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-!" · ~. by MIKE COLAPIETRO "SL" has also been shown to be a world where contributing writer savvy users can earn big bucks. Business Week reported that avatar Anshe Chung, who owns a A virtual world is being rapidly populated on real estate business in "SL;' has amassed property the Internet, challenging the traditional concept and cash worth $250,000. Business Week called Cafe of a video game and changing the way people her the "Rockefeller of Second Life:' r}( "'J• - ~"I interact. In "Second Life;' players join virtual Nicola Paronetto is an Italian architect who 0 communities where imagination is the only limit has worked in 3-D modeling since he was 15. He eed the so to creation. First-time users create a character, found out about "SL" in August on the radio called an avatar, in which to travel the metaphys­ while driving and decided to check it out. ical universe, or "metaverse" as it is called in "SL:' Paronetto joined and created an avatar named USF Students enjoy a 10°/o discount As an avatar you are given free reign to par­ Vittorio Barbarino. Paronetto quickly learned ticipate in the community where your options how to get around in SL, how buy or rent land Just show your student ID can run anywhere from buying a virtual house to and ~ow to build. He eventually built a studio, (not valid w/ any other specials or discounts) joining a virtual rock band. You could also chat named it "VITTO AND C and filled it with with other people occupying the metaverse or examples of his real work and virtual creations. $2.50 import draughts Wed & Thur from 1Opm-2am head out to the club scene to dance and listen to Paronetto is currently seeking a large parcel of music. There are also many live music acts in land to start construction on virtual models of $15 salad, entree, dessert, beverage · his actual architecture which he believes will "SL:" shows linking the streaming audio of a per­ Sunset Dinner Specials Mon through Thur 5pm-7pm former to virtual clubs, stadiums or other venues. help in publicizing his talent. A virtual economy runs in the· metaverse and "When I started to know this strange virtual is based in a currency called Linden dollars world, I found a good place to show my works to Deejays Wed - Sat 10pm- 2am NO COVER which act as real money. The currency is con­ the entire world, making new friends and new verted to. and from the U.S. dollar with approxi- . opportunities;' said Paronetto. FREE WIF1 HOT SPOT mately 250 Linden dollars worth one U.S. dollar. The Electric Sheep Company develops inter­ Linden dollars allow a user to buy whatever is for active environments and events for "SL." In a www.cafealma.com www.myspace.com/ cafealma_fl sale in "SL;" this includes land, houses, clothes, recent project working with MLB.com, the Sheep guns or even a virtual lap dance. The Metaverse created a virtual model of the new yet- to-be­ 260 1st AvenueS, Downtown St. Pete 727.502.5002 Stock Exchange sells stocks of publicly-owned built Yankee Stadium and held a baseball game companies within the virtual world. please s~e virtual worlds, page 8

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ELECTION 2006 FOLLOWUP en The election and things Democrats must The Cr()w' s Nest build consensus USF St. Petersburg by SCOTT suits to show the world what we www.usfstpetecrowsnest.com WACHTLER already know? Unless you're a beauti­ staff writer ful model, most people don't want by BRYAN Mogadishu you left the area car­ anything to do with you. W.WHITE rying disappointment, humilia­ editor in chief "Entertainment Tonight'' and Tyra assistant tion, defeat andi"our dead with Dean Mullins I've had a lot to give thanks for this Banks both attempted to show what editor you. Clinton appeared in front of month. Three of the five most annoy­ it's like to be ugly under the guise of a the whole world threatening and [email protected] ing issues in my life have been social experiment. Poor Tyra and the promising revenge, but these addressed, and for that I am thankful. other girl; once they put on the fat suit The Democrats won the threats were merely a preparation assistant editor First and foremost, we as a nation and ugly makeup, nobody gave them House and the Senate. for withdrawai:' Bryan W. White fmally unloaded a do-nothing institu­ the time of day. Only the two "uglies" Were all as good as dead. Whether Americans Wish to tion that was an embarrassment to the and candidates for · ~erica's Next Okay, I'm more hopeful than face the reality or not, a new bwhite1 @tampabay.rr.com county, caused a rift among our peo­ Top Model" were shocked. that, but I agree with avowed kind of warfare has emerged, a · ple, and was the cause of undo suffer­ This stuff is so wrong, on so many Democrat and author Orson type of warfare that makes James ing world-wide ... thank you Britney levels, there's not enough room to Scott Card that the war on ter­ Bond-style world domination copy editor for unloading K-Fed! Po-PO WOW! write about it here. rorism was the most important plots