Stanley. So the input on that big movie like War of the Worlds as movie was Kubrickian. Most definitely opposed to something smaller like Kubrickian. Magnolia? There is no big scheme. It really just What can you tell us about next years starts with an instinct. There have been a Mission Impossible 3, which is being lot of great directors who have offered me directed by television creator J.J. things that I havent been interested in, so Abrams? it really starts with the material. I think its the best story weve had out This is your first movie with extraterrestrials. Do you believe in aliens? I believe what I know empirically. I think that its truly arrogant to think that we are the only living sentient beings in the of the whole series. I think if you look at Alias or Lost or Felicity, you really see how much J.J. Abrams likes character. So you take that and on MI:3 you combine it with huge action sequences. It is actually going to be, what I believe at this

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May 6

Christian Bale (American Psycho) dons the bat-suit, while Cillian Murphy ( 28 Days Later) plays arch-villain Scarecrow. Expect a more brooding Batman than the Joel Schumacher fiascos (Batman Forever, Batman and Robin). The movie will also show Batmans formative years in more detail than Tim Burtons original. Liam Neeson co-stars this guy is busy this summer he also has a cameo in Star Wars: Episode III.

July 15
Kingdom of Heaven : Ridley Scott (Gladiator) directs another historical epic as Orlando Blooms Balian journeys to the Holy Land only to be caught up in the religious turmoil of the Crusades. Expect a wide-screen visual feast reminiscent of the opening battle sequence of Gladiator. Liam Neeson plays Godfrey of Ibelin, while Edward Norton hides behind a mask of solid gold as the leprous King Baldwin IV. The lovely Eva Green (The Dreamers) co-stars.

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Johnny Depp reunites with frequent collaborator Tim Burton ( Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow) for a wacky adaptation of the Roald Dahl novel. Depp plays the funny/creepy candy-man who sends out five Golden Tickets in five Wonka Bars. Of all the remakes this summer, this is the only one preceded by a great movie. Certainly it cant be as bad as Burtons bizarre remake of Planet of the Apes. Finding Neverlands Freddie Highmore plays the title character.

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Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith: After two disappointing prequels, Anakin finally becomes Darth Vader in George Lucas final installment of the beloved space saga. For the circle to be complete, this episode needs to depict the birth of twins Luke and Leia, a climactic battle between Anakin (Hayden Christensen) and Obi-Wan (Ewan MacGregor) and the deaths of legions upon legions of Jedi. The previews are creating a buzz.

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Batman Begins: Acclaimed director Christopher Nolan (Memento) explores the early years of the Caped Crusader.

Everything Is Illuminated : Elijah Wood stars in an adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foers critically lauded 2002 novel. Wood plays an American who travels to the Ukraine with his canine companion to find a woman who may have saved his grandfather from the Nazi death camps. No other movie this summer has better material to work with. And Wood is on a roll after The Lord of the Rings, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Sin City. Everything Is Illuminated is the directorial debut of the actor Liev Schreiber (The Manchurian Candidate). Mark the calendar for this one. Stephen Shupe

