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JrLLIA\1 Mums the sleekest, smallest, and most technologically $129.99 after a two year agreement to Verizon Depending on your cell phone usage you might StaffWriter advanced cell phone every day. Wireless. find them appealing or appalling. Whatever you "They are getting so complicated all I need The Helio Ocean Slider has a minimalist need in a cell phone, chances are you can find one is a simple phone that I can use to call people. face and slides to reveal an alphanumeric key to fit any and practically all of your needs. 1 In less than 20 years, cell phones have be I don't have to have all the extra stuff I'll never pad making sending text messages, surfing the All cell phone information and pictures taken : come the must have accessory. They've evolved use," said senior Nicolette Countryman. web and sending emails from http://wwwmobiledia.com/ 1 and can now do just about anything; they act as Right now, the most sought much easier. The cameras, mp3 players, and connections to the after cell phones with the lat- Helio Ocean has a Internet. est technological advances 2.4-inch display, "Cell phones are becoming so advanced, I'm include Apple's iPhone, external speakers, practically carrying a pocket sized camera, com Samsung's F700, LG two mega pixel puter, and phone with me at all times," said fresh Chocolate, the Helio camera, Bluetooth, man Aimee Leonard. Ocean Slider, and the and 200 MB inter It's no secret that BlackBerry Pearl. nal memory. The cell phone companies Apple's iPhone Ocean also carries are fighting to create will use a full screen a special chip de- and a system called signed to optimize Multi-Touch; there music playback and will be no keyboard. even allows users to view It will have a two mega the web without interrupt pixel camera, a SIM tray, and a microphone ing music playback. The Helio input. It will have a proximity sensor that will Ocean Slider will cost about $295. detect when you bring it to your ear to shut down The BlackBerry Pearl sets itself apart by the screen and touch sensor. looking remarkably similar to an ord~ary cell Samsung's F700 is attempting to rival the phone. However, it is small, slick and lighter iPhone. The F700 will have a 'five mega pixel than its predecessors. It has a SureType keyboard camera, and also a full touch screen interface. that combines 2 letters on each key. Its main However, unlike the iPhone there will be a sliding navigational tool is a track ball that looks like a keyboard built in. The F700 comes with pre-in pearl when the phone is active. The Pearl has a stalled software including a full HTML browser. 1.3 mega pixel camera, with 5x zoom capability The LG Chocolate doesn't have as many and a built in flash. T-Mobile carries the Black technological add-ons as the iPhone or F700, but Berry Pearl for around $350 with a two year still remains a great phone. It has a 1.3 mega pixel agreement. camera, Bluetooth capability, and a microSD ex All these cell phones boast the latest and pansion. The LG Chocolate will cost you around greatest technologies in the cell phone industry. Take a bite out of Apple's new iPhone. The LG Chocolate phone from Verizon. .' ' ------Eat the chocolate and forget the guilt;

KELLY CurusTIANSON regarding fair trade chocolate. In this discussion, fair trade when she studied unfair trade practices and chocolate. All of these products sold on this! Staff Writer Fitch-Frankel will give attendees a serious look in her English. olass.haught by Rtofessior Sandra website have been obtained through f1UJ1,trade. 'I at the chocolate industry, which often involves Feldmani Chilelli said she wants to go to thelecture. "I· • underpaying workers, slavery, and forced child "Through my class, I learned about all the am excited to taste the chocolate," she said. Ad Imagine being able to eat guilt-free choco labor. In addition, she will discuss topics such as human right violations occurring to produce stuff ditionally, Chilelli gave this advice to chocolate late. This particular chocolate is guilt-free not be poor working conditions and abusive child labor. that I buy everyday. The most shocking fact I buyers: "We must research and find out which cause it doesn't contain calories, but because this Shortly after the lecture, attendees will be learned was that companies are selling. chocolate was not acquired through forced child invited to participate in a guilt-free chocolate tast in some instances, chocolate that is nott labor. No human right laws have been violated in ing, which will only consist of chocolate obtained children as young being produced with{ the production of this chocolate. This particular through fair trade. as·six were forced forced child labor.1 chocolate is fair trade chocolate. Unfortunately, With the realization that products bought in to work about 80 Find the chocolate! however, the chocolate produced by most of the the United States have been obtained through the to 100 hours a that has been pro-. world's largest chocolate producers is not fair violation of basic human rights, activists speak week, without pay, duced without violat-. trade and not guilt-free. ing against these practices have emerged. Some in order to produce ing human rights,"1 On April 25 at 8 p.m., Adrienne Fitch-Fran of these activists attend Sonoma State, such as chocolate," said she said. kel of the Global Exchange Organization will Sonoma State freshman, Nicola Chilelli. Chilelli So how do we be coming to Sonoma State to present a lecture Chilelli first became interested in the issue of Fitch-Fran find that chocolate'h kel works as the On Wednesday, Aprilt Fair Trade Cocoa 25 at 8 p.m. in the1 Campaigner for Multi-Purpose rooml Global Exchange. in the Student Union,' The Global Adrienne Fitch-Fran-' Exchange is an CoURTESY // ANGLOPHONE-DIRECT.COM kel will educate ust organization that Is your chocolate fair trade? about these matters. THURSDAYS Live Salsa Music promotes inter- This event is) the 2nd Thursday ofevery JTtonth! national economic, ecological, and social supported by Sonoma State Associated Studentsl l~Th-~-s-d-~ - ,- A_p_n-.-l 1_2_, _2_0 _07~j justice. This organization even has an on-line Productions and the Student Union. f I I fair trade store as part of their website at http: For more information, please visitt I /store.gxonlinestore.org/. www.sonoma.edu/AS/ ASP. The website sells products such as coffee, tea

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