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' FIQres to leave CSUN By STEVE PISZTON GiMy Lussier, Associate Dean "' academic oonf...,,.,.. and SUNDIAL STAFF of the Qillege of Social and research projects." • Behavioral Sciences. In a phone interview, CSUN Dean of the Lussier also crodi1s Flores Aores asserted his com .. College of Social and wilh the development of the TIBehavioral Sciences, Center for Soolhem California See FLORES, page 10 Snxlics (CSCS~ Th: c.cmr, established in the Fall of 1996, 0 is a research and eW:aliooal New dean facility wilhin the College of Social and Bchaviornl Scicnceo selection specializing in iSsues penaining • set for fall lO the 5lale of Qilifornia. Amllg his l"llll1CIOW rotri- By STEVE PISZTON tuicn<. ~ csti>lisMl an SUNOlAL STAFF
W'lllal faculty - oompeti- rginia Lussier, ""''f' lA1'1 I o.iut.Y SUNOW. lion ., tund new and conciooing .Associate Dean Prairie Street School has not been used for LAUSD Instruction In almosl 120 years . cc:a..#0'8Y OI- SOOAl.sat4Cl5 research en:ieavas. Acres also of the College of Deen Wllllam Florea pnMcbl fining for SllXbll IW- V Social and Behavioral lO ~ paeru- e! give Scienoes. will act as the having r=nlly been appoirit: lions, LuRr said. admlnistralor-in-charge Debate over Prairie Street ed ID the positioo of pro-at .. He is popular widj Sl1ldents, By REBECCA RIVKIN majors al CSUN will get to Brink emphasiud that he is as CSUN searches for an New Mexico Slate Univmily having provided guidance. sup. teach students ac the high oo< agaillSl education and he inlerim deM to ! Stayner held over for trial Children MARIPOSA. Calif. (AP) - He said he Slal"1 oft' in a da2I: anesr. in the toWists' case. That case injured in CaryStayner Construction p_rojects build up duri·ng summer Now that the big stuff is over, the devil is in the details By JESSICA TAYLOR c~it spikes designed to shred SUNDIAL STAFF the tires of cars cnrcring the wrong way, said James Parlor. . re's been a lor. of ' associate dirt'Clor ef Parking necic energy on cam- and Transponation. TIpus these days. New :'Some students uy 10 enter signs are going up, enti" the lot trnoogh lhc exit while depanments are packing up other students are uying to and moving to new locations. leave," Parlor said. "There and construction ..workers are have been a lot of near misses." clearing areas. hauling debris Besides managing traffic, and pulling finishing touches lhe n:stor:llion will also pro- on new buiklings. vide some additional parking. The major building COO• 'Removal of !railers and domes SlruClion - which ha< become is already providi~g some a familiar backdrop on campus additional parking space, sir-.:e the 1994 Nonhridge eaflh. Parlor said. quake - officially ended with "When lhc earthquake hit, the recent completion of temporary villages were set up Manzanita Hall. Now, smaller in lhe parking lots ... they were projects designed 10 beautify lhe necessary so students could campus and ~e it moo: user- attend clasics," Partol' said. "As friendly have become the focus. a result. available parking Completion is planned for space was minimiud." ,.SSICATAYL.Oal WMME#1'JN04N. late. 2002 with most of the Some lots have only a few Conatructlon workera' put a lew finishing touchea on Armer Theatre, getting ready lor today'• big move. wort occurring during this and additional spaces, while others ncx1 summer, CSUN President have ra:eived hund"'1s. ln Lot structures in Lots A. B and M. Students recent vote to increase groWaled. "Wa Is baseball taking its final br~at ·h .? By DANNY GILBERT SUNDIAL STAPF "> N ow that basketball s~n has come to an end, it is time for all of us to focus on the real national pastime _: baseoall. • Why must we focus on it? ls·it because baseball is the thinking person 's spo11• Is it because hit· ting a baseball is consideAld the hardest thing to do in all of spons? ls it on account of the game being an i mportam link to our history? •;2001 The answer as to why we must focus on this baseball season is quite simple. This may be the la~ t season we will ever have the -, game. I'm not trying ·to go Shakespeare on you by being overly dramatic. but if hi•tory does repeat itself, baseball will perhaps see . the greatest work CUIWFBALL.. THAT GOT' AWA'< stoppage ever. THE The labor agreement between the owners and the players' union owners had made such a mockery ing lot before the game, barbecue best learn this year and may even Besides the Mariners. the ~ are expires at the end of the season, of the game by pulling below: and dri nk a few bee rs. The go down as one of the best ever. the Minnesota Twins. a small- whic'h will li ke ly lead to Donald average talent on the field, tha1 Podgers wanied their fans tC> have considering they have gonen off market team having a great sea- Fehr, the head of the Player's t hen -Detroit Tigers manager a goooth of Was ·a lesson learned in a[I of of FBI agents, with radio headsets In my opinion, lchiro is the cal punching bag. 1he Chicago them. Of the combined 30 .teams this? Of course not! Mediamogpl and 'the attitude of Nazi Ame rican I.,eague's Most Cubs. who are currently in fi rst in the American and Nat ional Rupert Murdoch came into the stonntroopers. Why did tturd('ICh Valuable Player 1his year and the place in the National League Lea.s.~ . there are ·the "haves" picture when he purchased the do this? The answer is &jmile ~ key ·to the Mariners' success, • Central. The Cubs are not having · and'The ~· have- nots." Los Angeles Dodgers from the \ he wants you to buy his ov(l:.-....,,"'lldding ·10 their unsclfi s~ team- ' , a fluk«~ason.}'t>ey; havl' •solid·v,_,.; -. •• The New York Yankees didn 't O'Malley family shortly before priced, watered-down beer when work and extreme depth in pitch- lineup, an excelfent manager in' ' just ha. n to win the last four out the 1998 season. The O'Malleys you enter the stadium. ing. But, we can ,attribute their Don Baylor. but. above all else. of five World Series' because they had owned the Dodg€ts since This is just one of many exam- winning more to the fact thai 1hey are gelling outstanding pitch- are a great team. That goes with- . their days in Brooklyn, and the pies how the fans suffer while the Seattle's three previous supe r- ing from the entire staff. Every out saying. They won due to the team's president Peter O'Malley stars Randy Johnson, Ken baseball person knows you need fact that they are a large, market • was the most respected of all the" Griffey, Jr. and Rodriguez lef1 pitching to win a championship. team with an owner who can baseball owne rs. When Karl Marx respectively, not wanting to stay Unlike 1994, when there was afford to keep his players from O'Malley saw the writing on · in the Pacific Nonhwest. Their • no World Series played, the leaving to free agency. the wall from the aftennath of the suggested. that depanure~ he lped !heir former 2001 season will most likely be When the las.I strike occurred 19'14 season. He realized 1he the 'workers of team more by preventing a dis- played through. Afterwards. the ".i n 1994. ihe sma ll -market game had gone completely corpo- traction; which ultimately led to future is unclear. If 1here is no Montreal Expos were putting rate and fe lt that a 1eam could no the WOrld Unite,' the Mariners' prosperi ty. 2002 season. it will be 1he final 1oge1her a miracle season by lead- · 1ongerbefamily-ownedand oper- I don't think hel._ With recent innated salaries, straw for many fans who gave ing !he majors with 74 viins when aied. Claiming t~at he was going other superstars have begun to feel the game another chance when the season abruptly ended on Aug. 10 find the best possible person to envisioned unde(llppreciated and want to be in play resum.ed in 1995. 