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An independent newspaper at the University of Oregon www.dailyemerald.com SINCE 1900 | Volume 107, Issue 31 | Thursday, October 6, 2005 Design RamadanRamadan holidaholidayy inin EugEugeneene Members of the Muslim community reflected begins on on the meaning of Ramadan upon its beginning

BY BRITTNI MCCLENAHAN experience all year.” ONAMI NEWS REPORTER Ramadan is a time to practice Ramadan is a different holiday self-restraint and patience by not in Eugene than it is in an Islamic smoking, eating, drinking, having country such as Malaysia, where sex or fighting, especially during building graduate student Hasnah Toran is daylight hours. originally from. “It’s a time to recharge your The University’s underground In Malaysia, restaurants close battery and connect with the during the day and there are tra- community,” Toran said. building is underway as SRG ditional food markets during the “During this time, there’s a Partnership begins plans month of Ramadan, Toran said. great feeling of solidarity,” Oskui “Ramadan in Eugene is so dif- said. “We’re all fasting; we all ferent than celebrating in an Is- have the same common goal. We BY EVA SYLWESTER SENIOR NEWS REPORTER lamic country,” said Toran, a Col- empathize with each other and lege of Education doctoral set aside all material thinking.” The Oregon Nanoscience and Microtech- student. “Fasting in Eugene real- Iftar is a meal that breaks the nologies Institute — a collaborative research ly makes me miss my family in daily fast in the evening during effort between select Oregon University Sys- Malaysia. In Malaysia, the night Ramadan and is often shared tem institutions, private companies and gov- is so alive. There’s lights every- with others. Iftar can be difficult ernment labs — is closer to getting its under- where. People put lights on their for students to balance with their ground building on the University campus. homes, some electric — like academic schedules. “Sometimes The underground building will be located Christmas lights — and others are I had to break my fast in class,” between Huestis Hall and Deschutes Hall. traditional lights made out Toran said. “It made me so sad The Campus Planning Committee reviewed of bamboo.” when I had to break my fast with the location this summer. Ramadan, a month-long Mus- a cereal bar or a snack in class. I The building will be underground to keep lim holiday that began Wednes- would think, ‘I don’t want to the lawn as green space and to minimize the day at sundown, is a time of have Iftar in class.’” impact above-ground noise and vibrations can blessing, charity and reflection During Ramadan, students have on the sensitive research inside, chem- for Muslims around the world. here have to balance their istry professor Jim Hutchison and University It’s a time for cleansing the body spiritual lives and academics. Vice President for Research and Graduate and soul and getting closer to Al- “Over here, you go to a Studies Rich Linton told the Emerald in May. lah, the Arabic word for God, by mosque to do your prayers and Linton wrote in an e-mail that the architec- praying, fasting and giving then rush to class,” Toran said. tural firm SRG Partnership has been hired to to others. Oskui and Toran said that dur- design the new building. “There’s a distinct calmness ing Ramadan they feel blessed to SRG Partnership, which has offices in Port- during Ramadan,” said College of participate in fasting, charity land and Seattle, has taken on many projects NICOLE BARKER | SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER Education master’s graduate stu- and prayer. related to universities and science and technol- Doctoral student Hasnah Toran and University graduate Nargas Oskui discuss the dent Nargas Oskui. “There’s a ogy institutions in the Pacific Northwest. It de- traditions of Ramadan, a monthlong Islamic holiday that began Wednesday. feeling of warmth that you don’t RAMADAN, page 16 signed the University’s Lillis Business Com- plex and renovated McKenzie Hall and the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, according to its Web site. SRG representatives have met with campus administrators and faculty representing the Professor studies toxic algal blooms core planning group to develop designs that will come to the Campus Planning Committee Biology teacher Michelle Wood is researching Pseudonitzschia, BEACHES WITH HIGH TOXIN LEVELS for review and approval, Linton said. toxin-producing algae, to help predict when shellfish will be safe to eat “The current plan is to move through the For the week design and approvals processes over the course of the next academic year, with site of Sept. 19, BY EVA SYLWESTER sive behavior by a flock of sea birds in Santa preparation to begin next summer and the toxic domoic SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Cruz that inspired Alfred Hitchcock’s movie opening of the new facility in about two years acid levels at “The Birds” may have been the result of from now,” Linton said in an e-mail. A University biology professor is working with satellite technology to make Pseudonitzschia-induced brain damage. these beaches “Our concentration at the moment is on un- reached more derstanding the program that will go into the seafood safer. Oregon Department of Agriculture officials building and analysis of the site and budget,” Michelle Wood is part of an effort to devel- monitor the water along the Oregon coast for than 20 ppm, Portland SRG Partnership principal architect Dennis Cu- op detection methods for toxic algal blooms, domoic acid concentration and, based on the exceeding safe sack said in an e-mail. “We don’t have any which are ocean growths that can turn findings, prohibit or allow the harvesting levels. sketches yet and probably won’t for several ordinary seafood poisonous. of shellfish. weeks.” She and Oregon State University assistant Currently, razor clam beaches from New- Newport The new building will be one story, professor of biological oceanography Peter port to Waldport and Reedsport to Coos Bay Charlene Lindsay, a project manager for facili- Strutton are studying growths of are closed because of their high levels of do- ties services at the University, said in Pseudonitzschia, a type of one-celled algae moic acid. Anything exceeding 20 parts per Waldport an e-mail. It will house research that produces a substance called domoic acid. million is considered unsafe. ONAMI, page 4 When birds and mammals eat fish, espe- A Sept. 28 statement on the Oregon Depart- cially shellfish, that have consumed ment of Agriculture Web site said: “These lev- Franklin Blvd. Pseudonitzschia, the side effects range from els are still declining from 200 ppm seen at Florence an upset stomach to permanent short-term the peak of this summer’s toxic algae bloom. memory loss to death because the domoic Razor clams accumulate the toxin in edible Eugene acid from the fish’s tissues crosses into the tissue. It can take several months for the Reedsport ONAMIONAMI SiteSite bird or mammal’s brain and interferes with clams to purge the toxin.” Klamath nerve-signal transmission. “That’s good, but it’s sort of a retroactive Most of the adverse events involving do- way of looking for this,” Strutton said, react- moic acid on the West Coast involve birds and ing to the department’s reports. He explained Deschutes

