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Show Signpost-Friday, May 13, 1988 7 Weber student crowned Rodeo Queen Donna Green Staff Reporter The Weber State Ladycat's list of top achievers recently increased by one when a Hooper teen was crowned Miss Rodeo Ogden 1988. A freshman majoring in general elementary education, 19-year-old Lori Jo Evans was awarded the title Saturday night at the Ogden Hilton Hotel after two days of close-knit competition against nine other area women. "This was the first time I've competed in the Ogden Rodeo Queen contest, and it was tough but fun. I had to practice and work with everything twice as hard," Evans said. "It was great competing with the girls. We've all competed up through second grade together and they're fun to be with." A graduate of Roy High School, Evans is the daughter of Lyle and Linda Evans. She was the first attendant to the Salina Rodeo Queen, the Hooper Tomato Days Queen, and the Utah Quarter Horse Queen. Evans says she has always dreamed of participating in the Ogden Rodeo pageant, the Utah Rodeo pageant and then the Miss Rodeo America pageant. She has always planned on making her home in Utah. "It has always been a goal of mine to be in the competitions," said Evans. "I have always thought I'd like to make my home in Utah, but I'm not sure what will happen yet" She began competing in rodeo competitions when she was in the second grade and has faced a long, hard, yet prosperous, road. The rodeo crown entitles Evans to be the Ogden representative in rodeo throughout" the Pioneer Days activities. She will also oversee the entire five-day Ogden Rodeo Days event. Evans will wear the crown throughout the 1988-1989 Rodeo season until next year's competition. She (see QUEEN on page 8) Hopper's film comes through with flying "Colors" RayEldard Staff Reporter Controversial actor and director, Dennis Hopper, returns again to the director's chair and the center of controversy as he brings the gang violence of East Los Angeles to the big screen in "Colors." Hopper, the director of the cult classic "Easy Rider" and Oscar nominee for his performance as the alcoholic father in "Hoosiers," paints a realistic picture of the gang violence plaguing the streets of East L.A. Robert Duvall and Sean Penn, two of the screen's best talents, portray two cops assigned to the L.A.P.D 's special gang task force known as C.R.A.S.H. More than a movie about the nation's ever growing drug and gang' problem, "Colors" is the story of the relationship between Duvall and Penn. Duvall plays officer Bob Hodges, a veteran officer with one year left before he retires. Penn portrays Danny McGavin, a young cop with an ego who describes himself as "the guardian of masculinity." The two are in constant conflict as to how they should approach the gang problem, and though you get the feeling they would both like to be friends, they never seem to get along. Together they give realistic performances of two men caught in the middle of one of our nation's biggest crisis. "Colors" has drawn a lot of attention from critics who feel that the movie glorifies gang violence, only serving to escalate the problem it seeks to explain. If "Colors" does glorify the gang epidemic, it could only be to MOVIE review those who now wallow in a confused system of honor that is more futile than feudal. I can't understand how gangs can draw inspiration from a film that either kills or arrests every major gang character by the films end. But neither can I understand how teenagers can kill without thought and watch friends die like I watch TV. 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