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Show //e The Utah Statesman EVERYDAY! ' ' H a i r Salon ONLY AT CARISEN GAS FOR LESS 598 N. MAIN Double your pleasure, double your fun...or maybe not You know you've said it. We've heard you. But maybe after a little insight, you'll think twice before tlie next time you say you wish you had a twin. WALK INS WELCOME 5 2 7 N. MAIN CALL FOR APPOINTMENT: 752-4122 Dental Assistant Training APEX DENTAL ASSISTING SCHOOL of Logan 20 Days Fast start to a great career. Hands-on coaching by highly trained staff. Cutting edge equipment and supplies. Great jobs available. Hurry, only 10 students accepted. 753-7563 Ask for Rachel at*Dr. Bingham's Office. College Night... Don't get us wrong, this whole twin deal avoid hurting the other person's feelings. If does have its perks. We hear even the most the conversation goes beyond "Hi, how are you?" panic sets in. homely twins are automatically up three on the 10-point scale of Lindsay and Twins can easily get caught up in a attractiveness simply because there Lexie Kite web of lies just by trying to maintain each others' friendships. are two of them. We won't lie — this statement helps us sleep a little better at night. You can't pull off dressing like twins unless you are 5 years old. But while coming in pairs might But sometimes it's unavoidable. We initially increase our appeal, it don't even live together, yet we somedoesn't take long before we are how find a way to accidentally coorreminded that being a twin isn't all dinate our outfits almost daily. It is it's cracked up to be. creepy feeling when it takes more There is nothing better than havDouble aeffort to dress differently than it does ing strangers stare at you long Vision to dress the same as your twin. enough to make their own analysis While problematic now, this issue of how different you look from someone else. Usually, one of us ends up does come in handy while looking back at bitter and angry because we are, according to childhood pictures. You probably never had someone who is truly educated in the subject to figure out who you were depending on if you were in pink or purple. And your parents of finding differences, the ugly twin. "The ugly twin" may not be exactly the probably never had to glue different-colored phrase we hear, but "the one who doesn't bows on your head so they knew which kid do her hair," and "the one with the rounder you were. And you also probably never had face" have about the same impact. All of to deal with the health complications of eatthis, just because we happened to be born ing the bow off your sister's head. six minutes apart and have identical DNA. Twins have feelings too, people. Birthdays pose a variety of problems for So here comes the insight you hoped for. twins. Be grateful you never had to feel the pain On a bi-weekly basis, we will attempt to shine light on a few of the nightmarish issues of missing out on a small party because your friend could "only invite one more person." we, as twins, encounter every day. Maybe after a clearer perspective, you And unless you want to know what all of won't be so prone to say you wish you had a your presents are before you open them, you better carefully coordinate your gift-opening twin. schedules. Life as a twin: not so glamorous after all, You ignore everyone you know. Inevitably, most of the people you know eh? will decide you are rude and stuck-up when Lindsay and Lexie Kite are both your twin walks past without acknowledging juniors majoring in print journalism. Double their presence. Vision will run every other Wednesday. Feel free to contact the twins at lindsaykite@ Even worse, things can get pretty awkcc. usu. edu. ward when your twin pretends to be you to EVERYDAY 8 NIGHT! Technology taints Yosemite's allure for some of the park's visitors Burr/to and a Drink BY DENIS CUFF ONLY $5.50 Bring a Friend/ 70% OFF KRT Mike and Anne Usher yearned for quiet, scenery and relief from the hubbub of city life when they made their annual trek to this valley of giaiit grariitewalls and water-'' falls. Smithfield 33 E.600 $.• Logan 633 S. Main I AUTHENTIC MEXICAN FOOD ART SUPPLIES 50% ALL. \NSTOCK OR. |SPeCIAL OR£>5R ART \TBN\S • Easels "Art • Drawing Pads "Acrylic • Paint Tubes * Caligraphy • Pencils *Prints • Stretcher Bars * B o x • Brushes LTVi AK1 Books Wl, Sets ' Fram'ng> ect pp i -• •• ' "grandest special temple of nature I was ever permitted to enter." Many visitors, however, say the addition of basic conveniences is overdue in a world-" renowned vacation spot for some 3.4 million visitors annually. "It was a pleasant surprise. I like it," Rick Reynolds, a San • YOSEMITE see page 9 • SALSA CLUB from page 6 At The to ( They didn't expect satellite television service in their Yosemite Lodge rooms. "You come up here to experience nature," Mike Usher Arrtba Mexico • . • said, resting on his lodge room porch after a family hike. "TV makes this more like an ordinary place. I don't like it." Yosemite Lodge, a short walk from the spray-whipped base of the world's fifth-tallest waterfall, hooked up its rooms this year to television, with mixed visitor reception. Some critics see the change as striking a loud and sour note in a place that conservationist John Muir called the t__et " you. select the r i g h t L to heL-p you. becokvee a great] i 27 N. Main • 753-0333 • Open 12:00 TO 6:00 • MON-SAT years, he said. "There were a bunch of us who had a strong interest in dance and we wanted to expand it and share it with other people," said Di Barber, co-founder of the Salsa Club and a graduate in 2003 with a degree in social work. Barber said when dances were held everyone was invited. "This was our chance to play and have a good time," she said. "I knew a little bit of salsa before I came here a year ago and I wanted to improve my dancing," said Alejandro Garcia, a graduate student studying computer science. "Some people have...call it Latino pride if you want, where you know a little bit of salsa and think you're really good at — but then you can come here and learn more and become better." Barber said most people are afraid to try salsa because they feel they have no rhythm, however, she has been teaching for 11 years and has found that people can pick up salsa very quickly. "A lot of the guys here have fun dancing with the ladies, and girls like a guy who knows how to dance and lead well," she said. "People come with different skill levels and everybody helps each other," Garcia said. "Some people are afraid to come because they think they can't dance or won't be able to learn it, but this is an opportunity to overcome that." "Last fall, we had more than 50 students sign up and come to the first salsa club meeting. After that, the numbers started decreasing — partially because the classroom we were in was so small," Olsen said. "Now we are actually in a room meant for dance." "Dance is my release and I "The salsa music creates a fun, relaxed place to socialize where everyone us learning." V Mike Olsen president of the salsa club love salsa. It's more like play than anything," said Barber. "There are many different hand movements and a variety of footwork involved. It really gives the dancer a chance to imagine. The dance is open to imagination. The salsa club has a great time together. It's a party time." "The salsa club is cool. Number one, because salsa is fun, and number two, because this is a great place to make cool friends," said Garcia. "There is a very diverse atmosphere here — not everyone is Latino. There are people from India, Poland, the Dominican Republic, Brazil and Utah." "We would like to try to organize a dance Sabana sometime soon and have some friends from Salt Lake come teach," said Olsen. A dance Sabana is where a lesson is first taught and then there is dancing afterward, he said. "Cafe Sabor had invited us to come three times this summer. We teach before the band comes and then dance on the patio to the band," said Olsen. "The night usually lasts three to four hours. We'll be going one more time on Sept. 14." Olsen said many of the club members go to Club NVO on the Latin dance nights. They used to play salsa music, he said, but don't anymore because not many people want to dance salsa. "I'm hoping that by getting more club members to go to Club NVO, they will begin to play the music again," he said. "Our ultimate goal this year is to have a lot of fun and dance," said Olsen. "Word of mouth really is the best way to advertise the club. So bring your friends and make some new ones." -evhubbs@cc.usu.edu Register online all semester long |