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Show The College Times MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2007 A10 men ainmcnt Professor/actor/writer/mentor Christopher Clark stalks America's favorite fatty in Stalking Santa. Local holiday film gets nationwide recognition Mockumentary Stalking Santa finally finds distribution LukeHickman Life editor I onight, Monday, Nov. 5, there will be a free 'screening of Stalking Santa, the new holiday mockumentary made by all the best local improv comedy actors, in celebration of its anticipated nationwide DVD release on Tuesday. Screenings are being held in Los Angeles and New York City, as well. Stalking Santa begins by introducing you to Lloyd Darrow (played by UVSC professor Christopher Clark), a "scientist" obsessed with performing a holiday experiment to prove or disprove the existence of Santa Claus. Darrow's outrageous experiment will the try his faith in Kriss Kringle, shake up his family life and explain, once and for all, the certain truth about the mythical figure. Though it sounds simple, Stalking Santa has been a long project in the making. "We began filming four years ago, in 2003," said Clark. "We would shoot a little, then Christmastime would be Excel Entertainment The Shat-man himself See STALKING SANTA • A12 Wii brings classics back Re-experience Metroid from your youth Aaron Wilson It's a blessing to be able Life writer to revisit all the games you remember playing as a kid, For all those Wii owners, and have the opportunity it's not hard to keep one's to play those not-so-popgame on when a plethora ular gems you might have of old school games are missed out on. readily available on the VirOne such game that falls tual Console (provided one into the latter category is has the funds to buy Wii- Super Metroid. With tight points). controls, nonlinear game- play, and action that refined the 2-D platformer experience, this game became an instant favorite for anyone who played it. The game stars Samus Aran (most are familiar with her from the Super Smash Bros, series as the really fast, hard-to-kill girl with a ball of energy coming from her arm) as one of the most revered bounty hunters in the galaxy. She had just completed her mission of retrieving the last Metroid larvae (a being that can drain energy from anything) and delivered it to the Ceres Space Colony See METROID • A14 ProWs Oktoberfest City combines German tradition with local culture Chad Hunt Assistant Life editor Mark Johnston/College Times Oktoberfest is usually associated with the traditional festival in Munich, Germany, which lasts for 16 days in late September and early October and is most widely known for the massive amounts of beer consumed during the festivities. But in Provo, the fest took on a whole new meaning at University Villa apartments on Saturday, Oct. 27. The Utah County version of Oktoberfest conforms to fit the predominant culture of the valley ".. the event has evolved into one of the craziest and well-known parties of the season...": '; (which means mass consumption of root beer as opposed to its alcoholic relative), but it also brings a glimpse of German culture, bratwurst, lederhosen and fun to the hundreds of college-age kids in attendance. "We pretty much jam packed all things German into three hours," said creator and master of ceremonies Jarom Sidwell. Sidwell and some friends started the annual Provo party in his back yard five years ago. C X' never, ever marks the spot" Geocaching can bring out the inner Indy in UVSC students Ray Cheatham Life writer In the 1989 actionadventure movie, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Professor Jones tells his archeology students, "We do not follow maps to buried treasure, and 'X' never, ever marks the spot." Professor Jones would have been an excellent geocacher. Geocaching is a modern-day treasure hunt that can be a fun outdoor activity to do on your own or with a group of friends. The goal of geocaching is to find hidden geocaches using information from the Internet and a Global Positioning Satellite or "GPS" receiver. The term "geocache" is a derivative of the preface "geo," meaning the earth and "cache," a term describing a place where things are hidden. The traditional geocache is great for first-time geocachers because of its simplicity. A traditional See GEOCACHING • A12 R<ty Cheat ham/Col lege Tlmei See OKTOBERFEST • A13 N 4 0 ° 18.800 W i l l * 43.504 - Get the Lead Out. |