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Show MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2005 Top 5 movies last weekend Your PAGEB1 play review I I . Boogeyman O The Wedding p-Date Are We There "Yet? 4 . Hide and Seek - Million Dollar | D , Baby In theaters this w e e k e n d • Constantine • Because of WinnDixie • Son of the Mask New DVDs | this Tuesday | • Raise Your Voice • Taxi • The Motorcycle Diaries Steve Lundquist/NetXNews Emily Jack and Noelle Madsen were two of twenty women who took the stage for "The Vagina Monologues" in the Ragan Theater Feb. 9. Women speak out in Vagina Monologues ences throughout the world, and range anywhere from commentary on the audacity of tampon conAssistant Life Editor struction to grave stories of rape, murder and domestic violence. Vagina. This "six letter, four letter word" as re,Errin Julkunen, President of the Gender Studferred to by Dr. William Cobb, Dean of the School ies Club, has been responsible for bringing the of HASS, has incurred a lot of controversy on monologues to UVSC for the past two years. She, campus in recent weeks. Cobb welcomed a crowd along With Erin Donahoe, Gender Studies Club of over 250 to the second annual performance of Vice-President, organized everything, from pub'The Vagina Monologues" last Wednesday in the licity and casting, to choosing beneficiaries and j i R a g a n T h e a t e r . •• • • < - , , ; ' ^ • _ _ . ,\-^ • •-. crowning this year's "Vagina Warriors," people in • The sKow is-notorious for its v£ry open; often thecommunity who exemplify extraordinary work shocking qontent, to which the audience atfirstre- in stopping violence against women. sponded wjth gasps and nervous laughter. But after "Errin was really an inspiration," said cast memthe initial shock wore off and the monologues es- ber Avery Fellow, "because she's so open. Especalated to more serious content, people responded cially in an area where people aren't necessarily with heightened humor, emotion and most impor- willing to talk about [controversial issues], she'll tantly, awareness. talk about it. That's important to me because I'm The monologues are based on women's experi- not very daring, so it was a good opportunity for Michelle Lee / . r The Billboard Top 5 "I '* O L ' The Game- The . Documentary Tina Turner- Altthe Best V&i Green Day- Arfteritan - idiot idiot ; v f Kenny - Be As You Are 5U John Legend- Get " Lifted 3 Winter DanceSport Festival Reasons The Daily Herald has it in for UVSC Coming t o stores this Tuesday # Here Come the ABCsThey Might be Giants 1 # Forty Licks- The Rolling Stones # Burning in the SunBlue Merle , Our reporters get paid more than theirs. o Coming to town this week 9 Hank Williams III and Assjack@ The Velvet Room, Feb. IS 8 Rise Against and Tsunami Bomb@ Lo-Fi Cafe, Feb. 16 7 Alsoran and Darci Cash® Lo-Fi Cafe, Feb. 17 The Diamond Experience© Suede, Feb. 18 me to break out of my shell onstage and in my personal life." All proceeds were donated to "Promise for Women and Children," a local organization that provides drug rehabilitation to women. Promise provides childcare and transportation, two factors that often keep women from seeking treatment. "It's just a great cause," Donahoe said, "There's not enough we can do for the cause." At the end of the show, Julkunen requested the house lights to be turned up, and asked anyone who had been a victim of abuse, anyone who knew a victim, and anyone who was going to make a difference in the fight against violence, to stand up. "It was very scary for me to stand, and I'm sure there were several who didn't, but when I saw all the people standing, it was really powerful," said cast member Havilah Howard, "It wasn't until then that I fully realized the [monologues'] purpose." ig-g-T-.tat-. • _,. _, ' . Steve Lundquist/NetXNews Brodi and Callie Hill (no relation) competed in the 15th annual Winter DanceSport Festival last Saturday at UVSC. 6 They found out when Sederburg's community values speech is played backwards it says, "Satan loves UVSC." Provo doesn't like Orem spreading its abolitionist views down south. 5 4 3 "Diversity of thought" at the Daily Herald means that one of their staff knows someone who voted Democrat. They find our objective reporting style obnoxious. Because if they didn't sensationalize what happens on this campus, they'd '.: have to cover BYUvs three-millionth guest speaker/devotional every week. They're upset that the heterosexual white male theory class got cancelled. David Randall was denied admission to UVSC even though we have no real admittance standards. They lost their souls in a mock-gambling game with the devil and just don't want , to see that happen to anyone else. ".'" 1 Wouldn't you be pissed if you had to cover Utah County seven days a week? •"*•»—-JT-W |