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and bottom-line creative decisions, Billy Bob Thornton may be the last outlaw left in Hollywood. Hes made a career out of playing bad guys who make us laugh, from the Whats the eternally imitable psymessage of cho-killer Karl Childers Bad Newsin Sling Blade to the Bears? worst Santa Claus in hisIts not a movie tory in The Bad Santa. thats gonna Hes also weathered the change the storm of celebrity world or anytabloids, which had him thing. But the wearing an amulet filled overall meswith Angelina Jolies sage is just like Image courtesy movies.yahoo.com blood (true) and living the original: off a strict diet of orange food (false). And Maybe youre not the fastest kid on the hes lived out the fantasies of every man in block and maybe your life is not so great, America by bedding Halle Berry in Monbut if you just give it a little extra effort and sters Ball, which has got to be the most believe in yourself then maybe youll find frequently viewed non-pornographic out youre better than you think you are. DVD of all time. Also, it addresses the age-old problem of In this exclusive interview, Thornton discusses his role in Richard Linklaters Bad News Bears. Thornton plays Morris Buttermaker, a hard drinking, womanizing ex-baseball player who becomes the coach of a team of foul-mouthed Little Leaguers. The film is a remake of the 1976 hit starring Walter Matthau, and will be released on July 22. Whats the difference between the new Bad News Bears and the original with Walter Matthau? Its still pretty racy. I think the only difference is that now kids see so many things and hear so many things that maybe it will not be quite as shocking to them. I think kids who watch South Park and things like that, it is sort of their sense of humor now. What was it like working with a cast of kids? I always have fun with kids. Im a father myself. My boys are 10 and 11. We try to keep my kids out of the limelight. The other night we were at some friends house and the movie we were gonna watch was Paparazzi. They said, Dad, watch this. You cant let that happen! Americans wanting to win at all costs, that competition is everything. Its about how maybe you shouldnt push your kids so hard. You should let them be who they want to be. Is it cool when a movie like Bad Santa becomes popular with college kids? It is actually kind of cool. I probably think more like a college audience than I do my own age group. My sense of humor is probably more like an 18- or 19-year-old than it is anything else. It is one of my favorite audiences, college audiences. Plus, I was one of the greatest college dropouts in history. Are there similarities between the characters you play in Bad Santa and Bad News Bears? Well, if you look at it, Morris Buttermaker is a guy who drinks and likes women. The guy in Bad Santa was a guy who drinks and likes women. So yes, they are similar characters. But show me a guy who does not like to drink and likes women and I will kiss your ass. All of your characters seem to share some of the same eccentricities. Do you look for certain character traits in each role? Generally, I choose roles where on the

How would your character Karl Childers in Sling Blade review this movie? I think he would say, I reckon we did a pretty good job.

surface the character is maybe not as smart as everybody else, or it seems like something is wrong with him. But in the end, you find out they know a lot more than people think they do. Those kinds of characters have always fascinated me, sort of the downtrodden or put-upon characters who end up being the conscience of the story. Im a big fan of the Coen brothers The Man Who Wasnt There. Do you plan to work with them again? Out of every movie Ive done, that is one of my very favorite movies. Theyre my favorite filmmakers hands down. We are discussing something else. What wed like to do is, theyd like to do Tarzan with me. Weve been talking about this for about a decade. Which do you like more, acting or directing? I love writing and directing, but I love acting probably more. I dont like the business of directing. The actual shooting is great. But dealing with the studio, having to cut out the last scene in the movie that made it make sense in the first place it can take a year to three years out of your life. I was really spoiled by Sling Blade. I hope to get that kind of independence again. Do you see yourself as part of the Hollywood community or outside it? Definitely more outside it. I live in California, but I dont go anywhere. I couldnt tell you the names of any clubs to go to in L.A. I might as well live in Topeka, Kansas. As a fellow bachelor, I want to ask you, how do you get all these worldclass beautiful women? How do I say this politely? On the record, off the record I just want to know. I have always liked them for one thing. I think women sort of feel that. I think they just kind of know when you really appreciate that whole species. Also, I learned how to use my sexual apparatus at a very early age.

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By Stephen Shupe, Jayplay senior writer

Movies
Darkness (1/2 Stars)
R, 1 hour 50 minutes, DVD Rental Two things seem to have happened to horror films since The Sixth Sense. Now they try to have a groundbreaking twist, and they all seem to involve young children. Although the genre often can be good with a confusing plot and silly characters (which Darkness can boast), this film takes it too seriously and comes out worse than most. Reggie and her family move into a spooky old house in Spain, and into a spooky old house. They dont have a problem, until a few weeks later when there is about to be a solar eclipse. Reggies little brother suddenly becomes afraid of the dark, her father is diagnosed with a rare illness and her mother wont listen to her. Something must be wrong, and when looking into the history of the house, Reggie discovers it has a strange and uneventful past: no one has lived there since the last eclipse. Finally she discovers that not only is the house cursed (surprise, surprise), but that her grandfather is behind it. The problem with the film is that it feels like there are a series of scary sequences that just dont fit together. Some moments are frightening and creepy, and some nice themes pop up, but then the film moves on, leaving questions dangling. Although Anna Paquin, Lena Olin and the rest of the cast for that matter, provide good performances, their characters actions are often unmotivated, leaving you wonder why anyone would do what they do. That was something I asked too often in this film: Why? Even the whole reason for the involvement of the grandfather (and therefore the reason for the events that take place) is unclear. The film leaves the audience lurking in

