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Show Page 9 WeekendDiversions Friday, Feb. IS, 2008 Ways to combat a case of cabin fever By JESSICA ALLEN staff writer There are alternatives to simply staying inside and watching movies during a Logan winter-they just require a little effort and creativity. Some USU students have found tent-making a fun pastime on the weekends as they dragged out all the mattresses, pillows, blankets and chairs they could come up with to make a 'fort' in their common rooms as they spent the night sleeping in it and watching movies on their laptops. Stefanie Flores, freshman in civil engineering, said it feels camping. At other times, pillow fights have broken out randomly between a couple of students as they chased each other back and forth through the halls of the Living and Learning Center before someone gave in. Flores, who participated, said, "It's always fun hitting each other in a loving way." Organizing game nights and inviting neighbors to participate is one idea. Cherise Snow, freshman majoring in music, said games are beneficial for meeting people. "I didn't know anyone until then," Snow said. Other students have found ways of entertainment as they helped decorate their rooms and chipped in to help pay for the materials used in covering the walls in the shared room in their suites. Missy BrunishoLz, senior majoring in journalism, said reading books to one another is a great way to kill time. "Nothing is as good as sitting down at the end of the day with your roommates, pulling out a book and reading out loud," Brunisholz said. "It takes you back to grade school and is a great de-stresser." Melissa Allen, freshman in nutrition and food science, said she enjoys cooking dinner or dessert for a group because it helps her get out of her dorm room. "Every Sunday, afriendand I are going to try and cook a JESSICA S M I T H , U N D E C L A R E D F R E S H M A N A N D Jaymi dlsen, freshman in maritime/underwater archeology, pose by their dorm wall they decorated. The pretend windows show pictures of Paris and New York. During these long winter months, some students choose to redecorate their bedrooms. BRITNEY BRENT photo different dish," Allen said. "It helps build skills and allows me to bond with my roommate. -jess. al!en@aggicmai!. usu. edu Arts • Entertainment • Outdoors • Culture Cold feet for Valentine's Day Steppin' Out This Weekend Friday, Feb 15 •Harlem Night Bash, USU Big Band Swing Club, Workshops at the HPER staring at 5 p.m., Dancing and competitions at the Dansante Building from 8:30 p.m. to midnight and from 1 a.m. to 4 a.m., www. usu.edu/swing •Banff Film Festival, Independent outdoor films featuring rock climbing, snowboarding, mountain biking, kayaking, and more, Kent Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m., $7 for students ., •The Tony Furtado Band, presented by the Bridger Folk Music Society, Eccles Conference Center, 7:30 p.m., $15 in advance, $18 at the door Saturday, Feb 16 •Harlem Nights Bash, USU Big Band Swing Club, Workshops at the HPER staring at 10 a.m., Dancing and competitions at Elite Hall in Hyrum from 8:30 p.m. to midnight, and at the American West Heritage Center from 1 a.m. to 4 a.m., www.usu.edu/swing Want something posted on VENUES? Send to statesman@cc.usu.edu Information compiled by: Kate Rouse A H U G E PUDDLE OF W A T E R collects at the base of a USU snowpile in a parking lot. With the weird weather Logan has received in the past week, snow fells and then quickly melts, creating a lot of water run-off. CAMERON PETERSON photo Points: A collection worth having 01 continued from page 8 We waste them on a 10-minute discussion with ourself - because most girls don't care at all for stuff like this - about who was the better Ozzy Osbourne guitarist: Zakk Wylde or Randy Rhoades? .... ,, , We will spend the minuscule amount of points we earn from the romantic dinner at Carl's Jr. and an evening of profanitylaced putt-putt to take a trip to second base - from whence we will get thrown out trying to steal third. If we were smart, we'd save ail of our turbo, which we get from points in this videogame analogy, and swing for the fence/try to hit the home run. But, we're content with being slap-hitters with a little speed, racking up doubles and - if things are good - the occasional triple. Batting average is important in this baseball analogy that only seven percent of people will truly understand. Maybe this analogy will work better. Probably not, but what the hell? We've made it this far. All of us have been to arcades or carnivals or any event or place where you can accrue tickets and trade them in for snowman erasers and stale candy. So a guy, or impatient girl, will play the hetl out of some ski ball, having that machine spitting out tickets faster than a bulimic person after a trip to the buffet. Instead of pjayjrig several, games and saving up the tickets to get a badass set of fuzzy dice, the guy will just trade in his tickets after each game, collecting a thousand sticky fingers, condom-looking hopper things and 13-yearold Tootsie Rolls. Basically, it all comes down to this: Love is just a really complicated ski-ball game, where some people get lucky and nail a 500 pointer, and others toil in frustration, hitting hundreds of 50 pointers and going home with two hands full of rubbery frog finger puppets. Damn. That was deep. Profound, even. I'm starting to scare myself. Comments can be sent to da.bake© aggiemail.usu.edu Botjan, Q/J 34327 43J-733-4370 Version 1737 jrfur/euJ , SW 33202 203-233-9700 (J3ocaf<x/in Tlcaiaffa 200/ Sou/A 2J/A Ga |