12. On the advice of Fehr, the purchase. the club. O'Malley wealthy ba$eball the same salary range · as Every baseball tan who follows Major League Player's Union obviously didn 't try too hard and Rodriguez. Gary Sheffield of the the game re ligiously knows Iha! decided to walk away from their instead took the best ~offer: $311 players as Dodgers and Frank Thomas ofihe when they talk strike or lockoul. it six· to seven·figure salaries ·million from Murdoch. representatiVeS Chicago White Sox, to name a is ·something to take seriously because the owners were "mis· In the shon time that Murdoch · few, openly showed their disap- because odds are in favor of either tre~ting" tt..!ni. and his Fox Corporation have Of the exploited pointment with their current con- one becoming a reality. The fact When Karl Marx suggested owned the team, he has managed proletariat. tracts and demanded either to be tha1 ·baseball has been losing fo 1ha1 the "workers of the world to trade away the greatest hitting traded or walk out. Obviously they popularity with the.American peer unite," I don't think he envi- cai.cher of all time in Mike don't understand the concept of pie doesn't help the situation either. sioned wealthy baseball players Piaiza, ruin the game's most players and owners cannot come following through on a contract Over the pas! decade. more as repres~nta1ives of the respected minor league system to an agreement. Do any of these after signing one, but this could be and more parents have been con: exploited proletariat. and single-handedly inflate the scxalled business people know a result of them relying too tributing 10 the decline of base· Because Montreal is a small salaries of etite players. Pitcher the golden rule of business - 1he much on the advice of !heir · ball's populariiy by having their market, the club was unable to Kevin Brown,, who was signed to cus1omer is always right? agents, who have a 10 percent ·-chi ldren choose basketball and keep its best players once the a seven year $105 million con- ·. Now that we have arrived at take on their saiaries. soccer instead. final year of their contract was tract prior to 1he 1999 season, has the 2001 season, the biggest s1ory Presently. the worst major Baseball is no longer the pre- up. Their 1994 season was yet to win 20 games while Pill;ZZll has been that of the Texas Rangers league- players receive an annual ferred viewing sport j,or orchestrated by their brilliant is abo\>t to be named to his ninth signing superstar shonstop Alex six-figure salary, and, of course, American fans. It will never be manager Felipe· Alou, recently all-star team. Rodriguez to a IQ.year $252 mil- there are the all-stars who are well able to compele with basketball '°' fired by 1he same club.who, over From a . fan 's perspective, lion contract. Rodriguez may have into 'the eight-figure bracket. or football and may soon be less the years, traded away the talent we'rejust beginning to scra1eh the received the money he wanted, When the salaries CS\'8late. it is the popular than NASCAR. · that he developed. · surface. Before Murdoch rode but the Rangers will never be able fans who have to put up wi th the When a non-sport, such as 1 Jump to the 11111 of the 199S into town from down under in to afford pitching to win a World inflation that follows. car .race that consists of con- _..when the owners~ ~ Aus!Tlllia, going to . a Dodger , Series. The tam is lousy this sea- . The 58ddest tliing ab\Jut the stant left-hand lums, becomes by lockina the playen OUI Giijng game was SO!Mhing to look for- son with aaendance going south. possibility of a wod< SIOppllge is prefe"ed over baseball, lhat spring tnining and, replacing · wan! to in the summertime. The Seanle Marinen, the tam thlt ~ is alWllys a grell stoiy alone can tell you the thell'i with scabs. The bueblll ·Peoplectll!klhangout in the pout- Rodriguez left. ia poacntly the hlppening during lhc aeuon. Apocalypse ia near. The s..n.