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the darkness. It has some good ideas that could have made this a nice addition to a horror collection, but eventually turns out being yet another runof-the-mill thriller that tries too hard to be clever. The DVD features the uncut version of the film, bonus footage, behind-thescenes extras, and it may be worth a rent if you want a good laugh with a group of friends.

Battle Royale Movie () DVD ()

NR, 114 minutes Quentin Tarantinos Kill Bill series was in large part an homage to a number of cult films that had influenced the directors career. Subsequently, these movies were the beneficiaries of renewed interest from the United States, perhaps none more so than Kinji Fukasakus Battle Royale. This Japanese film was initially released in 2000, but it was unavailable in the United States until recently. The movie takes place in the future of Japan, where student riots have led to the passage of the BR law. As a result of this law, 42 seventh-graders are sent to a remote island. There they are told that only one may leave, and only after the other 41 have died. If there is more than one student alive after three days, every student will be killed. The plot is really quite incidental to the purpose of the film, which is to relish in the hellacious violence that permeates nearly every frame. Nothing like seeing a child having his head blown off. The violence seems to be indictative of the larger influence that Japanese anime has had on this film. Anime is marked by a unique, post-modern disconnect with

traditional form and substance, and so is Battle Royale. All the visual markers of anime are present: schoolgirl outfits, spurting blood, wildly coiffed hair. Besides the gleeful violence and the anime tropes, the film is also interesting because of its stars. While most of the characters are anonymous especially in their deaths viewers may recognize Chiaki Kuriyama, the mace-wielding assassin in Kill Bill Vol. 1. Also present in the film is Takeshi Kitano, who plays the captain in charge of this sadistic game. Most American viewers would know Kitano as one of the stock footage hosts of Spike TVs Most Extreme Elimination Challenge (MXC), but he is actually an accomplished Japanese actor, director and author. Its easy to see why Tarantino admires Battle Royale so much. The films hilarious and shocking administration of violence makes it a companion to works such as Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs. Its vision of the future is Lord of the Flies filtered through the eyes of an ultra-violent Japanese cartoon.

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Three 6 Mafia
Choices II: The Setup
In 2001, Three 6 Mafia released its debut movie, Choices, and the hit soundtrack of the same name. Like the movie the soundtrack featured DJ Paul, Juicy J, Project Pat and other artists of the Hypnotize Camp Posse. Four years later, following a script rewrite, Pat, Paul and Juice are back with Choices II: The Setup and soundtrack. The soundtrack is quite different from Three 6 Mafias prior works. The beats are much simpler than those of its past albums. This at first seems a little strange

to those who are used to the former beats, which were much more up-tempo, focusing a lot on a sound being repeated throughout the track. But the newer beats offer the listener something much more mature. With a toned down backdrop, it gives the lyrics more opportunity to show through. The tracks throughout this CD have more flow, more content and rely much less on a hook, unlike many of their prior works. This could be partly because the numerous guest artists which include Mr. Big, The Youngbloodz, Trillville D-Rock, and Lil Flip, which last collaborated with the Mafia on their hit, Ridin Spinners. Without Pat on the CD and a limited, if any,

role of La Chat, the CD has a different sound vocally, but different in this case does not mean bad. This CD represents a turning point in Three 6 Mafias sound and should be invested in. Not to mention it comes in a dual disc set with the movie, one sequel that is not worse than the first.

