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Show A FRIDAY,JAN.a2005 AGGIE ** LIFE Ski Patrol needs more volunteers BY JOEL FEATHERSTONE Features Editor For students who live for skiing and snowboarding, but also believe in service, an opportunity in the Ski Patrol might be the thing to do. Beaver Mountain's Ski Patrol, wich is part of the all-volunteer National Ski Patrol is need of some new blood for next ski season. TYoy Oldham, director over training and recruitment, said with current Ski Patrol members moving away or retiring, the organization is in need of around 15 more volunteers. "We need strong skiers and snowboard ers" he said, male and female. Candidates need to be older than 18 and be able to navigate any part of the hill, he said. For those interested, they should attend the mandatory orientation meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Nutrition Science Building. There is a $5 registration fee. The new candidate pro- gram beginning Tuesday will be a series of steps from onhill screening, candidate cuts and training in Outdoor Emergency Care Training, which teaches avalanche rescue, first aid and CPR. Being in the Ski Patrol at Beaver Mountain requires the volunteer to be on the mountain at least once a week and three nights a year. Oldham said Ski Patrol is for anyone who loves skiing and snowboarding and is interested in service. -joelfeathers@cc.usu.edu University of Utah Offers New Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH The University of Utah will offer a new Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling starting in Fall 2005. The Program is a 21month course of study that results in a Master's Degree in Genetic Counseling and teaches genetic counseling competencies that prepare students for the American Board of Genetic Counseling certification examination. The Program is housed in the School of Medicine and is an interdisciplinary collaboration between the Departments of Human Genetics, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Huntsman Cancer Institute. Applications and detailed information are available at http://geneticcounseling.genetics.utah.edu, or contact Bonnie Baty, MS at 801-581-6914. The application deadline is postmarked by January 15, 2005. Applications will be accepted by email or United States Finding upscale clothes at marked-down prices BY DONNA KATO KRT SAN JOSE, Calif. - The holiday bills are rolling in, and that cashmere sweater you lusted after a month ago now seems like an expensive mistake. May we suggest a new way to shop - and maybe even make a little money in the new year? Buying and selling clothes at a consignment shop is one way to save big on a purchase or recycle what you already have and make fast cash if it's what someone else wants. °I like to think that coming here means you'll find quality goods at bargain prices," says Julie Painchaud, owner of Our Secret in San Jose, Calif. The store carries such labels as St. John, Escada, Chanel and Prada, along with bridge lines such as Eileen Fisher and Elie Tahari. In her shop recently, a new $1,200 Louis Vuitton bag was marked down to $789- A new Jean Paul Gaultier sequined top, with its $2,705 original tag, was priced at $855. On the flip side, if you're the seller, expect to share 50 to 60 percent of the sale price with the consignment shop owner. 1 Such stores, especially those that deal in high-end designers and special vintage clothes, are the place to go to acquire clothes with coveted labels at about one third of their original price. You'll also find one-of-a-kind pieces unavailable in malls. "For my staples, I shop elsewhere, but for something really, really special, this is where I come," says Sandra Deller, a realtor who stopped by Our Secret recently. "And when I get tired of something, I do the reverse." Deller, of San Jose, says she likes the quest of spotting a find, the ever-changing choices in her closet and the savings. She estimates that 10 percent to 20 percent of her wardrobe is bought at consignment shops. For those new to the concept, here's how it works: The stores sell both "gently worn" and new clothes. Store owners take items from socialites who can't be seen twice in a pricey outfit, other stores that want to get rid of new stock and samples, or women who simply have something of value that they never liked much or that no longer fits their bodies or their lifestyles. If the item sells, the store owner and seller share in the profit. If it doesn't sell, the item is returned to the consignor after 60 or 90 days. Shoppers, meanwhile, can expect to find a treasure trove of unique offerings or coveted designer clothes but must take the time to search for sizes and make double sure that there's no hidden wear and • tear. Consignment shops aren't the destination for basics, but you will find black trousers, well-cut blazers and other closet staples, too. "We like funky and unique, vintage and exclusive labels," says Lulu Montez, owner of the Hidden Closet in Sunnyvale, Calif. She carries labels such as Vivienne Tarn and Custo Barcelona, as well as 1950s-era coats and dresses and new clothes that only look as if they were stored away for A Message from the Student Wellness Center: More than half of USU students i ^ % ) don't know or think the drug/alcohol. policy is not enforced. IT IS! Educate yourself on Student Policy: