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Volume 50 • Number 119
June 2-6, 2008
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Orange Grove gets
summer makeover
Monica Duester
t
Staff REPORtER
he landmark orange grove
located at the southeast cor-
ner of campus is in the final
stage of an 18-month renovation
that included relocating the nearby
observatory and pond to the grove.
a lighted walkway that would
connect the Imagine the arts Cen-
ter with the D3 parking lot has
also been implemented. the renova-
tion allowed tom Brown, executive
director of Physical Plant Manage-
ment to assign staff to maintain the
orange grove and it amenities.
PPM needed to justify a higher
need for care and upgrade to receive
funding for upkeep and maintenance,
Brown said.
“the problem is that PPM has
maintained the Orange Grove at a
lower priority to other things on
campus,” Brown said. “I don’t want
to be the bad guy, but our resources
go into the primary needs of the
institution, and the grove just has not
been one of those needs.”
Michael Whitener, PPM’s project
manager, was given the responsibility
of relocating and redesigning the pond
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to recreate the wetlands that once cov-
ered the San fernando Valley.
“I’m proud of how the pond
turned out,” Whitener said. “It has
been a long project but a meaning-
ful one.”
Whitener and his team of workers
equipped the pond to be wheelchair
accessible with 12-foot-wide walk-
ways. the pond is 18-inches deep,
so it does not have to be enclosed by
a fence. twenty-seven turtles have
made it their home.
the Orange Grove, originally
planted in 1929, is comprised of
mostly Valencia variety.
When the campus was built in
1956, it inherited the Orange Grove
and the responsibility of its upkeep.
In 1972, the associated Students
deemed the Orange Grove a his-
toric site, and the school has the sole
responsibility of maintaining and
funding the grove.
Robert Gohstand, retired geog-
raphy professor and former chair of
the Historic Orange Grove Commit-
tee of the faculty Senate, said he is
glad to see the grove is once again
receiving the much-needed attention
See orange grove, page 6
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Koester approves
a new campus fee
theresa Wray
S
Staff REPORtER
tudents were not allowed
to vote as to whether they
could afford a new campus
fee, which was approved by CSUN
President Jolene Koester in-between
the spring and summer semesters
when they were on break.
the “Campus Quality fee” will
increase tuition by $100 in total
within the course of the next three
years.
there was not vote because stu-
dents do not typically turn out to do
so, said Vice President for Student
affairs terry Piper. Instead, Koes-
ter utilized a method called “alter-
native consultation.”
Koester considered feedback
from two open forums for the gen-
eral student body, one open forum
for faculty and staff, and input from
other campus groups before she
decided.
In addition, students were con-
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agement (ppm), waters a newly planted orange tree.
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sulted during March through a
Web-based random survey.
Only 15 percent of the students
invited to participate in the Web-
based survey responded.
feedback also came from the
Student Union Board of Direc-
tors and presidents from student
organizations before the decision
was made to institute the news
campus fee.
“the alternative consultation
process allowed students to have
input,” Piper said. “If they didn’t
participate, then they gave up their
rights to influence the decision,”
Piper said.
tuition for the 2008 and 2009
fiscal years will increase by $25.
the fee will be reduced to $15 per
semester in 2009 and 2010, and it
will be reduced again to $10 per
semester in 2010 and 2011.
Students who pay the new cam-
pus fee will no longer have to pay
See campus fee, page 6
tuition hikes
problematic
for students
tina helWajian
S
Staff REPORtER
tudents do not know what to
make of the CSU Board of
trustees decision to increase
tuition fees beginning during the fall
2008 semester. the decision marks
the sixth tuition increase since 2001.
“I’m pissed off,” said Homan
Jalalian, a 27-year-old CSUN junior
majoring in business administration.
“I don’t want to pay more
money. Nobody does, especially
not when you don’t know what
it is used for,” Jalalian said. “It’s
probably for construction, but they
don’t want to say that so they
cover it up.”
the 10 percent increase in
tuition has students concerned
about their economic futures and
how they will be able to pay tuition
if financial aid does not suffice.
“I wouldn’t say the fees are
outrageous, but it’s getting there,”
said travis Cantero, a CSUN
junior. “I’m probably going to
have to take out loans to pay for
school. It’s frustrating when you
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course-specific fees for labs
and materials. Their dol-
lars will be spent on course
materials, technology, ath-
letics, personal and career
counseling.
About 70 percent of
undergraduate students
enroll in at least one course
that requires a lab or mate-
rial fee for which they used
to pay more than $25 per
semester.
Revenue generated from
the new campus fee will
also help pay for instruc-
tionally related activities,
which include music perfor-
mance groups, engineering
projects, the Daily Sundial
newspaper and various cin-
ema projects.
Faculty senators supported
approval of the new campus
fee because the Instruction-
ally Related Activities fee
has not increased for about
30 years, “resulting in accep-
tance of less than one half of
the student project propos-
als,” one of their past resolu-
tions shows.
Approximately 14 percent
of the new fee revenue will be
utilized to keep up with the
latest technology advance-
ments in the classrooms and
library. Students will have
more access to Web-based
services, which will allow
them to utilize more digital
If they didn’t participate, then
they gave up their rights to
influence the decision.
— Terry Piper,
Vice President for Student Affairs
resources.
Provost and Vice President
of Academic Affairs Harry
Hellenbrand said, “The more
wireless we can become, the
more money we can save.”
Twenty-two percent of
revenue generated from the
new campus fee will pay for
athletics scholarships. Anoth-
er 14 percent of the new cam-
pus fee revenue will be used
to support “campus spirit
athletics,” which is intended
to boost student attendance at
sports events.
Stephanie Haibloom,
president of the Blues Proj-
ect, was against the increase
but says she was not aware
of any forums or methods to
receive student input.
“I received a very vague
e-mail asking for my opin-
ion on a fee increase in
2009,” Haibloom said. “It
didn’t say what it was for.
There was no detail. From
what I can see, most of the
increase is going to the ath-
letics program.”
Results of the Web-based
survey revealed that 76.8
percent of the 992 respon-
dents said they were not
interested in attending sports
events.
Shannon Novikoff, the
student assistant for the Blues
Project, said that $25 fee
increase will not adequate-
ly support services that the
majority of students need.
“The fee is supposed to
support student services,
but how far can they stretch
$25 from each student? Pro-
grams that are affordable and
needed are being cut,” said
Novikoff. “Campus Quality
Fee is a nice name but it is
still just another fee.”

