Thursday, September 19, 1996
Octoberfest
A little rain, a lot of fun
by Jennifer
Reisenweber
Collegian staff
Beer, beer, and more beer!
That was all that you could
find at October Fest '96.
Originally, a Bavarian
celebration of the engagement
between a prince and a
princess, Octoberfest is a
celebration of the end of
summer. It is a chance to eat,
drink, and enjoy the many acts
of entertainment while letting
loose the summer bugs and
preparing for the cool months
of fall.
The festivities begin in the
middle of September and
continue into early October.
But for the October Fest this
year, at Hoppers Brew Pub
downtown, the fun only lasted
four days.
Each day consisted of
different entertainment at the
price of five dollars, with the
exception of family Sunday.
Thursday started the
celebration with a selection of
music by Jake's Blues and One
World Tribe. Friday brought
Bill Begs, a taste of German
music, and The Party Squad
from Buffalo.
Every day was topped with
the delicious smells of
braukwurst, ox roast and the
many other kinds of German
foods.
The weekend was
incorporated with 12 Happy
Musicians, the German Umpa
pa band, and a touch of Ireland
with Broken Straw.
"It was so much fun! The
entertainment was great and we
got to drink lots of beer!!!" As
you can tell, Jim Baldouf,
executive chef at Hopper's
Brewpub, certainly had a great
time.
Sunday consisted of the
younger crowd with pony rides,
clowns, a petting zoo, and the
best part was it was FREE!
Between Joe Matzak, a polka
band leader, the pony rides, the
entertainment, and the beer,
who couldn't say October Fest
was anything but fun?!
Entertainment
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by Adria Kovaly
Collegian Staff
A week or so ago, I decided
to check out Keanu Reeve's
latest movie, Chain Reaction.
I went into the theater
expecting a rerun of The
Fugitive. What I got was,
well, a pretty good movie.
The story begins when a
group of scientists develop a
method of extracting energy
from water. They'd been trying
for a while, but Reeve's
character, Eddie, is the one that
discovers the final adjustment
needed to make the experiment
less destructive.
After a staff celebration,
Eddie goes home to see one of
his colleagues, Lily (Rachel
Weisz), then returns to the site
to retrieve his motorcycle. He
arrives just in time to find the
lab in shambles, the head
scientist murdered, and the
machine set on overload.
The resulting explosion
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leads to a police investigation
that uncovers evidence that
Eddie and Lily were part of a
conspiracy to sabotage the
original experiment, thus
ensuring the success of another
similar project. Faced with
this, the two take off until they
can figure out what's going on
and how to clear their names.
One of the few people that
know the truth is Paul
Shannon (Morgan Freeman),
an official who works closely
with both projects. Shannon
spends most of his time as
supervisor for the experiments
and acting as help/hindrance for
both Eddie and his police
pursuers. Toward the end of
the movie, he is also an
integral part of all that goes
on.
The best thing I can say
about this movie is that it was
just great for watching. It's the
perfect flick for when you want
to go to the movies but aren't
to 7:00 p.m.
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really in the mood to sec
anything.
There isn't an overabundance
of action nor an overly
complicated plot. You don't
have to be a techno-junkie to
understand what's going on and
if you happen to miss
something, there's a good
chance it will clear up for you
later on. The special effects are
notable and the story is well
written. Admittedly, some of
the dialogue is a bit lax, but
there are severable memorable
lines, most delivered by
Freeman.
So, if you have an afternoon
to kill, take my advice and
check out Chain Reaction. If
you aren't into toned-down
action, though, you might
want to wait for it to come out
on video. This is definitely
one movie I'd recommend
seeing, and I also suggest
catching it again on video if
you get the chance.
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