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Anna Nicole Smith found dead at age 39
By Joshua Lane
student life editor
Anna Nicole Smith is dead at age 39. She was
found collapsed in her hotel room on the sixth floor
of the Seminole Hard Rock Cafe Hotel and Casino
in Hollywood, Florida. There is an ongoing investi
gation at this time. Officials are not releasing a
cause of death yet, but they are saying that they are
not treating the incident as a crime.
Anna Nicole Smith was born Vickie Lynn Hogan
in Houston Texas on November 28, 1967. She was
originally a waitress and then did some modeling
before she was a Playboy centerfold and playmate
of the year in 1993. She has been the source of
much controversy and has been in-and-out of the
tabloids for most of her adult life. She is perhaps
most well known for marrying billionaire Howard
Marshall, an 89-year-old oil tycoon. They met at a
strip club she was working at shortly before her
appearance in Playboy. Marshall died 14 months
later and Smith was in the center of a legal battle
with Marshall's children over his estate.
Last year, Smith's 20-year-old son Daniel died coNTßittr FED PHOTO
from an overdose of anti-depressants and a mix of Smith died in Hollywood, Florida
other drugs. He was found in her hospital room in the
Bahamas shortly alter she gave birth to her now five-month-old daughter. She has been in an ongoing legal
battle with the alleged father of her infant daughter since the child's birth.
"Lost" gets found again in third season premiere
By Scott Muska
contributing writer
The critically acclaimed and wildly popu
lar television show "Lost" has finally returned from
a long, mid-season hiatus that dates back to early
November. The show airs Wednesday nights on
ABC at 10 p.m.. and has been ranked among the
highest-rated shows on network television since it
burst onto the primetime scene in September of
2004.
"Lost" may attribute its astounding success to the
fact that it is an extremely unique show, based on a
brilliant idea and foundation of a plot. From this
idea the show is made (and kept) interesting
through great writing that includes countless obscu
rities and plot twists that create an inordinate
amount of suspense. It is also maintained by above
average acting by a cast that consists of actors and
actresses that were basically unknown before the
commencement of the show.
The general plot of "Lost" centers around a group
of strangers that were involved in a plane crash on
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stranded on a tropical island: the obtaining and
rationing of food, distribution of medicine and
other possessions left from the crash, and other tri-
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"Lost" begins its third season at a new time, 10 p.m., on Wednesdays.
Brandy sued for $5O million after accident
By Sheri Kroski and Joshua Lane
staff writer/student life editor
Popular R&B singer Brandy, is being sued for $5l
million. She caused a car accident that killed
mother of two. Brandy was driving her 2007 Lam
Rover in Los Angeles, CA when she struck Awatr
Aboudihaj, 38, who was on her way to one of 11(
two waitressing jobs. According the report by the
California Highway Patrol, on Dec. 30 Brandy w'
driving down the interstate 405 when the traffi
slowed and her vehicle struck the back of the Hond
driven by Aboudihaj. The collision cause
Aboudihaj's car to hit another vehicle, slide sill
ways into a divider, and then was hit by another car.
According to the coroner's office, Aboudihaj
pronounced dead due to blunt-force force injuries.
The driver's parents, Ahmed Aboudihaj and Zohi
Labridi, tiled the wrongful-death suit against the 2'
year-old singer, alleging that "Brandy was drivin
recklessly" when the collision occurred. One da'
later investigators recommended that Brandy bi
charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughtc
without gross negligence. the suit has been filed. Brandy is being sued for manslaughter.
The victim's parents are seeking both punitive and
compensatory damages. If convicted, Brandy could face up to one year in county jail and a $l,OOO fine
"The accident was a terrible tragedy, and Brandy's heart goes out to Awatef Aboudihals family,'
spokesman Allan Mayer said on Brandy's behalf.
the island. They have found that the island has cer
tain mystical and magical qualities that have influ
enced the inhabitants in both good and bad ways,
which has given the show a sort of science-fiction
twist and enhances the suspense and element of sur-
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The crash victims also have also that they are not
the only people living on the island. They live
amongst another group of people that they refer to
as "the others. - they are an extremely enigmatic
group. For lack of a better term, these two groups
are waging a war against one another. The crash
victims are simply trying to survive and get off of
the island and back to their homes, but "the others"
have their own agenda that has not yet been
revealed to the audience of the show.
This may be confusing, but this is the only way
to attempt to explain this extremely complex televi
sion show. It is, however, extremely entertaining.
There will be 16 new episodes airing consecutive
ly, and they started last night. If you are interested
in watching this show but have not seen it before, a
synopsis of the previous episodes that have been
aired from all three seasons can be found on the
official "Lost" website: http://abc.go.com/prime
time/lost/index.