Jeanine Noce, A & E Editor
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New WWF wrestler Maven selected from
MTV's 'Tough Enough' competition
by Jenn Ellison
staff Waiter
MTV's first season of "Tough Enough, -
a painful version of the "Real World,"
achieved its goal of finding a male wres
tler and a female wrestler who will hope
fully he the next hig names for the
"Tough Enough" gave 13 people
the opportunity to train with WWF
Superstars with a chance to win a
year-long contract with the federa
tion.
More than 4,000 people first sent
in tapes and only 230 of those people
were invited to New York for the try
outs. Four thousand became 230, and
230 became 25, who eventually he
came the 13 selected for the show.
As with all other reality-based
MTV shows, the finalists lived in a
lavish house in Stamford, ('onn. and
also had a car at their disposal. The
13 finalists all had unique qualities
that could have made them perfect for
being WWl' Superstars. but the train
ers and the competitors later found
out that the challenge was more than Maven Huffman recently
they bargained for. When it came against 12 other finalists
down to the last few episodes, there
were only five contenders left.
Sonic finalists dropped out after learn
ing that the WWI; is not just about being
famous. Bohhie-Jo, former beauty queen.
wanted to use the WWI. to become a pin
up girl in "Playboy. - Robbie-Jo got
pinned enough in the ring to realize that
there arc easier ways to pose nude. Fi
nalist Chris Ni thought only of the enter
tainment aspect of the wrestling. It was
only when he got in the ring that he dis
covered that the only people getting en
`Zoolander' had potential
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"Zookinder - is a comedy that subjects its
viewers to such stupidity, that at tel iew -
Mg this film, people may feel substantially
less intelligent. \Vithout a douht. this is a
film that takes great pride in the use and
humor of stupidity. Because of that. it will
force you to leave the theater wondering
whether or not this filet is actually humot-
Ben Stiller stars as Derek loolander, an
egotistical, dim-witted male model, who he
comes a pawn in an international conspiracy
to assassinate the prime minister of Malay-
According to the film, the United States
relies on child labor laws to make a sub
stantial profit. Since the prime minister of
Malaysia opposes such laws, he must be
eliminated. Clearly below the typical male
supermodel's intelligence, Zoolander is sus
ceptible to brainwashing.
Once brainwashed, Zoolander becomes a
lethal assassin programmed to eliminate the
prime minister of Malaysia. Of course, he
must overcome his hypnotic state and save
the day by acting in the most ridiculous
manner possible.
One of the most disappointing aspects of
"Zoo'ander" is how the movie wasted such
an amazing cast. My expectations were
quite high on this film because of the tal
ented cast. Stiller, Owen Wilson, Milla
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tertained were the people watching from
home. The people in the ring were the
ones getting hurt. These departures were
not a surprise to anyone, except Bobbie-
Jo and Chris Ni.
The show had occasions when people
who were making the least progress would
he cut to narrow it down to the winner.
Because six of the 13 wrestlers left on their
own due to different reasons. only two
cuts were made. Both of the cuts involved
the two African-Americans on the show.
Darryl. the first one cut. was a 25 year
old whose character was misunderstood.
When everyone thought he was heing
cocky, he was really trying to make con
versation. The other African-American
cut from the show was Shadrick. a 21
sear-old Texan who, unlike Darryl. had
Jo\ o\ ich.('lirktine lavlor, and .Irrr y Stilly;
father) all have major r01e,,.
In addition to the main character,. there
are about 20 other well known celehritic , ,
suite wi nona Ryder. Jon wight, Cuba
(Footling Jr. and David Howie. At times,
vou get the feeling that "Zookinder relies
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on these insignificant cameo appearances
just to get a few laughs. In fact, their cam
eos were wasted attempts at being comical
Bowie's minuscule appearance
was the only surprisingly funny
cameo, in which he appears as
himself to referee a hilarious
walk-off scene.
As redundant and ridiculous as
the film gets, it shockingly shows
some signs of intelligence. In all
actuality, this film is a satire of
America's current culture. It uses
the fashion industry as a tool to
make American's aware of the
fact that there is more to life than
just being beautiful. This theme
was quite unexpected for such a
farce like this. Though the theme
was thought provoking, it was
never pursued in the film.
- Zoolander" was a disappoint
ment because it has the potential
to he one of those films that is so
stupid that it will make you laugh
and at times even think. Instead,
it was just a series of good ideas
that were never projected to the
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competed and won
for a seat on the WWF.
Ben Stiller plays a brainwashed male model
seeking to rid the world of crime in "Zoolander
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the likable personality. but lacked the ac
tual skills to he a wrestler.
So who won the grand prizes? Nidia
Guenard and Maven Huffman were the
competitors who won the one-year con
tracts for the WWF. Gucnard, a 21 year
old Texan, was an exotic dancer prior to
entering the contest. Huffman, 24, is a
biracial sixth grade school teacher from
Oregon. The driving force in I luffman's
life is his mother, whom he loves more
than anything. His love for his mother,
who has bone marrow cancer, was also
the focus of one of the episodes, in which
his mother told him in the hospital that
she wanted him to continue with the
training, so he could win the contract.
At the live ceremony in New York
Where the winners were announced,
Guenard and 111,111'1mm were overjoyed
with happiness and anxiously waiting
for the next phase of their lives to be
gin.
The MTV show "Tough Enough - appar
ently was successful. The applications
for the second season arc already in. For
more information, go to www.mtv.com
`Bobbie-Jo got
pinned enough in
the ring to realize
that there are easier
ways to pose nude.'
audience with clarity.
I wall\ wanted to like this film because
of its content. hut in the end it was just I()
minutes of mildly funny scenes and wasted
talent
** out of 4
-DMX
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tragedy of September 11.
by Jamie Salapek
staff writcl
The terrilvinu events that unfolded
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ever chaned the nation's wav of life
as xve know it. Watching the United
States hecorne a tar!._: , et for terroristic
attacks sent chills up everyone's
spines, and Americans felt a deep loss
in their hearts.
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us of our duties as Americans.
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taken on the task of helping to cope
with the devastation of the attacks and
honoring our nation's courage. The
popular, award-winning country
group Diamond Rio just recently re
leased their new song "One More
Day" and watched it soar to the top of
the music charts.
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has a deeper meaning that can bring
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