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THURSDAY,FEBRUARY 4,2010
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VOLUME 121 ISSUE 91
THE SHORE 101
Besides the fact that the video done by the soccer team, the show has had quite an effect on the KU community. Erika Miller, a senior from Olathe, shared a little bit about what goes into throwing a legendary Jersey Shore-themed party: "About 30 or 40 people came, and they were all dressed up. A lot of girls had long hair extensions in and wore pretty revealing tops. Ed Hardy was pretty popular. One of the guys even painted on some abs to match 'The Situation.'"
Booze, dancing, hair gel, tanning and hooking up. Any questions?
The cast of the show consists of seven 20-something Italian-Americans who consider themselves part of the "guido" culture. This culture is best described by the term "GTL," which stands for Gym, Tanning and Laundry. The cast, the show and MTV have all drawn fire from Italian-American groups that say the show promotes a negative stereotype. MTV then released a statement defending the show, saying that it "continues MTV's history of documenting various subcultures ... it depicts just one aspect of youth culture."
The first season of the show premiered on MTV on Dec. 9. It consisted of nine episodes, the last of which aired Jan. 21 and drew almost 5 million viewers. Last week, the cast signed on for a second season at a salary of $10,000 per cast member per episode. The second season will air in the summer and will be shot in a different, warmer location. How about Lawrence? Well, we might not want the crazy cast on our home turf for a month; they probably would feel too cool for Lawrence. We don't have enough spray tan and hair gel for them anyway.
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BY ELLIOT METZ emetz@kansan.com
The "Jersey Shore" has come to the University — or at least to the women's soccer team.
Two weeks ago, the team made a video parodying MTV's popular reality series "Jersey Shore" for the annual JayRock banquet for Kansas Athletics.
Since it was posted on YouTube, the video has already been viewed more than 48,000 times. It was also featured on Sports
Illustrated's website as the "Spoof Video of the Day" on Jan. 25.
"We were kind of stuck for what to do for JayRock," said Sierra Miramontez, a sophomore midfielder, also known as Gahfeeld. "Then one day we were at lunch and we just started talking in these accents, and we thought we were pretty good at it."
They included their own versions of popular "Jersey Shore" cast members, such as Jenni I-"Woow" Farley and Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi.
SEE SHORE ON PAGE 3A
Visit kansan.com to see the team's video, student thoughts and a photo gallery.
Photo illustration by Jerry Wang/KANSAN
Above: Members from the soccer team created a spoof of the popular reality show "Jersey Shore" for the JayRock performance. The team's video has gained recognition on YouTube and from Sports Illustrated. Players are, from left, Caitlin Nobile, Genna Magness, Rachel Morris, Jordan Dordyn, Sierra Miramonte, Cliffson Kifton and Jeannette Francia. Top: A few members of the actual cast of Jersey Shore.
CAMPUS
Foreman, boxing legend, steps out of the ring, onto the podium
BY JESSE BROWN ibrown@kansan.com
The famous boxer and successful entrepreneur George Foreman will be on campus today for the Heavyweight Boxing Symposium.
"He has been in American pop culture for the past 40 years," said Robert Rodriguez, a speaker at the event. "This is a very unique opportunity that we have at KU to hear from this icon."
The event will include three presentations and a question-and-answer session followed by a book signing.
THE HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING SYMPOSIUM
WHEN: 7 p.m. | WHERE: Kansas Union Ballroom | COST: free
- Edited by Michael Holtz
George Foreman
BIO: Two-time heavyweight boxing champion and famous for his Foreman grill DISCUSSING: From Heavyweight Champion to Knockout Entrepreneur BOOK:"Knockout Entrepreneur"
Robert Rodriguez
Foreman
BIO: Associate director of the McNair Scholars Program and lecturer in the Latin American studies department DISCUSSING: A Heavyweight for the Anges: George Foreman
BOOK: "The Regulation of Boxing: A History and Comparative Analysis of Policies Among American States"
George Kimball
Rodriguez
BIO: Journalist who covers boxing and a KU alumnus DISCUSSING: The Last Great Heavyweight Rivalry: Ali, Frazier, Foreman and Norton BOOK: "Four Kings: Leonard, Hagler, Hearns, Duran and the Last Great Era of Boxing"
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