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Show 4 TX. Lakeside Thursday May 7, 1998 Lakeside Review SCREEN SCENES: Le Miz Speak surpasses glories of Titanic By LAURALEE STEPHENS surpasses the greatness of even Titanic. This classic tale follows the life of a convict named Jean Valjean (played by Liarn Neeson), who spends years m prison for stealing a loaf of bread Valjean then tries to steal silver from a priest, and when he is caught, the priest tells the police that he has given it to Valjean. In return, Jean Valjean has to give his soul to God. Valjean assumes a new identity and lives in the city of Vigeau as a worker, eventually gaining such great success that he TX correspondent Les 3 released as a movie last . week, is based upon the novel written by Victor Hugo. This isnt or idealistic just some chick-flic- k love story. It goes much deeper than that. It 15. the greatest movie that you will ever see and becomes mayor of the town and the owner of the factory that he works at. An obsessed police officer named Javert (played by Geoffrey Rush) was one of his guards while he was in prison. Javert comes to work in Vigeau and recognizes Valjean as a criminal. Javert dedicates his time to destroying Valjean. Valjean also promises one of his workers, Fantine (played by Uma Thurman), an unwed mother who had been forced into prostitution to support her daughter, that he would protect her daughter, Cosette (Claire Danes) This is a classic struggle between justice and mercy. Javert is the law, and according to him there are two kinds of men: law keepers and law breakers. Jean Valjean is a simple criminal, who has changed his life around. All Valjean asks for is mercy. All the law demands is justice. Lauralee Stephens is a freshman at Weber State Um ersity ami plans to study journalism She graduated jrom Sortnridge High School. and houses along roadsides and TX trails- - correspondent 2 Environazis have been opposed to almost every venue ' site thus far. 2 2 Unfortunately, all of this fierce opposition has been damaging to Ogden and Weber County. Originally, Ogden was to host downhill curling, Now, skiing and Ogden is lucky to have downhill skiing Many venues have been moved to Salt Lake by the Salt , Lake Organizing Committee because of the strong opposition s from Webentes. Many teens who read this page are probably wondering, Why is this page wasting space with this article? The Olympics have nothing to do with me. - That is not true. When the Olympics come in 2002, most of us will be at the prime working age (ages 17 to 25) to work in the Olympic venues. The Olympics are going to bring hundreds to thousands of jobs to Utah, and we will be the ones that fill them. . We will be directing traffic and translating for foreigners to pay for our college education. The Olympics will be established and hiring. When we are old enough to pay taxes. Salt Lake City will be a worldwide tourist attraction that will bring in tons of pure capital - money that we reap the benefits from but dont take the consequences for. Its like gambling, only no loss. It also inspires our 1 Utahs history there have been several . ireat events or people that - -have pushed Utah, into the spotlight of the world: the arrival of the pioneers in the Salt Lake Valley, the invention of the traffic light, the invention of the television and quarterback Steve Young. All of these have given Utah recognition for other than just a state full of ' T right-win- g religious fanatics (an unjustified stereotype). However, the greatest event for Utah has not yet happened. The event: the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. We are familiar with the head of the International Olympic Committee announcing that the Games would be held in Salt Lake City. The celebrations lasted for days. Olympic fever swept the state. However, not all were excited for the Games. Some cars sport bumper stickers that say, This is not the place. 2002. The citizens of North Fork have been ardently opposed to hosting the y skiing venue there. Signs saying, Not in my backyard and Anywhere but here were draped across fences g, cross-countr- being-somethin- g -- cross-countr- y. . government to deal with the. problems that plague our great state - for instance, t . , transportation. How is Utah going to move thousands of tourists to the venues m Snowbasin and Park City? They , will need to build a mass transit system that is viable and economic. When we teens begin college, we will be able to take a light rail system to the campus so we can save on campus housing. U of Us Rice Stadium is being expanded to host the opening ceremonies. 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Jennifer Smith, a senior at Bon- -, neville High School, loves to be in ' the outdoors and be active From 5 , over your budget. OK, youve got your food. Do you know how to cook at all? If not, theres no time like today to start. ,v Youll also need cooking utensils, pans, dishes, appliances, and other cooking tools to prepare your food. Check out secondhand stores or the D.I. for bargains. I credit -- Ready? well be able to break many limbs down this really great ski run. The list of benefits goes on.t The Olympics are coming , whether you like it or not, so the best thing to do now is to support it. Resistance is futile. Assimilate or be annihilated. Those of you who believe in NIMBY (not in my back yard) are going to end up very lonely and poor when the Olympics , come. Right now there is an empty field behind my house. Personally, I would rather have a luge track than a landfill there. Daniel Widdison, a senior at Davis High School, is the German Club president at his school and a . member of the debate team. missing hard-workin- of something that happened benefits of Olympic Games By DANIEL WIDDISON Students should get an early jump at pre- -' fresh--ma- n paring for graduation. A cant think that he or she. can simply make up the credit later as a senior. Its possible that it can work out sometimes,' but for the majonty, the senior year is just too late to be worry-- , work. ing about make-u- p Those seniors who face a future without the experience of' graduation dont have to feel ' hopeless. There are still chances for an adult diploma or even an education in a trade or skill. ALg SO, a person can get a good job, even without a - r diploma. While its too late for seniors this year, juniors can look at of their predecessors.' They can start looking toward graduation, and life, early. Angte Dnggs, a senior at Clear . field High School, loves sports and the outdoors. 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