THE CAPITAL TIMES
The beach visits Penn State
Sean Stanton poses with Alex M. and Jessica after they finished their talk with Penn
State Harrisburg and Middletown High School student fans. The attendance to the
event was well over 100 students.
By STEPHANIE DURBOROW
Staff Reporter
SADSOI2@PSU.EOII
So, anyone heard of a little show
called “Laguna Beach?” It might
just be one of MTV’s most popular
reality show, the teenage drama of the
teens that live in the beautiful town
of Laguna. Since the first season, the
cast of Laguna Beach has become
famous worldwide, and Penn State
Harrisburg got its own taste of the
beach on Wed. Feb. 22.
It was no surprise that two guest
stars from the show were coming on
campus, but the surprise remained
about the identity of who was coming.
Before the guests stepped on stage,
the room was full of whispers loaded
with, “l bet it is Kristen or LC,” or
“I hope it is Jason and Jessica!” To
everyone’s surprise, it was Alex M.
and Jessie;' Smith.
The audience gave a positive
response as Jessica and Alex M.
February 27, 2006
walked in the room. Both girls were
their best, in jeans and boots with
fashionable tops. It was surprising
that both Jessica and Alex M.
looked just as good in person,
maybe even better than what they
did on the TV screen.
Once the celebrities got comfortable,
it turned into a tell-all chat. With an
almost a full house that included
the campus and even some local
high school students, the two girls
happily dished all the gossip.
As audience members asked all
the “hot topic” questions, neither
girl was shy to release the goods.
Jessica told us all about her
friendship with the ever popular
Kristen [Cavallari] and explained
how they no longer speak to each
other. She said, “Kristen was a fun
party girl, but she would not be the
type of friend you could depend on
if you were stranded somewhere.”
She also spoke about the infamous
relationship she had with Jason.
Photos by ASHLEY LOCKARD/The Capital Tifnrs
Alex is now working on a pop-rock
album that should be coming out
late spring and even gave a taste
of her music by singing a cappella
on stage, though she claimed that
was not her best voice because she
was sick. To the fans however, she
sounded just fine.
Students waited patiently after the event to have their pictures taken
with Alex and Jessica and get their autographs. One student even had
his cast signed by Jessica.
She said that although
her and Alex M. had
a small spat over the
hunky man, they both
got over it quickly.
Alex dished on
LC’s engagement to
Jason and how all of
their friends disagree
with the couple.
After an audience
member asked where
the cast members’
parents earned their
income, she replied
that her father was
a contractor and
Casey’s grandfather
invented the frozen
burrito,
Inquiring minds
wondered where all
the cast lived now and
Alex told the fans that
most of the cast from
Laguna Beach, herself
included, all moved
to LA to further their
entertainment careers.
The girls showed little regret in
having their senior year of high
school recorded onto national
television. Alex did comment that
not being able to associate with some
of her dearest friends because they
would not sign the waiver did put a
small damper on her year, but other
than that, she did not mind.
One complaint they both had was
how they wanted to know that MTV
would have edited so much of the
recordings to make them look so
bad, so that they may have acted just
a little bit different.
Alex spoke of how the next season
(season three) is going to be a totally
new and different cast. She and
Jessica both have speculations of how
it will turn out. They feel the new cast
purposely scripted themselves into
looking totally “valley girl.” But in
the girls’ words “MTV will continue
filming Laguna Beach until there is
only one last viewer.”
Overall, Wednesday night was a hit.
It was interesting to see the primped
up television stars right here in our
own auditorium. The down to earth
girls really gave a performance the
audience was looking for. Both
Jessica and Alex will be doing some
further touring at other colleges and
clubs. So keep an eye on Alex and
Jessica because I’m sure we’ll be
seeing them on the TV screen even
more in the future.
Ease your mind with
the ancient art of Yoga
By STEPHANIE DURBOROW
Staff Reporter
SADSOI2@PSU.EDU
For one second, imagine ultimate
relaxation. Imagine nothing other
than your mind being completely free
and uniting with your boH- -
As lovely as 1
the question how can someom
this way with midterms approaci
and work consuming every ff&
second of time? The answer
is yoga, the ancient Indian
method of meditation that
is quite a popular trend
and taught here at Penn
State Harrisburg.
Stephanie Trump has been
studying and performing
yoga for over fourteen
years. When I met with
Trump to discuss the benefits
of yoga, her glowing presence
in the room gave anyone who
entered a feeling of inspiration
and peace.
Trump has been the yoga
instructor on campus for two
years and has run her own studio
in Hershey called Free Spirit
Yoga for the past three years
Trump instructs both groups in
yoga as well as offering
private
one meditation
one-on-
sessions.
PSH offers
both Yoga
1 and
Yoga 2
for Physical
Education credits
Trump said, “Yoga is a
fun way to relax. It’s about self
awareness, endurance, concentration
and flexibility.” Yoga improves
blood circulation, digestion, strength
and focus.
Diane Kenney, junior American
Studies, said, “It’s more of an
enlightening experience than I
thought it was going to be, because I
: was originally just taking it as a gym
credit but I would actually take it
outside of class.”
After my interview with Trump, I
sat in on a little bit of her Yoga 2 class
and was absolutely amazed. When I
walked in, the lights were off and all
the students were lying on their backs
with their arms above
I watched
their chests rise and fall
with every breath. They
were in such deep
concentration, not
one person even
fluttered their
seconds, I
wanted to join
and know what
they felt. There
was utter silence
except for the
whisper of Trump’s
soft voice expressing
the emotions that
the students should
be feeling. As the
session ended I
asked the class,
“What does this
class mean to
you?” Without
hesitation
students answered,
“I would die
without this class,”
or “Yoga is a way
of being, it is like a
philosophy.”
Kenney said, “Since
it is the last class
of the day for me,
it’s a period where I
can go and relax
after a stressful day.”
She also added,
“I didn’t know my
body could do things
like that.”
eyelashes
to see
who was
entering
the room,
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