The Behrend Beacon Honda rolls out some highly anticipated new models By KJ Nlargraff JI student lite editiq Si editor!, When Honda released its tiny subcompact. the Civic, to the U.S. market in 1973. the\ nevei could have known how well it was going t o \ c ll The Civic has been their best selling car in the his tory of the Honda brand, going through numerous updates and redesigns. The Civic has been placed on Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list six times so far (1985, 1988-1991 and 1996). Honda has released different engine versions like their S (standard), Si, and their VITA' ver sions (plus many more versions released outside of the U.S. Market). There has also been the eco logically friendly Civic Hybrid. running on halt gasoline half electric. In addition, Honda has released different body styles, giving potential buyers multiple options to retain their own indi viduality; options like anywhere between two and five doors and the choice between a sedan, coupe. hatchback or wagon. And if that weren't enough. Honda took the Civic name one step further by releasing the Civic Del Sol and the CR-X. both of which later branched into their own \ ersions, leaving the Civic title behind. Double your monitors, double your fun By Logan Stack technology columnist p,ti.cdu Dear ASCII Someone down the hall from me has two monitors hooked up to one computer. Other than looking cool. why would someone do that' , And can you tell me how I can use the old mon itor sitting in my parents' basement to look cool too'? - Jealous Dear Jealous Hooking up multiple monitors to the same computer can he quite cons enient. You could use one screen to display your English assign ment and the other to display a hunch of weh pages that you're referencing. You could use one for browsing the Internet. while the other has all of your 'junk' on it. like AIM. Winamp, e-mail, etc. Or if you're feeling even less pro ductive, you could have a game on one screen while the other displayed hot-keys or cheat codes. On this sort of setup. your mouse is able to move between the monitors as though they are not separate. You can just drag applications from one monitor to the other, just as you would move it about a single screen. (It's really cool.) You can put the monitors side-by-side or one on top of the other. If you have more than two, you can get creative. i, aking L shapes and mim icking Tetris pieces. It's most common to just have them all in a row. All you need in order to set up multiple mon itors on your computer is an extra monitor (obviously) and an extra video card. Trace the cord on your current monitor hack to your com puter, and unplug it. It was plugged into a port on your video card. If you have any other ports on the back of your computer which look like that, you're all set. If not, you'll need to huy a second video card. Video cards can he as cheap or expensive as wine. If you don't play the latest games. then you don't need an expensive one - something in the $4O range should suffice. Make sure you get one which plugs into a "PCI" slot and not an "AGP" slot. AGP is better, but if your computer has it, your current video card is almost certain- Do you feel hazing is a problem at ehrend? "I've never, ever heard of anyone being hand.* Jeff Rimko. 07, Computer Engineering c ir ) NIDENT L 1 Cum* this hall. an all-new series of Civics will he icleased in the United States, followed soon filet by a more fuel-efficient version of the Civic U broil, a natural-gas-powered Civic CX and a new performance-oriented version of the ('ivic Si coupe Honda received five of the top ten "Greenest Car - slots determined by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, three of winch sere models of the Civic, The Civic GX was named "Greenest Car of 2005.'' rhesc new Civics are projected to dominate the market 1% Oh their increase in performance, styling and ccononi, with the Civic Si being their most anticipated model yet. The concept version of the Si boasts an impressive 2.0-liter four-cylinder, 16 valve. dual overhead cam i-VTEC (or intelligent Variable Timing and lift Electronic Control) humping out 200 horsepower at 8,000 revolutions per minute (K2O i-VTEC 14). This beast of an engine will he mated to a six-speed manual trans mission dri% ing through a helical limited-slip dif ferential that optimizes traction and cornering per formance. Some other additions to the Si include ik.,rodynainic improvements, an integrated center exhaust and four-wheel disc breaks with cross chilled rotors and impressive four-piston Brembo (... ilipLp, pluged into the only One you have. Installing your video card is simple and pain less. hut it involves opening up your computer. you'‘e never done this before, you should prohahl) have a technician or tech-navy friend help you Out. First. turn off and unplug your computer. Then open or remove your computer's case. You probahk need a screwdriver for this. Inside, the main board. or motherboard will then he visible. On your main hoard you may have up to three different kinds of slots, some of which may hay e cards in them already. You will have more PCI slots than any other kind. If you have other kinds of slots. they'll he on the far ends of the series of slots on your main hoard. Find what you think is a PCI slot and remove the metal insert on the case matching up to the slot. Your PLI video card will only fit in the correct sized slot. so don't try to force