feasible exercises for the Melanie Cohen Hopefully, Britney can now focus her One other thing: enough with the issue in this election. Like Card, I · crackpots so inclined. Expecting attention on her art and/or a Playboy brainiacs bragging that they "get" have little confidence that con­ the crackpots to behave reason­ [email protected] spread. (BTW: Does anyone know Borat. Nobody wants to think that gressional Democrats have a ably is no defense. how I can be sure ~at readers recog­ they could be fooled by him. Here's realistic conception of the stakes Both political parties now design editor nize this as sarcasm?) . the thing: you can't say you couldn't be lying on the table in Iraq. I take - serve fractured constituencies, in Okay, all kidding aside, after six "gotten" without ever having been Monica Wieruszewski solace in the wake of the election part a symptom of America's years of being a political cynic that placed into the same situations. If you by supposing that Democrat misguided multicultural ideal. [email protected] had me questioning the intelligence of don't acknowledge that part of Sasha rhetoric concerning the war was Building consensus out of a the common voter, I fmally have Baron Cohen's act, you minimize his insincere; that the rhetoric was patchwork tends not to work. something to be happy for. After two genius, so just stop it ... please. primarily meant to provide polit­ The more patches, the more dif­ staff writer razor thin elections where my choices Maybe those same brainiacs could icalleverage against con.-..!rvatives. ficult the consensus - especially Sandra Estenger lost, it feels good to be on a winning answer these questions: If we are sur­ I optimistically hope that the with respect to basic worldview team again. rounded by so many geniuses, why the consensus of congressional concepts. [email protected] The democrats' victory in the hell is "Deal or No Deal" so damn Democrats will support policies Congressional Democrats will House and the Senate overshadowed popular? Who keeps green-lighting closer to Joe Lieberman's than now ~ave to produce ideas. They staff writer Charlie Crist's win for me. I strongly "Fast and Furious" movies? Why is Jack Murtha's. will have to make concrete sug­ disagreed with the Governor-Elect's ·~erica's Funniest Home Videos" Whatever one's opinion about Shawn Gearhart. gestions as to how the nation stance on the FCAT and taxes; but you STILL on the air? Finally: What about the reasons for military interven­ should proceed. Not only that, [email protected] can't win them all. "Two and a Half Men?" tion in Iraq, the situation in the they will have to build leadership Ifthe end of talentless, hump-like But there is hope. Voters united Middle East today shapes up as a coalitions in order to craft the K-fed and a republican-ruled congress and changed the direction of pivotal moment in history. The legislation and guide it through staff writer wasn't enough, more good news came Congress. More surprisingly, we perception of a defeat of Western committees and floor votes. Bruce Kitchens a day later when President Bush, after actually made our famously deaf-to­ forces in Iraq would certainly Gone are the days when they a nice helping of humble pie, did what popular-opinion president listen ... embolden enemies of the West, can simply take a policy holiday bkitchensl @tampabay.rr.com he should have done months ago: The for once. as the pullout from Somalia by sticking with criticism of what Decider decided to "pull a Britney" For that, we should all be thankful. inspired Osama bin Laden to the other party is doing - at least staff writer and divorced himself from Donald regard the United States as a until 2008. Rumsfeld. > Scott Wachtler is a journalism paper tiger. Scott Wachtler Even with all that good news, there major in the Department of Journal­ Bin Laden said (as reported > Bryan W. White is a journal­ [email protected] are still injustices in the world that ism and Media Studies at USF St. by PBS): ism major in the Department of need to be righted. Petersburg. Scott can be reached at "However, when tens of your Journalism and Media Studies Can somebody tell me what the [email protected]. solde~s were killed in minor bat­ at USF St. Petersburg. Bryan can staff writer heck is with models dressing up in fat tles and one American Pilot was be reached at bwhitel@ Chris Wagar dragged in the streets of tampabay.rr.com. ' wagar21 @hotmail.com

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> > This was not Josh Comedian Josh Blu~'s first college Blue, 2i, beckons to campus show. "I senior USF St. love college shows: Petersburg Mass Blue told the audi­ Communications erxe from the Cam­ major Leanna Bol­ . pus Activities Cen­ yard, 21, referring to ter stage. His come- her as his "Make a. dy debut was dur­ Wish~ Blue, a 27- ing his sophomore year-old from Den­ year in college. "For ver, Colo. with cere­ some really weird bral palsy,.per­ reason, I'm comfort­ formed as part of able up here.• USF St. Petersburg's Disability Aware­ ness Week Nov. 9.

