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Show LIFE OCTOBER 17, 2011 WWW.UVUREVIEW.COM ALISHA NIEMEN CANNONIZED CINEMA with JOHN-ROSS BOYCE Guest Writer Friedrich Nietzsche and the Cinema Infernal 2011 & 2012 SCHOOL YEAR NATHAN GRILL/UVU REVIEW Contestants compete for the title of Miss UVU. By MERRILY CANNON Life Writer Alisha Lee, a sophomore from Salt Lake studying social work, was crowned Miss UVU at the Miss UVU Scholarship Pageant on Friday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. in the UCCU Center. With 20 contestants, the pageant was the largest in UVU history. Lee's new court includes Samantha Cummings, first runner-up; Bri Sorenson, second runner-up; Shannon Oveson, third runner-up and Rachel Kearl, fourth runnerup. Other titles awarded were Miss Congeniality or "Spirit of Pageant," earned by Haelly Kirk; "Miracle Maker" to Shannon Oveson and "People's Choice" to Bri Sorenson. Lee will represent UVU for the 2011-2012 school year and will receive a $3,800 scholarship in addition to a $200 gift from the UVU Bookstore. The runners-up will each receive a $1,600 scholarship and a $100 gift from the Bookstore. To begin the show, each contestant, decked in spar- :ONTACT: kling silver and white, participated in a dance on stage. The audience then watched a pre-recorded video of each girl sharing a little about herself. The comments that stood out were service oriented or about UVU. Lee talked about having great teachers and fun learning opportunities, like attending the "Bill Nye the Science Guy" presentation. Another contestant, Kimberly Frandsen, talked about the great open enrollment policy at UVU. Next, the ladies completed the swimwear portion of the competition. It's not easy to wear a swimsuit and heels in front of hundreds of people, but the girls smiled and looked fantastic. After swimwear, each competitor got a chance to showcase her talent. Lee performed an impressive jazz dance to the song "Proud Mary." Cummings hit notes as high as Mariah Carey in her vocal talent, while Sorenson danced beautifully in a flowing white costume. Oveson performed amazingly on the marimba, and Kearl LIFE EDITOR ASST. LIFE EDITOR lifesectionuvu@gmail.com jacobsen.jeff@gmail.com KELLY CANNON JEFF JACOBSEN played a complicated piano piece. Other talents of interest included an artistic showcase by Jorden Hobush, where she sketched Michael Jackson to the tune of "Smooth Criminal," and Megan Palhum's impressive tumbling routine to "Thunderstruck". After the talent portion, the contestants answered questions involving current events. When asked how she could help others dealing with domestic violence, Lee talked about giving women empowerment, letting them know that they are of worth and are strong enough to break the violence cycle. "I realized this was how I can make a difference," Lee said, referring to the competition. Lee also said she would love to graduate with a degree in social work and take her platform of helping others in domestic violence to the next level. She wants to "make a difference in the life of teens." With sparkling eyes and a fabulous smile, she said to the student body (and to the world, for that matter), "Get ready, I'm coming " LIFE DESIGNER CARLY MONTGOMERY carlym215@gmailcom Of all the cinematic genres, horror is one of the least pretentious. Scary movies don't seek out critical acclaim. They don't aspire to inspire. Horror films know what they're about frightening the ever-loving pants off you. No more, no less. Yet slasher flicks, gorefests and other types of terror serve an important emotional purpose. In "The Birth of Tragedy," Friedrich Nietzsche posited that the ancient Greeks used violent tragedy in their theatre as a way to confront the nihilism and pessimism lurking in their souls. Nietzsche believed that by viewing dramatic interpretations of human misery and nightmares, the Greeks were able to achieve a catharsis that affirmed the meaning of their own existence. Watching a horror movie in the company of others can enable you to witness firsthand a very visceral, cathartic experience. People lose themselves in a macabre form of Dionysian revelry. They yell at the screen. They cower. They jump. Some of the more sensitive souls even run out of the auditorium, race all the way home and flip on every light. If Nietzsche were alive today, his favorite director might be Wes Craven. Halloween is right around the corner. People who regularly shy away from even the tamest of splatter films will probably be tempted to get into the spirit of the season and watch something scary. But beware! For every good scary movie, there are one hundred bombs. You're not going to achieve catharsis by watching some B-movie on the Syfy channel. That's why we've provided you with a guide to some of horror's best and bloodiest. Halloween (Wes Craven, 1978) While not the first official slasher movie, this initial installment in the Michael Meyers saga is the quintessential example of the hallowed "Teenage Girl vs. Psycho Killer" formula. Atmospheric, gory and featuring a very inappropriate use of a knitting needle, "Halloween" should be at the top of every horror fan's list. Dawn of the Dead (Zack Snyder, 2004) No purveyor of terror warrants more respect than George Romero, the genius who invented the zombie movie. But 2004's "Dawn of the Dead" is a rare beast, a remake that is actually better than Romero's 1978 original. The film combines tense human drama with aggressive zombie violence and it features more grisly action in the first ten minutes than Romero's version did in its entirety. Even the opening credits are the stuff of nightmares. MOVIES B5 TWITTER UVU LIFE SECTION @UVULife |