Huestis non-human mammals, Wood said, adding that the goal of his and Wood’s research is SOURCE: Oregon Department of that people swimming in water with to be able to predict harmful algal blooms Agriculture, Food Safety Division Willamette Hall Pseudonitzschia in it or people swallowing with satellites and give health officials CHRIS TODD | GRAPHIC ARTIST mouthfuls of such water are not in advance warnings. immediate danger. The research, funded by the National The satellites provide a “bird’s-eye view of the topography of the ocean,” including vari- “You pretty much have to eat a very con- Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, uses ous streams and rivulets within the water, centrated amount,” Wood said. “It kind of data from satellites maintained by the Nation- E. 13th Avenue Wood said. takes concentration by something else al Aeronautics and Space Administration. The Sensors on the satellites also collect data re- PARKER HOWELL | EDITOR IN CHIEF eating them.” satellites determine the color pigments pres- garding the temperature of the ocean. A new underground building for ONAMI will be built Wood said biologists at the University of ent in the ocean by measuring light wave- between Deschutes and Huestis halls. California at Santa Cruz suspect the aggres- lengths from the surface of the ocean. TOXIC, page 16 CommentaryCommentary Thursday, October 6, 2005

NEWS STAFF (541) 346-5511 Editorial PARKER HOWELL EDITOR IN CHIEF SHADRA BEESLEY MANAGING EDITOR MEGHANN M. CUNIFF JARED PABEN NEWS EDITORS Sex acts for EVA SYLWESTER SENIOR NEWS REPORTER KELLY BROWN KATY GAGNON CHRISTOPHER HAGAN money are BRITTNI MCCLENAHAN NICHOLAS WILBUR NEWS REPORTERS JOE BAILEY EMILY SMITH PART-TIME NEWS REPORTER never OK SHAWN MILLER SPORTS EDITOR SCOTT J. ADAMS The Oregon Supreme Court last month over- LUKE ANDREWS JEFFREY DRANSFELDT turned a state law that banned live sex perform- SPORTS REPORTERS ances. It simultaneously struck down a Nyssa, AMY LICHTY PULSE EDITOR Ore. city ordinance that required strip club pa- TREVOR DAVIS trons and performers to maintain a distance of KRISTEN GERHARD ANDREW MCCOLLUM four feet from each other. PULSE REPORTERS The Oregon Constitution has a guarantee that AILEE SLATER COMMENTARY EDITOR “No law shall be passed restraining the free GABE BRADLEY expression of opinion, or restricting the right JESSICA DERLETH ARMY FETH to speak, write, or print freely on any RICHARD PRYOR subject whatever.” COLUMNISTS TIM BOBOSKY As members of the press, we value this protec- PHOTO EDITOR tion. In fact, Oregonians are fortunate that our NICOLE BARKER SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER state law goes above-and-beyond the U.S. Consti- KATE HORTON tution, protecting expression that other states ZANE RITT AARON DUCHATEAU | ILLUSTRATOR PHOTOGRAPHERS deem illegal because it’s “obscene,” even if it KATIE GLEASON offends a portion of the population. PART-TIME PHOTOGRAPHER JONAH SCHROGIN In its rulings on these complicated cases, the SENIOR DESIGNER court elaborates on a long-standing legal debate JOHN AYRES In my opinion JONNY BAGGS about just how far this constitutional protection MOLLY BEDFORD extends today. It does so using a legal framework KERI SPANGLER DESIGNERS set forth by State v. Robertson (1982). CHRIS TODD In essence, Robertson requires the state to de- GRAPHIC ARTIST College students need AARON DUCHATEAU fend laws restricting the freedom of expression by ILLUSTRATOR proving that the Oregon Constitution’s framers ALEXANDRA BURGUIERES REBECCA TAYLOR intended for that restraint to be an exception. COPY CHIEFS to go with the flow In this case, the court assumed, for the sake of EILEEN CHANG JENNY DORNER argument, that U.S. law generally prohibited live BRYN JANSSON sex shows at the time the constitution was adopt- JOSH NORRIS MINDI RICE ed and afterward. Yet the court decided anti-sex COPY EDITORS and roll with it show laws were designed to protect the viewer STEVEN NEUMAN ONLINE/SUPPLEMENTS EDITOR Once upon a time there was a rock work early the next day, you gotta from a certain message rather than prevent harm TIMOTHY ROBINSON and roll band called Oasis. 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Ultimately, the court found there was JOE BEES not sufficient evidence to warrant an exception. ALAN FULLERTON student. That means by default you RICHARD PRYOR and that in this article I am going to RYAN JOHNSON LEFT OF THE MIDDLE have a lot on your plate. A harsh regi- impart to you my wisdom. If I know After careful reading of the case, we don’t dis- ROB WEGNER agree with the court’s legal reasoning. The ruling DISTRIBUTION men of classes with a few extra hours matter is, we don’t know what a good anything in the world, it’s that I don’t is clear and logical; we agree the laws were in- ADVERTISING of homework tacked on to boot. If life looks like, or how to lead one. If know the “right answers” any more tended to prevent the message of live sex shows (541) 346-3712 that isn’t enough, it’s entirely likely that doesn’t creep you out just a little than anyone else. Anyone could have based on certain societal values of the period. MELISSA GUST you have a job somewhere that is eat- bit, I don’t know what will. come to this exact same conclusion; Yet we, like many Oregonians, were initially ADVERTISING DIRECTOR ing up even more of your time and So, with all this in mind, it’s safe to I’m just trying to get people to think MIA LEIDELMEYER shocked by the ruling. We oppose the legalization putting added stress on your shoul- say things can look pretty grim at about what’s going on around them. SALES MANAGER of live sex shows or other sexual acts KELLEE KAUFTHEIL ders. Factor in a thriving social agen- times. You and everyone you know We all get dealt the difficult hand JOHN KELLY involving payment. da, like any good college student has got a tough life going for them- once in a while, and I’m sure anyone LINDSEY FERGUSON The court’s ruling is also something of a cop- WINTER GIBBS would have, and you’ve made a high- selves, that’s just how it is. Life is could have just as easily have figured KATE HIRONAKA out; we’re fairly positive that the document’s au- tension, high-stakes cocktail of life. never as easy as you’d like it to be this out, but sometimes we need a DESI MCCORMICK thors were not considering the issue of girl-on-girl STEPHEN MILLER and you’re always going to get tossed wake-up call. Sometimes we need to KATHRYN O’SHEA-EVANS Fact number two: Life is now. They mutual masturbation when they crafted our con- curve balls that you don’t know what have someone grab us by the shoul- EMILY PHILBIN say that elementary school is prepa- stitutional right to “free expression of opinion.” CODY WILSON to do with. That’s where the song ders and give us a good shake and SALES REPRESENTATIVES ration for middle school, middle Moreover, requiring someone to prove the comes into the equation. You just a rude awakening. 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Business managers at clubs argue that those AN DO AMANDA KANTOR form of preparation, but let’s be hon- morning, and you’re going keep wak- You’re going to keep putting one foot involved in sex shows are consenting adults who KERI SPANGLER est, there’s just too much going on. ing every morning and having to live in front of the other and get from here KATIE STRINGER deserve their rights to free expression. Yet such a CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING The game has already started and the your life. None of that changes when to there. You’re going to show up and viewpoint ignores the slippery slope from nude ASSOCIATES clock is running. the chips are down or things are do the things you have to do. No- dancing to prostitution. PRODUCTION Fact number three: There isn’t a stacking up. 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And, what is that you the night before a big test. You for someone to just go with the flow As long as prostitution remains morally objec- achievement? Do you get a gold star have to show up to that class and and roll with it. tionable in Oregon, the legality of live sex shows The Oregon Daily Emerald is pub- to wear on your lapel with the words take the test. If you had a really bad lished daily Monday through Fri- should not be validated by the court. The Oregon day during the school year by the “Great Person”? The bare fact of the night and you don’t want to go to [email protected] Legislature should address this issue by crafting Oregon Daily Emerald Publishing laws that specifically prohibit the exchange of sex Co. Inc., at the University of Ore- gon, Eugene, Ore. 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to attend the meeting and nominate hood in the whole city,” Rixmann IN BRIEF themselves, but WUN Secretary Deb- said, “but we’re just not very con- orah Healey encourages students nected.” The most timely issue on WUN election encourages to run. the association’s agenda is the West student involvement “The WUN benefits from their en- University Park, Rixmann said. ergy and perspective,” Healey wrote The West University Neighbors “I’d like to continue working with in an e-mail. the city to make it the coolest park on will nominate officers for the upcom- Both Rixmann and Healey are un- ing year at their monthly meeting the West Coast,” Rixmann said. Rix- able to run for their current positions mann is interested in making it a Wi- tonight in preparation for elections in because WUN rules state that no per- November. Fi-capable park someday, but has not son can serve more than two full con- made any plans yet. The WUN is looking for a new secutive terms in the same office. chairperson, second vice president, Rixmann is interested in becoming a Rixmann encourages anyone inter- secretary and two at-large members. board member, and Healey is unsure ested to come to the meeting, but The chairperson and second vice whether she will run for any position. those who can’t should go to president serve one-year terms and The WUN will also brainstorm top- www.drix.org and visit the WUN Ya- the at-large members serve two- ics for the upcoming year. hoo! group, he said. year terms. Current topics include landlord- Tonight’s meeting will be at 7 p.m. “It’s not hard work, but you do tenant issues, partying responsibly in in the Sloat Room of the Atrium have to do some showing up,” WUN the West University Neighborhood Building at 10th Avenue and Olive Chairman Drix Rixmann said. and encouraging neighborhood in- Street. Elections will be held at the Anyone who lives in the West Uni- volvement with the WUN. Nov. 3 meeting. —Chris Hagan versity Neighborhood is encouraged “We’ve got the smartest neighbor-