it. Gently press your card into it. If it fits, line. If it doesn't, move to the next slot and try again, gently. Once you've got it in the right slot, he sure that it's in far enough so that none of the strips of gold are sticking up above the slot where you can see them. This may involve pushing down on the card pretty hard, but only push after you've got it lined up and already in part of the way. When you put in the video card, you will have about a quarter inch of its port sticking out of your com puter through the hole you created when you removed the metal insert on the case. Put the case hack on and connect your second monitor's plug into that new port on the new video card. Then plug in the computer, turn it on and run the CD that came with the video card. There are a couple of limiting factors on the number of monitors you can have. The most ob \ ions is running out of space in your dorm room, followed quickly by running out of money to buy monitors. Your computer also has a limit. It only has so many PCI slots to stick cards into. Fortunately, even if your computer is \ cry small and only has one slot, you can have multiple monitors. Some video cards come with multiple ports on them, up to four per card. That's five monitors, with your original card! Do you have a computer question? Then Ask ASCII! Send an e-mail to lwsllB@psu.edu with "Ask ASCII" in the subject line, and you may see your question in next week's paper. "Yes, it is a problem, but not for social greek life." Teri Ritenour, 07. Psychology The improved Honda Civic Si. scheduled to hit the U.S. market this December, excites buyers Also to he released in 2(107 is the return of the 1992 when the Del Sol entered the market. This CR-X, which will he sharing the same K 2() i- re-emergence will he sure to create an uproar VTEC 14 engine as the new Cis it: Si. The original among Honda enthusiasts. CR-X was cancelled from Honda's lineup after Homecoming draws a large crowd By Tanya Doggwiler staff writer id,ls( )1 ha pql du "WE ARE PENN STATE" were the only words that could he heard echoing through the streets. buildings and stadium at Penn State University Park and li2htly so. Homecoming is a time to cel ebrate one's pride in his or her school. enjoy the energy at the pep rally. crown the king and queen. display individuality dur ing the parade and kick Nutt at the game. University Park, the largest of the campuses in the Penn State system. is where the celehtation is held and where thousands of peo ple meet to unite with Penn State Pride. The events for Homecoming began on Oct. 18 2005, with a PSU Trivia table that quizzed the student's knowledge on the school and gave out free candy. Also on Oct. 20 the first Penn State Idol was held: imperson ators of the real American idol judges and about 100 people went and cheered on the very talented singers that were showcased that ex i ,„ p A ndacs, CO RESTAURANT 4041 buffalo Koaci • 814-435 0 5-7071 „Serving breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Ever9cla9 from 7am eta 9:30 pm Home of Award-Winning BBQ Ribs "No, but I've heard sto ries about hazing but that's about it." Ahmed Yansaneh, 03, Economics Fl [ I [II evening. The purpose of pump ing students up the entire week before is to show that Homecoming is m o re than a foot hall game: it is unity. The events proceeded throughout the week ti ith a banner competition, voting for homecoming king, queen and court, air hand competition, battle of the hands and the - Heart of the I ,ion - parade. Friday hegan the weekend, and every student put down his or her hooks and picked up his or her paws for fireworks and an amaz ing parade where fraternities. sorori!ics and organizations like the EI.I)L Engineering Leadership De ye 'opulent Lnlimited built floats and com peted for placement w hile they marched down the streets with families, fiends and alumni showing their support. Arri int! all day Friday were also fellow Penn State Students from the neighboring campuses, because if there is one time to go to University' Park, it is Homecoming weekend. To start Friday evening off, a Kanyc West concert grabbed the attention of everyone and excited the crowds "No, because I'm on a sports team and I know it doesn't happen." Shane Scott, 03, Electrical Engineering Technology Friday, November 4, 2005 CONTRIBUTED PHOTO and to put the icing on the cake - it was Halloween weekend. On Saturday, game day, the tail gate begins as early as 7 or 8 a.m. until the game and even after. Unsure of what a tailgate consists of! It is full of family. food, thou sands of people and PSU love. The intensity that radiates off every person there is incredible and one can't help but yell "WE ARE" just to hear the "PENN STATE" yelled hack to you. Inside the stadium, you enter a whole new world where energy is flowing and you just know we're going to win. The chants, cheers and even the lion's roar can he heard outside the stadium to those who didn't go into the game, hut the boom of the voices makes you feel like you arc right there on the field. Homecoming weekend was a suc cess for everyone involved from the committees to the alumni. Homecoming isn't about king and queen and it isn't about the game: it is about the realization that you go to the best school, with the best people during the best time of your life! "No, I don't know any one that hazes." Allison Palermo, 03, Psychology
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