Page 8 The Behrend Beacon Hot Spots in Erie Joe Wilmoth performs a frontside boardslide at Shebang Skatepark. Shebang Skate Park by Ben Kundman editorial page editor How many times have you awoken from a drunken stupor at 4 p.m. on a Sunday afternoon wondering where your weekend went? If you’re sick and tired of being blacked out every weekend all weekend, I suggest you sober up and dust off your skateboard, BMX bike, or fruit boots, and head on over to Shebang skate park. That’s right, Erie has its’ very own indoor skatepark. Clocking in at 19,000 square feet, Shebang is by far the largest skatepark in the area. Shebang boasts a 7ft spine, a 4ft high, 32 ft wide mini with a 41/2 ft E, a rhythm section for bmxers, a pyramid, a 4 ft street spine, as well as various wallrides, sub-boxes and quarter pipes. There is also a fully stocked pro shop with BMX parts, skateboards,‘shoes, snowboards, and accessories. Designed more for BMXers than skaters, Shebang gets a 6.5 on the patented Ben Kundman “Hesh vs. Fresh*” scale, (10 being hesh, 0 being fresh). The mini ramp is mellow enough to allow even the most transition phobic tech-dog a chance to hone his or her tranny skills. Overall, from a skateboarding Through the Looking Glass by Mike Pingree KRT Campus “A pattern seems to be emerging” A 55-year-old Maryland woman’s two husbands and a lover all died violently, and police say she enticed the second and third victims to kill their predecessors and then threatened potential witnesses with voodoo. Her first husband was shot to death in 1974. Charges against her and her boyfriend were dropped after witnesses failed to testify. She got $16,000 in life insurance and mar- ried the boyfriend. He died in 1990. Charges against her and her next boyfriend were also dropped because witnesses wouldn’t testify. She got $50,000 in insurance payments. That boyfriend was killed in 1996. She got $95,000 in insurance. Her current boy friend has been convinced that he should testify against her. 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I try to avoid talking to fruitbooters at all costs, but they seem to love it there. Shebang skate park is located at 2411 W 12"’ street, next to Dunn Tire. For hours, rates, and other information, visit ittp://www. If you’re looking to avoid little kids whose only talent is getting in your way, I suggest hitting up the $5 8-10 p.m. session Monday- Thursday nights. (It’s also $5 Friday and Saturday nights but they’re both rather hectic). * “Hesh” skaters are generally a more rugged bunch, with chain wallets, dirty old clothes, tattoos, and cases of Highlife in the trunk. Their skateboarding usually involves big transitions, concrete (when possible) and big airs. ** “Fresh” skaters are usually outfitted in the latest gear: swishy pants, DCs, and whatever shirt is in style that month. Their skateboarding usually consists of technical flatground tricks like switch 360° flips, ledge tricks, and the occasional gap or handrail. (Of course most skateboarders fall somewhere between “hesh” and “fresh” but these represent the two extremes). the weekly column that asks if there is intelligent life out there Make a point flack event Lucy's husband Choir voice Small marsh State north of Nev. PPATUPP«I Friday, February 1, 2002 Students involved in SIN The play is set in San Francisco on the eve of the 1989 earthquake. “SIN” is a contemporary morality play featuring “Avery Bly on High”, a helicopter traffic reporter who is trying to keep herself above life’s messiness. Avery says, “ from the sky the world is perfect,” but on the ground she is surrounded by people who are less than perfect. Her soon to-be-ex-husband is a charming alcoholic, her roommate is a glutton, she’s trapped daily on a helicopter with an envious co-worker, and her blind dates are disasters. It takes her dying brother to make her see that pride is the deadliest of sins, and it takes an Act of God to bring her back down to Earth. 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