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THURSDAY He’s back May 2, 2002 THE DAILY Is he better than ever? Probably not. Partly cloudy Arts | 5 High: 65 | Low: 39 More weather, Page 2 Volume 108 | No. 156 | [email protected] | www.dailyevergreen.com gg A student publication of Washington State University | Pullman, Washington Vehicle the naked eye prowling Models help students render the human form on rise Matthew R. Weaver Megan Patrick Daily Evergreen staff Daily Evergreen staff icture this: Pullman police are investigating a You’re in class, hard at work recent slew of automobile break-ins, on the latest big project your some of which were reported at teacher has assigned. So are Campus Commons North Tuesday your classmates. morning. While you’re so engrossed, how- The car prowls have been taking ever, there’s something different place during the last 30 days about this class. between midnight and 6 a.m. Five There, in your midst, is a person who of the reported thefts took place isn’t wearing any clothes. While this within a 6-block radius, on Fisk, would seem odd in a class like quantum Windus, Cleveland and Charlotte physics or calculus, it is par for the Streets. Police suspect the same course — literally — for students person may be responsible for this enrolled in figure drawing classes. set of prowls. Jennifer Law, a junior fine arts Stereos have been the most tar- major, is enrolled in advanced figure geted items stolen, and all of the drawing. vehicles were damaged when thieves “You go in and you try to mentally ripped the stereos out. Some of the prepare yourself for it, like ‘It’s no big cars were unlocked, but the ones deal,’ ” she said. “Then there’s this fig- that were locked also were damaged ure that disrobes and he’s just stand- during the break-ins. CDs also are ing there. You feel kind of embarrassed heavily targeted items, said Wayne at first, because you’re looking at them Dice, a WSU police officer. and you’re like, ‘I’m not supposed to be Police have several tips on how car looking at them.’ You get real self-con- owners can keep their possessions scious about it, and you don’t make safe. eye contact with the model at all and Keeping car doors locked is the you feel real uncomfortable. But after simplest and most the obvious way a while it’s not about this figure nude to keep possessions safe, but some in front of you. It’s about learning how people leave their doors open, said the human body fits together and how Glenn Johnson, public information to look at it as a form. You just don’t officer for the Pullman Police think about it after a while, your brain Department. just kind of shuts itself off and you just Keeping valuables and posses- draw.” sions out of plain sight by storing Lars Landers, a junior psychology them in a trunk or glove box is also major, modeled nude for the fine arts effective. department earlier this semester. “One officer said it’s like leaving “When you go to French Ad and $500 on your dashboard and seeing look up the jobs that they post, the how long it lasts,” Johnson said. most you can get paid if you’re not an Park in lighted areas and watch engineering student is $12 an hour for for people prowling nearby cars to being a nude model,” he said. “That cut down on theft, because if a thief was the appeal at first and then I Mark Han /Daily Evergreen is looking for cars that are easy to thought, ‘Wow, nude models. That’s break into, they may come back to Lars Landers, a junior psychology major, posed as a nude model for the WSU fine arts See NAKED, Page 3 department earlier this semester. See PROWLING, Page 3 Students express judgment with chalk Jordan Falk “We want to get people curious. Contributing writer Then they will find out About a dozen WSU students put their for themselves.” complaint against American politics in writing Wednesday on Glenn Terrell Mall. Tomas Tonatiuh Their complaint came in the form of a world senior, pre-law map drawn in chalk on the pavement in front of Todd Hall and the Holland Library. The map used American flags and tanks to show where the United States has military bases or America and the Philippines. a significant military presence. It also used People need to see how American political corporate advertising symbols to designate decisions affect the world, said Nathan countries influenced by the American econo- Anderson, a senior fine arts and political sci- my. The artists wrote below the drawing: ence major. “Your tax money at work — U$A.” “Not every political action reaches every The mapmakers, mostly members of the person, but every political action reaches student organization No Terror For Nobody, somebody,” he said. “It’s important people dis- want to bring attention to the injustice