Page 8 - The Behrend College Beacon - Thursday, December 10. 1098 Website of the week by Angela Rush staff writer Have you ever been driving around and wondering where in the world you are? Trying to remem ber the exact directions on how to get to a relatives or friends house on time can be frustrating espe cially if you have no idea of where you are and where you are head ing. Now through technology you can get on the net and go to a web page that will create a map and set of di rections to go any place in the world. Find the directions from anywhere to your destination by going to <http://maps.altavista .com/cgi-bin/mapcgi>. This website Top ten by Micheal Coursey staff writer The most sensible thing for a film reviewer to do as a year-end article would be a Top Ten Films of the Year list. Normally 1 would have seen three times as many movies, but quite hon estly, 1 was a little low on money this summer. I have never been a fan of the big disaster movies, and this year seemed to have one after tfftolher. 1 didn’t s ee Armageddon, Deep Impact. or any of the other doomsday- type movies. I have however compiled a list and short synopsis of the films I did see: I. Saving Private Ryan. This is a Steven Spielberg production about the D-Day invasion starring Tom Hanks. This should earn Hanks a third Acad emy Award. It has a type of realism in the battle scenes that will make even hardened war veterans wince. 2. Rounders is a film starring Matt Damon, John Turturro, and Ed Norton. Matt Damon is a struggling law stu dent who has trouble staying away from the poker table and the easy money he makes there. Ed Norton is the bad influence that almost takes him down. 3. Something About Maty is a com- PH .899-9012 3516 BUFF. ROAD WESLEYVILLE THE VERY BEST PIZZA & WINGS COLDEST BEER! 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This unusual comedy, set in Rhode Island and Miami, is about a High School romance that was cut short by a unfortunate incident on prom night. The movie Hows well, and I was re ally impressed by Cameron Diaz’s genuineness. Chris Elliot really played a strong supporting role as Ben Stiller’s buddy. 4. Primary Colors is a fictionalized account of President Clinton’s Cam paign in 1992. Starring John Travolta as the President and Billy Bob Thorton as James Carville, this film shows how Clinton could sell "cot ton candy to a diabetic." 5. The Truman Show is a surrealis tic look at a man whose whole life has been filmed since birth, and spent his entire life on a huge soundstage. This film stars Jim Carrey as Truman and Ed Harris as the controlling master mind. 6. The Waterboy . This film stars Adam Sandler as a waterboy for a Louisiana College football team. It’s predictable, but still very funny. 7. Mask ofZorro is a movie star ring Antonio Banderas as the new and improved Zorro. He has the athletic ability of a gold medal gymnast, the Features est location if you only know the phone number. This web site is very interesting and useful because it seems to be very efficient and accurate in find ing a person or location. However, it is also scary because anybody can access this information. So next time you want to deter mine were someone lives, go on this route to find the directions to your destination. The Beacon will be featuring a dif- ferent website each week. toughness of Rambo and the crafti ness of James Bond. Other than that it’s a very believable movie. Anthony Hopkins stars as the original Zorro and mentor. 8. Black Dog stars Patrick Swayze as a truck mechanic who goes on one last run from Atlanta to New York City. Apparently he’s the only guy left in the U.S. who can drive a truck. It's little ridiculous, but still fun. 9. Enemy of The State stars Will Smith and Gene Hackman. It’s a bit of a Tom Clancy knockoff about cor ruption. graft, murder, extortion, com puters and agents in the NSA. It moves about as fast as Rosie O'Donnell down a water slide. l(). Dead Man on Campus is a col lege movie about two roommates who have to keep their grades up to stay in school. It’s a good movie to rent if you don’t have to do the wash or get a root canal. The worst movie I saw this year was “Practical Magic” w'ith Sandra Bul lock and Nicole Kidman. This movie never seemed to know if it wanted to be a comedy, a drama or a horror flick. It was very hard to keep up with. Hopefully next year will have a bet ter crop of movies. Happy Holidays! Behrend celebrates Kwanzaa By Danielle Marshall staff writer Some families