FEATURES
Website of the Week
by Christy Piccola
staff writer
Have you ever gone to do laun
dry and realized that you really
weren't sure what you were doing?
Or cleaned your room and noticed
that it looked a lot less clean than
when your mother did it? Wouldn't
it be helpful if there were some
where you could go for advice with
out calling home? Well, now there
is.
WWW.A.BOUT . .COM, there
amnumy helpful hints on all aspects
0P.,. For college students,
AI3oUT.COM offers a wonderful
pempective into , college life, writ
ten by Ben Miller. Some of the sec
tions included are Dealing with
ROtimmates, a humorous look into
surviving possible problems you
might'have with the person you
share your incredibly tiny room
with, and Housekeeping 101, which
offers some essential cleaning tips
that would make any mom proud.
They suggest cleaners, cleaning
tools, and how-to's.
Now, if you're like me, just the
thought of cleaning makes you
cringe more than an 8:00 class on a
Monday morning. I can't promise
Top 40 cont. from pg. 8
This venture puts Zomba. v hose al
hums are distributed by BMG, in busi
ness with EMI music, also part owner
of Musicmaker. In return for allow
ing their entire catalog to be part of
Musicmaker's stock, Zomba receives
an undisclosed equity stake in
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Bongo the three legged
monkey
that you'll enjoy cleaning, but the
pointers on this site make it a lot less
dreadful.
Of course, along with cleaning
comes laundry. After having someone
do yours for 18 years, being alone with
a washer and dryer can seem a pretty
formidable task. The advice in the
laundry section is aimed at people
who, like me, have never had to think
about sorting, detergents, or drying.
Surely, at least one of the sections
on this website will apply to you,
whether it's your first semester away
from home, or your last. The instruc
tions are easy to understand and the
articles are written so that you don't
have to have a Ph.D. in domestic en
gineering to understand. The links
they provide, to sites like
WWW.TIDE.COM and Domino's
Pizza, add a different viewpoint and
much more current ideas.
There are a few drawbacks to the
site, but definitely not enough to keep
someone from using it. To get to the
college section, you have to follow
about 4 links (Home, Society/Cul
ture, Groups/Subcultures, and College
Life), which can be a little time con
suming. Also, the graphics leave a lot
to be desired, from the font to the lack
of pictures. However, it was easy to
Musiemaker. Part of the deal also al
losss unreleased songs from Zomba's
artists to he available for custom CDs.
The United States has not seen
much of current hit compilations on
the shelves of the local music store,
hut Britain's charts are full of them.
Aries (March 21-April 19). If someone
makes a request of you, go along with it
It's worth it!
Taurus (April 20-May 20). Keep an eye
on personal belongings this week!
Gemini (May 21-June 21). Go ahead and
make the phone call you've been putting
off!
Cancer (June 22 -July 22). A trip could
open your eyes to great possibilities!
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22). Break routine and
try something you've been thinking about!
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Watch for
coincidences this week, someone could be
trying to tell you something!
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Voice your
concerns, people may feel the same way
you do!
Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Abandon the
Playstation and seek some human contact!
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Be under
standing if someone disappoints you this
week. nobody's perfect!
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Get ac
quainted with your domestic side, and start
cleaning up!
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb 18). Realize what
you have before it's too late!
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20). A little extra
energy this week could be put to great use!
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navigate and that made up for what
ever it lacked on the surface.
Another perk to the site was the
advertisements offered on the differ
ent pages. One in particular was a link
to WWW.COOLSAVINGS.COM,
where you can print free coupons.
Anything free when you're in college
is a good thing, and these coupons can
really help cut down on what you
spend at the store. Other links were
geared more toward entertainment,
such as TV Listings and Cable TV
Spotlight, while some presented ways
to Find a Friend and then send them
E-Cards. All of this is located in the
Info Center, while more deals are right
above it in the Shop Center.
As a reference guide for college
students, ABOUT.COM is a great
source for everything from detergent
to Domino's, and roommates to the
rinse cycle. Print out the hints and tack
them onto your bulletin board, and you
won't have to worry about shrinking
clothes or shrieking roommates. I'd
give it an 8, with work needing to be
done on the graphics, but the content
of the website is so valuable that it's
something you can't afford to click
over.
Not until recently were Noir and Now
Vie/Hine Ii introduced to the States.
Both of the afore mentioned compi
lations were released by the previ
ously mentioned EMI Music, featur
ing artists from that label as well as
other labels.
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Tupac legend lives on
by Douglas Smith
staff writer
Tupac Shakur has once again re
ceived national attention. His legacy
keeps growing throughout the United
States and with good reason. Tupac
proved himself not only in music, hut
also in life. Despite this, some Ameri
cans have elaborated on a so-called
"conspiracy" surrounding his death.
In case you haven't heard, a new
album featuring the late Tupac Shakur
has been released this month. The
album features a protege group called
The Outlawz that collaborated with
2Pac on "Hit 'Ern High." The con
stant barrage of new songs from the
late rapper is also a reminder that his
spirit will never die.
The album entitled Still / Rise (at
press time) was supposed to hit record
stores on the 24th of August but was
postponed two weeks. The record
company cited production delay as the
reason for late release. Despite all of
this, many people find it remarkable
and perhaps surprising how much of
an impact 2Pac has made on the main-
stream music charts. It is indeed un
fortunate that the event of his death
opened the eyes of the population to
his widespread popularity.
