Jayplay

september 27, 2007

it aint love

a new word for obsession page 8

catcalling
shut the meow up page 10

aLso inside | avoid gettin a ticket page 4 | and jaypLay writer chris horns struggLe with his faith page 19

 This summer, I was lucky enough to study abroad in Spain. As I read over program information to prepare, I came across a section called important safety information for women. In this section, I was warned that men often often take advantage of the common American practice of being friendly to everyone we meet, and that the comments and gestures directed at foreign women are not typically meant to offend, but occasionally they can be vulgar and appalling. I thought to myself, I have dark hair and eyes, Im taking

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longer skirts, Im sure Ill be fine. Think again. In the course of my six weeks in Spain, I was catcalled on an almost daily basis, two grown men exposed themselves to my friends and me in one night, and I had to spend a full 10 minutes explaining to a guy from Senegal that just because I had danced with him didnt mean I was his girlfriendall in Spanish. Apparently women recieve unwanted attention worldwide. Read Ashley Thompsons story about cat calling on pg. 10 to see what some are doing to change this. Also be sure to read Nick Finnegans story on parking, pg. 14and learn how to avoid those nasty little slips on your windshield. Jaime Netzer, editor On the cover: illustration/Brenna Hawley photo/Lisa Lipovac

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If only the world wasnt so right

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drive-by shoutinG
Give those tired lines a rest

ridinG the rollercoaster of reliGion

How Chris Horn reconciled spirituality and sexuality
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Lawrence Art Guild Members Exhibition. Lawrence Arts Center, 9 a.m., FREE, www. lawrenceartscenter.com. Clare Dovetons BURN. Pachamamas, 11 a.m., all ages, FREE, www.pachamamas.com. Multicultural Student Success Fair. Traditions area of Kansas Union,11 a.m., FREE, www. orientation.ku.edu. Tea Time. Kansas Union, 3 p.m., FREE, www.suaevents.com. Weekday Farmers Market. 1000 block of New Hampshire St., 4 p.m., FREE. Manhattan Short Film Festival. Liberty Hall, 7 p.m., all ages, $7, www.libertyhall.net. That Damn Sasquatch. The Celtic Fox, Topeka, 7 p.m.,$5, www.myspace.com/ damnthatsasquatch. Hairspray. Woodruff Auditorium, 8 p.m., $2, www.suaevents.com. Shooter Jennings. Granada, 9 p.m., $12, 18+, www.myspace. com/shooterjennings. Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs / Lonnie Fisher & the Funeral / Suzannah Johannes. Jackpot, 9 p.m., $8$10, 18+, www.myspace.com/ suzannahjohannes. John Henry and the Engine. Jazzhaus, 10 p.m., 21+, $3, www. johnhenryandtheengine.com. Three Bad Jacks/Rumblejetts/ Little Rachel & the Rhythm Busters. Replay Lounge, 10 p.m., 21+, $2, www.myspace.com/ threebadjacks. Big Smith. Auntie Maes Parlor, Manhattan, Kan., 10 p.m., $5, www.bigsmithband.com. Mike McClure Band. PJs Pub, Manhattan, Kan., 10 p.m. www. myspace.com/mikemcclureband. Neon Dance Party. The Bottleneck, 10 p.m., $2-$5, 18+, www.myspace.com/ neondanceparty.

THURSDAY

september 27

september 28

Free Play at the Replay. The Replay Lounge, 3 p.m., FREE, www.replaylounge.com. Free pinball from 3-6 p.m.

FRIDAY

Spencer Lotts Squiggle Puppet Productions. Oread Books in the Kansas Union, 10:30 a.m., FREE.

SATURDAY

september 29

A New York Picture Post: Gotham in the 20th Century. Spencer Museum of Art, 10 a.m., all ages, FREE, www.spencerart. ku.edu.

SUNDAY

september 30

Clare Dovetons BURN. Pachamamas, 11 a.m., all ages, FREE, www.pachamamas.com.

TUESDAY

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VENUES

where?

Yoga in the Workplace. Room 308 of the Burge Union, 11:30 a.m., FREE, www.hreo.ku.edu. The Cuevas Sisters. Rendezvous Bar & Grille, Topeka, 5 p.m., FREE, www.myspace.com/ thecuevassisters. Shudder & National Fire Theory/Rockesh /Fairbanks. Uptown Theater, 7:00 p.m., $10.00, www.myspace.com/ nationalfiretheory. Carlos Mencia. Music Hall, 201 W 13th St., Kansas City, Mo., 7 p.m., $37-$42, www.carlosmencia.com. Hairspray. Woodruff Auditorium, 8 p.m., $2, www.suaevents.com. Ten Hour Drive / HARDcharlie / Red Guitar / Dylan Paul. Granada, 8 p.m., $2-$5, all ages. www.myspace.com/dylanpaul. Arcade Fire. Starlight Theatre, 8 p.m., $26, www.arcadefire.com. Ida McBeth. The Blue Room, Kansas City, Mo., 8:30 p.m., $10, www.americanjazzmuseum.org. Grand Marquis. Jazzhaus, 10 p.m., 21+, $4, www.grandmarquis. net. The Sluggos/Kanzashi. Replay Lounge, 10 p.m., $2, 21+, www. myspace.com/thesluggos. DJ Cruz. Replay Lounge (patio), 10 p.m., 21+, $2. Darren Kozelsky. Longhorns Saloon, Manhattan, Kan., 10 p.m., www.darrenkozelsky.com. The Cast Pattern / Milwaukee Sky Rocket /Mindcontroll. Gaslight Tavern, 10 p.m., 18+. Jay Reatard / Bandit Teeth. Jackpot Music Hall, 10 p.m., 18+, www.myspace.com/jayreatard. Thin Lizzy Tribute with Dead Girls Ruin Everything / The Old Black / The Havoc on Polaris. Bottleneck, 10 p.m., 18+, www.myspace.com/ deadgirlsruineverything.

2nd Annual Putt-Putt Pub Crawl. Westport, Kansas City, Mo., 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m., $30, www. westportkcmo.com. Clare Dovetons BURN. Pachamamas, 11 a.m., all ages, FREE, www.pachamamas.com. Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater Co. Lied Center, 2:30 p.m., all ages, $12, www.fredgarbo.com. Salsa night. Burge Union, Gridiron Room, 7 p.m., FREE, www.suaevents.com. Joss Stone & Ryan Shaw. Crossroads, Kansas City, Mo., 7 p.m., $30-75, www.jossstone.com. RBD. Starlight Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $46$96, www.rbdus.com. Feature Film: Hairspray. Kansas Union, Woodruff Auditorium, 8 p.m., $2 students, www. suaevents.com. Street Survivor. The Jolly Troll, Holton, 9 p.m., 21+, $8, www. myspace.com/jollytroll. Plastic Parachute. Kathouse, Manhattan, Kan., 9 p.m., 21+, www.plasticparachute.com. Hosty Duo/The Fast Food Junkies/GCDC. Bottleneck, 9 p.m., $5$6, all ages, www. myspace.com/hostyduo. Cosmic Bowling. Jaybowl, Kansas Union, 10 p.m., FREE, www.suaevents.com. Red Lefty/The S-Holes. Jazzhaus, 10 p.m., 21+, $4, www. redlefty.com. Spring Gun/ Namelessnumberheadman. Replay Lounge, 10 p.m., 21+, $2, www.myspace.com/ namelessnumberheadman. DJ Proof. Replay Lounge (patio), 10 p.m., 21+, $2. Violet Lights. PJs Pub, Manhattan, Kan., 10 p.m., 21+, www.myspace.com/ thevioletlights.

Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist. Spencer Museum of Art, 10 a.m., all ages, FREE, www.spencerart.ku.edu. Jack Winerock. Murphy Hall, Swarthout Recital Hall, 3 p.m., $5, www.arts.ku.edu/musicdance. Carillion Concert. Memorial Campanile, 5 p.m., FREE, www. carillon.ku.edu. Yuca Roots. Replay Lounge (patio), 7 p.m., all ages, $3. Marianne Payette Carter and Voyager. Gaslight Tavern, 8 p.m., $3, 18+. Oakley Hall/The 1900s/The Jim Button Band. Jackpot, 10 p.m., $7, 18+, www.myspace.com/ oakleyhall.

Mystery of Creation: Ghibertis Gates of Paradise. Mallott room in the Kansas Union. 5:30 p.m. FREE. Jazz Ensables I, II, and III. Lied Center, 7:30 p.m., $5. Rachel Ries. Daveys Uptown Ramblers Club, 8 p.m., $3, www. rachelries.com. Matt Nathanson/Cary Brothers/Kate Voegele. Bottleneck, 8 p.m., $13, all ages. www.myspace.com/ mattnathanson. Family Force 5. Grand Emporium, 8 p.m., $10, www. familyforce5.com. Ryan Adams and the Cardinals. Uptown Theater, 8 p.m. $2634, www.ryanadamsandthecardinals. com.

Beaumont Club 4050 Pennsylvania St. Kansas City, Mo. (816) 561-2560

Bottleneck 737 New Hampshire St. Lawrence (785) 841-5483 Crossroads KC 417 E. 18th St. Kansas City, Mo. Fatsos 1016 Massachusetts Lawrence (785) 865-4055 Gaslight Tavern 317 N. Second St. Lawrence (785) 856-4330 Grand Emporium 3832 Main St. Kansas City, Mo. (816) 531-1504 The Hurricane 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. (816) 753-0884 Jackpot Music Hall 943 Massachusetts St. Lawrence (785) 843-2846 The Jazzhaus 926 1/2 Massachusetts St. Lawrence (785) 749-3320 Mojos 1013 Park Ave. Columbia, Mo. (573) 875-0588 The Record Bar 1020 Westport Road Kansas City, Mo. (816) 753-5207 Replay Lounge 946 Massachusetts St. Lawrence (785) 749-7676 Uptown Theater 3700 Broadway St. Kansas City, Mo. (816) 753-8665 VooDoo Lounge at Harrahs Casino 1 Riverboat Drive Kansas City, Mo.

MONDAY
Hunger Banquet, Kansas Union, Jayhawk Room, 6 p.m., FREE, www.suaevents.com. Learn about humanitarian organizations on campus and eat good food. Beyond Blue Mondays with Pat Nichols and Jimmie Meade. Jackpot Music Hall, 6 p.m., FREE, 18+. For Today. PJs Pub, Manhattan, Kan., 9 p.m., 21+, $5, www. myspace.com/fortoday. The Spanktones Open Jam. Jazzhaus, 10 p.m., 21+, $2. Arthur Dodge. The Jolly Troll, Holton, Kan., 10 p.m., FREE, www. arthurdodge.com. Lebanon/Black Christmas. Jackpot, 10 p.m., 18+, www. myspace.com/lebanonband. Do Make Say Think. Record Bar, 10 p.m., 21+, $10. www. domakesaythink.com.

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WEDNESDAY
Halo 2 Tournament, Ellsworth Hall, 7 p.m., FREE. www.suaevents. com. Phil Lesh and Friends. Uptown Theater, 7:30 p.m., $46.5057.50, www.phillesh.net. Mushroomhead/Psyclon Nine/Marazene/Baghead/As Summer Dies. Bottleneck, 7:30 p.m., $16, all ages, www.myspace.com/ mushroomhead. Spoon/Apostle of Hustle. Liberty Hall, 8 p.m., all ages, $21.50, www.spoontheband.com. Mandy Moore. Granada, 8 p.m., $20, all ages, www.myspace.com/ mandymoore. Acoustic Open Mic. Jazzhaus, 10 p.m., 21+, $2. Midlake/Minus Story. Jackpot, 10 p.m., $7, 18+, www.myspace. com/midlake.

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GIVE EM A BRAKE
tone down the road rage when dealing with student ticketers
by nick finnegan
Contrary to popular belief, student employees of the KU Parking Department arent the bad guys, skulking around the parking lots looking for tickets to write for their sheer, narcissistic pleasure. Theyre simply students like you and me doing something they get paid to do and trying to make their way through school at the same time. So before you start blaming them for whatever you find questionable with the department, take a step back, suck in some fresh air and put down your Louisville Slugger. As I waited in the cool lobby to bother Alan Bloomquist, Washington senior, by tagging along with him during one of his shifts out in the field, a small Asian woman walked up to the front desk, obviously heated. She had received a parking ticket and explained that she most definitely had the right to park where she did. The desk worker calmly pulled out a pamphlet containing all the information about parking zones and explained that she had, in fact, parked illegally and that she would need to pay. Still angry, the woman left with nothing but her unpaid ticket and a ding in her pride. Bloomquist showed up a few minutes later and we walked around a couple of the parking lots, finding numerous violations. As he was punching in the information for an expired meter, a hurried woman came running up just before he had finished. She explained she had been paying all morning and that she was just about to leave. Since he hadnt finished printing the ticket he had no qualms about letting her go unscathed. We continue around to various lotsone man stops us to inform Bloomquist that a girl had parked in a handicap space with a suspect handicap taginto some of the smaller,