celebrate Christmas, while others celebrate Hanukkah. The Behrend family celebrated Kwanzaa, an event sponsored by the Associa tion of Black Collegians (ABC), on Sunday, December 6, 1998. Okay, so you know Kwanzaa isn’t Christmas, but what is it? Kwanzaa is a non-religious, African-American holiday. In KiSwahili, one of Africa’s major languages and the chosen lan- guage of the holiday, Kwanzaa means “first fruits.” Celebrated first in 1966 by its cre ator, Dr. Maulana Karenga, Kwanzaa is based on African harvest celebra tions and the Nguzo Saba, or seven principles. These principles, a set of ideals, developed by Karenga, are: Unity (Umoja), Self Determination (Kujichagulia), Collective Work and Responsibility (Ujima), Cooperative Economics (Ujamma), Purpose (Nia), Creativity (Kuumba), and Faith Imani). Each day of Kwanzaa em phasizes a different principle. One of the symbols of the holiday is a candle holder with seven candles, one lit for each principle. Kwanzaa begins on December 26 and ends on ACROSS 1 Thompson and Samms 6 Flying saucer, for short 9 Oklahoma city 14 Watered silk 15 Disseminate 16 leaves out 17 Not fulfilled 18 Samovar 19 Fundamental 20 Sketch 21 Watercolors on a wall 23 Zodiac sign 24 Bird calls 26 Trustworthy 28 Turkey’s capital 30 Fill witti joy 32 Hive resident 33 Of Chilean mountains 35 District 39 Inexactitude 41 Connectors 43 Heave 44 Cowboy, at times 46 _ in the sky 47 Comment to the audience 49 Missing link 51 “The _of Wrath” 54 Nobel Prize winner Elie _ 56 Gambler’s marker 57 Rely 59 Invitation letters 62 Newly-hatched stage 64 Squealer 65 Vowel sequence 66 Pool outlet 67 _ had it! 68 Love of golf 69 Pompous fools 70 Solidify 71 Snow-day rides DOWN 1 Flightless birds 2 Spiritual hermit 3 Impersonators 4 Singer Franklin 5 Sun’s fall 6 Overthrow 7 Know ahead of January 1. Although it can be cel ebrated together with Christmas, it is really a time to celebrate the past year’s successes, to talk about the les sons of African-American history, and to think about how to improve our communities using the seven prin ciples. Behrend’s Kwanzaa celebration began with a poem “Umoja,” written by Behrend student Russell Jean- Baptiste, portrayed Umoja’s meaning of striving for and maintaining unity in the family, community, and nation. “Although I am harassed by my brother, ridiculed by my sister, and suppressed to my enemies delight, I have recaptured my faith in spite and in it found new sight,” stated Jean- Baptiste, 03 MIS. A poetry, reading of Maya Angelou’s “Phenomenal Woman” was given by Channasa Taylor and Erika Ford, featuring an other principle, Kujichagulia, which means self determination. Lillian Graves topped off the evening with the inspirational song,” My Soul Has Been Anchored In The Lord.” Ms. Erica King, the speaker of the evening, discussed the principle of Ujima, meaning collective work and responsibility. Ujima reminds us of our obligation to the past, present, and future, and that we have a role to ©1998 Tribune Media Services, Inc All rights reserved. time Possesses Besides Thurman of “Henry and June” Hosiery thread Pigpens Fancy tie Right to vote Guided along a course Teheran's land Tidy 8 9 10 25 27 28 Aid in wrong-doing Stout’s Wolfe Glorifies Recolored fabric Disgusting Actress Moran Floundering PDQ Lupino and Tarbell Make fabric repairs Family cars play in the community, society, and world. “My program, which is Big Brothers Big Sisters, our collective work would be to teach the children today about our past. If we don’t know about our past, we really can’t know about our future,” stated Ms. King. The evening concluded with a few words of gratitude from the president of ABC, Ayodele Jones. “The Asso ciation of Black Collegians hosts the Kwanzaa celebration to strengthen diversity on campus. Unfortunately, the low turnout of Behrend students made this somewhat of a difficult task. Regardless of this fact, those who did attend, including myself, came away with a message of hope, unity, and faith in each other and our commu nities. And therefore, the goal of ABC was attained,” stated Jones, 05, Po litical Science. Brandy Whiting, 06 Biology, stated, “I thought it was nice to see minority students come to gether on campus. I just hope that next semester we get more participa tion from the other students. Our youth should represent the promise for tomorrow. Umoja is the principle of unity which should guide us through all we do. 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