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Show Wednesday, May 2, 1990 THE SIGNPOST 7 Fun and creative uses for library sleepyheads By Paul B. Johnson Arts editor of The Signpost Take a tour at almost any time through the library and youH see them: students snoozing blissfully away, their bodies sprawled unconsciously across the furniture and in the aisles as if they were casualties of some horrible war. Next time you're cursing their laziness as you high-step it over their lumplike forms, pause and consider these suggestions that, with a few basic construction skills and a little imagination, could lighten up even the dullest and dreariest of afternoons within the dismal book -lined catacombs.F i r s t , gather these items (and whatever else you feel might come in handy) from your local hardware store or a vacationing neighbor's garage and stuff them in your bookbag: one bottle of Elmer's glue, some paneling nails, a trusty hammer, a Tupperware bowl, a step ladder, three quarts of cheap mayo, several multicolored sheets of construction paper, a handful of gruel worms, an electric razor, some Twinkies (bait) and a power saw. If the librarian should question the protruding instruments, say something about "big renovation on the fourth floor, no really," and go about your business. 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Maneuver your snoozing classmates to an open location and begin assembling your architecture. Paneling nails and glue do quite nicely to attach sneakers andor apparel together. Light sleepers may begin to stir at your manipulations, but a simple rap on the head with the hammer is apt to keep them quiet until you're done. If cheerleading-style assemblies become routine after awhile, other ideas might be to construct life-like reenactments of famous historical events or eerie, wax museum-type duplicates of pop culture figures: Washington crossing the Delaware, the Beatles, the (See FUN page 10) c 5 hi IES ' ,95 11 "v. v - 4518)1 'Spaced Invaders' bombs badly (USAACIN) "Spaced Invaders" is an unimaginative and clumsy sci-fi parody, obviously aimed at the same sort of jjvenile crowd that's made a smash hit out of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." But lacking even the wit and imagination of that questionable hit, "Spaced Invaders" is a waste of time for all concerned. 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