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Show April 8, 2011 7 THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE The 'finest (fake) news source' to visit the U Sandy Schaefer STAFF WRITER The Onion, a parody news organization created by two University of Wisconsin-Madison students in 1988, is now read online by millions of people on a monthly basis. It also acts as inspiration for spin-off news programs on both Comedy Central and the Independent Film Channel. The writing team behind the satirical paper—which calls itself "America's Finest News Source"—will visit the U on April II to discuss its work at an event presented by the Associated Students of the University of Utah. "The Onion was chosen as our comedy event for the year," said ASUU Presenter's Office speaker chairman Jonathan Ng. "As we've been having a wide range of speakers, The Onion seemed like a great choice...I believe that all of the writers are very funny and write on issues of interest to students ranging Agree: Movie from pop culture "Cars" Only Gets to politics." Better After 4oth In addition to Viewing"—poke television netfun at and mock works, The Ontopics or stories ion has inspired found in the avera non-satirical age newspaper. companion piece The articles called The A.V. themselves expand on their intentionClub, which deals with pop culture ally humorous and entertaintitles and present ment across a the subject matter wide range of in a straightforward media. The On- The Onion writers will begin their discussion in the Union and matter-of-fact ion remains de- Ballroom at 7 p.m. on Monday. Students can pick up two fashion—much as voted strictly to free tickets with their UCard in the Union (Rm. 234). they would be prefictional material Non-students can purchase a ticket for $10. sented in a serious that parodies and newspaper. "After booking many insightful and satirizes current events on a global scale. inspirational speakers to speak at our Headlines found on The Onion campus, we wanted to bring someone —e.g. "Biden Calls Dibs On Qadd- funny—and The Onion team was at afi's Clothes," "5-Year-Old Critics the top of our list," said ASUU Pre- CONCERT continued from Page 6 mind, with toys and a place for them to feel comfortable," Mitchell said. She explained that the organization offers training to the case workers and detectives on specially designed ways of interviewing the children to obtain truthful answers from them. The center also provides crisis intervention services to the family and refers them to other professionals who will be able to assist further in their matters. "It's really an incredible resource center in that way," Wester said. "We make all of the right contacts for the family's needs." the ONION. After the interview process, the center follows up with the family and continues to aid the family if the case goes to trial. "We're like a support network if the child's case proceeds through the legal system because kids do need to testify in court if it goes to trial," Chambers said. "This is their first experience being connected with the legal system. We help them feel safe and empowered so they can have courage to go forward and talk about what happened." The "Sounds for Hope" concert will take place Saturday in the Libby Gardner Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased on the Sounds for Hope website at www.soundsforhopeconcert.org. j.price@chronicle.utah.edu senter's Office director Tim Harrison. "Rather than bring a traditional, expensive comedian—who may not be as cost-effective—we decided to cater to all those who are fans of mock or comedy news (think Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert). It seemed perfect for the demographic." Many students are familiar with The Onion website, as well as the satirical news shows—"The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report"—headed by Stewart and Colbert, respectively. But does the popularity of these comedic news sources help or hinder student awareness of actual news? "People may condemn fake news, claiming that it pulls youngsters away from reading the real news," Harrison said. "I would argue that so often you have to know the true news story before you can understand the fake one." s.schaefer@ chronicle.utah.edu BALLET continued from Page 6 winning 2010 Outstanding Choreographer Award in the Youth America Grand Prix competition. Her contemporary piece stands out against the other more traditional pieces on the program. The featured work, "Firebird," a classical ballet following the passion of Prince Ivan in his quest for love, highlights the dramatic depths that performers can reach. Kayley Winfield, who plays the emotive Firebird, has, with helpful training from choreographers Laird and Richard Wacko, fully embraced the wild character she must portray. Winfield said of her character, "neoclassical moves get across her personality and her bird-like qualities." Although Laird respects the tradition and history of her art form, she said she is not interested in making Utah Ballet a museum for i9th century ballets. Posters and previews of the evening ballet promote "Firebird" as its feature performance, but other dances have flair and interesting choreography that rival the revised classical ballet. Cirque du Soleil choreographer Rick Tjia's "Rissig," might not have theatrical design, but the animalistic qualities that Cirque du Soleil is known for are evident in the Utah Ballet dancers' unnatural postures. An excerpt from late i9th century "La Bayadere" is performed in its original form, a grueling section of the ballet that tests dancers' balance as well as their stamina and patience. Utah Philharmonia's performance of the powerful Stravinsky score heightens the dramatic intensity of the dancers' performance. Utah Ballet performs at Kingsbury Hall on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for general public and $10 for faculty and students. They can be purchased at kingsburyhall.org or by calling (8oi) 581-710o. s.strempekZchronicle.utaltedu |