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less used spaces. After patrolling these lots for four years since coming to KU from Central Washington, Bloomquist knows when something is out of place. Its those little things that you pick up on. All these cars here are faculty, and I see them every day. You can generally tell the difference between the student and faculty cars, he says. We talk for a while about his experiences through the years and he says that they have been pretty good. The job, he says, is probably the best one hes had because of the flexibility with his schedule. After finishing up the round and saying our good-byes I have to say that Bloomquist is a pretty nice; much nicer than all the bad things said about the so-called parking Nazis seemed to suggest. The Facebook group The KU Parking Department is evil was started by 2007 graduate Britt Burns. The group, he says, is mostly a way for members to jokingly vent about their

frustration with the parking department and the parking situation on campus. Britt says that he isnt annoyed with the ticket writers themselves, but more about the way the department conducts its business. It would be nice if the parking department tried to make student life less stressful instead of more frustrating. They are such an important and unavoidable part of KU and I wish they used their power to try to help students rather than take advantage of them, he says. Burns says the group is not intended to lash out at those in the field writing tickets, but to stand up for a change in policy that would benefit students such as decreasing prices for parking permitsinstead of hindering them. Parking and Transit director Donna Hultine has definitely seen her share of outraged students. From stories of her student ticket writers

encountering hostility in the form of baseball bats to attempts of vehicular battery, shes heard it all. Although she takes responsibility overall for the department, she says that the people on the front lines end up taking the brunt of the rage. One notable instance involved a ticket writer getting backed into by an angry person trying to save their car from being towed. Luckily, the ticket writer was not seriously injured. It takes a special person to do this job, she says. You gotta have confidence to do it because youre vulnerable out there. Though there have been many reports of hostility inflicted upon ticket writers, Hultine says that its more the exception than the rule. So next time you get a ticket, try not to be so mad. Sure, you might have to pay a fine and yeah, it sucks. But dont take it out on the ticket writers or front desk workers. Theyre just people doing their job, for better or worse.

tickEting tErritoriEs and tHEir tariffs

If you must break the rules and park illegally, here are the different violations and what itll cost you. Dont say you havent been warned.

BLocking/rEstricting fLow: $35

Trying to parallel park your gas-guzzling SUV into a spot fit for a compact? Make sure to keep that ass near the curb and out of somebodys driveway.

ExpirEd MEtEr: $10

This seems innocuous at first, but dont be fooled. The price is scalar in relation to the meter timer. Want to park in a 20 minute zone for a few hours? That could be up to $10 every 20 minutes.

Handicap spacE: $100

Just dont do it. They wont immediately tow your car (unless posted) but really, be nice. The only other thing to worry about is towing. The only way this happens is if a sign is posted stating such or if you owe the parking department an ass-load of money. Watch out, you repeat offenders. Source: Alan Bloomquist

Lot vioLation/no tag: $20 a day

This is the ideal choice for a violator. Its not too pricey and gives you a wide variety of spots to choose from if youre in a rush.

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RAINE REVIEWS NEWS YOU CAN USE

President Bush makes an emBarrassing gaffe during a Press conference, referring to south african leader nelson mandela as dead, when in fact mandela is still alive
A more embarrassing moment occurred later when Bush couldnt describe where South Africa was located.

HAWK TOPICS

TOMOrrOWS NeWS
If youve ever wanted to watch porn, West Side Story or your favorite episode of Scrubs in crowded places without anyone knowing, then weve got just the thing for you. The genius minds of Myvu Corp. have invented a personal media viewer that lets you watch movies, podcasts, TV shows, and other downloadable visuals with a pair of spectacles. It looks like a TV six feet in front of you, says Bruce Lampert, Myvus vice president of marketing. Like a TV floating in front of you surrounded by black space. The video goggles, equipped with noise-canceling earbuds, plug in to various video-capable iPod models and other devices, such as DVD players, mp4 players and camcorders. If youre visually impaired, Myvu sells prescription clips that fit between the video glasses and your eyesno squinting. Its crisp and clear and very bright, Lampert says of the devices picture quality. Weve solved the small screen dilemma on portable devices. You can purchase the device, which debuted in January, at www. myvu.com, www.apple.com and various retailers. Expect to pay $200 to $300 for this one-size-fits-all wonder. Nathan Gill

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THOUSANdS Of PrOTeSBeleaguered celebrity Britney Spears is charged with misdemeanor counts of hit-and-run and drivTOrS MArCH IN THe SMAll ing without a license just days after being ordered TOWN Of JeNA, lOUISIto undergo random drug testing to retain custody ANA, IN SUPPOrT Of THe of her children. JeNA SIx TeeNAGerS, WHOSe ATAt this point, would a Britney Spears suicide be considered TeMPTed MUrder CHArGeS Are tragic? AlleGedlY rACIAllY MOTIvATed. A student at the University of Florida is Even though its obvious they have their fans, I still say Jena Six is a arrested and tasered during a Q & A session crappy name for a boy band. with Democratic Senator John Kerry. legendary mime Marcel Senator Kerry would later refer to the event as the most electrifying speech of his career. Marceau, credited with reviving the ancient art THe CANAdIAN dOlover his 60 year lAr, vAlUed AT JUST career, dies at the 62 CeNTS fIve YeArS age of 84. AGO, reACHeS eqUAl vAlUe WITH THe rAPIdlY deClINING AMerICAN dOllAr.
It took several days for anybody to realize that Marceau was dead, as repeated questions about his well-being drew only his famous silence.

How embarrassing. Well, at least now our healthcare will be cheaper than theirsoh, right.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gives a speech at Columbia University amid protests and harsh criticisms.
former news anchor dan rather sues CBS for $70 million for making him a scapegoat in the forged documents scandal concerning Pres. Bushs alleged National Guard service.
Rather stressed that hed be willing to settle the lawsuit for a spot on the next season of Big Brother, or possibly even a supporting role on CSI: Miami.

What made the protests less effective than hoped was the fact that its really hard to fit Ahmadinejad on a sign, much less spell it correctly or use it in a pun or a rhyme.

Actor George Clooney suffers a broken rib in a motorcycle accident outside New York City.
Aw, did Clooney get a booboo? Consider that a down payment for the pain and suffering you inflicted with Batman and Robin.

ALL THE GAMEDAY MADNESS

SATURDAYS: College Gameday Package.
30 Wings during/after KU Games

SUNDAYS: NFL Sunday Ticket

Over

The Forbes 400 richest Americans list is made up entirely of billionaires for the first time, with 82 American billionaires worth under $1.3 billion actually left off of the list.
In related news, No-Shoes Johnson topped the Forbes 400 Poorest Americans list, tying 399 other poor Americans with a net worth of zero dollars.

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(Cell phone rings in large Budig class) Professor: Do you want to put that on vibrate? It feels better. Guy: I wonder if the ovary has an epic duel with all the sperm. Like in 300. Guy1: What are you doing with those pink panties? Guy2: You want them? Guy1: No. Thanks. Ive got my own. Girl: R-e-a-d-a-b-o-OK!