dent Association dinner and $300 to left immediately after the Senate elect- IN BRIEF reimburse the House of Film for the ed him to the position. production of its full-length feature Erickson, in her first meeting as Sen- ASUO votes in president film “Proctor.” ate president, announced that Senators The Senate also voted in president, need to attend the workshops being Stephanie Erickson vice president, treasurer and ombuds- held on campus to educate themselves The ASUO Student Senate gave man positions. on the budgeting process. So far, she $2,377 in student money on Wednes- Second-year Senator Stephanie Er- said, attendance has not been accept- day night to send three members of a ickson changed seats with Senate able. She also slammed the gavel three student group to a Washington, D.C., Summer Committee President Reinier times after outbursts of laughter and conference. Heyden after running uncontested. off-topic discussion from Senators. The move came after the student Sara Hamilton won the vice presi- Finally, Senate approved two ASUO government Executive branch vetoed dent position over Senator Amy Du- Executive proposals. One was to re- last week’s Senate decision to give the four, and Jared Axelrod was elected move the reserves account from the Latino/a Law Student Association ombudsman after he said he sleeps EMU benchmark process and create a more than $3,000 to send four to the with the ASUO rules guide under new EMU building account. The pro- conference, citing a lack of fund rais- his pillow. posal sets the reserves at 3.5 percent of ing on the group’s part. Athletic Department Finance Com- total incidental fees collected instead of The Senate also allocated $2,000 to mittee member Spencer Crum was letting the funding fluctuate from year fund an anti-Columbus Day event that elected as Senate treasurer after a tie to year. starts Monday, $235 for a Chinese Stu- and re-vote. He ran uncontested. Crum — Nicholas Wilbur

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BY KRISTEN GERHARD PULSE REPORTER “Family Guy” fans who almost single-handedly persuaded the Fox network to rethink its can- cellation of the cult-favorite sitcom in 2002 were rewarded Sept. 27. After fans tuned in continuously to cable reruns of the first three seasons and bought up more than 3.5 million copies of the DVD box sets, the show was resuscitated. Then even better news came: “Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story” was set for an early fall release. And now, I feel lucky that there’s a “Family Guy” movie (straight-to-DVD, that is) so I can AMY LICHTY PULSE EDITOR squander hours on repetitive Stewie-watching. 1. “I will Play My Game The DVD actually contains three episodes (“Stewie B. Goode,” “Bang- Beneath The Spin Oh Was His Name-O,” and “Stu and Stewie’s Great Adventure”) Light” by Brand New from the new fourth season. It deals with Stewie, the world- 2. “Overdue” by The Get Up Kids domination-bound baby genius, and a series of self-dis- 3. “The District Sleeps coveries he undergoes. The focal point of the movie is Alone Tonight” by The the maniacal dictator-to-be’s quest to find his real fa- Postal Service 4. “Tiny Vessels” by ther after he sees a man on the news to whom he Death Cab For Cutie bears an uncanny resemblance. 5. “Night Minds” by However, in true “Family Guy” fashion, the narra- Missy Higgins tive arc of this movie is loose at best. Ancillary stories involving the rest of the Griffin family — father Peter, mother Lois, son Chris, daughter Meg and dog Brian — fuel the rest of this picture, along with the occasional random flashback and pop-culture allusion. TREVOR DAVIS Sure, it’s vulgar and crude. Stewie maims or murders more PULSE REPORTER than the usual number of characters throughout the film and Peter 1. “Proudest Monkey” teaches Meg to “love a man’s gas” by locking her in the car and by the Dave Matthews Band farting repeatedly, but isn’t that just part of this Rhode Island family’s 2. “For Nancy” by simple charm? Pete Yorn Of course, it’s politically incorrect. In a bar scene involving Brian 3. “Sea Song” by and Stewie, the tiny prodigy toasts the “black man,” thanking him for tak- The Doves 4. “Victoria” by ing it all in stride, though I suspect, like many smart comedians of our time, that the writers behind the COURTESY John Mayer show use comedy as a means of social and political commentary as opposed to sheer senseless humor. STEWIE, page 10 5. “Yellow” by Coldplay

