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ENTERTAINMENTpage 25 Technique • Friday, October 25, 2002 • 25 Truth about Charlie? Basketball Preview Read the review of The Truth About Check out a preview of both the men’s ENTERTAINMENT Charlie to see if it’s worth seeing to learn and women’s team, due to start up this the truth. Page 27 season soon. Page 40 Technique • Friday, October 25, 2002 Bill Maher brings his political commentaries to Tech By Vivian Vakili Maher also avoids the seemingly surprise that this comment was seen Contributing Writer constant debates on where certain as offensive by a network that is part networks stand on the conservative of the Disney corporation. Regard- “Politically Incorrect with Bill to liberal spectrum. Rather, he be- ing the cancellation, Maher says that Maher”: a provocative name. When lieves that the media is, above all, he is not bitter, and that he is in- you ride Alone, you ride with bin lazy. The media, according to Ma- deed surprised that it lasted this long. Laden—an even more provocative her, should “confront conformity.” In fact, he says that he does not title. Both the former and the latter He finds the media to be too unilat- blame ABC any more for firing his are Mr. Bill Maher’s claims to fame. eral in their approaches to events. show than he would a tobacco com- The former is a television show Perhaps it is his credo of “confront- pany for trying to sell him ciga- that aired for nine years, first on ing conformity,” however, that re- rettes. Nevertheless, Maher says he Comedy Central and then on ABC, sulted in the cancellation of his show. is not yet ready to retire, and hinted before being cancelled in June. The Why did “Politically Incorrect at possible future programming. latter is the book that is the pivotal His current tour, entitled the point of Maher’s current tour enti- “Ride Alone Tour,” is named after tled, “The Ride Alone Tour.” Maher sees himself as his new book, When you ride Alone, Who exactly is Bill Maher? Is he you ride with bin Laden. Maher said simply a political provocateur, or is a commentator, his book is a series of posters, styled there more to this man? In other simply commenting on after old propaganda war posters. words, what has he really got to say? One poster features a picture of a In a recent interview, I attempted news rather than man about to be euthanized on one to answer these questions. actually uncovering side and a picture of a suicide pilot Bill Maher, a graduate of New running a plane into a building on York’s Cornell University, grew up the stories. the other. The caption reads, “Which in a home where newsworthy issues suicide do you care about?” were continually being discussed. Another poster featuring an old His father’s involvement in broad- woman smoking a joint basically casting was the main reason for this, with Bill Maher” end? Most think forwards Maher’s Libertarian views, and perhaps this is what prompted it has something to do with his show which include legalization of mari- Maher to pursue news also. Maher that aired Sept. 17, 2001, shortly juana. Maher acknowledges that just defines himself as a comedian and after the September 11 attacks. Ma- like there are Democrats with dif- commentator, but wants people to her had mentioned during this par- fering views, there are also Libertar- know that he is not a journalist. ticular show how the hijackers on ians with differing views. His brand Maher said that he believes true the planes had actually risked their of Libertarianism subscribes to the journalists are the ones that actually own lives by piloting the planes and idea that everybody should be able venture to the hub of the action, being in them when they smashed to do what they want, as long as immersing themselves in the situa- into the World Trade Center, where- they are not hurting anyone. tion in order to accurately report as the United States opts to send its Talking to Maher about the cur- news events. Maher sees himself as bombs from 2,000 miles away, far rent state of political affairs, it was a commentator, simply comment- detached from any real harm or ac- obvious that he has a bit of an aver- Photo courtesy of Bill Maher ing on news rather than actually tion. Bill Maher, a well-known political commentator, will be performing at uncovering the stories. At such a delicate time, it was no See Maher, page 29 the Ferst Center tonight. He is also hosting a book signing this afternoon. Campus haunted house scares students The Ring disappoints By Bryan Basamanowicz the end of the fist ten minutes of Senior Staff Writer the movie, Katie is dead and Becca has been committed to an asy- Dreamworks’ new horror lum. thriller, The Ring, definitely of- The story follows the trail of fers a few frightening moments Rachel Keller, an investigative and capitalizes well off the ultra- journalist looking into the si- spooky, urban myth routine, but multaneous deaths of Katie and there are enough holes in the three other adolescents. Her production to make waiting for search takes her to a small cabin the video a good idea. resort where the teens had spent The first scene sets a genu- the former weekend. There she inely frightening mood for the discovers an unmarked tape. It film. The show begins with Katie is at this point in the film where and Becca, two adolescent girls, the audience is actually privi- in the bedroom of an empty house leged to view this homicidal tape. talking. Becca is explaining to Those who have a fetish for the Katie how the recent surge in weird should enjoy this segment. cell phones and satellite televi- Keller tracks the source of this sion has filled the air with so tape through a twisted history of many signal rays that human brain murder and psychosis that even- cells, organic receivers and trans- tually leads her to a small horse mitters of information, are per- ranch in which the secrets of the By Daniel Uhlig / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS petually being tampered with and tape’s origin are steadily revealed. Students enjoy the Towers Haunted House from two years ago. Every fall, the residents of Towers construct destabilized. The Ring features the acting a haunted house, open to the public, that benefits various charities and draws a number of Tech students “Everybody knows about it, talents of Naomi Watts (Mul- the government, corporations, holland Drive) and Martin Hend- By Ron Henry in the attic of the Towers dorm and and the guys try to act macho, which but no one is doing a thing about erson (Windtalkers). Watts’ Contributing Writer provides a charitable donation by is usually pretty funny.” it.” Becca’s techno-phantasma- performance is definitely note- charging one dollar or a canned food On the nights of the haunted goric discussion transitions to a worthy, but her talent might ex- Trick-or-treating may be a thing for admission. house, many Towers residents get tale of an urban myth about a tend beyond the requirements of a college student’s past, but there The Towers Haunted House has involved by helping escort people tape that, when watched, results of her character, Rachel Keller. are a few people on campus who are become a well-known tradition on from the entrance to the attic and in the viewer being notified by Henderson, on the other hand, making sure the spirit of Hallow- campus, and as such, it is not un- back again. The event has been very telephone that they only have doesn’t do much for the film een is not forgotten. common for hundreds of people to successful in the past because it has seven days left to live. aside from supplying the male On the nights of Oct. 30 and 31, show up on Halloween night to promoted community building while After taking in Becca’s story, role in a sketchy and unmemo- Towers Residence Hall will be put- brave the haunted house. also providing for a good cause. Katie confesses to having viewed rable romantic side plot. ting on its 12th Annual Towers Towers Residence Hall Staff Ad- Last year, it was estimated that a tape and received such a phone Haunted House, open to the pub- visor Michael Clements said, “The call exactly seven days ago. By See Ring, page 27 lic. The haunted house takes place girls usually do get scared quite a bit See Towers, page 28 26 • Friday, October 25, 2002 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT Enterprise: Star Trek’s newest series through the eyes of an avid fan The first hint that the series was First contact with other popular spe- dynamics that wouldn’t have worked destined to travel in a unique direc- cies from previous series? (So far, in the earlier series. The ship is cap- tion was the lack of a “Star Trek” we’ve seen the “introduction” of tained by Jonathan Archer, who’s preceding the title. And rightly so, the Klingons and the Ferengi.) something like Captain Kirk and for the series—set roughly 100 years Since the series features the first something like Captain Picard— before Captain Kirk’s explorations— voyages of the human race beyond an adventurous yet contemplative is almost entirely devoid of a Feder- the solar system, we pick up a lot of explorer who maintains even more ation, Warp 9 capabilities, universal early Star Trek history that lends of an open mind than the “previ- communication devices, quarter- perspective to the earlier series.