Grade: A+
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Ben Folds
Songs for Silverman
Where our parents had Elton John, Liberaci, and, to a lesser extent, Billy Joel, our generation has Ben Folds. His emergence and bulk of success were in the later half of the 90s with songs such as Underground and Brick with his piano, bass and drums trio Ben Folds Five. Now the band has broken up and hes on his second solo album, Songs for Silverman. Folds hasnt lost his touch either; he still noodles out beautiful and intricate to loud and irreverent piano music which couples with memorable melodies and then is deliciously soiled with his signature, slightly off and at times crass, brand of songwriting. This formula has elevated him to the status of geek-rock god and all without ever touching a guitar. Songs for Silverman, however, carries more on more in a tone of solemn poignancy while still going off on some pretty rockin piano solos and creative and original lyrical stylings. His diverse topics go from requiems (Late), social commentaries (Jesusland), and even a song for his daughter (Gracie). This album is a definite must for newcomers and fans alike who may be getting a little tired of hearing song after song of repetitive power chords which are only occasionally peppered with rather lackluster piano riffs.

Grade: B
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Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict
System: Xbox
Before Halo 2, a little title called Unreal Championship reigned supreme as Xbox Lives deathmatch king. While not the most amazing single-player game around, UC featured some of the best looking and best playing online action available on the Xbox. Unreal Championship 2 builds on the first Xbox title, using the same fast-paced first-person gameplay and adding in all new features such as a melee combat system and a whole slew of new acrobatic movement abilities. The games most notable addition is its surprisingly deep melee combat. Employing a third-person perspective, the game gives each character a unique weapon and set of moves. Mastering this system is the key to success in UC2, as guns and ammunition tend to be scarcer than in other Unreal titles. Graphically, Unreal Championship 2 is still up there with the best of the system, using detailed character models and frame rates that remain lightning fast even when the action is at its most intense. Unfortunately, the game has its drawbacks. The single-player modes are fairly minimal, with a lackluster storyline and a fairly repetitive quick game option. Additionally, the learning curve can be fairly steep, with two completely different styles of gameplay to figure out. Those that stick with it though will find one of the Xboxs most unique action games around. Successfully combining first-person shooters and fighting games into one adrenaline-driven title, UC2 should appeal to fans of either genre.

Grade: B
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Dead to Rights 2
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Jack Slate and Shadow. When I look at the cover, it kind of reminds me of Turner and Hooch much darker and with more gun battles. The game industry as well as movies seem to be digging the whole prequel thing, so this game is no different. Slate returns only to go back into his past and hit the streets of Grant City with his best friendand crimes worst nightmare. Since the release of the Matrix, bullet time has been something that people apparently want to see more and more. In Dead to Rights 2, its back once again. The use of this ability is so you can get an advantage when firing at your opponents. It can save your life. I remember diving off the top of a building and taking down at least five people before they could even get one shot off. The use of slow motion diving is a great way to turn a bad situation in your favor. The voiceovers could use a little work. Its believable to hear Jack speak, but it gets annoying when enemies start to talk smack to you. I can only take being called boy so many times, among other names.

No matter how many weapons Jack can use, theres always a great weapon at your disposal: your partner, Shadow. Shadow is a great way to get you out of messy situations. I found myself pinned down by at least five people and can command Shadow to take them all down. Shadow attacks are based on how filled your adrenaline gauge is, so make sure you keep it pretty full. A full one can instantly kill a guy. Shadow can also do handy tricks such as retrieve weapons for you. Other main staples in the game are disarms and human shield maneuvers Jack can use. The disarms are always good eye candy. The way Jack takes another persons gun and uses it to kill them looks so fluid in motion. The human shield would be a good option to use, if only it worked. I took several shields, yet I still lose life quickly. With the number of enemies in an area, you have to kill fast without getting blasted yourself while youre scurrying around looking for extra health. Dead to Rights 2 is a fun action game. If you like those tough, dont take guff from no one cop movies, then I would recommend you rent this game.