In my opinion PULSEMUSIC PULSEMUSIC ANDREW MCCOLLUM Broken Social Scene, “Broken Social Scene”: In 2002, two years before Internet buzz and word of mouth PULSE REPORTER propelled Canadian indie poppers The Arcade Fire into the world's iPods, fellow Canadians Broken Social Scene 1. “Just Be Simple” by quietly released “You Forgot It In People,” one of the year’s most critically acclaimed pop records. Songs: Ohia This year Broken Social Scene has released its first full-length studio album since “You Forgot it in People” and 2. “Pacific Theme” by the self-titled album finds the band exploring densely composed pop. The seventeen-piece band, led by Kevin Broken Social Scene TREVOR DAVIS Drew and Brendan Canning, includes members from Stars, Do Make Say Think, The Dears and Feist. 3. “A Red So Deep” by STAY CLASSY Cursive It's easy to get lost in any one of the album's 14 tracks; the music often swells and transforms itself during the 4. “Deafening” by From duration of a song. “7/4 (Shoreline)” starts as a breezy indie pop song then changes itself into a triumphant, driving Monuments to Masses Magazines musical force. 5. “Spritz!! Spritz!!” by The album's centerpiece “Windsurfing Nation,” a warm up that bursts into a song, is followed by the deceptive- Minus the Bear make grocery ly simple “Swimmers,” which is a sultry ballad. Each track on the album is so packed with music that it is impossible to take in the whole album in one listen. Each listen will help to reveal the depth and beauty that the album contains. Not to say that the album is perfect; stores more fun some tracks fell a little long and sometimes there is too much to take in at once. Fans of Broken Social Scene may feel that “Broken Social Scene” is not as ambitious as “You Forgot it in People,” KRISTEN GERHARD Grocery shopping sucks. and I would agree with them. But “Broken Social Scene” is easily the band’s most accessible album. Check it out. PULSE REPORTER I always get that annoying shopping cart —Andrew McCollum 1. “If” by Maroons with the twisted wheel. Then people look at 2. “After School Spe- me funny when I run into the huge stack of cial” by Jurassic 5 canned peas. 3. “Gone ‘till Novem- Knowing I have to deal with the messed- ber” by Wyclef Jean up cart, elevator music and long lines, I have INSIDE PULSE 4. “Infrared Roses” by Eyedea to think positive: Soon I will be down the 5. “Goin’ Down South” magazine aisle for some high quality reading. by R.L. Burnside feat. Unfortunately, shoppers won't have Lyrics Born as many reading options at Albertsons 7 10 this month. The October issue of Seventeen magazine was recently pulled from the shelves be- 6 ‘Far Cry’ sequel takes Xbox Turtles Bar and Grill gives For more ‘Family Guy’ fun, see DAVIS, page 11 games to a new level South Eugene its own ‘Cheers’ the story’s continuation 6 | OREGON DAILY EMERALD | Thursday, October 6, 2005

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Restaurant review Turtles: Shabby-chic mood meets with drinks and food Kate Bonéy’s Turtles Bar and Grill filled an open niche Originally, Bonéy opened a more upscale restaurant called Pinot’s in in South Eugene after a failed attempt as Pinot the location Turtles now occupies. She said the food was beautiful, BY KRISTEN GERHARD sometimes they smell funny, but you something that belonged in a maga- PULSE REPORTER know, they sure eat well!” TURTLES, page 9 In various cultures, the turtle has symbolized a number of things. Mayans believed the rep- tilian creature was the embodi- ment of Mother Earth. In Chinese lore, turtles stacked on the backs of one another represent- ed new generations building on the lives that came before them. In Eugene, a trip to Turtles Bar and Grill at 2690 Willamette St. will conjure up all new represen- tations of the reptile: visions of tasty food, drinks with fresh- squeezed juices and an am- biance of calm familiarity. “If Turtles were an outfit, I would call it shabby-chic,” pro- prietress Kate Bonéy said of the restaurant she has operated for almost six years. “It’s a very open environment. At any time of day or night, you’ll see business men in three-piece suits, a mom with her kids after a soccer game or a couple dressed up for KRISTEN GERHARD | PULSE REPORTER Bartender Tully Spring mixes a gin martini on a Sunday afternoon at Turtles Bar their first date. We even get and Grill. Spring has been with the restaurant for about a week. some hippies that come in and 8 | OREGON DAILY EMERALD | Thursday, October 6, 2005

