'AGE 8 The Student Voice Behrend students were asked the question: “How do you feel about capital punishment ?” Julie Babay - Third semester, Administration of Justice. “If we have to have capital punishment, I feel lethal injec tions are the best form of execu tion. The injection should be self induced or self-injected. It’s easier that way because then nobody could be accused of kill ing the person to be executed. It’s really hard to determine whether capital punishment is right or wrong, but with all of the over crowding of prisons, it may be a fair solution.” Michael Garcia - Third semester, Petroleum Engineering. “Capital punishment is good and bad, depending on the in dividual case. It should be an op tion in all states, but the sentence and conviction should be deter mined by a judge and jury and the merits of each case. 1 feel capital punishment is justified particular ly in cases of rape, multiple murders and killing a police of ficer.” Tim Joncas - Fifth semester, Business Management. “I’m for capital punishment, especially in the cases of multiple murders. I feel lethal injections are the best means of execution because they are relatively painless. Capital punishment should be legal in every state because some people, such as mass murderers, should die. How FEATURE Tim Joncas many times has someone been ‘rehabilitated’ only to be released and kill again?” Chart semester, Economics. “I’m for capital punishment because the public shouldn’t be burdened with prison and prisoners’ costs and upkeep, plus the prisons are overcrowded. Poisoning would be the best means of execution because it’s painless. Capital punishment should especially be used in cases of first degree murder, violent crimes and rape. It could be a valuable deterrent for future criminals.” Deanna Ferraino - Third semester, Psychology. “I’m for capital punishment, but the only crime that would justify murder is another murder. I feel the person has a right to choose by what means he would be executed. Before the execution takes place, the prisoner should be proven guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt; there must be no doubts.” THE COLLEGIAN gpp*» Jeff SooHoo - Third semester, Finance. “I’m for capital punishment because I think capital punish ment helps to deter criminals from killing. They’ll think about themselves being killed before they kill.” Susie Sherrill • Third semsester, Management. “I’m against capital punish ment because I don’t feel that two wrongs make a right. Of they kill someone and we, in turn, kill them, we are guilty of the same crime as them.” Jim Rose - First semester, Engineering. “I’m for capital punishment-an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth kind of justice. The prisoner should be able to choose the way he dies.” Interviews conducted by Collegian Staff Writer Jill Bedford No “Terror In the Aisles” by Thad Wawro Collegian News Editor In recent years, whenever a filmaker wanted to make money, he made a horror film. The ma jority of these movies were so called ‘slasher’ movies inspired by John Carpenter’s Halloween. The plots of these films were sim ple - an indestructible killer goes around murdering teenagers in a number of imaginative ways. Throw in some sex and a healthy dose of nudity, and there you have it; a low budget blockbuster. After a myriad of these Hallo ween rip-offs, it would seem that horror films could not possibly get worse, right? Wrong. Believe it or not, Hollywood has done itself one better, or perhaps I should say one worse. What, you may ask could possibly be worse than a million Hallo ween rip-offs made into one big ripoff? That, my friends, is exact ly what Terror in the Aisles is, a collage of supposedly scary scenes from moviedoms most shocking films. Nice premise, but let’s face it. After a while, all of the killers, victims, and most importantly the plots, will begin to look the same. Terror in the Aisles has no plot. It is a mishmash of scenes from horror films both well known and not so well-known. Billed as a tribute to the horror genie, Terror in the Aisles is nar rated by Donald Pleseance of Halloween 1 ans 11, and Nancy Allen who, next to Jamie Lee Cur tis, is probably the queen of the B horror movie. Pleseance and Allen sit in a crowded movie theater and com ment on the scenes and in general, the entire horror film genre. The pair tie the scenes together sufficiently. Classic scenes from such movies as Psycho, The Exorcist and FROM THE RUB DESK Students are reminded that Check Cashing Cards AND Student ID Cards are REQUIRED to cash checks at the RUB desk. With out these cards in the student's possession, checks will AB SOLUTELY no be cashed. Also as a reminder: check cashing limits are as follows: s 50;00 8:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. $25.00 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Penn State Payroll Checks have a limit of 5 75.00 NOVEMBER 21,1984 Rosemary’s Baby are placed side by side with such low-budget crap as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Friday the 13th part whatever. As a horror film this movie lacks horror. Taken out of con text, many of the scenes that were originally scary are non-effective or just plain confusing. The ele ment of suspense that made the scenes successful is destroyed by the editor’s scissors. Ironically, in a portion of the film dedicated to Alfred Hit chcock, the master himself says that the success of a scene depends upon the amount of suspense built up in the preceeding-scene. Right you are Hitch, too bad the makers of the movie didn’t listen -to you. As far as being a tribute, the film is lacking. Not only are the original classics of the genre, such as Frankenstein and Dracula neglected, but also scenes from movies that cannot be considered horror films are used quite fre quently. How on earth anyone could possibly classify Sylvester Stallone’s Nighthawks a horror film is beyond me. Collage films are not a new idea. A few years ago a film entitl ed It Came From Hollywood was released. While this cut-and paste quickly was by no means a classic, it was relatively successful because it came off as an affec tionate spoof of Hollywood. The trouble with Terror in the Aisles is that it takes itself too seriously. The movie tries too hard to be scary and the result is a huge flop. If you are in the mood for a good scary movie, look for one on the late show instead of wasting your money on this turkey. Terror in the Aisles is rated R for violence, nudity, and adult language.
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