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save money aside and it’s not
enough.”
The wallets of working
students are suffering because
of the increasing cost of gas
and living expenses. Many
students are being forced to
ask friends and family for
financial help.
“It affects people like me
because I don’t have my fam-
ily to pay for everything,”
said Juuma Randall, a liberal
studies major. “I know they
but I don’t want to have to
ask them.”
Full-time students who
receive little or no financial
aid and commute to campus
are facing the toughest finan-
cial burdens.
“I’m pissed and already
broke and have no money so
this doesn’t help,” said Amy
Aviv, an educational leader-
ship graduate student. “I’m a
teacher so this really makes
me mad.”
Harry Hellenbrand, pro-
vost and vice president for
academic affairs for CSUN,
said there does not seem to
be any other way to obtain
money for the campus.
“It’s understandable that
people don’t want to pay
more money,” Hellenbrand
said. “But on the other hand,
if they (students) want to
have classes available, we
need more money for it.”
Hellenbrand also said the
campus have received sever-
al complaints about the lack
of available classes in the last
couple of years.
“The student loan has
gone up, and we’re trying
to make classes more avail-
able,” Hellenbrand said. “It’s
a busy campus. We have to
schedule around the clock.”
“It was a huge prob-
lem four years ago, and we
chased that away,” Hellen-
brand said.
“We don’t want that to
return again.”
In response to students’
concerns about their ability to
pay for the increased tuition,
Teresa Ruiz, public affairs
communications specialist
for the CSU Chancellor’s
Office, said via e-mail that
the university understands
the increase is not easy for
many students.
“The difference between
a high school graduate and a
college graduate in lifetime
earnings is more than two
million dollars,” Ruiz’ e-mail
message shows.
“Their education is an
investment that can never
be taken away from them,”
Ruiz’ e-mail message shows.
“In the end, it will be worth
it in every way because their
investment in education will
be paid back many, many
times over.”
Lisa Hauck, who majors in
biology, said, “If it improves
the quality of the campus,
then I’m for it. It doesn’t
do much damage, $100 over
3 years is fine if it makes a
significant difference.”
Michael Goluza, who
majors in financial services,
said, “I’m for it. Why not, if
it’s a small increase and its
good? It’s a small increase,
as long as they don’t start to
abuse that power year after
year.”