TV review SNL crew disappoints in 31st season’s debut episode BY AMY LICHTY Kanye West as the musical guest. I the typical presidential mockery that song about being one of the “golden After a few more forgettable skits, PULSE EDITOR had been looking forward to this pre- “SNL” is so famous for. President boys” of comedic movies. He the arguably offensive “Girls Gone The 31st season of “Saturday miere since I had first heard Carell George W. Bush has given writers claimed he was in company of Fer- Wild: Katrina Victims” skit came on. Night Live” premiered Saturday with was hosting, and I was determined to plenty of material to work with lately rell, Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller (who Sure, it wasn’t the horrible natural “The 40 Year Old Virgin’s” Steve Carell not be let down. But alas, I was. and Will Forte did a decent impres- were all in “Anchorman: The Legend disaster that “SNL” was making fun as host and controversial rapper Things started out promising, with sion, although he’s no Will Ferrell. It of Ron Burgundy” with Carell), as of, but rather the lame “Girls Gone was also wonderful seeing Darrell well as Owen Wilson, since the “40 Wild” videos. It just — well, it just Hammond’s face first thing — after Year Old Virgin” had made more than wasn’t funny. It was tasteless and all, this is his 10th year with “SNL,” $100 million at the box office. He also tacky and plain unfunny. which is the longest any cast mem- mentioned that he had actually audi- Thankfully, the best part of the ber has stuck around (Tim Meadows tioned for a role on “SNL,” but the evening came next, when Mike My- is a close second with nine and a part went to the “other guy,” who half seasons). But as they went on ers had a small cameo with West. happened to be Ferrell. Although I into the credits, I was disappointed Too bad it was so short and West’s love Carell, Lorne Michaels definite- to see that nothing had changed. performance was so long. But West ly chose the right guy. And by that, I don’t mean the cast — did well with a DJ and a full orches- I was happy that everyone I really The next sketch worth mentioning tra behind him. I noticed how nice it like returned this season. But they was the “Anderson Cooper 360 De- was to see a rapper up on stage didn’t even change the look of the grees” spoof about famous people without a huge posse of hangers-on credits or even the shots of the play- helping to rebuild after Hurricane going, “Uh huh, yeah” or repeating ers. It was exactly the same as the Katrina because it gave a way for the last line West rapped. 2004-05 season, except that Kenan cast members to make fun of “Weekend Update” was quite a Thompson and Finesse Mitchell celebrities, which I love. Everyone disappointment for me. Although my were now repertory players and did really great impressions: Fred boyfriend thinks there was no one there were three new featured play- Armisen as Tony Danza, Amy better to fill in Tina Fey’s shoes than ers: Bill Hader, Andy Samberg and Ja- Poehler as Sharon Stone, Hader as Sanz, he just didn’t do it for me. He son Sudeikis. The only cast member Al Pacino, Carell as Ray Romano, looked really uncomfortable in his to leave was Rob Riggle, who was re- Horatio Sanz as Aaron Neville and suit and tie and he was so nervous in portedly fired after just one season. Hammond as Geraldo Rivera. I was the beginning, a lot of his jokes fell Carell’s monologue was decent. I really worried when I saw Hader flat. I think Seth Meyers would have enjoy hosts that don’t have to de- was going to be Pacino, but I under- been a much funnier choice. pend on the rest of the cast to make estimated him, hard core. He was Another beef I have with them funny, such as Paris Hilton, and dead on and it was easily one of the LOU TILDA VINCENT KEANU BENJAMIN KELLI AND VINCE best impressions I have ever seen. PUCCI SWINTON D’ONOFRIO REEVES BRATT GARNER VAUGHN Carell really held his own with a SNL, page 9 CHILDHOOD BEGINS AT FORTY!

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Turtles: Empty frame shop next door to become bar and lounge Continued from page 7 dressing, but I just want to go on the know at least 10 percent of the cus- when the 21-and-over bar and hours,” from 5 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. zine, but the fare just didn’t mesh well record as saying that I don’t. It’s re- tomers at the bar by name,” server lounge Bonéy is putting in at the old According to Bonéy, in almost every with the neighborhood. The restaurant ally just that good.” Carrie Holloman, who has worked at frame shop next door opens around culture, the turtle represents love, life closed after a year and a half. Aside from the ranch, some other Turtles for five years, said. “I think winter break. The new establish- and longevity. And so it would seem, “It was just too pricey,” she said. recommended items from the Turtles that’s how we stay so busy; we have a ment will feature an annotated ver- with her small restaurant in South Eu- “And there’s nothing worse than going menu include the spinach, artichoke good, solid reputation and people just sion of the full Turtles menu and mu- gene, this depiction holds true. out for fine dining and having to stop at and roasted garlic appetizer; the keep coming back.” sical acts from a variety of genres McDonald’s on the way home be- blackened salmon salad and the baby Indeed, a sense of family perme- including jazz, blues, funk, soul and cause you’re still hungry.” back ribs. The green apple martini, ates the restaurant. Holloman said bluegrass. It will be open “bar [email protected] The restaurateur believed in her lo- Stoli orange Cosmo and the Italian the staff even refers to Bonéy as cation though, and she decided to start margarita were some suggested drink “Mama Turtle.” Bartender Bill listening to her clientele’s calls for a choices. James, who has been with the “neighborhood joint,” a place they Overall, it’s hard to deny that Bonéy restaurant for about five years as could get a great-tasting burger and a made the right choice in sticking it out well, also cited the relaxed intimacy beer at a reasonable price. after the fall of Pinot’s. In fact, Turtles’ as one of Turtles’ greatest assets. Bonéy, however, did not sacrifice revenue has steadily increased every “The people we have an opportu- taste at the altar of economy. She de- year since it opened. nity to serve and the people we work scribes Turtles’ cuisine as All-Ameri- After spending several nights at Tur- with, they’re just a great bunch of can, home-cooked, comfort food and tles, it becomes clear that it’s more folks,” James said. “It kind of re- maintains that almost everything on than just good food that has made the flects the neighborhood, that sense the menu, right down to the salad restaurant so successful. It may have of familiarity.” dressings, is made from scratch. something more to do with the fact that When asked what the bar and grill “Sometimes people want an extra you can almost hear the theme song has to offer students, the same re- side of something, like the Alfredo from “Cheers” playing in your head sponse was given repeatedly: com- sauce, and I have to explain to them when you enter. (In fact, Bonéy said fortable atmosphere and large por- that it’s not just sitting in a bucket in Woody Harrelson, who played the tions at a good price. The fact that the the back,” Bonéy said. “I’m just all sweet-natured bartender on the old restaurant is open until midnight was about making it ourselves.” Boston-based bar show, always visits also a noted selling point. She added: “Some people accuse Turtles when he comes to Eugene.) However, the joint may gain some me of putting crack in the ranch “We have a lot of regulars. We new appeal for the college-age set SNL: Jon Heder will host next episode

Continued from page 8 That was basically the whole Gary! Why the writers didn’t take “Weekend Update” is that ever since night; there were a lot of jokes, but advantage of that one is beyond me. Jimmy Fallon left they’ve been de- only a few made me really laugh out All in all, it was a disappointing be- loud and none were truly original. pending too much on little skits ginning to a show that I’ve watched Even “Debbie Downer” was lame. throughout the news broadcast, since I was a child. And it just seems And don’t even get me started on rather than just telling jokes about to be getting worse! Next week, Jon that horrible “Lundford Twins Feel current events. I mean, they had all Heder (a.k.a. Napoleon Dynamite) is Good Variety Hour” crap they tried summer to come up with funny mate- hosting. But the musical guest is a to pull. Why do they keep running joke in itself: Ashlee Simpson. What rial, but they failed to come up with that skit? Whoever wrote that needs is Michaels thinking? Why would any real zingers. And they couldn’t to be fired. anyone give her a second chance even come up with a new sign-off However, my biggest complaint of that she doesn’t deserve? I’m disap- line? “Good night and have a pleas- the night was that they didn’t do the pointed already. ant tomorrow” has been around “Ambiguously Gay Duo” for the since Fallon was doing “Weekend Robert Smigel “TV Funhouse” car- Update” on his own. toon — hello, Carell is the voice of [email protected]