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Old man: Have a great day! Bus driver: Thanks, you too. Old man: I might ride you later. Bus driver: See you then. Old man: Bye sweetie. Professor: Your expressions arent encouraging. None of you seem like you want to be here. Are you guys all drunk or something? Or is it that painful to sit through this class on a Friday? Guy 1: Have you heard of that new video game that can read brain waves and tell what youre thinking, and can then enact that for you? Girl 1: No way, thats creepy. So, like, if you wanted the president to die, it would happen? Guy 1: Uh, notheres nothing receiving the signal in the president or something. Girl 1: What about a pacemaker? Guy 1: Well, that would mean that a doctor was aware that the pacemaker he was using was hooked up to such a device. Girl 1: It could happen!
Ashley Thompson

Guy: The bathroom smells horrible! Its a weapon of ass destruction! Guy: If I dont keep my adrenaline up, running around killing people and snorting cocaine, I will die. Guy: I want to say this in the least creepy way possible. Girl: What? Guy: You make our room smell good.

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Left out
By Daniel Reyes
America is a country of great diversity, but that diversity ends with the handedness of a person. From household appliances to scissors and American cars, the world is not left-hand friendly. Stanley Coren, Ph.D., professor at the University of British Columbia, and author of The Lefthander Syndrome: the Causes and Consequences of Left-Handedness, gathered information with colleagues over the course of 20 years that shows left-handers are more likely to live shorter lives than right-handers. He offers two explanations; the first is the way the world is designed. The world is set up for the safety and convenience of righthanders, Coren says. The big power tools, the ones that can kill you, have the safety switches on the right-side of the panel. Coren says he and his colleagues collected data pertaining to accidents at home, the workplace, during sporting events and while driving. Their results suggest left-handers do in fact die younger. The second reason has to do with a person being born lefthanded. Youre more than twice as likely to be left-handed if mom had difficulty delivering you or there were problems during the pregnancy, Coren says. In addition, Coren says lefthanders are likely to face more health issues in their lifetimes, such as asthma and eczema, as well as major issues including Graves disease, Lupus and Type I diabetes. For centuries, left-handers were deemed to be cursed or in league with the devil and as a result, numerous exorcisms were performed, Coren says. Even in todays intellectually and technologically advanced society, it is not uncommon to hear stories of left-handed children being forced to use their

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Left-handers face adversity in a right-handed world.

right hands. During his grade school days in Catholic school, Neil Probst, Wichita senior, says the nuns would abide by the Churchs teachings regarding lefties. The nuns would force me to write with my right hand, Probst says. It was painful. They slapped my hands with a ruler. They tried for a year, then they finally just gave up. What was once a nuisance to the nuns Probst later used to his advantage when it came to arm wrestling. Probst says as a kid he would start off right-handed and after his opponent won, he would ask if they wanted to try left-handed and then he would always win. Arm wrestling aside, Coren says the data collected points to some interesting educational trends. Left-handers tend to struggle when it comes to things language based, because southpaws encounter more problems with dyslexia and other reading disabilities. While in first grade, Carly Halvorson, Overland Park junior, encountered a situation similar to Probsts where she was approached by a school employee who was intent on making her use her right hand. We were practicing writing out letters and printing our names and some woman stood over me and watched me write with my left hand, Halvorson says. She took the pencil out of my hand and stuck it in my right hand, saying it was much easier to write that way. Halvorson says that every time the woman would return, the pencil would be back in her left hand. She says the woman got so frustrated she threatened Halvorson with the one thing all kids, handedness aside, can relate to. She told me Id have to stay in during recess and practice with

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my right hand, Halvorson says. Fortunately, the woman left soon after and Halvorsons teacher told her it was all right to use her left hand. In fact, more people should want to be left-handed, because of the commonly believed myth that left-handers are smarter than right-handers. However, Coren says that myth is not necessarily true. Although you find more lefthanders that are mathematical geniuses and in fields like architecture, you still find left-

handers with low intelligence, Coren says. For Probst and Halvorson, if the attempts to convert them into right-handers had been successful, they could have been met with dire consequences. Forcing a left-hander to use his right hand can be detrimental to a leftys health, Coren says. You havent turned him into a right-hander; you just turned him into a left-hander who uses his right-hand, Coren says. Changing a kids hand is going to set him up with a higher

probability of accidents, because his reflexes with the right hand are always going to be slower than with the left hand. However, there is one lefty myth Probst says has some fact behind it. Youve got to grow up to be a pitcher, Probst says. Righthanded batters have a lower batting average against lefty pitchers. If a career in the major leagues isnt in sight for all southpaws, a longer life may soon be. Because of the research, those

who design the big equipment that can kill people are starting to take into account handedness, Coren says.Thats already starting to cut back on accidents. Coren says that in recent years the difference between left and right-handed accident related deaths has decreased. Itd be nice if more of it were done faster,Coren says.But were on the road; things will be better. Hopefully when my young son is my age, theyll find considerably less of a difference.

is this love that im feeling?

We all go through tough relationships. But when it becomes obsession, it becomes something completely different.
By Jared Duncan
When she was just 16, Aubrey Bascue was sure she had found the man she was going to marry. Whether she was with or without her boyfriend, he was constantly on her mind and bringing a smile to her face. I was really happy. I thought he was the total package, says Bascue, former KU student. Those feelings of extreme joy turned to excruciating pain, though, as the couples seven-month anniversary approached and they faced a break-up. He was working two jobs, and then spending his free time with friends, which made me jealous, she says. I confronted him at work and told him if he didnt spend more time with me, it was over, and he said its over. I cant believe how selfish I was. For months after the relationship, Bascue was still constantly thinking about her brief romance, thinking it would haunt her forever. While mild, Bascue may have been experiencing a condition known as limerence. Limerence is a state where one develops obsessive, intrusive, involuntary thoughts and feelings for another person, says Al Wakin, professor of psychology at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn. Wakin and Southern Connecticut State University graduate student Duyen Vo are currently researching the condition,hoping to learn more about it and make it common knowledge. If you go to most health care professionals and tell them that you are experiencing limerence, theyll probably have no idea what youre talking about, Wakin says. It can happen to a seemingly happy, well-adjusted person. The term limerence was created by psychologist Dorothy Tennov who noticed an obsessive pattern among friends and students, prompting her to pursue research on the subject. This led to the publication of

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Check out these web sites that explore the un-tapped phenomenon of limerence: www.tennov.com The woman who coined the term and started research, Dorothy Tennov, gives an informative FAQ plus various writings on her findings. limerance.tblog.com An older blog discussing societys misunderstanding of limerence. cultivatedpages.wordpress. com/2007/01/26/fearedresisted-endured-and-refusedand-celebrated A writing center consultant gives reasons why limerence should be celebrated as well as feared. tribes.tribe.net/limerence An online community where people help each other through or help understand limerence. discriminating between love and limerence is time. After time, if a person is still suspicious, they should examine the relationship and see how they feel. Those who experience limerence say that it doesnt quite deliver the high that love does, and that everything else in their life is done routinely and without enthusiasm. But how long should people wait to diagnose themselves with limerence? According to Tennovs research, the average limerent state lasts three years, with the shortest example existing a little over six months and the longest coming in at 10 years. Much research has yet to be done, but studies show that there is no correlation between limerence and age or gender. Wakin and Vo are in the midst of researching why limerence happens and what can be done to treat it, but would like people, especially students, to know that it can happen to anyone. Though it is a troublesome issue, it can be experienced by anybody, Wakin says. Were currently researching why that is. I think its also important to remember, if people feel this way, not to jump to the conclusion that its limerence, Vo says. Give yourself time to see how it progresses.