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it deserves.
“I assume they are cleaning
up the Orange Grove because
they need to make a nice path-
way for visitors walking from
the new parking lot to the new
visual arts center,” Gohstand
what we can get.”
Gohstand has battled to
maintain the Orange Grove
for more than 20 years.
When he came to CSUN
in the late 1960s, Gohstand
said there were a lot of
orange groves in the Valley.
Throughout the years, the
orange groves were destroyed
for land development.
CSUN is home to one
of the last standing orange
groves in the Valley, and
the school must maintain it,
Gohstand says. Gohstand says
his concern is that once the
renovation is complete, the
campus will once again forget
about the grove.
No money is being put
aside for the maintenance and
upkeep of the grove. It is
also not clear how it will
be maintained after the reno-
vation is complete because
there is nothing in writing that
states how it will be funded,
Gohstand said.
Gohstand suggests placing a
secure box along the walkway
in which people can deposit
money to support the grove.
Mia Wibow, 25, a senior bio-
chemistry major, said, “Its nice
to be in nature instead of being
cooped up in a cement block.”
Wibow comes to the Orange
Grove when taking a break
from the lab, which is almost
everyday during the summer.
“It’s nice to have a garden
to go to and see the squirrels
and turtles,” Wibow said.
Hilda Loomis, a campus
custodian for seven years who
takes her breaks in the Orange
Grove, said, “The people did
an amazing job.”

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Dormitory construction
under way for Fall ’09
Dessiraee Eleby The interior walls, exterior “I think its cool, but it doesn’t
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D
Staff Reporter
emand for housing for
college students is on
the rise. CSUN housing
aims to ease the demand by add-
ing 396 more bed spaces for Fall
2009 semester students.
Two new dormitories and a
recreation center will be built
behind Lindley Avenue and
north of the Track and Field,
said Tim Trevan, director of
housing.
“The $31.2 million construc-
tion project is on time and on
budget at this point,” Trevan
said. Funding for the construc-
tion of the three buildings comes
from a state bond and housing
cash reserves.
Construction for the new
dorms, building 16 and 17, are
in the fifth of the eight stages,
said Michael Runza, the proj-
ect manager. The rectangular-
shaped building 16 and the L-
shape building 17 will be four
stories high. Three levels of the
dorms are complete. The fram-
ing of the recreation center will
start in June.
Complete framing of the
three buildings is scheduled
to be finished by the middle
of August. Runza’s goal is to
complete the framing by the
end of July or the beginning
of August.
“If there was not any prob-
lems, I wouldn’t have a job,”
said Runza, who manages
30 to 40 companies for the
construction site. Other than
normal construction problems,
everything has been pretty
good, Runza said.
“Students have respected the
construction site, and housing
and the university has been very
accommodating,” Runza said.
ventilation and air condition
(HVAC) will be the last three
stages of the construction before
the contract ends in April 2009,
Runza said.
Housing staffers will later
equip each of the buildings with
furniture.
The first stage of demoli-
tion started in December when
housing fenced off the pool, bas-
ketball, volleyball courts and a
portion of a parking lot near
buildings 3, 4 and 5. The con-
struction workers leveled the
surface of the parking lot, the
basketball and volleyball courts,
Runza said.
Trevan said parking is not
an issue. The parking structure
near lot G9 has two floors of
parking that are not being used
on the busiest day. There is also
additional parking behind build-
ing 14 and across Lassen Street
in lot F10.
For the upcoming academic
years, the price of the dorms will
increase by 5 percent, Trevan
said. The most expensive dorms
will be the apartment-style with
a kitchen that cost $5,684 for
the 2008-09 academic year. The
new dorms will be less expen-
sive, but the apartment-style
without a kitchen will be the
least expensive, Trevan said.
The dorms will be built in
four clusters for 32 students, Tre-
van said. There will be semi-pri-
vate bathrooms and no kitchens.
Students will have to purchase a
meal plan.
New dormitories are being
built differently from the
apartment-style dormitories,
Trevan said. The dorms will
be better suited for first-year
students because there is more
community involvement.
Robinson, a sophomore psy-
chology major at CSUN. Rob-
inson said she does not agree
with the dormitory style because
the apartment-style dorms are
“cooler.”
Housing officials may find
there is not a demand for new
dorm style. If this occurs, the
campus will revert to the old
apartment-style, Trevan said
about the future dorm buildings.
Adrianna Robinson, a fresh-
man, deaf studies major did
not meet the April 10 deadline
to apply for housing because
she was considering her college
options.
“I was unsure of what col-
lege I wanted to go to,” said
Robinson, who later decided on
CSUN because of its deaf stud-
ies program.
Robinson was number 290
on the waitlist for housing dur-
ing the 2007-08 academic year.
She spent almost two months
at CSUN without a dorm.
“The hardest part of not hav-
ing my own dorm was being in
someone else’s dorm and being
silenced,” Robinson said. “I had
to play by their rules.”
If not, Robinson would have
had to commute from Compton.
“I would have to get up early
and waste more of my parents’ mildred martin / sundial photo editor
gas because I don’t have a The new dormitories will be smaller in size and have a restroom for the entire
license,” Robinson said. floor. This design is meant to make the dormitory environment “friendlier” by
As of May 27, the waitlist for creating interaction between all residents.
housing is 555 students for the
fall 2008 semester, Trevan said. ber the date,” Trevan said. gas, and I was a taxi service to ing said there was no space
Most of the 400-plus students on Maria Baltazar, a senior my siblings,” said Baltazar, who available.”
the waitlist during the 2007-08 psychology major, was a lived at home for the beginning Travan said, “There isn’t a
academic year were first-time returnee who missed the first of the semester. huge demand from returnees.
freshmen. payment, so her name was “I was so pissed,” said Most of the demand is fresh-
“Most of the returnee included on the waitlist. Balta- Baltazar, who was offered a men that want to live on cam-
remember the date and get it zar commuted 35 miles from bed space during late October. pus. As more housing becomes
taken care of. There might be Pasadena to CSUN everyday. “My friend had an empty bed available, more returnees may
50 stragglers who don’t remem- “The commute was too much space for six weeks and hous- increase.”