of U.S. agree with the popular representation (of poli- military presence in other countries, said tics) in the press.” Tomas Tonatiuh, a senior pre-law major. U.S. The group chose to use the mall as their military intervention has worsened problems canvas to maximize public discussion about of racism, poverty and violence in other coun- issues of global justice, Tonatiuh said. Kazuko Idei/Daily Evergreen tries, he said. The map called specifically for “We want to get people curious,” he said. Nate Anderson, a senior fine arts and political science major, draws a big military withdrawal from Afghanistan, South “Then they will find out for themselves.” map on the ground of Glenn Terrell Mall Wednesday afternoon. 05-02-02 02 news 5/1/02 9:17 PM Page 1
2 | THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2002 NEWS THE DAILY EVERGREEN peoplebriefs correction week ending April 28, according bail, laying out their arguments in The email adress for students to reach the Board of Regents about Mexican president to industry figures released legal filings before the hearing at cancels speech Wednesday. which Braun hoped to have tuition is [email protected]. Chesney sold 235,000 Blake released on $1 million SOUTH BEND, Ind.— copies, ending the three-week bail. Mexican President Vicente Fox reign of R&B singer Ashanti’s Prosecutors attached to the Pullman weather canceled plans to serve as self-titled debut album. “Ashanti” motion extensive phone records commencement speaker at has gone platinum after having allegedly showing that Blake, 68, Tomorrow: Partly cloudy Notre Dame because of politi- sold 143,000 copies this past made dozens of telephone calls High: 54 Low: 33 cal circumstances in his coun- week. to two stuntmen and a private Saturday: Showers try. The soundtrack to “Star investigator in the days preced- High: 56 Low: 36 Instead, Tim Russert, mod- Wars: Episode II — Attack of the ing the May 4, 2001, shooting of Sunday: Light rain erator of “Meet the Press” and Clones,” featuring the music of Bonny Lee Bakley, 44. High: 56 Low: 35 the Washington bureau chief of John Williams, debuted at No. 6, The judge scheduled another NBC News, will address the selling nearly 73,000 copies. hearing for May 21 to set the class of 2002 during com- And Wilco’s critically date for the preliminary hearing. mencement exercises May 19, acclaimed “Yankee Hotel communitycalendar university officials said Foxtrot,” which Rolling Stone Lindbergh ready Tuesday. magazine called “the first great Today tion. Everyone is welcome to “Tim Russert has been on album of the year,” debuted at to head to Paris attend. our list of potential commence- No. 13, with 56,000 copies sold. The College of Engineering and FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Next ment speakers for some time Architecture will host the 2002 stop, Paris. Sunday and, though we didn’t antici- Blake denied bail Lanning Distinguished Lecture at Erik Lindbergh was scheduled 3:10 p.m. in Todd Auditorium. pate having him join us in this Phi Eta Sigma will have its pic- to take off from Republic Airport way, we’re delighted and grate- after making plea nic at 3 p.m. at Reaney Park. Free ful that he will serve as our on Long Island on Wednesday The Office of the Registrar will LOS ANGELES — Actor sandwiches for all members. E- speaker and receive an hon- morning in a bid to duplicate his be closed from 3 to 3:45 p.m. in Robert Blake, accused of mur- mail [email protected] with orary doctor of laws degree,” grandfather’s historic first solo honor of Dave Guzman’s retire- questions. dering his wife, was denied bail ment. said the Rev. Edward A. Malloy, crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. Wednesday after making a per- Notre Dame’s president. The flight re-creation is part of the sonal plea to the judge to 75th anniversary celebration of Do you want to see your orga- Russert also spoke at Notre Saturday release him, saying, “This is my Charles Lindbergh’s flight. nization’s event in the next com- Dame in November 2000, one right to fight for my life.” The African Intercontinental munity calendar? Go to Murrow week after the contested presi- Lindbergh’s Lancair Columbia Superior Court Judge Lloyd 300, dubbed the New Spirit of St. Fellowship will meet at 5:30 p.m. Room 113 or e-mail news@ dential election. The event drew Nash said he was not ruling out at the Heritage House for exhorta- dailyevergreen.com. a standing-room-only crowd. Louis, was to depart from the possibility that Blake could Republic Airport, a field used by Notre Dame announced in be released on bail later, but said private planes. March that Fox would deliver he wants to see the evidence in “I’ve dreamed for years of the commencement address. the case