pHoTo ILLUSTRATIon BY AnnA FALTeRMeIeR

her book Love and Limerence: The Experience of Being in Love in 1979. Although Tennov passed away this year, her son, Russell Hoffman, continues to help people understand his mothers findings and thinks a lot of good can come from it. Theres a lot of hurt in the

world and nobodys studying it, Hoffman says. Having a grasp of knowing that, Im not the only one feeling like this and Ill get over it, are comforting feelings. Understanding it can relieve some of the pain. In the early stages of romance, love and limerence can be impossible to distinguish, but

over time, feelings can become clear. The difference is that love is a more unselfish feeling, Wakin says. With limerence, a person is entirely consumed and obsessed, Vo says. You could even say theyre addicted. But the characteristics arent

just psychological, but physical as well. When someones emotionally attatched, they experience heart palpitations, sweating, nervousness, Wakin says. Limerent patients describe an aching when they are intensely longing for someone. The most important factor in

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Steamy ShowerS and Soothing StretcheS

When you run into class panting loudly, sweating profusely and chugging away at your liter of water, you feel the immediate effects of climbing Mount Oread to get on campus. Yet when you settle into your air-conditioned and oh-so-comfortable abode, you discover that your hilly trek to Wescoe Hall made the muscles in your thighs go berserk. Jenny Roberts, personal trainer at the Student Recreation Fitness Center, says that a post-shower stretch is the best way to relieve tightness. Take a hot shower, keeping the door closed and the steam in. After you get out, do a quick stretch of your entire body, or just the problem areas if youre short on time. Roberts says you can improvise as much as you want.You can do a lot of standing stretches for comfort, she says.I dont know anyone who has a mat in their bathroom. Chris Horn

germy gymS
Hitting the gym to stay healthy? Turns out fitness centers are ideal breeding grounds for many germs that can make you sick.Its a good environment to transfer organisms because it has many people over a short period of time using the same equipment, and theyre doing a strenuous activity where theyre perspiring and doing a lot of wiping and dripping, says Philip Tierno, associate professor of microbiology at the New York University School of Medicine. And youll be surprised at just what nasty bacteria can lurk on your favorite machines: Tierno has found E. coli and trace sites for hepatitis A and salmonella. He says that E. coli, which is found in feces, likely gets on gym equipment because feces are present on peoples hands and also because people tend to work out in as little clothing as possible, exposing areas of the body that are usually covered. The highest-risk machines are those used in quick succession by many people, such as dumbbells and certain weight machines. Although E. coli and many of the other germs Tierno has found are nonpathogenic and therefore wont make you sick, he says that 80 percent of infectious disease is transmitted by direct contact (such as kissing) and indirect contact (like touching something an infected person has touched.) Pay attention to where your hands go, and never touch your eyes, nose or mouth until youve washed your hands, Tierno says. She says your best bet for a germ-free go at the gym is visiting in the morning when the machines are most likely to have been freshly cleaned. Megan Hirt

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Catcalls are commonplace in many womens daily lives. Is it all in good fun, or signs of sexism? by Ashley Thompson
It happens to Whitney Howell, Leawood senior, when shes jogging alone near her house in downtown Lawrence. Groups of men drive by, honking, whistling, doling out what are disguised as compliments. Hey baby, lookin good, is a common one she hears. One time, a car circled around the block three times in a row, each time the eager driver and passengers barking out some variation of that line. It happened to Ashley Wills, Overland Park sophomore, while on breaks from work at Hollister at the Oak Park Mall. Groups of guys, varying widely in age, would regularly hoot and holler.Nice ass, is a line Wills has almost grown accustomed to hearing when shes alone and walking past a group of men. She says over time she tried to adjust what she wore to work to try to discourage the attention, avoiding the low-cut shirts and tight pants that Hollister preferred her to wear. It wasnt very effective. And it happened to Leah Foster, CUNY law student, one New York City afternoon. It was two weeks after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks when a man several stories up in an apartment building yelled down to her. Hey, pretty lady. You should smile. Show me that smile, he shouted. Foster ignored the comment, somewhat enraged that someone would feel compelled to tell a stranger to be happy, to look pretty for him. Show me a pretty smile, the man yelled down again. For all he knew, I could have lost my mom or something in the terrorist attacks, Foster says.It had nothing to do with me. It was all about him. He was denying that I could have feelings and that I am a person. Nearly all women have been put in similar situations. Earlier this month, I was outside my apartment at around 1 a.m. in my pajamas an oversized maroon T-shirt and baggy shorts taking my dog out to go pee, when a group of guys approached me. Two of them walked on by after a casual wink, but one remained. He asked to pet my dog. Then, as if there was nothing strange about it, he said; Youre lookin fine. Could I maybe get your phone number? I just stared at him before spewing off showing off with friends, having a good time, says Marc Kingston, Overland Park sophomore. Kingston says he does not catcall or street harass, but has been in the car when his fraternity brothers have hooped and hollered at females anywhere in the vicinity. The behavior usually has less to do with the actual woman, he says, and more to do with guys showing off in front of friends, Kyle, Wichita junior, whos not keen on admitting publicly that he catcalls, says that after a night out with friends, he woos at more than a few women on his way home. He says he doesnt really know why he is compelled to shout out. He is not motivated by a possible reaction from the woman, he says. Its really just for entertainment, Kyle says. Its humorous, and I bet that sometimes it makes women feel good about themselves. You know they go home and talk about it. Im sure there are some who enjoy it, anyway. Kyle says he has never catcalled solo. Its always in social, and frequently drunken, situations. What fun would it be if I were alone? he says. Id turn to the empty seat next to me and be like yeah, mandid you see that? I dont think so. Through her work at the Street Harassment Coalition, Foster says she has found that often, men arent even aware that what theyre shouting could be considered degrading. For this reason the Street Harassment Coalition holds workshops, hoping to open the eyes of men who are self-professed catcallers. Sometimes the message gets across, but often the act is so ingrained that its difficult to sway in the short term, she says. Similarly, women have become accustomed to dealing with it. I just ignore it, says Audrey Fusco, Wichita graduate student. Theres not any point in caring. Howell echoes that approach. By not reacting, thats sort of my response to them. Ignoring it is best, she says. In Lawrence, few men admitted to me to have ever catcalled before, and none agreed to go on record with their full name. Most I spoke with actually said they thought it was degrading and trashy. Mitch Oswald, Effingham graduate student, says that he sees it happening even in his small Northeastern Kansas hometown. He compares the act to guys who listen to music loudly in cars with the windows down. Its just another annoying way to get attention. As far as Im concerned, anyone who does it is a moron. Although she sidesteps namecalling, Fusco says she wishes men would realize how ineffective and mundane the standard catcall can be. Comparatively, when she was in Italy, she and a friend were walking down a narrow road when a fishing pole with a small piece of paper attached to it dangled in front of them. They ran over to the note, which was from an unknown Italian guy above. He asked to take them to dinner. They politely declined, but did manage to snap a photo to remember the event.I appreciated it more than the generic catcall or honking. I dont respond to that. Yet it continues, despite the apparent lack of positive reinforcements for those macho men out there. They have no real hopes of getting a purr out of the cats theyre calling, Kingston says. I think guys know theres little chance.