Coloring inside the lines Voters to decide fate of

rent control on Tuesday
Denise Vastola ne (D-Van Nuys) said, “Pro-
position 98 is terrible and I

C
STAFF REPORTER
alifornia voters will
decide on Tuesday
whether to restrict the
government’s ability to seize
private property and whether to
abolish rent control when they
vote on propositions 98 and 99.
Though Proposition 98
attempts to limit the reasons
by which the state govern-
ment can take someone’s land,
it also eliminates rent control,
which is not mentioned in TV
commercials.
For this reason, more than
300 individuals and groups,
including local, city and state
officials, as well as organiza-
tions, associations and news-
papers are supporting Pro-
position 99, which imposes
limits on land seizure, also
known as eminent domain,
mildred martin / sundial photo editor
but only for owner-occupied
Marie Tahanian from the Career Center promotes the “Recent Graduate and Alumni Fair” in front of
land, not commercial land.
the Oviatt Library on May 28.
Assemblyman Lloyd Levi-
don’t want to see it become
law.”
“I know what it’s like to be
a renter, and I understand the
importance the protection of
rent control provides,” Levine
said. “It helps people on fixed
incomes like senior citizens
or students who don’t have a
lot of money.”
Levine says he supports
Proposition 99 because of the
way in which it is written. As
long as it garners more votes
than Proposition 98, the mea-
sure cannot be passed into
law.
Rep. Brad Sherman (D-
Sherman Oaks) said Propo-
sition 98 is “a sneaky, under-
handed attempt to abolish rent
control in the State of Cali-
fornia.”
Sherman more or less
agrees with Levine in that
See Prop 98, page 3
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Retired professor continues
charity hike through Valley
SUSaNNAH REYNOLDS Fritsche wanted to “take a geol-
ogy-oriented hike of significant

F
STAFF REPORTER
und raising has begun for the
Gene and Sue Fritsche Schol-
arship Fund with the start of
GeoTrek III, a 134.8-mile hike around
the five San Fernando Valley mountain
ranges.
Retired CSUN Geology Emeritus
Professor A. Eugene Fritsche,71, is
hiking his way through five mountain
ranges to raise money for his scholar-
ship for geology students.
Fritsche wanted to help out Geol-
ogy students after he retired in 2000,
as well as help build up the scholar-
ship funds available for them. The
idea of GeoTrek came to him a few
years after he retired with the first trek
courtesy of gene fritsche of the mountains from Griffith Park to
Geology professor and friends hike near the unpaved portion of Mulholland Drive on May 26. Oxnard, a 75-mile hike in 2004.
length” so alumni could go with
him and possible give money to the
scholarship fund.
“It was a way to get students out
into the field, so it was a natural pro-
cess to hike,” Fritsche said.
The hike through the San Fer-
nando Mountains will take a total of
12 days, with a day off in-between to
rest. The first day of the hike begins
on May 12 and end on June 14 at the
Rocky Peak area of the Santa Susana
Mountains.
They started at the Southern Ver-
dugo Mountains south of Interstate
210 and La Tuna Canyon Road, end-
ing at the trailhead on the south side
of Zoo Drive near Griffith Park.
See geotrek, page 7

prop 98 that’s not good for the city,”

