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Show life B8 MONDAY* SEPTEMBER 12*2005 Fun Friday Nights events. "We just want to have someLife Writer thing that will be consistent, I know that during your every Friday night," said Joel busy week* the thought of Herd, Assistant Director of Friday night is the only thing the Sorensen Student Center. that keeps you going. The "So if students don't have only problem is thinking of something planned, they what are you going to do on know there is always somethis blessed night. It's a good thing to fall back on." thing the SoJoel and his renson Student staff at the SoCenter has got rensen Center Our backs on are excited for this one. There these activities is going to be and hope you'll a cheap (most stop by.to take Of the activities advantage of are free) event them. If you every Friday have any ideas night, so come or suggestions join in on the for activities, fun. tell the Sorensen Center. The student They would council has be glad to hear collaborated them and see With the S o - Courtesy of UVSC what they can do. rensen Center to Now, I don't plan some events to help students meet each want to hear anybody comother and get involved. They plain of having "nothing to have made sure that every do" on Friday night, because Friday night there is some- this semester, the school is thing available to accom- here to entertain us. So come modate all different types of Friday night, it's your own interests. There are activities fault if you're bored. Come ranging from NASCAR re- join in the fun! mote control racing to Battle of the Bands to multicultural Brittany Lewis Friday Night Schedule Friday, September 16 - NASCAR Slotless Remote Control Racing Friday, September 23 - Multicultural Program : Friday, September 30 - Battle of the Bands Friday, October 7 - Chris Farley Film Festival < Friday, October 14 - Mr. and Mrs. International LDS documentary Local filmakers travel across the country, as they ask random people question about the culture had never even heard of it," Tufts said. "Comments ranged from people saying they couldn't find a bottle of Life Editor wine anywhere in the state of Utah to people confusing Mormons with the Amish. For a group of people known If you're like me, and often feel the unexplainable urge for their missionary efforts, there's still quite a disconnect to give LDS movie billboards the finger (where do they culturally regarding what we're all about." "American Mormon" has your typical polygamy and keep coming from?},..keep it tucked away this time. Excel Entertainment's new release, "American Mormon," missionary jokes along with some shameful namedropping, but it all despite its title, is works. The internot another "one viewees' responsof those" mees carry the film diocre satires on and keep the enMormon/Provo ergy up, with very culture. If you little commentary. look closer at Knudson said those billboards, of the project, you will see that "We met people it is a documenliterally from all tary. And a surover the country prisingly good and the world...it one at that. wasn't hard to find In the tradition people who were of "The Mouths willing to talk of Babes," coabout the Mormon producers Jed Church. People Knudson and were very open. Daryn Tufts, both Some people were LDS cinema veteven surprised to erans, toured the hear Daryn was country interMormon because viewing people Courtesy Photo/Excel Entertainment he looked 'norat random on the In the recently released documentary American Mormon, viewers get a mal.'" streets of various chance to see random people respond to questions about the LDS culture. iconic American In true LDS cincities from Holema fashion, the lywood to the end leaves a bit to Big Apple. The result is a collection of man-on-the-street be desired...with kind of a shout-out/inspirational speech interviews, documenting misconceptions people have to missionaries everywhere, you're not sure whether the about Latter-day Saints. The film is just over half an hour movie was meant to be taken seriously or if it was just for fun. I guess it's whatever you make of it. long, and is definitely worth watching. So what do people think of Mormons? Some people's So if you you've got half an hour to spare, don't hesitate answers are insightful, some comicai and some just com- to pop in "American Mormon." I promise - it's not "Bappletely ridiculous. "There were many people who were tists At Our Barbeque"! very educated about the LDS church, but still folks who Michelle Walker Space is very limited so call or visit us ri iht away! Life Desk (801) 863-8603 . Visit us online at vAVw.netxnews.net Send story ideas to mybelle I I06@aol.com |