Tupac Shakur's songs filled the
streets not only in urban areas , but
also in small rural areas of the coun
try. The graduating class of my
Apollo-Ridge High School was only
STUDENT CLUB
OF THE WEEK
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by Elizabeth Hayes
associate editor
The Lion Entertainment Board is an
organization on campus that sponsors
events for students. More specifically,
it sponsors non-alcoholic events on
the weekends so that students may
have something constructive to do.
The movies shown in the Reed Union
Building every weekend, and the co
medians, hands, karaoke, and other
special performers featured in Bruno's
Café, are all due to the workings of
the LEB.
For those who are confused and
have not been paying attention to the
signs posted around campus, LEB
was formerly called the Student Pro
gramming Council until this year.
According to club president Terry
Brand, the name was changed prima
rily because the organization felt the
former name was lacking "spirit," and
didn't sound as appealing to the stu
dent body. Also, it was changed from
a "council" to a "board" to help ex
press the fact that students were work
ing together to make these decisions.
There are currently about 20 mem
bers on the Lion Entertainment Board,
including four officers and three com
mittee chairpersons. The club is still
looking for chairpersons for the Spe
cial Events and Web Page Commit
tees, as well as general members to
SEPTEMBER 17, 1999, THE BEHREND BEACON, PAGE 9
97 people in 1999. The number of
2Pac CDs in the possession of that
class at least doubled the number of
graduates
Tupac's music was a special brand.
He vividly detailed life in his neigh
borhood often calling on Watts and
Compton, California for inspiration.
The country embraced this style he
cause it was a way of expression for
those that lived in urban areas and also
a way to gain knowledge for those in
rural areas. Tupac faced topics from
death to teenage pregnancy and drugs
to love. He was a "gangsta rapper"
who did not care to veer away from
everything "hardeore. -
This musical ability of 2Pac al
lowed for many tributes. Other rap
pers such as Master P and the group
Naughty by Nature wrote songs in the
wake of 2Pac's death that showed the
late rapper's impact. The World Wide
Web is full of tributes by random web
page makers. A simple search will
give thousands of results on the topic.
Music was not the only contribu
tion Tupac shared with the States.
Love for his mother was often seen
in his material and interviews that he
gave. This love was admirable by all.
"Dear Mama," most recently released
on the greatest hits album, is one of
the more sentimental songs released
by this artist. Respect should also he
shown to Shakur because of his no
fear attitude. He vividly described life
in the ghetto and the tough life that
provide more input on upcoming
events
LEB begins choosing movies at the
beginning of the summer, at least two
months before the start of a new
school year. This year, the club re
ceived a preview tape from the movie
distributor they deal with. From that
tape, they decided which movies to
show this year. Among many other
things, the club needs to be concerned
with choosing a diverse selection - not
just comedy, or just action films. The
club also tries to meet video release
dates. However, due to availability
constraints, release dates, etc., mov
ies are always subject to change
throughout the year.
Some movies to be shown this year
include Shakespeare in Love, The
General's Daughter, The Haunting,
and Big Daddy. Movies are shown
on Thursdays and Sundays at 9:00
p.m., and on Fridays and Saturdays
at 10:00 p.m. Admission cost for
these movies is just $2.00. Also, stu
dents can purchase movie cards for
$20.00. These cards allow them to
see all 32 movies this year, normally
a $64.00 cost. Plus, that student is
then enabled to participate in LEB
planning, and may be able to get some
free movie posters and other promo
tional items.
Admission to Bruno's Café for the
comedians featured this fall is free.
had to he overcome by so many. The
recently released "Changes" and
"Brenda's Got a Baby" are two such
Of course there is a bad aspect to
the new releases. Many Internet sites
have been devoted to the so-called
conspiracy that 2Pac's death was not
real. One such site is ewsonline.com/
2pac/info.html. These sites giN;e evi
dence such as listening to the first 3
seconds of Malawe/i and hearing an
apparent shout out of whom the killer
really was. The cover also depicts
2Pac in a Jesus Christ-like pose that
some of the pages say predicts a "res
urrection." The album also had a sub
title of "The 7 Day Theory" which
lives on. It was released on the 25th
of November 1996. Two plus five
equals seven. Also, Tupac was shot
in Las Vegas on September 7th, 1996,
and died seven days later on Friday
the 13th. The number seven is reoc
curring and is found peculiar by he
lievers of the conspiracy. One last
thing that can he noticed is that the
video for "I Ain't Mad at Chu" "fore
told" the death of this west coast rap
per.
It is sad to think that the life and
times of Tupac Shakur can he second
guessed by the people who created
these sites. He was a powerful man,
artist and family member, This is how
he should he remembered. No one
should take away from his achieve
ments whether it is intentional or not.
A few names to he on the lookout for
are Al Ducharme, Spanky, Renee
Hicks, and Butch Bradley. All shows
usually start at 8:30 p.m. on either Fri
day or Saturday.
Currently, LEB alone makes all the
decisions on what programming to
premiere and when to do so. How
ever, they are looking to work with
other campus organizations, possibly
co-sponsoring events so that they are
not always competing with other or
ganizations for attendance. Last year
LEB announced that they were look
ing for input from the student body to
help choose movies and Bruno's
events. Unfortunately, LEB received
little response.
LEB has meetings every Monday
at 6:30 p.m. in room 113 of the Reed
Building. These meetings are open to
the public, and students are encour
aged to attend. The club discusses
both new and old business, upcom
ing events, publicity concerns, etc.
The club also has an office on the
first floor of the Reed Building, in the
hallway just to the left of the Back
Room. The office is usually open
Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m., and members are available
to answer any questions. The office
can he reached by phone at extension
6221.