Continued from page 2
supporting Proposition 99 is
another way to vote against
Proposition 98.
Students expressed simi-
lar concerns about the due-
ling propositions.
“People should vote no
on Proposition 98. It would
put a lot of people with low
earnings out of a home, and
said Thanos Karasikis, 25, a
sociology major.
Karasikis says some of his
friends at CSUN live in rent-
controlled apartments, and he
is concerned for them.
Kristen Berry, 22, a child
development major, says she
is looking for a rent-con-
trolled apartment in Santa
Monica and wouldn’t be able
to afford living there any
other way.
Andrea Lobos, 22, a busi-
ness major, says every city
should ensure affordable
housing is available.
“It’s only fair. People
want fast food restaurants in
their neighborhoods, so they
need to have housing avai-
lable for the workers who
are in service jobs,” Lobos
said. “Now that housing is so
expensive, we need to give
students help too.”
Others, including Gov.
Arnold Schwarzenegger,
oppose Proposition 98 becau-
se of the eminent domain
issue, but they do not support
Proposition 99.
Brendan Huffman, pre-
sident and CEO of Valley
Industry and Commerce
Association, says his orga-
nization opposes both pro-
positions.
Huffman said very few
voters can make an infor-
med choice because eminent
domain is a complicated
issue.
“Proposition 98 goes
too far and Proposition 99
doesn’t go far enough,” Huff-
man said.
“The number of lawsuits
that will occur if Proposition
98 goes into effect becau-
se of infrastructure projects
will be very large,” Huffman
said. “Issues as complicated
as (eminent domain) need
to be done at the legislative
level. This is what we elec-
ted legislators do to solve
complicated issues.”
To learn more about Pro-
position 98 and Proposition
99 before voting in the pri-
mary election tomorrow, visit
California’s Official Voter
Information Guide Web site.

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A student shows her excitment as she makes her way to her seat during the Vanessa Suarez and Theresa Martinez, Chicana/o studies majors, share a few
College of Humanities graduation on May 20.
geotrek
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On most days, Fritsche
and his wife Sue, 71, hike
alone, but on the first day they
were joined by CSUN pro-
fessors Doug Yule and Jorge
Vazquez of the Department of
Geological Sciences.
“The thing about Dr. Frit-
sche is that he loves looking
at rocks and hiking,” Yule
said. “He likes to be with his
friends and family (so) this a
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The first day took a total
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which to look. Yule said every
rock tells a story, so it was
interesting to talk about them.
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pledges are for the overall
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The longest part of the
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Santa Monica Mountains,
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This hike took about eight
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“Someone who has never
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on a pretty regular basis.
Though Fritsche said he does
not have a favorite place, the
most interesting for Fritsche
are those with canyons and
streams.
Fritsche has set up a Web
site through the Department
of Geology Sciences, which is
updated with photos of every
hike and information on how to
donate money for the scholar-
ship fund.
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Scholarship must first be a
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or better, show they have
financial need and evidence
of contributions to the depart-
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scholarship is either given to
one student for $1,000 or to
two students for $500 each.
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use the money for whatever
they need, such as research
and tuition.
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the scholarship and that they
are grateful for the show.
Since 2004 Fritsche has raised
almost $25,000 for scholar-
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edu/GeologicalSciences/
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Orange Grove
California State University,
6 Northridge is notorious for its
orange trees. Most are located on
the southeast corner of campus.
Students, faculty, staff and com-
munity members have passed by
the trees without much notice,
that is, until now. The Orange
Grove has gone through a major
transformation, from a newly
built pond to the addition of new
orange trees and animals, the Or-
ange Grove is the perfect oasis for
all to enjoy.

1. The Orange Grove pond at

sunset.