v Comedian Josh Blue autographed COs and posed for pho­ tographs after per­ forming his routine Thursday night.

> Blue signed COs that were sold after his perfonmance, which sold for ten dollars each. Because he Is not able to control the muscles in his right hand due to Cere­ bral Palsy, he signs with his left.

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A Jerry Brock and his wife Jynnifer Brock posed for a photograph with comedian Josh Blue and USF student gov­ ernment senator Amanda Sklar. "I laughed so· hard I cried; said Jynnifer Brock after the performance. "I had to keep

wiping my eyes so I could see~ 11/28/06 The Craw's Nest I campus life I 5 Last Comic Standing rriixes calendar of events sporting events e arts & entertainment e other events message with laughS Events & venue details can be found under "variety" at www.usfstpetecrowsnest.com by LEANNA BOLYARD $50,000 award - after taxes. He also said Blue was making people aware, not contributing· writer admitted that his favorite comedian is making fun of disabilities . 11/28 [Tuesday] ... Josh Blue. The comedian provided a serious Concert: The Smothers Brothers and Judy Collins. Comedian Josh Blue has taken his Lalania Seeders, student assistant for moment when he informed the crowd Ruth Eckerd Hall. 8 p.m. act from television to USF St. Student Disability Services, was recover, about Cerebral Palsy. Hockey~ Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Washington Petersburg. ing from surgery at her mother's house "It's something you're born with. It Capitals. St. Pete Times Forum. 7:30 p.m. The latest winner of NBC's "Last when she turned on "Last Comic doesn't get better. It doesn't get worse;' Film: Shut Up & Sing. Tampa Theatre. 7:30 p.m. Comic Standing" performed on campus Standing." When she saw Blue and he said. Theatre: Christmas Cabaret. TBPAC Jaeb Theater. Nov. 9, as part of the university's third noted that he has Cerebral Palsy, she The National Institute of 7:30p.m. annual Disability Awareness Week immediately contacted Barry McDowell, Neurological Disorders and Strokes Blue said he took home $8 of the Coordinator for Student Disability defmes Cerebral Palsy as a neurological 11/29 [Wednesday] Services. disorder that affects muscle movement Lecture: The Many Voices of Opera. Ruth Eckerd · "Disability According to the institute, the most Hall. 2- 3:30p.m. Awareness Week common effects are lack of coordination Lecture: Arun Gandhi: Lessons Learned from is my thing," said when performing voluntary movement, Grandfather. Campus Activities Center. 6:15 p.m. Seeders. "It's exaggerated reflexes an~ stiff muscles. Student Government Meeting: Davis 130.4:45 p.m. amazing that we USF St. Petersburg has featured per­ Concert: Ska Brawl Tour. State Theatre. 7 p.m. got such a big sons with different disabilities in each Concert: The Dan Band. Jannus'Landing. 7 p.ll). name here:· year of the event In 2004, Ms. Florida, McDowell con­ Shauna Pender, headlined after being 11/30 'Thursday1 fused Blue with disfigured in a nearly-fatal accident Last Conct-rt Harborside LIVE! Davis Lobby. 5 - 7 p.m. Screech from year, the event was attended by the U.S. Concert· Gwar. Jan nus Landing. 7 p.m. "Saved by the Paralympics Wheelchair Rugby National Wome• ', Basl

12/03 (Sunday] .concert: 97X Next Big Thing 6. Ford Amphithe­ atre. 10 a.m. Film: Miracle on 34th Street. Tampa Thea~re. 3 p.m. Concert: Powerman 5000. State Theatre. 7 p.m.