at the preliminary hear- retracing my roots and flying policelog He would have been the sec- ing before he makes such a rul- across the Atlantic,” Lindbergh ond straight North American ing. said in a statement read to The police log comes from the Found Property head of state to address a Blake’s attorney, Harland reporters by Peter Diamandis, Pullman and WSU daily activity log. NW Canyon View Drive, 6:38 Notre Dame graduation; Braun, was arguing when Blake founder and chairman of the X p.m. President Bush was last year’s asked if he could speak. Prize Foundation, one of the The reporting found a key in speaker, his first commence- Monday “I’d like to be out and see flight’s sponsors. the yard that he fears is a master ment address since being Rosie (his daughter) and the sun- key to his house. elected president. “My journey is more of a cele- shine of the world. But this is my bration than a recreation of my Vehicle Prowl right to fight for my life. ... This is grandfather’s achievement,” the NE California Street, 4:56 p.m. Noise Complaint Chesney snags top my chance to fight and I can’t do statement said. The reporting party said lights NE Terre View Drive, 1:38 a.m. standing on chart it from that cement room with The airport is a stand-in for were torn off the front of his vehi- The reporting party said loud thousands of pages I can’t read,” Roosevelt Field, which Charles cle and the vehicle was keyed on screaming and yelling sounds NEW YORK — Kenny he said. Lindbergh used on his historic both sides from the front to the were heard from a party in the Chesney’s “No Shoes, No Shirt, He told the judge that he is so flight of May 20-21, 1927. rear. complex. 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ers with our clothes off.’ I try NAKED and keep it a little bit humor- continued from front page ous: ‘This is going to be some- United States outspends thing new, this is something appealing all in itself.’ ” that might make you nervous. The fear of being nude in a But remember we’re drawing public place doesn’t seem to from observation.’ ” others in military costs factor in once it’s actually hap- While special steps may be pening. made for those who are uncom- Clint Borgen as our most likely adversaries Yogendra Gupta, the direc- “Surprisingly enough, you fortable with a nude model, don’t really care who’s looking Daily Evergreen staff (Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North tor of the Shock Physics Medina said, the nude model Korea, Sudan and Syria) Institute, was unable to com- at you, at least I didn’t,” really serves to remind artists The amount of money that Landers said. “Once you get up according to the Center for ment on his research, and a how the body works and goes WSU receives from the military Defense Information. spokesman for the Navy’s there, the general principle that together. In fact, he starts off is equal to the cost of tuition for “We have the best military Office of Research didn’t pro- you’re supposed to uphold for the first week of classes with- almost 3,000 students. Last your entire life where you keep in the world,” said Susan vide requested information out a model in order to give his year WSU received $5.7 million regarding the Navy’s plans for all your clothes on unless you’re students a refresher course in Hansen, spokesperson for the from the Department of Department of Defense. “You the technology. around a doctor or something the bare bones of anatomy. Defense for research projects. get what you pay for.” Other military projects at goes out the window. Who cares “I try to explain to my stu- The fact WSU include $4 million to who’s looking at you? If you’re dents that when it comes to the Pentagon Since October, the Office of Top five study replacing the Navy’s an embarrassable person, and looking at figure models both is able to Naval Research alone has wood structures, such as you bring yourself to do this male and female, they need to spend several awarded universities over $300 military docks, with wood composite anyway, you’ll definitely come remember to draw genitalia million dollars million in grants and contracts. materials and $1.2 million for out of it less shy.” because it would be like draw- at WSU alone, Across state lines, the spenders studying the use of bacteria in Ron Medina has seen all ing a clump of bananas and highlights the University of Idaho received (in billions) stopping the underground three sides of the nude model forgetting the bananas,” amount of over $3.6 million last fiscal year 1. U.S. $347 movement of contaminants at triangle: He’s drawn them, Medina said. “You don’t leave money the from the Department of 2. Russia $60 nuclear facilities. he’s modeled himself and he things out when you’re observ- Department Defense. 