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Advertise in the Emerald call 346-4343 or place your ad online at Student Groups! www.dailyemerald.com 10 | OREGON DAILY EMERALD | Thursday, October 6, 2005 Stewie: Special DVD features include laid-back cast commentary Continued from page 5 tell America to go “fuck themselves.” would have been humming the song logue, which is set up to resemble a sion from Family Guy’s season two. But be forewarned: If you buy or It also doesn’t hurt to watch this for days, trying to figure out what hor- red carpet premiere (an also unaired The special features of the DVD are rent this movie because of the “un- movie with a friend or two, primarily rifying fate beholds us sinners if my after-party caps off the film). Ron Liv- somewhat lacking in this age of Crite- censored” label on its cover, you may because almost no one can pinpoint co-watcher hadn’t quickly recognized ingston, best known as Peter Gibbons rion collection special editions, but be confused by the beeps that still all those pop culture references on it as the theme from the ‘80s classic in the movie “Office Space,” appears for true “Family Guy” geeks, the com- the first try. For instance, in one scene television show “Who’s the Boss.” as an employee of Quahog’s new blot out the curse words the first time mentary contains a number of inter- where Stewie gets a glimpse of hell, In addition to the usual all-star cast, Lackluster Video store. And Will Sas- you watch it. This is because you esting tidbits. It starts off slow-but-in- must select the uncensored option in the audience discovers the same sit- several guest celebrities appear so, from Fox’s sketch comedy show formative, with narration from series the language menu of the DVD in or- com theme song plays on every tele- throughout the movie. Drew Barry- “Mad TV,” revives his ever-so- creator/writer/cast member Seth der to hear, among other things, Peter vision channel in the underworld. I more plays herself in the unaired pro- observant Randy Newman impres- MacFarlane, who voices Peter, Brian and Stewie, among others. However, as other cast members — Seth Green, the voice of Chris; writer/cast member Alex Borstein, the voice of Lois; and Mila Kunis, the voice of Meg — trickle in, a more laid-back atmos- phere results, permitting banter that is unintelligible at times but revealing and entertaining on the whole. G E T GUIDANCE All-in-all, if you can’t afford the nearly $80 cost of the first two vol- umes, this new 88-minute extended [ Duck Life on stands Wednesday ] episode should satisfy your hunger for the Griffin family until you can ac- cumulate enough cash. Although, with volume three, which contains season four, coming out Nov. 29, I rec- The who, what, when, where, why and how to be ommend you start your fund as soon a Duck. On campus – what the university has as possible. to offer and how to get involved on campus. [email protected]

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The independent campus newspaper for the University of Oregon 023343 Thursday, October 6, 2005 | OREGON DAILY EMERALD | 11 Davis: Albertsons does disservice to customers by pulling mag dise they want … still applies today.” At the very least, Albertsons offi- Continued from page 5 If consumers don’t want to see “ex- is, at least the magazine was trying to cause of an article entitled “Vagina plicit” material in their gardening educate young females on their body Like the newspaper must always cials should let consumers know 101.” magazine, get the subscription by and health. think of its readers, a grocery store why they are not providing certain The article contains information on mail. And make sure little Billy or Suzy The situation brings to mind Wal- must think of its customers. The products and should be consistent in yeast and urinary tract infections, doesn’t run off to aisle three. Mart banning FHM, Maxim and Stuff newspaper industry can’t deny their management decisions. If they really want to help us out, vaginal discharge and pubic hair, The company likely received com- in 2003. readers vital information. In the get some more checkers up there. along with three illustrations of the fe- plaints from two old ladies, so we At least the superstore did some- same sense, a grocer should not male privates. can't blame the consumer in gener- thing right — kind of. Wal-Mart was- deny its customers certain products. [email protected] The company’s Intermountain Di- al. The store is at fault for this idiotic n’t as choosey as Albertsons in their vision made the decision to remove decision. decision making. Wal-Mart also the magazine in 12 western states, I applaud Albertsons for pulling banned Sports Illustrated swimsuit including the Beaver State (good trash off of the racks, but it’s a weak edition, Penthouse, Playboy, Playgirl one, huh?). effort. and a 2001 issue of InStyle. Danielle Killpatrick, Oregon public Yes, I called it trash. There’s a rea- Since the stores have decided to affairs director for Albertsons, told an son most of these magazines are become our censors, both should go Arizona newspaper the store re- called guilty pleasures. a step further. Why not stop all sales ceived complaints about the article, However, Seventeen defended it- of condoms, douches and tampons? but did not release any details as to self by upholding the article in a state- Let's throw in baby diapers just to be who made the original complaint. ment, saying its staff is dedicated to safe. We can only suspect that the com- writing on topics that concern its Not only does Albertsons show in- plaint came from shoppers who found readership. consistencies in what type of maga- the material offensive, especially Why discriminate in what trash zines they sell, they can’t even de- those shopping with children or you sell? cide where to blackball the young teens. While the store does not sell Playboy magazine. It forces me to point out the obvi- or Penthouse, a visit to the Coburg Albertsons has 2,300 stores in ous: Don’t walk down the aisle. Road Albertsons found FHM, Maxim, 31 states. If I listened to every person on Stuff, GQ and Esquire. Magazines Why is the issue still on the shelf in 13th Avenue, I’d be a hot-dog-eating, aimed at a younger audience included the East? Apparently we are just a frat-partying, joke-telling (some guy CosmoGIRL!, Teen Vogue and Teen bunch of prudes in the Northwest. was selling a political joke book for People. A Women's Health cover con- As a private entity, the store can $3) kid who subscribes to the news- tained a teaser on the cover that read, sell whatever it wants, but it’s violat- paper for $10 a trimester, has a cell “Get What You Want In Bed." ing the philosophies of the modern phone plan for $45 a month, goes to Albertsons is not consistent in grocery store: to provide products to church every Sunday and supports what it does and does not sell. its customer. gay and lesbian rights. Left on the shelf is soft-core porn, The chain, founded by Joe Albert- And unlike those on 13th Avenue, but out goes an edition of Seventeen. sons in 1939, is based in Boise, Idaho. the magazine doesn’t scream, “Hey, I The store also does not sell hard-core According to the Albertsons Web saw you trying to get away!” It just pornographic magazines. site, “Joe's original philosophy of sits there. No matter how trashy Seventeen giving the customers the merchan-

