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Show AGGIE/W LIFE FRIDAY,JAN.28,2005 7 Twins have double the trouble it's the other and speaking Ask and Ye entire sentences in unison Dear Lindsay, with another person involSince we've never met, I Shall Receive untarily. feel very comfortable comNot to mention one of the ing to you for advice. Seeing most common, yet untreatyour picture, I can imagine able, side effects of having you don't have many probsomeone who looks exactly lems getting dates, so maybe question looked a little too like you: Having most of the you can help me. I'm an identical twin, and familiar. And even more sus- people you know think you I've always thought it would picious when I found this are rude and stuck up every be ideal for my sister and I to letter placed neatly on my day when your twin walks past without acknowledging date twins. Can you help me pillow. I really should move on to their presence. Burrrrn. find some killer dates with Though these issues are any local twin boys? Or another reader's question unavoidable, there are a especially now that I know brothers? Or even boys that number of ways they can be you were actually complilook somewhat similar? handled. A twin can either menting yourself with that Sincerely, Dreaming of first comment - but I won't. wallow in self-pity or Double Dating Dear Dreaming of Double Raising awareness on the embrace this unique birth issue of twin isolation from defect. When twins join Dating, other twins is something that together in dating relationI can tell you are an intelligent girl by that comment deserves to be mentioned for ships with others that share similar conditions the healyou made about my picture, the benefit of everyone. But this may be the one ing process can begin. so I should have no problem That is why awareness on question that I don't have the solving this dilemma. Oddly, I'm dealing with a problem perfect answer for, since I this issue must be raised, not so different from the one am, in fact, a victim of the because with knowledge you've just described to me. problem myself. You, Lexie, comes freedom. There must I too happen to be an identi- nave done the only thing be others out there who have cal twin. In fact, I also share that can be done to help: also mistakenly waved at your desire for some Oprah- You have broken the silence. their reflection in public and Twin isolation is a problem this is the way to unite them. worthy twin dating experiNote to readers: I have that affects one out of every ences. learned that there are occafour sets of twins, especially These similarities are sionally rare occurrences the rare form of identical shocking...almost too shocking. Just one minute here. siblings. We face trials that when some readers don't This can't be a coincidence are not experienced by any- share my opinions, in my column-writing - you must be my twin. I one else like frequently previous experience, I critiqued a paranswering to someone else's should have been suspicious ticular hair-styling technique when the handwriting in this name, accidentally waving at your reflection thinking common in Utah. After this, I LINDSAY KITE Perfect Partner, k was greeted by e-mails containing vastly differing opinions from my own and also a wide variety of expletives. Obviously, the more bitter emails were from Utah hair offenders and their boyfriends, but I was still slightly shocked. My advice to these select few readers is to either regard this as mere entertainment and move on or completely re-evaluate your view of the world so it coincides with mine. Your choice! Lindsay Kite is a junior majoring in print journalism. Since we both know you could use her advice as soon as possible, contact iindsaykite@cc.usu.edu Let us help plan your big day. Square One BRIDAL FAIRE Saturday, January 29 _,-... At USU STUDENT CENTER o TRUE SITE Fashion Shows by Levens 12,2 & 4 p.m. From Page 6 tures of the apartments offered on the site, so students can actually see where they might be living " said Brady Dunn, a freshman studying journalism and the financial representative for the site. Ryan said when he first began school at USU, he moved into a place he knew nothing about because the information about off-campus housing wasn't available on the Web. The site addresses that problem. "Ryan does this because he really cares about people and wants to help them out," Dunn said. Though Malnar hasn't studied web page design, he has had ajob programming and developing computers since 2000, and it has made a good hobby for him. Ryan said they started in 2001 by creating "For Sell By Home" magazine that ran for about two years. "The only problem was the happy customers that were able to sell their home were then moved out of the valley" Ryan said. The first guide was made in August 2003 but students weren't using it very often because it only offered,one thingto them. :•.