3. China $42 currently instructs beginning ing an object, and that’s exact- of Defense has Military-related research at A$7.4 million Department of 4. Japan and advanced ly what this is all about. The to work with. WSU ranges from improving Defense contract was awarded $40.4 “I try to figure draw- use of a model is very impor- In 2002 the taste of food rations to in March to continue research 5. United ing in WSU’s tant. We are our own best sub- ,the defense studying nuclear stockpiles. on a three-millimeter engine. put a lot Kingdom $34 School of ject matter and our own best budget was In 1997, the Department of The two hair thick engine pro- of power Fine Arts. tool to observe from. I push my $347 billion, Energy (defense programs) duces an electric charge by in the “I told my students to think about what according to the Department awarded WSU Institute for expanding and contracting like advanced stu- their joints are doing, which of Defense. Comparatively, Shock Physics a $10 million, a balloon. hands dents, ‘If you way the bones are, how long over 100 countries spend less five-year research grant. The Victor Medina, a professor of the want to go on the bones are, where midpoints than $1 billion on their m0ili- institute received another $5 in civil and environmental models. and be a figu- of joints are. When the model tary. The U.S. spends 5 times million from the Navy in 1999. engineering at WSU Tri-Cities, rative artist, I appears in front of them, they more than Russia, the next According to a WSU news is working on an unusual con- I tell them, suggest that have an understanding of largest military spender in the release, the money goes to tract. He is developing pureed ‘Only take you take the landmarks and they’re not world. establishing a “research pro- spinach for degrading explo- opportunity poses that drawing macaroni people.” The proposed $396 billion gram that will address the sives at weapons facilities. The to model, so Casey McGovern, a junior defense budget for 2003 is 26 Navy’s long-term research results indicate that in most you would that you fine arts major taking begin- times higher than the combined objectives regarding the per- cases the slurried plants allow like to understand ning figure drawing, said that military budgets of the coun- formance and safety of explo- for faster degradation of explo- what it is to after a while, students don’t tries identified by the Pentagon sives and propellants.” sives such as TNT. take.’ ” be on the even take note of the nudity. other end of Ron Medina the whole sit- “I was worried at first that (the models) would be distract- professor uation,” he Don’t park in the middle of Police stress that people said. ing to me, but quickly realized PROWLING nowhere, because even if an should call as soon as possible Medina’s it wasn’t really an issue,” he continued from front page alarm is deployed, no one is if they see anything suspicious. experiences as a nude model said. “It’s a clinical environ- likely to respond, Dice said. gave him an increased under- ment, and there are a lot of that area, Johnson said. Car prowls generally “This isn’t a big city, police standing of those modeling in people around. You just kind of “It’s hard to keep someone increase this time of year respond quickly here,” his classes. focus on doing art. If you’re from breaking into cars,” Dice because school is nearing the Johnson said. “If they report “I try to put a lot of power trying to get that sort of classi- said. “If they want something end so people can sell stolen suspicious activity right when into the hands of the models,” cal art education, I think it’s bad enough, they’ll break the items when they go home to they see it, police can respond he said. “I tell them, ‘Only very important that you know windows.” the west side, Johnson said. and put this to a stop.” take poses that you would like how to draw the human body.” to take. Don’t do anything “I consider myself a figura- that you’re uncomfortable tive artist,” Jennifer Law said. with, or that you might hurt “I like to work a lot with the fig- yourself with.’ They have the ure, what it means in art, how right to say no.” we interpret it. It’s something The job of nude modeling is very personal, but it can be a physically demanding one. something that’s very detached “I liked that it was a per- in a way. There’s so many ways sonal challenge,” Landers said. you can render a figure. You “Not everyone wants to tear can do it abstractly, or you can their clothes off in front of do it very realistic. There are so everyone else. You don’t realize many layers to the figure, it’s it at first, but it’s hard. an interesting subject.” Standing still for an hour is a In Medina’s class, there’s lot harder than walking zero tolerance for students in around and running for an the class who treat the models hour. You leave wondering if as anything less. the reason you’re tired is “I push to my students that because you just worked hard- I hold them to a very high er than you have in a long standard of respect,” he said. time or because of all the “You don’t make comments stress involved.” about models, you don’t talk But people sitting around about the models. If I’m in naked can be cause for discom- earshot and you make any- fort for the students enrolled in thing that I connote to be the class as well. against the model or sexual “I have had some students harassment in some way, I come in and say, ‘Oh my gosh, I reserve the right to remove didn’t realize we were going to them from my class because I be looking at the nude model, I will not tolerate that type of can’t do it,’ ” Medina said. “I try disrespect. Even if I run into to get over that with the stu- people outside of class and dents. One of my favorite lines they start to say something, I’ll is, ‘We’re all naked underneath say, ‘I don’t want to hear it. Go our clothes. We all take show- talk someplace else.’ ” 05-02-02 04 nation 5/1/02 8:47 PM Page 1 (Black plate)
4 | THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2002 NATION THE DAILY EVERGREEN HP and Compaq ready for business The Associated Press hostile reaction ever since it personal and handheld comput- sophisticated manufacturing, clear how and when the layoffs was announced Sept. 3 — first ers, servers and infrastructure research and sales operations. will be carried out. PALO ALTO, Calif. — With on Wall Street and then in a services, HP and Compaq put Most analysts will give the “Employees) need a clear apparently nothing standing in fight led by former HP director more than 1,000 employees on the way of their $18 billion mar- new, Palo Alto-based HP at definition of who’s going, who’s Walter Hewlett — HP and a “clean team” that could plan least six months to begin deliv- staying. Otherwise (HP) will riage, Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq have stressed that the integration without reveal- Compaq Computer Corp. plan ering on its financial promises, have trouble getting their work they are well prepared. ing sensitive information to including $2.5 billion in cost force focused,” Reynolds said. to begin life together next their co-workers. Tuesday. “We’re ready,” HP chief exec- savings and a 12 percent The deal moved toward com- That means launching com- utive and chairwoman Carly Their efforts are critical increase in earnings. pletion Tuesday when a plex and difficult tasks, like cut- Fiorina said last week while because this will be the comput- Analyst Martin Reynolds of Delaware judge cleared HP of ting 15,000 jobs out of a testifying in a trial over the er industry’s biggest merger Gartner Inc. doesn’t expect Walter Hewlett’s allegations that 150,000-person work force and merger in Delaware. yet. Many technology mergers measurements of the deal’s its top executives misled share- telling customers which prod- After years of competing have failed because the compa- financial success to become evi- holders about the merger plan- uct lines will survive. against each other in several nies involved could not smooth- dent for about a year. But he ning and browbeat a big investor Because the deal has faced a technology markets, such as ly combine distinct cultures and believes HP needs to make it into supporting the deal. Tuition at colleges taking bite of family income The Associated Press expand opportunities for higher On the Net: tuition take more of their earn- In 1980, tuition ranged from education. ings. 3 percent to 6 percent of income Tuition at the nation’s public In 1980, average tuition for National Center for Public Policy The wealthiest saw no for the middle groups. Two colleges and universities took an one student at a four-year state and Higher Education: change at all; between 1980 and decades later, tuition took 5 ever-bigger bite out of family school equaled 13 percent of the 2000, the cost of sending a stu- percent to 11 percent of income, income between 1980 and 2000, median income for a family in http://www.highereducation.org dent to a public, four-year insti- the study found. outpacing financial aid and the bottom 20 percent of income tution remained at 2 percent of Similar patterns were found state support, a study released levels, the study found. Twenty Callan, president of the center. income for the richest 20 per- when the study examined Thursday says. years later, tuition at such insti- The study, which relied on cent of families. tuition at much-less costly com- Hardest hit were the poorest