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BY WILL SEYMOUR and brings with him enthusiasm AND JACOB MAY for the sport. FREELANCE REPORTERS “With Tom, everyone enjoys JEFFREY DRANSFELDT (running) and gets excited,” THREE TO WIN The University of Oregon Run- ning Club began its season with a Beechy said. fast start at the Willamette Invita- The Ducks running club also tional on Saturday; both the men’s boasts a wealth of youth and expe- Finding and women’s teams placed in the rience, which will serve them well top six, and the day saw a both this year and in the future. few Ducks produce impressive “We have a good mix of people, individual performances. from grad students to freshmen,” ‘real’ person Sully said. Rain was in the air in Salem, and Interest in the club is also on the course at Bush Park sported a the rise. sheen of mud, but the adverse con- “We have 40 members now and ditions rolled like water off the challenges 30 others showed interest at the re- Ducks’ backs. The women’s team cent Club Sports open house,” run- took fifth-place honors in the open ning club coordinator Justin division, with an average time, Samudio said. reporters which is taken from the top five fin- Another sure indicator of the ishers on the team, of 20 minutes, success that the club has had in re- 7 seconds over the five-kilometer The voice on the other end of the phone in- cent years is that it has seen mem- course. Crossing the line first for the terview was calm and collected. His answers to bers move on to more prestigious Ducks was graduate student questions were concise and clear. squads and competitions, including Tiffany Beechy with a time of Who would have known I was talking to the Oregon intercollegiate track and 17:59, a performance that earned Rafer Alston, the trouble-making, coach-punch- field team. her third place overall. ing, girlfriend-beating point guard? At least “We’ve had some losses to pri- that’s how he appears after years of media re- “The beginning of the course vate clubs and the intercollegiate ports. It makes it hard at times to sift out facts was sloppy and we were the last team, and that has sapped us a lit- from fiction. team to run, but the conditions tle bit,” Beechy said. Tuesday’s news story announcing Alston’s were ideal for me,” Beechy said. The Ducks travel to Estacada for trade to the Houston Rockets listed him as tem- Sarah Piazza rounded out the a meet next week, and then race in peramental in the headline. top 20 in the women’s competi- the OSU Beaver Classic in Corvallis Alston, a former point guard at a nearby tion, clocking in at 19:29 despite on Oct. 22 and the Pre’s Trail Open community college in my hometown of Camar- just returning from a trip in Eugene on Nov. 6. illo, Calif., hasn’t been afraid to make headlines to France. NICOLE BARKER | SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER in his six-year NBA career. The New York na- The men’s team also acquitted Club soccer Kristen Wheeler, left, Rosie Sweetman, center, and Devlin Timony-Balyeat warm tive, who played at Ventura Community Col- themselves well, conquering the With 11 returning players and a up before running-club practice Wednesday afternoon. lege, later transferred to Fresno State and made eight-kilometer course in an aver- 6-1 record that won the Cascade which gave the men’s team its only Community College in Bend. a roundabout trip to the NBA. age time of 26:47. Another gradu- Collegiate Soccer League last year, More people know the New York streetball loss last year. The team is looking The game will be the first test in ate student garnered the top indi- the men’s club soccer team has forward a chance to repay the favor what is expected to be an easy ride legend by his nickname “Skip to My Lou.” He’s vidual time on the team: Brandon high aspirations for this season. been featured numerous times on AND1 videos to the Beavers. to the collegiate national tourna- Michael completed the course in Soccer coordinator Patrick Drake Drake suggested that the team ment that will take place Nov. 17- filled with dribbling, dunking and you-name-it 25:53, placing him 35th out of 164 highlights. Sure, Alston was talented, but crit- believes the team has a chance to lower its intensity while playing 19 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. competitors. Freshman David win the national title if it can to play against smaller schools to keep Until then, the team will try to ics said he didn’t have NBA game or the ability Reid stopped the clock at 26:38, a to lead an offense, instead relying on flash and to its ability. from embarrassing its opponents. meld and strengthen itself against very strong showing for his first “We need more solid attacking He believes the team should “focus teams that are unlikely to pose little substance. eight-kilometer race. His NBA career started slow with three years and finishing” Drake said. “If we on a lot of possession play. Keep much of a challenge. The team “(Reid) is freaking fast,” in Milwaukee under then-coach George Karl. could finish on the opportunities (the ball) controlled 70 percent of hopes it will be able to play at a Beechy said. Alston averaged only 38 games per year over (last year) we could have had the game.” more intense pace once it reaches that period and played less than 14 minutes This encouraging showing by some blowouts.” This year the team is looking for higher quality opponents in per game. Oregon bodes well for the rest of The regular season mostly con- senior defensive midfielder Chris the tournament. Alston’s break came with Toronto in 2002-03. the season. sists of nearby small community Platt and senior center forward After the fall season, the club It was a 47-game stint, but it did enough to “It was a good early season run,” and private colleges, where win- Brian Mikolaitas to help carry soccer team will continue to play show NBA personnel his potential. He hooked senior Kevin Sully said. ning is not a difficult task. The the load. through the winter in an indoor up with Dwayne Wade and Lamar Odom with Coach Tom Heinonen returns for main challenge during the regular The first game this season is league and will play another sea- the Miami Heat in 2003-04. Alston had his op- his third year in charge of the club, season comes from Oregon State, Sunday against Central Oregon son of soccer in the spring. portunity and he flourished, playing all 82 games — starting in 28 — and averaged 10.2 LaVoie was one of three Ducks points per game. He consistently splashed 3- TAKING THE DIVE IN BRIEF that qualified for the U.S. Amateur pointers, averaging two per game at a last August. Ted Whitney and 37-percent clip. Derek Sipe also earned the honor. Happy ending right? Not exactly. Men’s golf takes on Big LaVoie also earned All-America Miami lost to the Indiana Pacers in the Con- Ten, Pac-10 Challenge honors last season. ference Semifinals with Alston hoisting a last- Oregon’s Matt Ma tied for 46th second prayer in the series clincher. The Oregon men’s golf team with 226 strokes, followed by Miami revamped its roster, shipping Caron finished 13th at the Big Ten/Pa- teammates Joey Benedetti (tied for Butler, Odom and Brian Grant to the Los Ange- cific-10 Challenge in Glenview, 53rd with 228), Sipe (tied for 60th les Lakers for superstar Shaquille (insert clever Ill., Tuesday. with 233) and Jay Snyder (67th nickname here) O’Neal. Alston had an offer to Junior The Ducks (905) improved their with 237). stay in Miami, but instead chose a more lucra- setter score each day and finished 20 Northwestern (860) defeated tive offer from his old team in Toronto. Heather strokes behind Illinois for a Minnesota, by three strokes to Still think happy ending? Basketball player Madison top-10 placing. earn first place. earns big bucks after rough start. Should we dives for a Gregg LaVoie shot consecutive The Big Ten won its first in the cue the music and start the credits? ball against par rounds of 72 to finish tied for series over the Pac-10 by 51 Again, not quite. Stanford on 18th. He began the final day in strokes. The top six team scores Toronto’s rebuilding gave Alston a platform Sept. 30. 41st but climbed into the top 20. were added by each conference to to shine, and he did for a while, averaging ca- Oregon determine the winner. reer highs of 14.2 points and 6.4 assists in 80 travels to LaVoie has four top-25 finishes in his last five tournaments dating Other Pac-10 schools were Ari- games last season. Los Angeles zona State in third (865), UCLA Success couldn’t hide Alston’s troubled rela- to face back to last season. The only blemish on that record is a 44th- fourth (868), Washington fifth tionship with coach Sam Mitchell, a talented UCLA on (874), Arizona tied for seventh role-player during his 13-year career. Friday and place finish at last month’s North- west Collegiate Classic in Corval- (885), USC 12th (899) and The acrimony between the pair culminated USC on California 14th (920). Saturday. lis in which he finished eight DRANSFELDT, page 14 NICOLE BARKER | SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER strokes out of the top 10. — Shawn Miller 14 | OREGON DAILY EMERALD | Thursday, October 6, 2005 Emerald Emerald FREE Dransfeldt: Athletes’ voices can be deceiving DRY! Continued from page 13 now more of a replacement for an in- good interview. Months later I’m Laundromat Laundromat Oct. 8 with Alston after a Dec. 3, 2004 game jured Houston guard than a big-name reading the newspaper and I see he’s • A LWAYS C LEAN • 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. in Boston. Alston threatened to leave free agent signee. Alston joins a been accused of sexually assaulting the Raptors and at one point said he Houston team oozing with potential a minor. was considering retirement — at the with Tracy McGrady, Yao Ming and Athlete’s intentions, unclear at 165 E. 17 TH (B EHIND S AFEWAY A ND H IRONS ) ripe old age of 29. Stromile Swift. times, make it difficult to get the O PEN 7 AM -11 PM D AILY Then came February, when there When I talked to Alston, before whole story. Quality journalists get was another dispute. he decided to leave Miami in the the truth, metering out the innuendo Your planet thanks you for using our Free Several newspaper reports said Al- summer of 2004, he was straight and the lies. Readers want the machines—the most eco-friendly ever made! WiFi! ston and Mitchell came to blows at forward and provided smooth an- whole story. halftime. Fellow guard Morris Peter- swers. Alston gave no indication of It’s a talent I’m trying to master, Our exceptional son said at the time, “It’s like one big anger management issues and not being a naive sports fan who’s equipment gives you: soap opera.” sounded like countless other ath- excited to talk to professional ath- Mitchell denied any bodily contact. letes I’ve spoken to. letes, but a seasoned pro who finds • faster wash/dry! “There was no shoving; there was There, at its roots, is the problem the facts. An interview with Alston, • cleaner clothes! Cable no physical contact. There were when determining an athlete’s sin- who has had a turbulent career • more clothes TV! words exchanged and that was more cerity. As a sportswriter, I make helps. Hard questions that can lead to per load— or less the extent of it,” Mitchell later every effort to take athletes at their the truth sometimes result in rebuke fewer $$$! told The Fan, an all-sports Toronto word. But when they don’t tell the from a player who is unhappy with a radio station. • free extract! truth, when they hide beneath an reporter’s questions. Sounds reasonable, but this inci- ego, it’s harder to figure out. dent came after Alston was suspend- I had another interview with an- Alston did show some anger, bris- tling at a final query about his team’s 023204 Mark your calendars! Free Wash! October 22 • 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. ed in January for conduct detrimen- other former Ventura College basket- (one per customer please) tal to the team after walking out of ball player who I’ll leave unnamed. post players. a practice. He had had his share of legal prob- Maybe I’m onto something So it was not very surprising Tues- lems and seemed to put them behind after all. day to see Alston shipped to the him. He returned to the basketball Rockets for Mike James. Alston is team and was a fan favorite and a [email protected]