Possession, consumption, sale, purchase, distribution, manufacture, and/or storage of any alcoholic beverage and/or illegal drugs anywhere on campus is prohibited by the USU Student Code. Off-campus University functions are subject to federal, state and local laws. Crimes committed on or off campus violate University standards and may subject students to discipline under the non-academic section of the student code. Disciplinary actions, which may include referral to the Student Wellness Center, probation, suspension and/or expulsion, are designed to maintain the institution's integrity, protect individual rights and help students solve personal problems. Violation of this code by students under age 21 may also result in parental notification. Staff and students are expected to report violations of campus regulations to the Office of the Vice President for Student Services. For a complete copy of the USU Student Code, go to www.usu.edu/stuseiY/scode/index.html. FASHION See Page 8 ^Statistics taken from USU Results of the Utah Higher Education Health Behavior Survey. Spring 2005 7 'Closer to porn than poetry "Closer" wants to be a hip, Anna's sexual generation-X romance, permeencounters with ating with fresh, unconstrained Daniel, and seems ideals of sex and love. turned on in a violent "Closer" However, its explicitness is way by it. If the film (R) Grade: C beyond shockingly realistic. had an antagonist, It's downright perverse. It's Larry would be it. almost X-rated in nature and Even though it's would be if its perversions Daniel who swoops were visual. in and steals his wife, Larry is villainized for his Closer's characters are witty, intelligent go- reaction to it. getters, who transform into the foulest of riff raff Alice is Larry's complete opposite. She's while engaging in several conversations of vulnerable and caring. She's head over hills unfitting and nefarious verbiage. for Daniel and expects to love him forever. The language during these malapropos' con- She gets with Larry out of revenge only. versations distract from any depth the film preThe film's detail to each character is hypviously built and takes "Closer" farther away notic and moving. Their reasoning and decifrom anywhere worth ending up. sion-making are on target with who they are; It's not its offensiveness that prevents and for the first half of the film, it's an honest "Closer" from working, but it doesn't work tale of love, pain and suffering because of it. But sadly, the film becomes trite and superbecause it unnecessarily attempts to shock. Ifs as if director Mike Nichols is seeing how much ficial, full of unneeded vulgarity and poor he can get away with, without caring how out- taste. The film itself mirrors the foul language of-sequence it feels. It's like a 1-900 phone-sex it uses and descends quite quickly into a mire conversation in the middle of a poetry reading. of muck. In addition, the four main characters, played Had the director stayed on his poetic path by Hollywood's A-listers all descend from like- and continued his story of love and deception able to despicable. The movie tempts you to without the grotesque dialogue and smotherempathize with their reasoning for infidelity, ing, out-of-place descriptions, "Closer" would but their collapse of true-self and happiness, , have ended up a lot closer to its intentions caused by selfishness and jealousy doesn't even than it did. evoke pity. They become dark, loathsome creatures, who end up losing everything and it only jack's Weekly DVD Recommendation: feels appropriate to cheer on their self-made "Rounders," Special Edition misery. Miramax just released a super-packed, speDaniel Gude Law), who lives with Alice cial edition of my favorite die-hard, poker (Natalie Portman), lusts for Anna (Julia Roberts) playing miscreants. "Rounders" is to poker who's married to Larry (Clive Owen.) Daniel enthusiasts, what "Field of Dreams" is to basesecretly sees Anna for a year. The two decide to ball diehards. This special edition, complete tell their partners and run off together. Their with virtual poker, and tips from Texas partners, who take the news brutally, find each Holdem superstars is the royal flush of DVD's. other three months later and attempt to console The greatest thing about this film is in the end, each other through sex. Larry later gets back Matt Damon's Mike McDermott gives it all up with Anna, and Daniel with Alice; and oddly, to play poker for a living. The film totally contheir relationships aren't what they used to be. veys that McDermott's destiny is playing cards Go figure. in Las Vegas with the high rollers. If only desThe four's personalities are quite different tiny was that kind to me. In the meantime, if and the destruction of each character unique. you know of a game, I'm all in. Larry, who was likely never truly in love with jack Saunders is a movie reviewer for the Anna becomes hollow and aimless. His prideUtah Statesman. He is a junior majoring in ful nature is now careless and destructive and print journalism. Comments, or movies to sees no method wrong in getting Anna back, no review may be sent to matter the cost. He demands every detail of jrsa unders @cc. usu. edu. 1 • • % Customer Service New Year's Resolution... Movie Review: Jack Sounders Get A Great Job! G et away from the daily grind. Join Convergys! 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