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The University Daily Kansan
Friday, August 28,1998
Wandering the Web
Labor Day weekend is coming up, and that means three days free of classes! If you're looking for ideas for something to do during the holiday weekend, check out these Web sites. And whatever you do, stay away from the North Carolina coast.
```http://www.nwu.uskace.army.mil/clinton/clinton_b.html
Want to spend your weekend at the lake? The Clinton Lake Web site has information about its recreational areas, from swimming and beach activities to hiking and fishing. It even has a map for pinpointing a spot.
http://989therock.com/
For the second time this year, Rockefirst returns to Sandstone Amphitheater. Candlebox, Seven Mary Three, Gravity Kills and others will fill the stage Sept. 4. The show begins at 2:30 p.m. Check out the site for ticket prices and ticket availability.
http://www.kansascityzoo.org/
The Kansas City Zoo and the Indianapolis Zoo have teamed up for the first artificial insemination of an African elephant. Check out this site for other unusual and not-so-usual animal facts.
CONCERTCALENDAR
Tonight:
The Bottleneck: Bottlerock, Arthur Dodge & the Horsefeathers Jazzhaus; The Band that Saved the World.
Free State Brewing Company:
Free State Jazz Quartet
Milton's Coffee and Wine: Bill Cranhan and John Lomis
A group of children scamper for Pokémon dolls. The plushy toys parachuted from a plane during an aerial assault on Tepeka yesterday. Photos by Augustus Anthony Piazza/KANSAN
Hi-Jinx: Boothil, Caroline & Cowtown
Granada: Revolution with DJ Roland
Tomorrow:
Jazzhaus: The Mike Hosty Trio
Milton's Coffee and Wine: Scott Tichnor
Hi-Jinx: Filth Jim playing with two player option
Granada: Dr. Zhivegas
Sunday:
H-Jinx: 88 Fingers Louie, One Concern
Video games can attract big kids, too
Granada: Ice Tea
Lefft J.R. Delaney, Nevada, Mo., freshman, plays the horn. Delaney was one of 20 KU band members that played at the Pokémon carnival in Topeka yesterday. Above: Topeka Mayor Joan Wagnon, talks at the Pokémon carnival. Wagnon surrendered the city and officially renamed it "Topikachu" for a day.
By Chad Bottos
Kansan staff writer
Football, Guns, Car racing. Save the world.
Football. Guns. Car racing. Save the world.
Home video games are the answer for some University of Kansas students who are looking for a little recreation and a lot of vicarious action.
John Peckham, Lyons senior, said that the Nintendo 64 system at his apartment was often in use. He shares the apartment with three roommates and spends as much as two to three hours per day playing the Nintendo 64.
"We probably would study more if we didn't play so much," Peckham said.
If sales of video game systems at SuperTarget, 3201 S. Iowa St., are any indication, Peckham and his friends are not alone.
Michael Payne, sales associate at SuperTarget, said his store barely could keep up with the demand for the systems since students started coming back to Lawrence for the fall semester.
He estimated that 15 video game systems per week had been selling, as opposed to the two to three per week the store normally sells. The shelves were cleared, but the store has restocked, Payne said.
Games used on the systems also are selling briskly. Payne said the most popular games for Nintendo 64 were GoldenEye 09 and Ken Griffey Jr. Baseball. For Sony Playstation, another popular system, hot games include WWF War Zone and Mortal Kombat IV.
Games sell for $39-$59 and appeal to a wide variety of interests, from sports to adventure to logic.
Peckham said he favored GoldenEye 007 and Mario Kart 64.
"GoldenEye follows the movie of the same name) really closely," he said. "If you beat the game, you save the world and get the girl."
Mario Kart 64 allows players a chance to control a video race car. Players can compete against each other or the computer.
Avid video game players also keep their eaves on the next game to purchase.
Ray Brown, Overland Park resident, carries his parachute. Brown jumped out of a plane yesterday at Forbes Field Air Industrial Park in Topeka during the Pokéman takeover.
Technological culture influences music of Sister Soliel, dada
Kansan music fiend
Tamara Millor
Kanson music fiend
Sister Sohir Solamn
★★★ out of ★★★★★
Sister Soliel "Solarium"
Girl pop meets electronica in the debut release from Stella Katsoudas, otherwise known as Sister Soliel. Whether it is Internet harassment or good old-fashioned boy problems, the state of the world today has got this sister down. What better way to deal with modern problems than to caterwail over a modern beat.
Katsoudas has a Shakespeare's Sister kind of drama that makes you believe her angst. In "Torch," Katsoudas lets us know she's fed up. "I can't take it, I can't take it/Leave me a light on the porch/I carry a torch, I burn for you."
The album is spotted with transitional melodies that carry you from one heart-wrenching prose to another. An eerie piano interlude leads into "Chair", a testament to false believers. "You put him on a chair and
say he's great/And get right down to the god you made/And kick him out the very next day."
Katsousas hints at a new breed of pop that contains passionate beats and inhuman-like sounds. It was recorded at Peter Gabriel's
Real World Studio's, and his vocals are even on one of the songs.
But Sister Soell's biggest triumphs are on her electronic home turf. Her wailing has an addictive taste, but her attempts at different musical genres are rough, if not lame. Try her rap attempt on "AOL," her rebuttal against an evil posting on an America Online message board. "I got your little message on AOL/Go ahead use my name for your industry." Katsoudas squeaks over Casio Keyboard rap beats. She even tries a jump on the swing bandwagon on "Liar" that is void of style or class, which just goes to show that even a pop star can't please everyone.
dada "dada"
There's something about a ciliess cowboy that transcends all crowds. Dada's self-titled album wanders from social ignorance to vengeful high school reunions. Best known for their hit "Dizz Knee Land," dada's
★★★¹/2 out of ★★★★★
fourth album shows a growth in musician-
ship while maintaining lyrical goofiness.
"Dada" is quintessential quirk-rock, a mix of naive, goofy lyrics set against starry guitars and bluesy beats. Their shameless display of innocence in "Information Under-
tow" attempts to make a mockery of our media-saturated society. Dada poses the question, "Do people still wave lighters in the crowd?" (And I just thought they were making a mockery of themselves.)
"Playboy in Outerspace" is a cosmic rock tune with a touch of earthly fear. "I could be a casanova/If I could get out on my own/Get some darlings on a sofa/make them dinner make them moan." The California-based band may dream of their days in the sun, but their charm comes from their drippy guitars and silly loquiloes.
This is really not much of a change from their previous albums. Dada shows serious musical potential by keeping their rock 'n' roll roots, but for the most part their music remains a background for their silly lines. One stand-out is "Beautiful Turnback Time Machine." A propelling bass line drives under the universal wish to return back to high school and do things a little differently. These guys ARE rock stars, I just wish that they would act more like it.
The McNair Scholars Program is currently accepting applications. Scholars receive tutoring, advising, mentoring, paid summer research internships and GRE preparation.
Required Program Qualifications:
- 3.0 or greater cumulative GPA
- Commitment to pursue a Ph.D
- 3.0 or greater cumulative GPA
- A first-generation college student and from a low-income family
- A member of a group underrepresented in graduate education (African Americans, American Indians, Hispanics)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 30,1998
McNair Scholars Program, School of Education,
408 Bailey Hall, University of Kansas, (785) 864-3412
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