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Friday, September 29, 2006 Jackass Number Two: No brains needed PARAMOUNT PICTURES/CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Paramount's Jackass Number Two debuted at number one at the box-office last week with 28.1 million. By Joshua Lane contributing writer There is a point in the middle of the Jackass Number Two where Johnny Knoxville looks to his friend Ryan Dunn, who is having second thoughts about placing his "special spot” on a block of ice until it adheres to the surface, and says, “Don't think about it dude, just do it!” Knoxville said those words so last 1 almost missed it. If you think about it, performing any stunt that would require a friend of yours to utter those words in order for you to muster up the courage (or stupidity) to do it, should probably not be a stunt you do at all. Nontheless this is the essence of Jackass. In a movie w ith no plot, no acting, no writing and therefore no script, you have to really look at the intent of the movie in order to judge it. The obvious goal is strictly to entertain the audience and ulti mately make you laugh. Jackass Number Two deliv ers that goal and then some. If you even chuckle at the television version on MTV. 1 promise you will not be disappointed at the theater. from beginning to end, this film does everything that it should do. It will show you the most repul sive. disgusting, offensive, hilarious things, done by Music programs prosper at Behrend By Heather Heenan staff writer At Penn State Behrend, students have the oppor tunity to participate in many of its musical activi ties. The pep band, concert band and jazz ensemble practice regularly during the week in McGarvey Commons. Dr. Gary Viebranz, Lecturer in Music and Director of Instrumental Ensembles, is in charge this year and anticipates a lot of student involvement. Music provides an outlet for students. Depending on the beat and tempo, music can be what you want it to be. The music pro grams at Behrend are expanding each year as more stu dents join. Each year there are more games and perform ances for the stu- dents to participate in. As the program grows, so does stu- iterest and involvement Viebranz was hired primarily to start this music program; he started and developed it on campus. According to Viebranz, music is his “endless quest” and he enjoys the concerts and performances. He has been involved in music for over twenty years and involved in the Behrend music program for eight years. The best part of this whole experi ence for Viebranz is playing and experimenting with the instruments. In the past, the program has traveled to Paris and Austria. This program offers free performances, music at basketball games and cultural enrichment. There is no music major at Behrend, but there are music offerings under the arts programs. The extra- Interested in writing for the Student Life page or the Beacon? We want to hear from you! Start contributing now by e-mailing / * 1 * « 1 smm4Bo@ PULE! IT LI n r a group of guys who embody the title of the movie. Much like the first installment, Jackass Number Two is a series of “stunts,” although I think “random acts of stupidity” is a better term, performed by Knoxville and company. Only this time they take it to the next level. I won’t go into exact details of the stunts in the movie, because that would ruin the ele ment of shock that the movie is entirely based on. However the film does involve many sharp objects, reptiles, fecal matter (of various kinds), rocketry, shopping carts, large doses of alcohol and above all else lack of brain matter. You can leave most of your brain cells at home, when you see this movie. Just bring the ones that make you breathe and laugh, that’s all that’s neces sary. There is another quote from the movie worth mentioning. It comes shortly after Ryan Dunn branded a likeness to the male reproductive organ on Bam Margera’s hind quarters. Barn’s mother April looks at Ryan and asks, “Why would you do that? Why would you do that to your friend?” Ryan’s reply sums up the entire reason for the movie, “Cause it’s funny.” Jackass Number Two: Pass or Fail? curricular music program is open to anyone. Most students come into the program with a background in music and already have instruments. Some high schools will give students instruments, but Behrend will loan them to students if needed. There is nothing specifically in place right now for any honor students who wish to take a music class. Although, Viebranz said he is willing to think about it if there is any interest. Pep band practices on Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.; concert band practices on Monday and contributed PHOTO important to con tinue to perform in college. Even if one didn’t join their first year at college, that doesn’t mean he/she still can’t join. If a student has a background in music, it is a good way to expand his/her experi ences. Students are encouraged to join the music pro gram, enabling them to meet new people and to broaden their musical horizons on campus If you have any other questions you can reach Dr. Gary Viebranz in 143 Kochel, by e-mail gav3@psu.edu, or telephone 814-898-6108. su.edu. PASS! Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.; and jazz ensemble on Tuesday and Thursday from 4 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. A typical practice consists of warm- ing up, getting everybody playing and involved and paying attention to detail. Viebranz adds that it is very P-Drive: What’s public and what’s private? By Logan Stack staff writer Dear ASCII, I noticed that my P-drive has “Public” and “Private” folders. I assume anything I don’t want to share should be in “Private”, but how public is the “Public” folder, and how do people access it? Lisa Mangel, Biology Professor Dear Prof. Mangel, As expected, the “Private” folder is more pri vate than “Public”. The only actual difference is the default permissions. When your P drive was created, these two folders were put there for you, and their permissions were configured. The Private folder has next to no permissions for any one but you and the administrators. The Public folder is a bit different. In students’ accounts, it allows anyone to see what files they have in there, but people can’t actually open them or run programs in there. It’s kind of like seeing the title of their book without being able to read the text or make annotations. Professors seem to have read permissions set by default, which - to continue the analogy - allows anyone to read both title and text. To grant permissions, secondary click (that’s right-click for right-handed mouses) on an item in your Public folder. This creates a menu; click on “Properties” and it’ll bring up a window with information about your file. Click on the “Security” tab. Therein you will see a list of users who have various permissions to use your file. You can’t modify these; they’re set by the admin istrator. You can add new users, though. Click “Add” Student Li Friday, September 29 Musician Dominic Gaudious performs in Bruno’s at 8 p.m. (http://php.scripts.psu.edu/clubs/bd/leb/index.php) Wednesday-Sunday, October 4-8 “Eerie Horror Fest” kicks-off at the Erie Playhouse, with special guests including Dawn of the Dead director, George Romero. (http://www.eeriehorrorfest.com) Thursday, October 12 Penn State Behrend All Majors Career Fair, beginning at Noon until 4 p.m. at the Junker Center. 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Once they’re on the list you can change permissions, and let people read or write to the file at your choosing. Some teachers use this to make drop-boxes for their students. Each student in the class gets write access to a drop-box, or their own personal drop box folder with read/write access. Make sure you don’t have one drop-box with read/write, or the students will be able to see their peer's assign ments. Students can access a teacher's P drive using a program installed on some (but not all) lab com puters. It’s in Start > Programs > Datadisk and Other Utilities > Courseware Data Disk - the stu dent types in the professor's username (“lam26” in your case) and it then shows up under their - drive in My Computer. Students can access each other's P-drives (and professors' if the more-convenient Courseware Data Disk isn't available) in a slightly more eso teric way. Open My Computer, and type in the address bar “Wpsbdfilesvr”, this will show directo ries for students and faculty. Not many students have files in their Public directory, or have both ered to set permissions to let you read them. So browsing through Public directories gets boring fast. Students can mount their own drives from home too. http://pdrive.psu-erie.bd.psu.edu/pdrive.htm gives instructions on how. Do you have a computer question? Then ask ASCII! Send an e-mail to ascii@psu.edu and you may see it answered in next week’s column. e event snippets I rtriryj"* Large r\zza Cheese and One Topping I Add a 2 Liter Pepsi Product for $1.19 | $ 7.99 + tax f / 1 I Expires 11/30/06 Dinner For Two Your Choice: Spaghetti or Penne Pasta. Includes: Meatballs, Tossed Salad and Garlic Bread s B.99«ex Expires 11/3Q/D8 *1 | All White Strips Dipped in Tangy Buffalo Sauce, with Provolone Cheese, Lettuce, | Tomato & Ranch i $ 4.99 +tax $ 2.99 +tax I I / | Expires 11/JO/OB 1214 E. 38 th Street 825-1111 Carry Out & Delivery BURTON sf « . £.l