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Florida. Notre Dame's QB, Brady Quinn, has played by CHRIS WAGAR against top-level competition this season and has staff writer performed admirably: 29 TDs, 4 INTs and a 9-1 record. You can almost assuredly pencil him in for a seat among the final four. Last season, the Heisman Trophy race saw Texas freshman QB, Colt McCoy, may have two thoroughbreds running neck and neck for had the biggest shoes to fill of any player in the the coveted trophy in Reggie Bush and Vince nation. His replacement of Vince Young for the Young. The 2006 contest has been a little less reigning national champions has gone smoother . inspiring. than expected. McCoy has thrown 27 TDs and 4 · No dear-cut champion has come through like INTs and has had his team in the top 10. for the previous years when Desmond Howard, Matt majority of the season. Leinart, and Carson Palmer ran away with the In the case of running backs, there has yet to award for college football's best player. be that one dominant performer like Reggie Ohio State QB, Troy Smith, has held the lead Bush last season. ~ut an argument could be over• the competition for most of the season. The made for West Virginia's Steve Slaton who has injury to Oklahoma running back Adrian carried the load for the Mountaineers amassing· 1450 1st Ave N, St Pete Peterson also has not hurt Smith's campaign for 1,363 yards rushing and 12 TDs. Unfortunately No.1. for Slaton, many voters will remember his two 727-898-6699 Smith's numbers have been solid: 2,191 pass­ fumbles in the third quarter.against Louisville 't. ~ www.scooterescapes.com ing yards and 26 touchdowns with orily four that cost his team the game. His chances to win ~·~ blocks north of The Trop! interceptions. Als!), the Buckeyes' undefeated the Heis.man might have vanished, but With a ~~ just two season raises Smith to a higher level than his quick rebound, he still could finish in the top 5. competitors. . - · If I had a vote, it would come down to Ohio So who else figures to follow Smith into the State's showdown with Michigan. If the Buckeyes

./. ::'loo final four? are victorious and Smith has a good game, hand - s sc a UNIVERSITY OF A rarely talked about candidate to make the him the trophy. But if Michigan pulls off an SOUTH FLORIDA trip to the New York City's Downtown Athletic upset, Quinn should take home the hardware. ST. PETERSBURG Club is Hawaii's Colt Brennan. The Warriors The Heisman Trophy will be·awarded on Dec. 9. quarterback has thrown for 3,753 yards and 43 touchdowns with only seven picks. > Chris Wagar is a journalism major in the THE UNIVERS.ITY HONORS PROGRAM Unfortunately, Brennan will face questions about Department of Journalism and Media Studies presents the competition that he faces. Games against · at USF St. Petersburg. Chris can be reached at Louisiana Tech are not going to look as good to ·wagar21 @hotmail.com. voters as much as games against Michigan and Arun Gandhi: SPORTS COVERAGE: E-mail [email protected] to tell us..• Lessons Learned Are you getting enough? Front Grandfather. ureat bel!innin·u ·nail and hair designs W'ednesday, November 2.9 Slf).f)f) ()ff fi~§t Vi§it 6:15PAI (See Patty or Jim) · · Campus Activities Center · Free and Open to the Public 4101 STHAVENUE NORTH For more information, please call: (727) 873-4767- www.stpt. usf. edu/coas/honors ST_ PETER~BURG, FLORIDA33713 TELEPHONE: 327-1785 11/28/06 The Craw's Nest I variety I 7

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between the Red Sox and by CAITLIN KULECI Neighborhood News Bureau in campus, these parts Yankees. Tickets were contributing writer Midtown. The rest are still orphans. serve as temporary sold to the event and The computers in FCT 107 are used replacements. action on the virtual Something was amiss in the Florida by journalism and graphic design stu­ Occasionally field occurred in correla­ Center for Teachers. Gone were the old dents for their class work. However, C~pus Computing . tion to a real game that Macintosh computers and monitors that computers can be found all over campus: ends up with a batch was going on between had lined the walls of Room 107. In their in the library, in the computer lab and in of old computers that the two teams. place were 21 gleaming white iMacs. the offices of faculty and