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Show 8 TUESDAY, JUNE 21; 2011 THE SIGNPOST continuedfrompage6 continued from page6 "We are very excited am excited and grateful to from now, when most all about the direction the staff work with them." the teams are recruiting is moving," Woodfleld said, for a few years from now," Comment on this story at Peterson said. "I have the utmost respect wsusignpost.com. for the new coaches, and I WSU Volleyball Captain Caitlin Penrod said Notations continued from page 6 she is excited for the new and continued to play men's and women's bas- Lillard, the 'Cats pulled recruits and walk-ons. solid football during ketball teams. The men's together and surprised She said there will be a spring practices. team should be the con- many. They were led by whole new feel in the WSU's football team sensus pick to win the Scott Bamforth's deadly gym and it will make the also had a strong recruit- Big Sky and have a strong 3-point shooting. Only team better. "I am really excited for ing class this spring, chance of returning to two players graduated, so which will help fill the the NCAA National Tour- much oi*the team will be all the girls that are comholes that were left by key nament. Last season, the the same this year - ex- ing in," Penrod said. "We players from last season Wildcats had a tough year cept opposing defenses will have a really big roswho have graduated. and played much of it will now have to decide ter next year. It's going to The future is also look- without star Damian Lil- which player to focus on. be a completely different ing bright for the WSU lard. Despite not having Should they double-team feel in the gym. It's going Lillard, leaving Bamforth to be super competitive. more room to shoot? Everyone is going to have Or double-team Bam- to fight for their position, forth and give Lillard the and I think it will motichance to slice through vate everyone." Clark said that she is the defense? hoping to be a player the The women's team will also be exciting to watch, other girls can count on since they will be in a when she comes to WSU. "I hope to try and be transitioning period this somebody they can count season. After another losing season, the Wildcats hired a new head coach, Bethann Ord, and have brought in new assistant coaches as well. Only one player graduated from last year's team, so WSU will hope to build and have a good season this year. This is going to be a great year for WSU sports, and it will be a fun year to be a Wildcat sports fan. I am enjoying the anticipation and feelings of hope that Halbasch knows so well. Hopefully it will turn out better for WSU than seasons generally do for the teams he supports. PHOTO BY BRYAN BUTTHRF1ELD I IHC to suggestions from the players. She said the situation and the atmosphere of the team has been very comfortable. Weber State University fans react during a basketball game last year. Wildcat fans will have plenty to cheer about this season. & " ' • • • • ' on to terminate, to be the terminating hitter," Clark said. "I want to be the go-to girl. I want to play six rotations, the girl who can get that dig, that pass, that kill." Peterson said he is also excited for the new team and the new feel the Wildcats will have. He also said that the team has a responsibility to be a good team. "Considering what we tried to do, I believe we did very well and are fortunate to have a large number of good athletes wanting to be a part of our program," Peterson said. "Our practice gym will be very competitive, and at some time we will be a very good volleyball team. The responsibility now rests on all of us to make sure that happens sooner rather than later. A bonus for me is that these players we have are great people as well as great athletes." Penrod predicted that the team will be much better this year, and the competitive practices will translate into the games. "We are definitely going to be a lot better than we have in the past. We are going to be a super scrappy team. We are going to go all out for every ball. It's going to b$ such a change from last year and a different atmosphere, a different feel throughout the whole program." WSU's first game is Aug. 26 at the University of Utah. Their first home game will be Sept. 3 against Brigham Young University-Hawaii. Comment on this story at wsusignpost.com. Comment on this column at wsusignpost.com. Looks Like a Credit Card, Acts Like a Check PHOTO BY BRYAN BUTTERFIELD 1 THE SICNPOS7 Weber State University's Michelle Arave prepares to set the ball during a recent practice. "Hie volleyball team has been preparing with new Head Coach Tom Peterson. i 11 m continued from page 4 The films will be screened beginning 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Megaplex Theater at the Gateway. Bleed Purple Productions1 film , . .-L 7 .- i , . . • - - . „ , . is scheduled to show Wednesday night at 6. A best-of-screening show will start Thursday night at 6. The cost of each showing is $10. Each film will be considered for various awards, including the coveted Best Picture. Special Victims Unit). Ignoring the fact that most murders happen during drug deals gone bad, domestic disputes and gang turf wars, these shows tell us that murders typically occur in high-clads suburban neighborhoods and high-fashion runways and professional locker rooms and artists' uptown lofts. These violent crimes, according to most shows, are usually perpetrated by doctors, lawyers, models, famous authors, insane clergymen, ingeniously hidden terrorists and jealous college students. Worse than the sensationalized plot lines is the trivialization of violent crimes that these shows endorse. In a typical first shot, detectives arrive at the scene of a crime, replete with snappy oneliners about the untimely demise of this stranger. This is not to say that these shows aren't entertaining. There's a reason why NCIS was voted'the favorite show on television by viewers in 2010. But for what all these shows give in entertain- ment value, they rob the viewer of a chance to see the real effects a murder has on a family, a community and the local law enforcement agencies that clean up. •• v, The Killing does not trivialize murder, nor does it lean on shock value. In its first season (it was recently picked up for a second), Detectives Holder and Linden follow the case of one girl. Episode 1 starts with her murder (which is never actually shown onscreen) and Episode 13 ends (hopefully) with a solved case. Yes, there are plot twists, and some of the suspects include politicians, billionaires and high school teachers, but most of the time is split between the detectives' believable, weary work schedule and the grieving process of the girl's family. The writing is solid, the acting is superb and the victim isn't just another body. I can't wait to see what happens in the end. 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Don't worry: It was just his attention-starved former intern/lover. Shows like Law & Order, CSL NCIS, The Mentalist and other serial crime dramas are heavy on plot twists and light on character development. They are predictable, because that is what network executives think that the average American viewer wants. According to their research, we want to see a late-middle-aged hero (Mark Harmon on NCIS), grizzled and starting to gray (Gary Sinise on CSI: New York), who is stoic and poker-faced (Laurence Fishburne of CSI) but still in shape and attractive (Christopher Meloni of Law & Order: Comment on this column at wsusignpost.com. |