-Sondi.i. CSUN •Juno Hl-22.2001 • 1 Fathei-~s Day · Fa~her's .Day atr CSUN i!Y JANE YIMYAM Fadicr's Day and President Lyndon Prior to the 1990s, thete suNDiALSTAf'F Jomsoo signed a presiderUI procla- weren't many studies on the mation in 1%6, declaring die third falher's role. nth after Mother's Sunday oUllllC as Father's Day. Tuday. Ihm""' national supoort uy occurs, Father's "Mother's Day is mon: mar- gioops. studies, parenting maga- Afay creeps up and sur- ketable,"saidChris.27, who was on 1.ines for father.;, and Web sites prises us. ls this a cheap attempt _ campus studying with other students. otrering advice and tips for fatlters. to sell mon: greeting cards and "Youdon'tbuyyoordadtlowe,.," AtsomejOOs, falhen;areableto items targeted at nten? , "Ifs more important than rake paternal leaves of absence. Sharron G. Uhler's book Motl\er's Day because I like my dad Many public men's restroom have "Father's Day" explains the hiSlor)I ~" said Rebecca, 19, afTeshman di'!p:r-changing tables. of this annual ritual. It all began in biology majoc. Melissa Caballero, an employee 1909 when Sooo Jessica, 6, making · her dad • book. . "\ ) •• The Summe.- Sundial • CSUN • June 111-n. 200 I Channel Islands Cl healtll.center to get new services By T IM TANNER ..'The only ftt is if a student SUNDIAL STAFF needs labworlt done." The professional services hannel l~land's Student offered ioclude·: diagnosis and Health Cemer opened treatmem of acute illness or CiL11 OOors in the fall of injury. such as a cold. physical 1999. and is looking to expand examiftalions., family planning. in lhe next few !iemc.5ter.;. immuni_zations. ,PAP smears. Phy~idan a.s.sismnt Heather TB t"-'ling. HIV testing. STD Poehler sah.l the health cemer is screenings and treatment. ~ looking to expand to a larger . well a.o; pregnancy testing. focili1y on campu.~. During the semester the ··we a~ here 10 help and are health center typically offers looking to expand our Health two to four health education Cen1er to provide more ser- programs. These seminars arC vices to the s1udems:· Poehler held at the student loonge for an said. The new center might hoor and are given by VCMC include che capability of tak- physicians. Poehler added. la.It ing X- rays: as wfll as having semester. programs on hcan AMY MOOfHr: I SUMMOt SUNOW. larger physician rooms. disease and diabetes were The beautiful campus of CSUN at Channel Islands was built In the 1930a In the atyl6 ol an old Spanish mlulon. The Student Health Center given. is an outpatient clinic staffed by In the hcaJth cenrer there are Sheryl Dickstein, M.D., and pamphlets that students can Heather Poehler. PA-C and is pick up for free on topics such . ~ located at the far end of the A2 as high blood pressure, sues.. Far to the east of Northridge along Highway 101, near the city of pnric.ing lot on San Luis Avenue. and eatingdiSOO'.lcn. "Most p By TIM TANNER 2003 and the final phase campus. Ahhough the SUNDIAL STAFF will be completed by 2005. resources of the library are "Currently we are look- limited, students have ord Norman Foster, ing for a library director to access 10 many of the ser- a Brilis.h. arc hitecc. hel p with the library's vices available • at the L unveiled his model needs," said Patti Johnson, Oviatt Library. of a two-story library at a part-timC librarian at "We have th.e same CSUN at Channel J,..lands Channel Islands. The ontinc database with on JunC 5th, whi le the cu r· library staff cOnsists of . CSUN except for . the reJll CSU Library ls - four part-time librarians, Wilson database which expanding its current. oper- four student voluffleers. isn't available yet," ations. Foster is a friend of ..and one librarian. Johnson said. Channel Islands President The satellite library The Channel Is lands Jay Handel Evans. The started on campus in Library has (J computers, name of the library will .September 1999. "We two printers, as well as a bear the name of John moved to this building in copy machine for studem use. Broome, an Oxnard ranch- January 2000," Johnson "You ca-n check and er-who donated $5 million said. ··we arc expanding a look at online journals, TIM T""*-fl I suMMul M.NOW. dollars 10.1he campus. new wing which will CSUN journals, as well as· Pollce chief Jeff YO!lng and his atalf provide oecurlty for the Channel Islands campus. The new library will be include many periodicals. periodicals at. our cam- located where the current o lder reference hooks, as