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Continued from page 1 available, this happens every day “It’s a whole new revolutionary or so. way to see the ocean,” Wood said. During the spring and summer, There are various types of harmful winds from the north bring high-nu- algae blooms and some of these, trient water closer to the surface. such as the dinoflagellates that cause Combined with increased sunlight, “red tides” in Florida, are obvious to this leads to rapid increase of the naked eye. However, Wood said Pseudonitzschia populations. that Pseudonitzschia blooms may It is at this point that domoic acid not be visible to a person walking on is most frequently produced. When the beach because they are often be- Pseudonitzschia run out of nutrients low the ocean surface and often sim- toward the end of their bloom, they ilar in color and density to other switch to producing the toxin as part non-toxic algal blooms. of their natural metabolism, The main way that Pseudo- Wood said. nitzschia are detected by the satel- Finding a way to stop Pseudo- lites is through their production of nitzschia from producing domoic chlorophyll, a byproduct of plants acid is not likely at this point, Wood that is green in color. The green pig- said, although she said the more ment is most visible when controlled setting of Pseudonitzschia Pseudonitzschia populations are blooms near Prince Edward Island large, during blooms. on the east coast of Canada may be a Strutton said that while Pseudo- better place to look for such infor- nitzschia can reproduce either sexu- mation in the future. ally or asexually, they most com- monly reproduce asexually by Contact the business, science splitting into two cells. Depending and technology reporter at on amounts of nutrients and light [email protected] Ramadan: Fasting begins

Continued from page 1 and community and get together “Fasting is just a part of the holi- for Iftar.” day that gives us an opportunity to Oskui, whose family comes from count our blessings,” Oskui said. Iran and has visited the country “We think about those who are eight times, said she is eager to cele- hungry all the time and don’t have brate Ramadan in the Middle East. food to eat. You take away a lot “I’ve never been to an Islamic more from the holiday than country for Ramadan,” she said. just fasting.” “There’s a mosque on every corner. The average age for Muslims to My grandparents live right across the begin fasting is about nine or 10 street from a mosque, and it’s so years old, they said. much nicer to go to the mosque for “It’s only difficult when you first prayer. Sometimes I do them at start fasting,” Toran said. “After a home, and it’s not the same.” couple of years, you anticipate fast- ing and it isn’t difficult. It’s beauti- Contact the people, culture, ful to take the time to think more faith reporter at about your family, parents, spouse [email protected]