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Show Take Note; Monday be National Talk Like a Pirate Day ARCHHHH!!! 797-1769 features@statesman.usu.edu .'Monday, Sept. 19,2005 TOP 10 PLACES ou M P U S BEST PLACE TO PARK BEST PLACE TO MEET GUYS The vote for the best place to park ended up in a three-way tie between the parking terrace, the meters on 8th east, and the stadium. Terrace parking rates are $1.50 per hour A stadium parking pass for $18 for the entire year and the Aggie Shuttle drops students off at the TSC. The meters on 800 East are 50 cents per hour, but you may have to get there early to get a spot. Number one vote for best place to meet guys was at sporting events and campus activities. Most USU sporting events are free to students and game schedules are available in the ticket office on the third floor of the TSC. BEST PLACE TO MEET GIRLS The vote for best place to meet girls ended up in a tie between the Education Building and the Sci-Tech Library. Second place goes to the LDS I nsitute Building. BEST PLACE TO EAT AND THE BEST COMPUTER LAB The TSC tied with Merrilll Library for the voteforthe best computer lab. Hazel's bread won the vote for the best place to eat. Hazels serves warm bakery goods from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. You can get a warm thick slice of homemade bread for $1. c BEST PLACE FOR A GROUP STUDY The Sci-Tech Library won the vote for the best place to have a group study session, specifically because of the large tables available on every floor. All libraries are open 7 a.m. to midnight, Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. to midnight on Sunday. BEST PLACE TO KISS ON CAMPUS The "A" won as best place to kiss on campus with an overwhelming majority. The only other places mentioned included a parking lot attendant booth, Old Main Hill and standing on the porch behind the yellow house on Darwin Avenue over looking the city. • Photo illustration by Ryan Jolbot and Emma fippetts BEST PLACE TO TAKE A NAP The Quad won the vote for the best place on campus, as long as it is warm weather. The Merrill Library and the couches in the lounge at the LDS Insitute building tied for the best place in the winter. BEST PLACE FOR A I QUIET STUDY BEST PLACE TO WORK The Merrill Library overwhelmingly won the vote for the best place for a quiet study on campus-specifically the individual cubicles on the third and fourth floors. The computer labs on campus were voted the best place to work. On-campus jobs provideflexiblescheduling and minimal hours-some may even allow students to work on homework while on the clock. The Quick-Stop and Housing and Food Services came in second place. 10,000 Villages joins in Logan Parenting 101 with Professor Mario to help third world markets BY NATALIE NAYLOR Senior Writer Take a trip around the world and learn new things about different cultures without even leaving Cache Valley. At Ten Thousand Villages, a store dedicated to promoting fair trade, you will be able to have a glimpse of life in countries that you might not otherwise be able to visit. According to the-Web site for Ten Thousand Villages, "Ten Thousand Villages is a founding member of the International Fair Trade Association, an organization that includes over 200 members in 55 countries, including many artisan groups in developing countries. We are part of a worldwide movement that is striving to improve the livelihood of disadvantaged people in developing countries through the expansion of fair trade." Their mission is to provide vital, fair income to Third World Amy Fuller/ amylee@ccusu.edu THIS IS ONE of the baskets available at 10,000 Villages. It is made in Uganda by women who are widos from the war. Keller said their entire liveli- hood comes from making these baskets. ^ 1 0 0 0 0 VILLAGES 5 p« nape 7 I'm scared to be heresy to rest a dad. It's not the Steve Shinney by showing you responsibility I'm what video games afraid of. I kept my have taught me. Siamese fighting fis ish I have peralive for months and sonal worth. If a it didn't cry when I dopey little kid with didn't feed it, sol think pointy ears and a I can handle a kid just floppy hat can save fine. world from The Geek the evil with nothWhat I'm worried ing but a wooden Beet about is that I won't be sword, then I can able to raise the kid up to be the well-adjusted adult accomplish anything I put my mind to. (Zelda) he or she should be. Everyone knows that a There's a way to solve any child's early years are crucial problem that comes your way. to their growth and develop- If one doesn't work, try anothment. This is why I'm wor- er. If the ice spell doesn't get ried about my kids. They will the job done, trying somenever have tne same educa- thing with a little lightning. tional opportunities that I had, {Final Fantasy) because they may not exist at Always look both ways that point. before you cross the street. That's because everything I (Frogger) learned as a kid that made me Women are all being held that man I am today, I learned hostage by a grant, evil dragon ; from the eight-bit Nintendo of some kind. Entertainment System. If you're lucky, it's a literal' I'm sure there are some dragon that can be dealt with Philistines out there who have outlandish ideas about the NES only being for entertain- • PARENTING ment. Well, let me put such see page 5 |