Word on THe sTreeT (HArAssmenT)

1. Describe a catcalling experience youve had 2. How does being catcalled make you feel?

lisa eilers, Wichita graduate student

1. When Im driving a big truck, I get a lot of attention. Guys roll down their windows and yell things like, Wow, thats hot. A girl with a truck. Thats the way to do it! 2. That usually just makes me laugh, but if theyre saying something more obscene or something, thats a very different situation.

Jon Hecker, 2007 graduate

1. Whenever I run on campus on a Thursday night, girls drive by and they usually whistle. Thursday nights are pretty much a guarantee for that to happen. 2. It makes me feel great! They notice me, and obviously they think Im doing something right.

HollA bACk
In October 2005, a group of fed up women in New York City created HollabackNYC a blog where women (and men) can share their street harassment horror stories and post pictures of their perpetrators caught in the act. Turns out, the New York edition was the start of something. Sixteen cities and states now have a Holla back blog site, all of which share a common goal: to fight back against street harassment. No Hollaback site exists for any part of the state of Kansas. For more information, go to hollabacknyc.blogspot.com. Links to the other Holla back sites are along the left side of the page.

micah Pratt, salina junior

1. One time, I was stopped at a light in my car over on Sixth and Iowa, and this guy was trying to get my attention, whistling and winking. He was trying to get me to roll down my window so he could say who knows what. When the light turned green, his car wouldnt start. So he was just stuck there as I sped off. 2. Guys look like total idiots. I guess sometimes it can be flattering, but its really not at all the best way to get a girl. I usually try not to acknowledge their presence.

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some reason that I had to go back inside. I dont understand. In the same tone of voice that he used to ask to pet my dog, this stranger had felt comfortable enough to tell me I was hot and to ask for my number. Would it have been impossible for him to mind his own business while my dog was doing his? What happened to Howell, Wills, Foster and me is called street harassment. Women encounter such catcalling on an almost

daily basis, be it in big cities or in smaller towns such as Lawrence. In Laura Nielsens 2006 book about street harassment, License to Harass, 62 percent of women she surveyed during her research said they experienced street harassment on a near daily basis. But Nielsen, a sociology professor at Northwestern University, says that the most eye-opening number is how men responded to the same question. Of those she talked to,

only 13 percent of men thought that women were getting street harassed on a near daily basis. The obvious gender disconnect may well be one of the reasons catcalling continues; its stacked up as something that comes with the territory of being a woman. In 2000, three New York City women, fed up with being hounded, formed what is now called The Street Harassment Coalition, a New York-based organization dedicated

to raising awareness of the longignored issue. Foster joined the group a couple months after its creation, motivated to retaliate after experiences like that Sept. 11 fiasco. She is now its media liaison. The coalitions goal is to get men and women talking about the issue of street harassment. We feel like we can change this. A lot of behaviors change over time or are erased from society. We feel like this can, too, Foster says.

Men are essentially socialized to do this. The vast strides women have made in recent years in the workplace and in the home are remarkable, Nielsen says, but little progress has been seen in the public spheres. Because male dominance has been challenged in many arenas in modern-day society, men still seek to assert their power over women, Nielsen explains. Male dominance is ever-present, Nielsen says. When they feel like

theyre losing power, they reassert themselves. Street harassment is a carryover of that. While she admits that women catcall, too, Nielsen says that her interviews and research have shown her that men and women do not experience being catcalled the same way. The act of street harassment and catcalling reinforces gender hierarchies, she says, and carries with it an oftenimplicit threat of violence, whether

the men are aware of it or not.Men will never be able to understand what women feel like when walking alone down the streets, Nielsen says. In 1998, filmmaker and social activist Maggie Hadleigh-West tried to change that with her film War Zone. Hadleigh-West carried a hidden camera around in four big U.S. citiesNew York, San Francisco, Chicago and New Orleansand caught men in the act of street

harassment. She questioned them aggressively on-camera about their sexist comments, and allowed them to see their behavior from a womans perspective. The Department of Defense now uses the film as a tool for teaching the U.S. military about sexism, according to Hadleigh-Wests Web site, www.yomaggie.com. So how do the perpetrators see their behavior without the aid of a hidden camera? Its usually just

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Bob Dotson NBC News Correspondent

Meghan Canipe Overland Park sophomore

Friends are only strangers we have yet to meet. Its honest, straight-forward, and a good way to live your life. My parents. If I can follow in their footsteps then I think Ive done something right.

Whats the Best advice youve Been given?

Put your boots on and go. If you want to do something, have faith in your ability and do it. Charles Kuralt, correspondent for CBS in the 50s and 60s. He was the first to say, We should do stories about the people of America. Its a Wonderful Life. Its after WWII and James Stewart sees what his town would have been like if he hadnt done what he did. The next one. Is important for me to find something new. The geography is not as important as people you meet. Telling stories in one way or another. Id be in independent film or writing a book or script writing.

Who Was your childhood hero?

What is your favorite movie?

The Big Lebowski. Everything goes wrong for him, its awesome.

What is the Best place youve visited? What else could you see yourself doing?

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Its a pretty cool place. I like the culture. Be in culinary school. I love to cook. Daniel Reyes

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They met last fall when Kye Barker was a freshman and Clint Shriner was a sophomore as they were moving into Pearson Scholarship Hall, but they really met some time later. Last spring they were both looking for a roommate for this year. Will Frager, a student who lived in the hall with them, introduced Shriner, Wichita junior, to Barker, Topeka sophomore. Barker got up to shake his hand and said, Nice to meet you. Shriner licked Barkers hand and then promptly left. They are roommates now.
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get yOur Beer aND Bratwurst fix at this years OktOBerfest

Bratwurst, schnitzel, bierocks. There will be plenty of these authentic German foods in the 11th annual Oktoberfest this Saturday from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the parking lot of St. Johns Catholic Church, 1234 Vermont St. Its a celebration of German food and beer, says Jane Liebert, director of developm e n t at St. Johns Catholic Church. At least 20,000 people visited t h e festival last year. You may wonder how fun a festival would be without beer. Fortunately, the Oktoberfest provides various domestic and German beers. Live polka music and dancing will raise your spirits, too. The festival will have several interesting activities including a traditional German sing-along with chairman of KUs German Department, Bill Keel. Admission is free. Seongbae Cheon

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Each year, students make the legendary walk through the Campanile, down The Hill and into the real world. Were here to check in on them.