2. This new entrance to the Or-

ange Grove is one of many paths
that take you along the pond and
trees, perfect for a jog or walk.

3. View of the pond from Nord-

hoff Street.
7 8 4. Another view of the pond. In
this picture you can see the foun-
tain that is located toward the
middle of the pond.

5. Water runs from a man-made

creek to the main pond.

1 6. The new pond is home to tur-

tles and tadpoles, both of which
are part of the habitat created at
the Orange Grove.

7. Another view of the creek that

flows into the pond.

8. A community member stops

from her jog to pick an orange.
9
9. Apart from being a home to
animals, the pond is home to a
variety of plants and flowers.

10. The creek's small waterfalls

create a peaceful environment.

2 3

Photos by
Mildred Martin

5 10
8 • Summer Sundial • CSUN • June 2-6, 2008

arts & entertainment

Carrie and her gal pals are back sex still good after four
years, just as fabulous
saLena barcenas Gucci. the colors are vibrant a great scene alone is paired
and lively, and the clothes with “Walk this Way” by Run

G
Staff RepoRteR
abrielle “Coco” Cha-
nel once said, “fashion
is not something that
exists in dresses only. fashion is
in the sky, in the street. fashion
has to do with ideas, the way we
live, what is happening.”
the decades-old quote
accurately describes this
summer’s ultimate chick
flick, “Sex and the City: the
Movie.”
Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah
Jessica parker), Miranda
photoS by Craig Blankenhorn/New LiNe CiNema Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon),
kristin Davis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia nixon and kim Cattrall in new Samantha Jones (Kim Cat-
line Cinema’s upcoming release of the movie version of “Sex and the City.” trall), and Charlotte York
(Kristin Davis) are back four
years after the series finale
in which Carrie and Mr. Big
(Chris Noth) seemingly lived
happily ever after.
the introduction of the film
catches everyone up to speed
with their favorite characters
and is done in true “SatC”
fashion, with the leading lady
Carrie narrating the story, a
golden touch and helps hold
the movie together during its
run of two hours, 15 minutes.
While Carrie dishes the
411 on her gal pals, the
audience takes a trip down
Candy Cane Lane. that is
what it likely feels like for
fans who were obsessed with
the show’s fashion. the four
best friends are dressed to
Sarah Jessica Parker and Chris noth in new line Cinema’s upcoming release, the nines throughout the film
“Sex and the City: The Movie.” clad in their Manolo Blahniks,
Jimmy Choos, prada and
could have a movie all their
own. It is the who’s who of
top world designers.
a few over-the-top purses
could have been left out of
the movie. advice from Coco
Chanel should have been
taken: “Simplicity is ele-
gance.” In Carrie’s case, she
should take this cue and only
wear a particular belt once.
It’s a three-inch black shiny
belt with adorned with studs.
It looked like a fancy version
of a belt a punk rocker kid
would buy at Hot topic. It is
fine, even looks great the first
time she wears it. Yet it is the
bug that just will not die.
the movie is longer than
expected, which was a good
thing for fans. It feels like
watching four or five episode
and not being able to pull
away from the tV set.
there must have been two
post production teams work-
ing on the music, or that’s how
it seems. taking a beloved tV
show and bringing it to life
on the big screen is no easy
challenge. It is very notice-
able that the minds behind
the movie want the audience
to know they are not sitting
at home in front of their tVs,
but sitting in a large movie
theater.
the music in the first part
of the movie is trying to hard
to impress. In one scene, the
four ladies are in Carrie’s
apartment and what would be
DMC and aerosmith, music
not typical of the show. It is
like watching a great episode
and trying to ignore being
interrupted by annoying loud
sounds in the background.
post production also included
violin music to try and height-
en the intensity of scenes. the
natural sounds of New York
streets would suffice.
once passed the first
part of the movie, the music
and action are in sync. the
first song to truly enhance
the moment the writers are
trying convey isn’t even in
english.
the actors are true to their
characters. the ladies and
their leading men slip back
into their roles with ease. at
the beginning of the film, it
is noticeable during a few
scenes with Davis’s charac-
ter that she was happy to
be at breakfast again with
her friends. Giving her lines
of happiness to Carrie’s big
news, she has tears in her
eyes and sheer delight on her
face. It is clear she has been
waiting and is ecstatic to be
working on the film.
Ladies and gents with a
flare for fashion and a love for
“Sex and the City,” this movie
is a must-see. even if you
never watched the show, it
is ultimtately a big love story.
Who doesn’t like to watch a
movie where the guy gets the
girl? or does he?