pus," Johnson said. "The Cl police expands as Cl grows admini stration building well is journals." , only thing you need is a stands. The current library . CSUN is purchasing a student ID. Obtaining an By TIM TANNER luu]dled much crime in the pas1 fireworks srow at the Campus is located near the Bell collection of t>c;>oks. maga- ID is easy and you can SUNDIAL STAFF lhr Lagomarsino archives an asset to Channel Islands By AMY MOORE in Congress. primary research here at schools and communily "These archives benefit Taylor hopes to have a SUNDIAL STAFF "It is impohant that col· Cal ·State Channel colleges are also able to many majors. not just hi s- variety of archives in the lege stud ents know they Islands," Taylor said. use the Lagomarsino tory and political science futu re. in addition 10 rhose ol many CSUN stu- have a place 10 conduct Students of local high Archives for research. majors," Taylor said. donated by Lagomarsino. · dents arc aware N 1h:u California State University Northridge at Channel Islands off.crs a new iaatc of the art research center to students. Former Congressman Robert Lago marsino has donated hundreds of documents, reports, phOlogriiphs, tapes and speeches of important government events of our history. Many of these arc.hives are available to students of both campuses to conduct resea rch from. It is important for Northridge students to know this helpful center is available for re'Search and thesis papers. Project archivist Evelyn Taylor ha's compiled hundreds of boxes Qf material that will provide students wi th pri - mary research for their projects. The arch ives at Channe l Islands include the transcripts from the Wa1ergate hearings and original reports from the Chall enger space shuttle AMT "OOllu SUMM£Jt SUNOW. explosion and bills passed The Channel Islands library contains this replica of former Congressman's Robert Lagomaralno'a office In addition to his archives. .. -:Get,: ready~ some·jun & -- excitement ... · The Chees~cake Factory Is opening another new loqJtion In SF Valley. This time in SHERMAN OAKS! And, right now we are conducting interviews for all kitchen & service team pos;oons · •SERVERS •LINE & PREP COOKS •BARTENDERS •FRONT DESK Since i(s founding in 1967, Phoenix House has been a leader in the Therapeutic Community Model, to adolescents, adults, women, children and families with •BAKERY/ESPRESSO BAR substance abuse related problems. We are currently seeking an AmeriCorps Along with great wages and-flexible scheduling, -provide Program Director lo participate in sustaining excellence in services, adhere lo excellent benefits and advancement potential, in a run, upscale wori< atn\ospherel the concept of self help, and seek innovative solutions lo social problems. Immediate training will be held This position will be responsible for managing the California component of the national AmefiCorps program. This includes: at these restaurant locations: · · •P.asade~a •Brentwood • Structuring meaningfu l experiences for AmefiCorps members •Marina Del Rey •Redondo Beach ~ Supervising programs in accordance with Phoenix House and AtneriCorps policies and procedures •Woodland Hills •Thousand Oaks • Serving as the primary liaison between Phoenix House and other commun ity Hiring !or our new SHERMAN OAKS restaurant will begin agencies soon. However, ~you can train al any of the above resta~ira nt locations. for a short period of time. and would Must)JOSSesS Bachelor's degree in a h!"llh related field, supervisory experience . like to join our SHERMAN OAKS opening team,~- and computer literacy. Master's degree and experience in youth service or APPLY IN PERSON substance abuse rehabili.tation preferred. Monday through Frldlly, 2:00p.m. to 4:30p.m. at •ny one of these restaur1nf locations: Please send resume to: PASAllEllA REDOlllO IEACll Phoenix House of California 2 W. Colorado Blvd 605 N. Harbor Dr 11600 Eldridge Ave. · IREllTWOOO WOODUID M1S Lake View Terrace, CA 91342 116"7 San Vicente Blvd 6324 C3noga Ave MAlllllA oa REY 11IOUUllll DAIS Fax: (818) 896-3442 4142 Via Marina 442 W. Hillcrest Dr Email: [email protected] anequolopponuntiy- 10 •The Summer S..ndi•I • CSUN ~June 18-22. 