tutions equaled 25 percent of various federal and state statis- Those families between the munity colleges. families, according to findings of income for such families. tics, focused on public institu- top and bottom income brackets Rising prices still don’t deter The National Center for Public While others have reported tions since those are the schools saw tuition at state schools take most people from college. More Policy and Higher Education, about the steadily rising cost of that roughly 80 percent of more of their income, though than 65 percent of high school an independent, nonprofit think higher learning the report is the America’s college students the increase wasn’t as steep as it graduates are going straight to tank in San Jose, Calif. The cen- first to examine tuition relative attend. was for the poorest Americans, college, according to latest feder- ter promotes policies that to income, according to Patrick Not all income groups saw the study found. al figures.
newsbriefs begin crossing our borders two Governor sues weeks from today with no legal energy department safeguards for our state.” COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Father given death Carolina Gov. Jim Hodges sued the federal Department of Energy penalty for murder on Wednesday to stop plutonium shipments scheduled to begin DALLAS — Mary Jean Pearle later this month. unleashed a year’s worth of rage Hodges, who has said he at her ex-husband, calling him would lie down in the road if that’s “one of the most heinous mur- what it took to keep plutonium- derers of modern times,” after a carrying trucks out of Savannah jury sentenced him to death for River Site, wants an enforceable killing their young daughters. agreement to ensure that the The jury took six and a half nuclear material won’t remain in hours Tuesday to sentence John his state indefinitely. Battaglia to lethal injection for “While some progress has gunning down 6-year-old Liberty been made, the clock is ticking,” and 9-year-old Faith last May as Hodges wrote to the state’s con- Pearle listened helplessly on the gressional delegation. “Unless telephone. we act now, plutonium could THE ASSOCIATED PRES 05-02-02 05 ARTS woo hoo 5/1/02 7:34 PM Page 1
Editor: Jennifer Jackson | 335-1140 | [email protected] AArtsArtsrts The Daily Evergreen | Thursday, May 2, 2002 | Page 5 thelist TLC to continue without Lopes TLC won’t replace Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, who died last week in a car crash in Honduras. Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas told The Atlanta Journal- Constitution that the Grammy- winning R&B trio will release its fourth album and plans to con- tinue performing, but she and Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins won’t add a new member. “As for Lisa being replaced — never,” Thomas said. “You can’t replace a TLC girl. The chemistry we have is some- thing God gave us. You can’t put that together.” TLC, the top-selling female group of all time, began work- ing on its latest album last summer. “The last couple of albums, Lisa was only on like three songs, and she’s on a few songs on this one,” Thomas said. “So music- wise, it’s the same.” Baldwin to teach summer school Courtesy New Line Cinema Jason Voorhees, played by Kane Hodder, attempts to outsmart the killer hot on his trail, in New Line Cinema’s “Jason X.” Alec Baldwin will teach a theater class this summer at Southampton University. The actor will serve as a distinguished professor, teach- ing a master class at the col- lege, which is part of Long Island University. destined to Dean James Larocca praised the 44-year-old actor as “a true artist.” Yet another ‘Jason’ sequel set “Like our other distinguished professors, Alec Baldwin is a to bore and annoy audiences Renaissance person,” Larocca said. “His talent stretches have not seen “Jason X.” suckHorror round, which is like the Hearts plot synopsis. Instead, here is a across many mediums.” Seriously, why would any Jason equivalent of (Choose your plot synopsis of the ‘80s flick body want to watch that favorite punchline! It’s my last “Adventures in Babysitting.” