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Show THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE mm TUESDAY, JANUARY 1 Ten Ways viVia o Lr Build unusually gigantic snowmen just outside the Olympic Village entrances. Put black security shirts and dark sunglasses on them. G1N0 DEAN 30-seco- nd Chronicle Feature Columnist With the Olympics just around the corner, and more importantly, a whole month without anything to do unless you're really studious, like an engineering studentnow would be a great time to think about what you're going to do during the long Olympic break. I'm sure many of you are thinking that you're going to skip town, and there are many good reasons to do so. But I have a better idea for the Olympic break: Have a little fun in the comfort of your own home town (or college town.) Here are the top io things to ing the Olympics, just because may get you in trouble with the do it right, you shouldn't have night in jail... Get some friends together to go sledding. Who knows, it may catch on as an Olympic event, to be followed by sled jumping, sledding and, heaven forbid, sled racing. Wait, they already have that. cross-count- ry Picket the picketers. Be sure your all have a signs large logo saying, "Salt Lake City anti-Olymp- ic terrorist attack during 2018." do here in Salt Lake duryou can. Warning: Some Secret Service, but if you to spend more than one I away and Bode Miller. While waiting at a TRAX station, drop to all fours and begin doing Loudly chant, "Only push-up- s. 1,460 days until 2006!" Attend a hockey game. Turn to a stranger next to you and claim you trained every brown-haire- d athlete out there. Knock out a few teeth to look If you see a foreigner walking around Sunday morning, point towards Temple Square and say, "Go ahead, I dare ya..." believable. , rne es Despite unanswered questions, some families are excited for the J002 Winter Games in space back!" ft getting to school, work, lunch and home easier than ever. Now, this Wednesday from 7:30 to 9:30 AM, you can grab a 1i$$ KI0t-UT- A have placards allowing their cars those restricted zones. Residents' cars will have a in 30-seco- nd "boot and bonnet" search at a secured area. time experience for them, I will!" Other families echo Arch-bold- 's enthusiasm and feel that despite all of the challenges that the Olympics may bring, the Games are worth it. "I hope that the Olympics will provide my family with an spectacle of sportsmanship, competition, dedication and hard work," said Adam Grundvig, Huntsman Cancer Institute employee and father of three. up-clo- T-shi-rts se aheiseltchronicle.utah.edu - On Wednesday, January 9th, get free cider, soup, First, UTA strikes a deal with the University of Utah to let bus or TRAX train free with your you ride any regular-servic- e U Card. Then, they park a TRAX station on campus, making However, they will y oho oi ill ic the Olympic mascots, and when the Olympic Legacy fountain extravaganza started and was synchronized with Olympic music, they got to see their mom cry," Archbold said. "My children have witnessed how exciting the Games are to me and that makes it more special for them. Whatever I can do to make this a true not trite once in a life- - Salt Lake City. Chris welcomes feedback at: cdeanchronicle.utah.edu. wosifii worry about security even more,' Vickers said. "But measures seem to have been taken to heighten security so I am sure that all will be fine." Scale one of the towers of Stadium during the Opening Ceremony. If authorities catch you and ask you to come down, yell as loudly as possible, "It's my university and I want my parking Rice-Eccl- Have a conversation with an attractive Italian. If you don't understand Italian, just nod every io seconds and randomly sputter out the words, "da mi un baccio" (give me a kiss). the Games, my children will most likely be safer at school than at home." Some families have other concerns about the Games. "My concerns are about the what-if's,- " Archbold said. "What if one of us, or our babysitters, or our carpoolers loses a vehicle placard or a personal access pass and can't make it up to our secured housing in the Medical Townhouses? The 'what-if'- s are me. to hunt going They already are." "The global situation makes Throw a huge downtown bash and invite random foreigners off the street. Play only Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears to give them the full American music experience. Hit the slopes. Maybe you can be the one to prove someone out there is better than Hannah Hard- - 3 pre-Olymp- Fences have already gone up in those areas fencing In the Olympic Village and fencing out towers and townhouse residents. However, they will have placards allowing their cars in those restricted zones. Residents' cars will have a "boot and bonnet" search at a secured area. All children will be given special identification cards to indicate that they too are allowed in the restricted area. But some nearby neighbors are not worried. "I'm concerned about my family's safety Uke I was concerned about YzK not very," Archbold said. "We live in the Medical Plaza area which borders the Olympic Village so if there is a to Make The Best of It CHRISTOPHER j eral events, our children had chances to meet continued from page 8 7 9 "Our family has attended sev- FAMILIES n 8. 2002 and more. cup of hot cider before class as you leave the Stadium Station. And from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM on the Union Building Patio, you'll enjoy free soup, prizes and music by DJ Mark Davis, plus all the transportation information you ever cared to know, all courtesy of UTA. Who loves ya, baby? free UTA 0 |