2001 800 at any one time. inSlitulion and a Hispanic-serv- itag via e-mail and the FOREST Not all residents of the com- FLORES ing institution. with S1J008 suc- LUSSIER lntemec, Macune said. Continued from page 1 munity disapprove of the project. Continued from page 1 cess in °'tramural grants and Continued from page 1 A famaJ si•-person com- ''I myself am in favor of the -toapply . milt Er.1PLOYr,1ENT E '.1PLOY'.1Er, T FOR RENT FOR RENT "'SUMMER TIME &. swimsuitS! EVENT STAFF for concerts, · SUMMER WORk. Local BUSY FRIENDLY doclOr's. ROOMMATE WANTED. Semi- ECG DONORS nccd w~ ·~an esta'bl i;hed ii. Call Streetlights at (323) 960-4540 www.streei li g hts.org •' . ' STREETLl Cl Fl'I'§ production assistant program TH• ht8TITUT• l'OR lli!U81MH8 AND l!COMOMIC8 CENTER FOR REAL ESTATE Summer 2001 Home Buye{s Forum The Wednesday June 27th DAILY SUNDIAL 6:00 Pm • 9:00 pm has moved to: .. Room: BE101 Topi s: • Qualifying for a Loan • Overview of Mortgages IManzanita Hall, Room 140 I • Dealing with Brokers • Common Mistakes to Avoid FREE to all CSUN Faculty, Students, Alumni and Friends* Limited Seating . To reserve ill apace call: (818) 677-2459 DAILY SUNDIAL or emall: creocaun.edu Pul>lishinO since 1957 "SH-OOloofw-- 12 •The Summer Sundl>I • C$UN •June 18-22.2001 Arts and Entertainment Swordfish: Big on action, small on script By STEVE PISZTON addict ex-wife and her porn extensively from ' the bullet- formance as a DEA agent SUNDIAL STAFF financier husband. FBI ti me effect in "The Matrix" in "Traffic," only to agent A.O. Roberts (Don and sets the ' tone of what choose a c lich~ - ridden he new tcchno- Cheadle) is hot on the trail this film has to offer. character who could very thriller ··sword fish" when Jobson meets Shear in Bad guy Travolta goes well have been played by Thas .all chc tangibles: Los Angeles. into "Terminator" mode me, a non-actor. big actors. big guns. big For a price of SIO mil- with enough artillery to However, if we begin conu>uters and big breasts. lion, Jobson agrees to create make Chow Yun-Fat pointing finge rs. we may Here is a fi lm that deliv- a vi ru s capable of delivering proud. Finally, this film want to begin with direc1or ers everything but tlie $6 billion from a DEA Slush attempts to outdo "Speed" Dominic Sena. While I kitt;hen sink, yet fai ls on fund once known as by taking a bus airborne found hi s last film "Gone in what cannot be bought: Operation: Swordfish. and c r~ s hing it through a 60 Seconds" a fun romp, he empathy. For example, However, when Shear high-rise building. may go down in hi story as when computer-hacking reveals his twisted plan of As elaborate as these the one guy who completely whiz Stanley Jobson (Hugh patriotism through terrorism effects are. "~o rdfi sh" wasted Vinnie Jones Jackman) has 60 seconds to and his in1en1ion to take the remains a souffe ss produc- ("Lock. Stock, and Two- successfully hack into the money from a nearby bank tion relying on pyrolecbnics Smoking Barrels," Department of Defense. through armed robbery, rather than performance. " Snatch ~') by making him wi1h a gun 10 his head, while Jobson balks on the deal. Jackman brings none of the look tough and spit out one- relucta ntly receiving o ral Shear, on the other hand, is intensity that made him a li ne rs at the end of the film. copu lation, the audience now holding Jobson 's fan favorite and critical dar- At the very least. he can ought 10 feel something. daughter as well as an enti re ling in his breakthrough role direct an action scene. However, "Swordfish" is bank hostage. as Wolverine in lase sum- Another person to bl;ime just one big amoral exercise "Swordfish" is a collec- mer's ··x-Men." fo r the mediocrity of wa llowing in excess 'W'.ithout tion of gimmicks designed Halle Berry continues ·•swordfish," is screen- careful consideration of plot to attrac1 1he mOst die-hard her inability io act ye t ·writer Skii} WoodS, wbo