•';,,'• After a busy two weeks of hard work the Web site was launched on March 15, 2004. Last year the site sponsored candidates for the ASUSU elections and plans to do so for the upcoming election this year. "Anyone can apply for sponsorship. The candidates interested may contact us through the Web site for interviews that may lead to sponsorship," Ryan said. He is also interested in branching out to other areas. The site is currently looking for academic writers to write newsworthy articles to be posted on the site. "X^vpul^justilike l ^ j l k toiQnoH encourage everybody to a t ^ least give it a try and checkn out everything it has to offer," Dunn said. -amysueh @cc. usu.edu ARE WE THERE YET? www.bridalfaire.org 753-6736 Now Featuring... AMERICAN FOOD to HOMETOWN Home of the Student Favorite From Page 5 and the seemingly tame wildlife. But through it all, Cube eventually bonds with the children as he learns how to deal with their whining, crying, quarreling and microscopic bladders. Most of the comedy comes from these situations and becomes quite repetitive as we watch each ill-fated event after another. Will Ice Cube get the children to their mother on time?!? The answer to this question arrives long before we reach the conclusion. Because so much time is devoted to the zany physical comedy of Ice Cube, there is hardly any room for character development So instead, the characters develop loving emotions for each other within two minutes during the concluding scenes. This does not add to the Free Admission Free Terrace Parking realism and neither does the acting. Every actor in this movie appeared to be reciting lines they just memorized the day before. The children are somewhat cute but their incessantly sassy attitudes make them seem more irritating than adorable. ''Are We There Yet?" fails to present any originality in a story about family values. The most creative, and mildly entertaining, idea in the film is that we get to see a gangster rap artist portray a suburban father figure. Are we done yet?! Casey T. Allan is a junior majoring in professional and technical writing and reviews movies for the Statesman. Comments may be sent to caseyal@cc. usu. edu BIG BLUE SPECIAL Your home for food, floats and fun! Zl PC. CRUNCHY SHRIMP & FRIES 701N.MauiUwi'75M55 JUNCTION From Page 5 "I love the Junction" he said. "I've eaten at a few cafeterias and its pretty much impossible to not have things get old after a year, but do a whole lot better than say BYU. That gets old after about a week. The Junction really goes out for variety; I like that." He said even when things get old there are always 0"safe meals" like the lasagna, corn dogs and mashed potatoes. But, he said when he moved out of Richards Hall, "the Junction and I said goodbye." Registered dietician and manager of the Junction, Melinda Pebbles has the job of running the place and choosing different menu items. She also gives free diet counseling for students who eat there and live on campus. Anything can get old, she said, especially when students eat there three times a day. However, in favor of the students, the Junction held its annual Food Show Wednesday for dinner where food suppliers, national and local, set up shop for students to sample their products. The food suppliers were at the mercy of students who were given a survey slip where they could rank the foods one through five and comment on what they liked and disliked. "We just do a small survey to try and find different and newer products that the students really like so we can jazz up our menus," Pebbles said. Samples included fried confections, cheese omelettes, ham, pizzas, beverages and entree dishes. USU dietetic students helped run the show. '1 try to find different items that are lower in calories and less in fat," Pebbles said. But, in the surveys "[students] usually like the fried foods." Jennie Schmidt, Laura Brinton, Tara Hall, Jenny Taylor and Sara Smith, all freshman, all agree that the Junction has its ups and downs, but they always know they can get fresh salad and cold cereal at any time. (There are 14 varieties of Kelloggs brand cereal.) The group said the Junction is a positive place and "all the people that work here are really nice." Pebbles, who has been managing the Junction for more than two years and graduated from USU four years ago as an registered dietitan, said the experience has been worthwhile. "I really enjoy i t its fun to mingle with the college students," she said. And, because many students come on a regular basis, she has an opportunity to get to know them. The Junction isn't only there for students living at the dorms, it is open to anyone and Pebbles urges students to give it a try. "It's all you can eat so it's a little bit more than some of those other locations," she said, but there might be more of a variety. Any student can purchase a meal plan, but for those without, dinner costs $7.08, lunch is $4.72 and breakfast is $4.72. The Junction is also the * university's bakery - supplying food for catering, pre-packaged sandwiches and even those square chewy sweet roles that sell out in the Hub by 9:30 a.m. "It's good, it gets the job done. 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