Grade: C
Chris Moore

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After 21 years I can finally say I
have a best friend. Ive moved around a lot, from Georgia to Germany and everywhere in between. I have never lived in one place long enough to get to know other kids. Sure, Ive had good friends, great friends even, but never a best friend. Until now. The day after Christmas 2003 my parents moved to Allentown, Pa. It was the worst present anyone could have asked for. Seriously, its like 1,200 miles from here. Before they left, we spent Christmas day in a hotel room and ate Christmas dinner at the Great Wolf Lodge because our cute gray house with the twisty staircase in Kansas City, Kan., had already been sold. After they left, my mom would call me once a week, just to check in. Wed talk about normal mother-daughter stuff such as my job and school. Steadily, our conversations got longer. Then we started talking more often, wed trade off calling each other a few days a week. Now Im to the point where I talk to her every day, without fail. We write letters and send each other packages filled with candy and odd little trinkets. I have always gotten along with my mom. I honestly cannot remember fighting with her about anything. I cant even remember her yelling at me. When I pierced my lip and then my septum, she

How I found friendship where I least expected it

didnt love it, but she didnt get mad at me either. She shook her head and we moved on. Every time I go home with a new tattoo she lifts up the back of her shirt, grins and says, Im going to get a lower back tattoo, right here. I know she never will, but I always encourage her. She was always the cool mom. In elementary school everyone wanted to come to my house because they knew my mom would let us eat junk food and stay up late. If we asked, shed even leave her bedroom door open after we watched scary movies. When my mom would pick me up from middle school, all of the boys would say, Your sister is so hot, and then I would explain that I didnt have a sister. Back then, it bothered me. But now when someone says my sister is hot, I just agree. Because she is. Shes a youthful 42, and we do seem more like sisters than mother and daughter. When I came to the University of Kansas for the first time, everyone at orientation kept handing her things and asking her about her major. Finally, she pushed me in front and said, My daughter will be going to school here, not me. When wed go to the mall, my mom hung out with my friends and me, and we didnt mind. She even looked like one of us: petite, trendy and always giggling. Sometimes before I went out with my friends, my mom would let me play dressup in her closet. Its fun having a mom with

good taste, especially when shes the same size as you. At the mall, she always knew when to walk away (such as when there were cute boys in the vicinity) and when to joke around. It might be her strange sense of humor, but I never tire of her. Youd think that after 21 years of boob jokes, youd become immune, but I still laugh at every one. The one about the awesomeness of the WonderBra gets me every time. It turns your chest into a deadly weapon. (Just dont hug anyone in that thing, youll smother them.) I even laugh when she pretends to make my dog talk. She picks him up and holds him in her lap hiding her face in his fur. She moves his front paws about like hes in a really deep conversation, gesturing to get his point across. She says if he had a voice hed sound like Mickey Mouse, and then she walks around, pretending shes the dog saying, Oh boy! in her best cartoon voice. This past Christmas I stayed in Allentown for almost a month. We went to the King of Prussia Mall, Philadelphia, and we ate New York-style pizza in a hole in the wall with real Italian gangsters and an owner named Sal. Every morning wed run to the coffee shop and have grande caramel lattes with soy milk and no whipped cream. It was the best time Ive

ever had with my mom. That last Sunday, on my way to the airport, it hit me. I had to go back to Kansas. It was then that I realized how much I missed my mom, not because she was my mom, but because she was my friend. On the plane I fought back my tears. I finally made it home and called her to plan my next visit. My friends and family say I am too attached to my mom and that I need to grow up. I say I like spending all my spare time with my favorite person. I dont even see her as my mother anymore. To me, shes a best friend who just happens to be named Mom. I dont know why it took me so long to figure out that Id always had a best friend, but they do say you find love when you least expect it. Shes been with me my whole life, so I guess this friendship gives new meaning to BFF. Thanks, Mom. Contact writer at:

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