staff members. can be fixed up and "It was much like the "The time had come for those com­ Managing and repairing these com­ made to run like new. gameday applications puters to go;' said Dr. Tony Silvia, direc­ puters requires a lot of work and special­ The -school donates you see on various sports tor of the Department of Journalism and ized know-how, which is where Office of those computers to sites that update the play Media Studies, citing "daily complaints Campus Computing comes in. If~ CD­ non-profit organiza­ in real-time, but it and daily crises" as the reason for the ROM breaks, the support staff at tions like the YWCA occurred in a social envi­ departure of the older computers three Campus Computing replaces it. If a virus or local churches. ronment where people weeks ago. infects a hard drive, they clean it up. And "The open-source could also talk about Apple Computer describes its iMac as when new computers come in, they take and free software that's paseball;' said Chris "the quintessential ali-in-one computd' the old ones away. available on the web A Many of the retired computers are being stored in the closet Carella, media producer It is built into the 24-inch monitor with Gabriel Enriquez, coordinator of helps us donate these of FCT 107 until they find new homes for the Electric Sheep. only a mouse and keyboard as separate campus applications, is one of the people computers without The event created a components. It boasts a Duo processor, who takes care of the unwanted comput­ worrying about soft- shared experience for which allows it to run the Mac operating ers. He said that before they can do any­ ware licenses;' Enriquez said. When his staff recycles a computer, those who attended, system as well as Windows. · thing with the computers, they have to Finally, there are some computers that they take out any parts that might be changing the impersonal "We are trying to satisfy two con­ be taken off the list of official university are too old or broken to be reused or worth something on the used-parts mar­ way sports are common­ stituencies," Silvia said. property. donated. Florida law makes it a crime to ket, Norman said. Then, using screw­ ly watched over the While a large number of people on Once the request is filed and a com­ throw computers into dumpsters or drivers and hammers, they pry batteries internet. campus use PCs, there are some tasks puter is no longer on the property list, landfills because they contain enough and metal components off of plastic Carella sees the future that are better suited to Macs, such as there are ·three acceptable ways to get rid lead, heavy metals and chemicals to be motherboards and device cards. The job ,..._,_ of the virtual world designing a page layout or editing pho­ of it. Most commonly, the campus' old labe~ed hazardous waste. As a result, spe­ requires plenty of manvallabor. bringing the real world tos, Silvia said. computers get "cannibalized" - that is, cial recyclers must be contracted to dis­ Norman traveled throughout Europe, much closer together. He But what happened to the old com­ their parts are removed, fixed up and pose of electronics that are no longer looking for better ways to recycle haz­ rec;alled logging into "St' J:?Uters? reused in other computers. useful. ardous waste. Many European nations after the London bomb­ "They're slowly being given to people "It keeps us from experiencing down­ Bill Norman owns EnviroLight & have tough recycling and garbage laws. ings, finding residents of on this campus;• said Bridget Nickens, time;' Enriquez said. Disposal, a hazardous waste collection 'They do it on a different level;' said London, and creating a ... office manager for the journalism Much of the cannibalization happens service and recycler based in St. Peters­ Norman. "It's completely automated:' more "knowledgeable department, and for now, the guardian of in a storage room in Davis Hall. Thenar­ burg. EnviroLight & Disposal handles He adds that, while most waste collec­ outlook about what hap­ the old Macs. row room is lined along one wall with computers and monitors, as well as fluo­ tors will not take computers, the City of pened after discussing Nickens said that four ofthe comput­ old hard drives, CD-ROMs and memory rescent light bulbs, batteries and plastics. St. Petersburg