has or cha racter. The wanton of action fans. T he film. obviously relishes the now fai led twice to write a ac.ls of violence are matched although similar in theme 10 opportunity to show off her decent story with sympa- onl y by the clicht count. the effective t 995 thriller fabu lous physique. · thetic ctiaracters. Hts last COVflTCS"Y OP WARN•fl •RO.. Proceed to watch 1his firm "Hackers," downplays the Travolrn continues to film "Thursday" was 'a dis- Halle Berry In 0ne ol Swordfish's more revealing_moments only if lhere is dire need 'for 1echno babble and its relat- delay his comeback effort astrous " Pulp Fiction·· mind-numbing eye candy. ed suspense to the more sini.:e last summer's alro· clone that went straight Jobson. a computer simplistic excitement cious "Battlefield Earth ." from the Toronto film Weezer returns crime fe lon. is living out of derived from explosions, Although his performance Festival to Blockltuster a trailer and working as a bullets, and mass chaos. is adequate and his video shelves. dead-end mechanic ·when The film qui te literally demeanor oozing villainy, While a lot of the media with -'geek chic' the lovely Ginger (Hall e opens with a bang as a bank we've seen him in better has spent much time on By JEREMY GOLDSI'ONE TuCn: is not much edge to Berry) pays him visit. hosrnge laced with C-4 a productions in recent years, whether or not Halle Berry CONTRIBUTING WRITER the album. but that is probably Representing Gabriel Shear explosives and ball bear- including "Broken Arrow" received an extra $250,000 the point MTV still manased (John Travolta). a wealthy ings explodes. resulling in and "Face/Off." per breast for onscreen nudi- hen you think a to find somethin& to """"°' and \mysterious government 1he fi rst ever walking ~ talk- The biggest disappoint- ty, the more pressing ques- has compleldy out of the video though, cut- operative. Ginger offers him ing huruan fragment ment comes from Don tion is whether "S.wordfish" REout of existence. · ting out the title IM:llds of the a chance to gain custody of gren~ ~ Th~ mass destruc- Cheadle. Here is an actor is worth the full admission they come bad< with a· song''Hash!'ll'e-" hi s youn dl;l.ughtcr frOI~ his tion •that ~~~s. . bor.~ows coming,off ~ brilliaot.per- • P.'iee.o(~sro . . : .. . -n· ::;rw~:i.= "~J,.~ for a future VH-1 "One Hit Not quilo ao aiddly a. a iecny- An nnovative debut album from City High Wooders" spccial? bopper boy band but ""' as While the group made a hanlcxn ao a Li~ Bizkir, By CHRIS HUGHES ity of this soog is so visually City High also has songs from being a classic. The silly, sp!a.11 wiCh a kiOO of geeky lhey oa:upy a aamy middle. charged because of its gripping without such a serious and improperly sequenced skit SUND IA L STAFF altemalive to heavy grunge in suppying rod< to tlOlse who depiction of a woman seeking to informative tone. including the interjections disrupt the llow of the mid-'90s. with one of their do lllll lil tho cmemes. fi"t glance, hip- fird a way out of a bad situatioo dueling ''Cats and Dbgs." the album, while the Onoe.inoo- vida>5 ~ on the Aldlewoylelot.yoohave· lq>IR&B group City thar it is ~rawing comparisons to ,..which tx.athcs life into the tired valive instrumentals Iha\ aaw Windows 9' inslall ~ the to Uniie • -11111 -.Id gh apperuod to be the lLC mega-hit "Waterfalls." "battle-of-the-sexes" debate you into the album begin to 6i.il Wlllally ~ - the lilllDI-. of the suffering from an identity cri- There an: many Olhcr Stllld- and the ballad "Song for You" a sound n:petitive. Afthough Their "geek rock" sound his "Mystery Science Thealer sis. The New Jersey-based out tales to listeners, inchxling remake of the late Donnie RerugeeAllS""'PmWct?¥. ,been revived though wiih the - 3000" guys onto the inlerior two-bo}-s-and-a-girt outfit con- the Oarl< Kent-produced " IS Hathaway's original. This track (Santana's "Maria Mana" self-titled '"N«zd' album oover art, displaying their tinually insist in interviews that Will Get You 20," fearuring showcases the n:marl