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geareD for change

subversive cyclists want a piece of the street and to change your mind about grassroots traffic.
By nathan gill
Nearly 100 bicycles, some lacking brakes, others modified and accessorized, have gathered in front of Wescoe Beach. None of their riders are wearing spandex suits. Someone is in a cow costume. Suddenly, without the sound of a gunshot or whistle, the hoard of cyclists hoot and holler its way down Jayhawk Boulevard and circle the Chi Omega fountain for a few minutes, blocking cars, before darting off campus and into Lawrence streets. Bewildered witnesses have just seen the Lawrence version of a worldwide phenomenon called Critical Mass. Its a bike movement that isnt a race or parade, but rather a demonstration of pedal power in a motordominated world. Malakai Edison, Lawrence senior, was a driving force in starting the ride in Lawrence two years ago. He says that for him Critical Mass is a form of political and environmental activism. Its me taking a stance: Im going to ride my bike instead, he says of his motor-minimalist approach to transportation.
PHOTO By NATHAN GILL

Critical Mass cyclists traditionally circle the Chi Omega fountain after meeting in front of Wescoe Beach. The next ride is tomorrow, the global movements 15th anniversary.

According to online sources, including www.critical-mass.org and critical-mass.info, the movement first mobilized 15 years ago tomorrow in San Francisco. Since then the leaderless, grassroots movement has taken off in cities across the globe. Though Critical Mass is somewhat subversiveprotest-riders scuffled with police, were maced and arrested in Minneapolis last monthEdison says that the monthly Lawrence ride is less about obstructing traffic and confronting motorists and more about awareness and education. And to Edison, whos been hit by car while riding on campus, education is important. He says that two years ago he was cycling to class when a car struck him head-on in front of the Spencer Museum of Art. Edison says he wasnt injured, but that his bike was totaled. He says three of his friends were hit in the few months following the accident. Charley Berry, a Tulsa, Okla., sophomore and Critical Mass cyclist, agrees that people need more street wisdom when it

comes to sharing the road. defined route. They sometimes I almost got hit by a negrun lights or halt oncoming ligent scooterist, Berry says. traffic, upsetting motorists. People dont pay attention. It But Berry says knowing the doesnt matter because youre rules of the road goes both a bike. ways. He says he once got pulled Both Edison and Berry make over by a bike-riding policeman the point that streets, includfor running a stop sign. ing ones within Lawrence and Though captain Schuyler Baiaround the ley of the KU University of Public Safety Kansas, are Office says not geared that Lawrence toward safe Critical Mass cycling. At the riders are not University, a problem cyclists can be on campus, hazardous to bicyclists still pedestrians must follow on sidewalks traffic laws. hugh DanDraDe Paul Fellers, a or road bumps to sergeant with vehicles on the Lawrence Jayhawk Boulevard. Berry says Police Department, says that hed only travel large streets like breaking traffic laws can be a Iowa with a group. public danger. Though Critical Mass rides Hugh DAndrade, a San Franoffer cyclists safety in numbers, cisco artist and graphic designer they create hazards of their own. who rode and publicized some For instance, stoplights can be a of Critical Masses first rides, says difficulty for Critical Mass bikers he realizes that Critical Mass because they can break up a inconveniences motorists and group that is usually on an unsometimes breaks laws. Its not

This is jusT a novel way To creaTe social change.

that riders want to punish motorists or feel morally superior to them. This is just a novel way to create social change, he says. DAndrade says that hes seen an explosion in the number of bicyclists and bicycle advocacy groups in San Francisco since Critical Mass began. Along with more bike-friendly laws, lanes and parking places in his city, hes also noticed a change in drivers attitudes. Now motorists treat us like we exist. Were not treated like were borrowing the street, he says. In addition to its more activist aspects, for many riders, Critical Mass is also a celebration of do-it-yourself biking. Sam Owen, Albuquerque, N.M., junior, often rides a fixed gear bicycle, a bike-type growing in popularity within bicycle subcultures. Fixed gear bikes are single speed, single gear cycles that cant coast. While in motion their pedals continuously spin and riders slow the bike by forcefully resisting the pedals. Owen says fixed gear bikes are intertwined with Critical Mass in part

because they are compatible with the movements grassroots ethics. Owen says the affordable, self-made and maintained bicycles also give riders a feeling of intimacy with the road, as the stripped-down bikes lack shock absorbers and transmit the vibration of every pothole, crack and pebble the rider encounters. Critical Mass is not lets drive our SUV to the bike shop and buy a $2,000 bike to ride on the weekends, he says. Owen, who works at Cycle Works, 2121 Kasold Dr., says that most road bikes can be converted to have fixed gears. He says about $50 for parts and a little know-how are all thats needed for the conversion, and that the bikes are easy and cheap to maintain yourself. Critical Mass riders gather on Wescoe Beach on the last Friday of each month. The leaderless, unofficial Lawrence group posts gathering times on a Facebook group, named Critical Mass, Lawrence. The next ride is Sept. 28 at 6 p.m., and everyones invited.

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combinations

Eisley

Avoiding the sophomore slump is harder than making the KU basketball team, but with Combinations, Eisley not only craft a great album, but further develop their already expansive palette. Combinations finds Eisley dabbling with an edgier sound while still keeping the dreamy pop landscapes from their previous workseveral EPs plus their full-length debut Room Noises (2005). The themes of mystery, fantasy and childlike exploration are still there, but are now teamed with themes of paranoia and an emergence into adulthood. The album starts with the dark and mysterious Many Funerals. I Could Be There For You is a standout track with jungle drums and cryptic lyrics from singer/keyboardist Stacy DuPree. The title track is one of the most impressive songs of the bands long career with its foreign-movie feel featuring Stacy and Sherri DuPree trading off vocals. So whether its crafting beautiful melodies or questioning confused thoughts and euphoric happiness, Combinations shows Eisleys around to stay. Eisley will be at the Granada along with Mute Math on October 5th.