Key Club’s Carnival event has cure for dance fever

Libby Johnson can appreciate. cares when we dance?” fom- for the past nine years to danc-
the heads bob in the mula entertained enough of a ers that have torn up the Key

t
Staff RepoRteR
he faint smell of booze
and smoke lingers in
the air, easily intoxi-
cating anyone who is sober.
Seconds before showtime,
the music fades and the feed-
back of the microphone is
increased as Carey Ysais,
host and director, greets the
audience with his usual, “are
you ready for some Carniv-
vvvvvvvvvvaaaaaaaaaaaaal?”
Hoots and hollers from the
Hollywood crowd lets Yasis
know they are ready to get
the show started. In almost
no time, he replies that they
are in for a good time, and
without further ado he lets
the black velvet curtains open
and a small set of women,
dressed in what appears to
be a different color sundress,
walk to the front of the stage
to begin their act.
a dance routine nowadays
will often feature a variety of
sounds and moves. During
this particular night at the Key
Club, loud drums that blend
with psychedelic vocals are
quickly interrupted by vibrant
bass bumps and silky rhymes,
thus providing a continuous,
fresh sound that a music lover
crowd, shoulders “pop” with
the funky beat and denim-
painted booties sway with
the noise. a sea of onlook-
ers tighten together within the
venue as a mix of cheers and
“whoas” encourage the per-
former to step up the act.
as the song goes, “I’ve
got the music in me,” and the
intensity in the dancers’ eyes
prove that statement.
times sure have changed
since the high school days of
break dancing on a flat card-
board box between class and
lunch. Nowadays, dance is
an ever-growing phenomenon
invading all sorts of social
aspects from popular to posh
couture.
Bravo’s “Step It Up &
Dance,” along with fox’s “So
You think You Can Dance?”
not to mention the show that
would spawn more to come,
aBC’s “Dancing With the
Stars” are the latest dance
competition reality series
infiltrating the airwaves for
millions of loyal viewers.
teen-filled movies such as
“Stump the Yard,” “Step Up”
and “Save the Last Dance,”
which often followed the “I’m
rich, you’re poor, but who
fan base to keep this perpetual
momentum of dance fever.
Not that this fever hasn’t
been evident in previous gen-
erations. “Saturday Night
fever,” anyone? But it seems
modern times will naturally
have modern routines, as all
kinds of new advancements,
such as technology and body
physics, have given the dance
community an opportunity to
become body poets.
entertainment and fashion
have dance- inspired garnish-
es to be mixed with everyday
apparel.
Shoes, known to be one
of a lady’s best friends, have
found a new purpose for bal-
let flats, the perfect acces-
sory if she decides to dress
up, yet stay casual and more
comfortable. and entertainers
such as Justin timberlake and
Usher helped men give new
life to the fedora since Indi-
ana Jones.
Video streaming on the
Internet has vastly increased
the exposure of performers,
thanks in part to popular up-
loadable sites, not to men-
tion the increased exposure
of dance competitions held
worldwide. It has been home
Club’s stage thousands times,
if not millions.
Several groups that have
put on shows have even ven-
tured off for their 15 min-
utes of fame, some competing
for MtV’s “america’s Best
Dance Crew.” It is also no
secret that many celebrities go
to Carnival to be entertained,
such as Raven-Symoné hang-
ing out in one of the VIp
booths with her entourage or
Janet Jackson upstairs in the
shadows.
What began as a small cho-
reographers’ showcase devel-
oped into a big success that
has a reputation throughout
the world. Carnival is held
twice a year in London and
in New York City, as well as
the last Wednesday of every
month,except for holidays in
La. each show has a different
line-up of choreographed danc-
es from many parts of the globe:
Ballet, modern, jazz, burlesque, liBBy JohnSon/ Staff PhotograPher
old school and hip-hop, just to knicole haggins from MSa Dance agency performs a
list the various body interrup- routine by choreographer Janet langer.
tions performed by people who
are just as diverse. psyche of all who participate. music harmonizing together
the mutual love for those Dance, after all, is a univer- will continue to grow deeper
who want to be wowed and sal language that knows no and infect more individuals so
those who want to do the boundaries or discrimination. long as there will always be a
wowing feeds the soul and Such a power of dance and place to lay out cardboard.