sponsors occasional the news with them. ers would be set up in Poynter Library, sticks. Against the opposite wall is a long "You don't want all that metal to end "Amnesty Days': where citizens are "In the virtual world and that one had already been given to workbench covered with more electron­ up in the ground, because of the possi­ encouraged to drop off old computers at you can watch videos the mail)tainer of the USF St. Petersburg ics, as well as tools used fo test computer bility that i4Jlight leach into groundwa­ mobile collection centers. together with others and Web site. Two more are destined for the parts. When a computer breaks around ter;' Norman said. the discussion happens in real-time;' Carella said. "Global interaction between people is getting Cohen-hillarious as Borat easier and richer:' Carella says his com­ pany wants to aid in the by RYAN TREACY so different from those he interviews and which adds to his impeccable comic tim­ various upscale hotels and even a Civil process and believes vir­ contributing writer· because he so completely lacks knowl­ ing. Cohen has appeared for weeks on War antique store where he causes the tual worlds will drastical­ edge of American ways. Borat is sur­ late night TV and morning shows as owner some stress by destroying some ly change the way people In the film "Borat!: Cultural prised to learn that women don't have a Borat, which has produced some memo­ priceless memorabilia. Each scenario use the Internet. Learnings of America for Make Benefit brain the size of a squirrel's, that a hotel rable moments such as his wrestling ends with hilarious results; the ·rilin "We want to help Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan; the elevator is not a guest room, and that a match against Harry Smith of "The Early draws much of its hilarity ~om the var­ influence the adaption of character of Borat is a wild and crazy tortoise is not a kind of dog. Show." ied reactions to Borat. this space by seeding the reporter just trying to fit in with Borat comes to America, and after In the film, every town and every per­ The movie is filmed as a mockumen­ virtual world with high American culture. watching "Baywatch" on television his son that Borat meets results in a funny tary, using nial people as well as actors. quality content.and easy­ Borat, the character created and per­ fust night, he falls in love with Pamela ·moment. He visits a local television news This makes it funnier; it is sometimes to-use software that lets formed by Sacha Baron Cohen, comes Anderson. He then begins a journey to station, where he completely disrupts the impossible to tell who was acting and users take full advantage from Kazakhstan. Borat believes that Los Angeles to meet his "Baywatch" weather man's forecast. He travels to who just being used for laughs by Borat's of3-D." Jews are evil shape-shifters, Gypsy tears beauty and arrange their marriage. Times Square and almost gets beaten up antics. Second Life was creat­ can cure AIDS, and tape players are the His journey across America becomes for greeting some harsh New Yorkers Overall, this is a very, very funny ed by Linden Lab, a San new fad. He comes off as racist, sexist a hilarious and quotable one. with a kiss. He si.J?.gs the Kazakhstan movie; quite possibly .the funniest movie Francisco-based compa­ and completely clueless... and I could not There were many funny things about national anthem to the tune of the I've seen this year. Although it is a good ny, in 2003 and in stop laughing at him. He is sent by his this film. United States national anthem, which comedy, many people might be offended October passed a mile­ country to film a documentary to better First of all, I have to give props to causes massive headaches and booing at by the racy and raunchy humor. If you stone by registering its learn the ways of American culture. Sacha Baron Cohen for his portrayal of a rodeo. He takes an etiquette class and are easily offended, I would not recom­ millionth virtual resident. The way he learns about our culture is Borat. Cohen, an Englishman, speaks _attends a dinner with a church group, to mend this movie. Otherwise, definitely priceless because his view of the world is with an outrageous Croatian accent which he brings a prostitute. He goes to go see what all the hype is about.