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the brave one

Making The Brave One is like trying to cook an omelet without eggs. The director has all the finest ingredients to work withimaginative camera work shooting proven actors in beautiful NYCbut he forgets to pick up the plot that holds all the expensive stuff together. Erica Bain (Jodie Foster) is a radio personality who hosts a show about the joys of living the New York life. But when her fiance is beaten to death in a senseless act of violence, she turns fearful of the city she once loved. So far so good. Her paranoia leads her to buy a 9 MM and a few scenes later she finds herself in the middle of a supermarket holdup, in which she, never having fired a gun, shoots the crook square in the chest through a glass of olive oil. Hmmm Somehow Bain, never a crime victim until her late forties, begins encountering about one bad guy per week, all of whom she kills. Its just all too convenient. After all, this isnt pre-Giuliani New York that were talking about. Then it starts getting really screwy. Bain begins to address the mystery vigilante on her radio show. She befriends Mercer (Terrence Howard), who is characterized as an accomplished detective, but in all actuality needs some criminology training. When Erica loses blood in a fight at the crime scene, Mercer doesnt even go so far as to collect it, showing that the screenwriters dont live with us in the CSI era, but are stuck in Murder She Wrote times. Its too bad for Jodie Foster and Terrence Howard, whose solid performances still dont eclipse the other filmic elements that come together to make a product that is ultimately difficult to digest.

eastern promises
Eastern Promises is one unstable animal. Captivating at times, the movie unhinges itself with glaring inconsistencies that I would guess are a result of budget issues. As a mob drama, the whackings have an inherited importance. But while half of the action scenes look like the polished American History X, the other half made me think of the Kung Fu satire Kung Pow: Enter the Fist. A take on Russian organized crime, the movie looks in on a powerful family whose forte is fixing the problems that it usually creates itself. The family members are all stereotypes of Russians, led by the boss Semyon (Armin Mueller-Stahl) and his son Krill (Vincent Cassel), who both take vodka with their chess. Their issue de jour is taking care of the accidental pregnancy of a prostitute, whose baby has fallen into the hands of an estrogenic midwife (Naomi Watts). Nikolai (Viggo Mortensen), the familys right hand man, is sent off to do the dirty work. Always the one for thought before action, Nikolai is somehow able to schmooze his way into Watts heart with an accent that sounds like a non-comical Borat. But before the baby is sent down the river, Nikolai experiences a change of heart that I wouldve thought incapable for a former KGB Agent to have. He is also able to convince Krill to join him and turn against his father. And then, when the time is right for a coup against the manipulative Semyon. . .it ends. No surreptitious lamb chop poisoning or a gathering up of the reserves to help rush the mansion in what would be a brilliant tour de force victory for righteousness. Just the credits. Such an awkward ending after only 100 minutes further suggests that director David Cronenberg ran out of money. For us, a logical ending is just another promise that Eastern Promises cant keep.

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Riding the Rollercoaster of Religion

For some, religion is nothing but a blessing. For Chris Horn, its been one wild ride.
The pews were always hard at St. Josephs parish, but every time the congregation went to kneel, Id put all my weight on the edge of the wooden bench so that I didnt have to rest my bony knees on the lumpy kneelers. When I was six, church not only physically hurt, it was a chore and a By Chris bore. The discomfort I felt every Sunday as a child has since turned into uneasiness with religion I cant seem to shake off. My mom grew up in a German-Catholic household and was dead-set on raising her children in the same fashion. Every mass, I wondered if my dad, a pseudo practicing Southern Baptist, was thinking the same thing I was: What in the world are we doing here and when do we leave? From ages six to 12, I was more curious than religious. Every time I stepped into the sanctuary, I wondered why the cross above the altar had a replica of a dying Jesus or why the congregation would recite prayers in monotonous unison. Why do we do the sign of the cross before we get in the pew? I always asked. Its genuflecting, my mom answered. Why do we do it? Just because. Now that Im 21 and a little more learned, I understand the nearly 2,000-year-old hegemon of tradition that is the Catholic Church, but at age 12, these things didnt seem like worship to me. They seemed like rules and obligations. Many of my questions went unanswered, mostly because my mom didnt know what to say nor did she have the will to find out. My mom battled with her beliefs for a couple of years until 1996, when she was saved following a passion play at a local non-denomiHorn national church and decided that my little brother and I would join her in her search for answers. We inevitably left Catholicism behind and became Southern Baptist. Whereas the Catholics in my church conformed to a hierarchy of priests and archaic dogma, I later found that Baptists conformed to each other, setting a high precedent of praise, worship and religiosity. My mom took us to a Christian store to get our new Bibleswe never took Bibles to massand vibrant WWJD pens that we used to write sermon notes. We were on our way toward becoming what some people refer to as Jesus freaks. The spirited singing and anonymous Amens! took some getting used to, but the uplifting services were completely opposite of the stoic Catholic masses I grew up with, which was a breath of fresh air. I was now a member of a church that offered answers to my meaning-of-life-and-wheredo-I-fit-in-it questions, but I ultimately lacked the faith to believe what they told me. Im sad and almost embarrassed to say that in 1999, at age 13, I regrettably forced

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something on myself that I didnt fully understand or believe. Amid my pastors talk of Y2K, imminent Armageddon and eternal salvation, I naively succumbed to the subtle demands of my church and became a baptized, born-again Christian. I struggled with my decision after New Years 2000, when there were no computer glitches, no asteroids and no signs of Jesus. My desire to find the truth waned and I lost confidence in the church in which I was beginning to feel at home. To add to my disdain, I was in the process of fighting a more complex spiritual battle

I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF FIGHTING A MORE COMPLEX SPIRITUAL BATTLE THAT MADE ME QUESTION MY FAITH FURTHER

that made me question my faith further. In my post-pubescent years, finding boys attractive was more than just playground curiosity. What I thought was a phase turned out to be a reality; a reality that conflicted with what I was being taught and everything I worked to achieve spiritually. How could I justify being gay and a Christian? Choice or not, I couldnt change how I felt. Fear and guilt replaced joy and reverence. My heart, mind and body were telling me one thing, while my church told me something else. God hates sin, my dad always

said. Well, did that mean God hated me? Was I destined for eternal damnation? All was lost. I forfeited my entire spiritual upbringing and to this day I dont regret it. My college experience has enlightened me intellectually, so much so that my feelings on religion evolved from a simple spiritual discourse to a complete defiance of faith-based thought. My bible sits in a box in my closet at home. I chuckle sometimes when I see it, like when you see an awful pair of pants you wore in the eighth grade. What in the world was I thinking as I sat there, jotting down empty words with no comprehension of what they truly meant? At the same time, I find myself riding the fence. I do believe in a higher power. From my older brothers premature death in a car accident to my

moms eviction notice and welfare situation, the traumas I have endured have assured me that there is something out there that helps us rise above situations that seem to be out of our control. I believe human beings inherently search for answers to the unknown. We can reason and debate and experiment all we like, but our existence isnt set in stone nor does it have boundaries. Some people eventually find religion, or it finds them. Others simply arent looking. I constantly wonder what my spiritual future holds. Whether its a Zen philosophy such as Buddhism or a more tolerant denomination of Christianity, I know that I will eventually embrace something. I still have questions, but the just because answers of my youth no longer satisfy me. I crave a spiritual wholeness that will only come when I take those responses to heart.

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