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS I X crap? It looks sucky. I saw a column, all punchlines must Chris (Elisabeth Shue) is a preview for it on TV and decid- Rated R go!): (a) getting paid in Enron fun-loving teenager with a cute TODAY ed I could make a better movie Opens stock; (b) having a one-night older boyfriend and a job by defecating on a videotape Friday stand and finding out later it babysitting a pair of rambunc- Grade was your cousin; (c) having to Music — Jazz Night at and sticking it into a VCR. tious kids. watch the movie “Jason X.” Rico’s. The Smokehouse Five I have neither ethics nor The five bucks I saved was Her life takes a sudden will perform at 9 p.m. Free. integrity though, so I’m going PH swing to the zany side when a to write a movie review about also spent wisely. Rather than (for “Probably runaway friend and some car “Jason X” anyway. Horrible”) blowing it all on an expensive luxury item, like a 15-oz bag of trouble send Chris and the kids FRIDAY After all, this is my last col- Ray Huffaker on a wacky, life-and-death umn for The Daily Evergreen Movie Fritos, I was frugal and spread the money around, buying both adventure on the mean streets Theater — “Les Liaisons since I graduate next week, so Commentary of downtown Chicago. Dangereuses,” also known as it’s not like they can fire me. a 5-oz bag of Fritos and a one- Dangerous Liaisons, 7:30 p.m. Actually, seeing the movie is liter Cherry Coke. Will Chris and the kids at the Hartung Theatre at the a totally overrated part of the rating almost 200 points, up to This is the part of the make it home without mom University of Idaho. Tickets are movie reviewing process. 1526. I could have done way review where I usually throw and dad finding out? Will $8 for adults, $7 for seniors By not seeing “Jason X,” I better, but it seems like every in a couple sentences about the people read an entire review and $6 for youth and are avail- saved about two hours of my time you win a couple games movie plot, just so that I can that has absolutely nothing able by calling 885-7212. life and like five bucks. the computer turns evil and convince my editor the story is to do with the movie itself? Concert — The Idaho/ This allowed me to spend starts to deal you bad hands actually about the movie and Will “Jason X” be the worst Washington Concert Chorale two additional hours playing just to piss you off. should be run in the paper. movie ever? presents the final concert of Yahoo Online Hearts, during I got dealt the queen with Sadly, not having seen the I’m not sure, but the smart their season “In Endless Song” which time I raised my player no other spades on the no-pass movie, I cannot really write a money is on “yes.” at 8 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Moscow. Music — Kristi Ossmasen Swing Quartet will perform at 9:45 p.m. at Rico’s. Free. ABC plans Sept. 11 anniversary coverage SATURDAY The Associated Press back and comprehensively and ABC News’ tackling of major restraint in broadcasting dis- Theater — “Les Liaisons systematically put together the projects with extended pro- turbing images from that day, Dangereuses,” also known as NEW YORK — ABC will set facts as we now know them, and gramming has become some- and will warn viewers if some Dangerous Liaisons, 7:30 aside its normal programming put them into some perspective.” thing of a signature. The net- are used. He wouldn’t predict for a full day and evening on p.m. at the Hartung Theatre NBC and CBS executives work drew high ratings for its how popular the daylong spe- on the University of Idaho Sept. 11 to commemorate the marathon coverage for New cial would be. first anniversary of the terrorist also are discussing their Sept. campus. Tickets are $8 for 11 plans, but have made no Year’s 2000. “The better way of looking at adults, $7 for seniors and $6 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. announcements. The network will broadcast it is how important is it, and for youth and are available by memorials on Sept. 11, and will how much do we have to say calling 885-7212. The coverage will begin with The 39 million people who Music — Kristi Ossmasen “Good Morning America” at 7 watched CBS’ “9-11” documen- present a prime-time minute- about it, and the people will Swing Quartet will perform at a.m., break for local news in the tary indicates there’s interest in by-minute reconstruction of decide for themselves,” he said. 9:45 p.m. at Rico’s. Free. evening, then continue through looking back at the tragedy, or at what happened a year earlier. In naming Jennings as the “Nightline.” least at the insider camera view Peter Jennings is also sched- day’s host, ABC is also being a To submit an event for The “This is the major news event that special offered. CBS has the uled to moderate a discussion little presumptuous: The List, call 335-1140 or e-mail of our lives,” ABC News contractual right to show “9-11” with children, similar to what anchor’s contract expires this [email protected]. President David Westin said. once more, and it’s widely he did last September. summer and he’s currently in FROMSTAFF AND WIRE REPORTS “This is a real opportunity to go assumed it will be in September. Westin said ABC would use discussions about a new one. 05-02-02 06 kicking back 5/1/02 6:53 PM Page 1
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