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2B I Wednesday, August 16, 2006 | The Red & Black
VARIETY
World Trade Center’ strikes many emotions
By CHRIS HOMER
chomer@randb.com
Five years after the Sept.
11 attacks and a myriad of
documentaries, TV movies
and most recently, the major
theater release of “Flight 93,”
the release of “World Trade
Center” raises the question,
“Do we really need another
movie about Sept. 11?”
“World Trade Center”
faces this question head on,
and surprisingly the answer
is, “Yes.”
The film is based on the
true story of two New York
policemen on Sept. 11.
Nicolas Cage and Michael
Pena star as John
McLoughlin and Will Jimeno,
two policemen trapped in an
elevator shaft during the fall
of the towers.
“World Trade Center” does
a fantastic job of recalling
how people felt and acted on
9/11. The film opens with a
sequence of the two police
men waking up and begin
ning their day at work as
usual.
Without warning, the view
er is thrown into violent
chaos for 20 minutes of the
film, as the planes crash into
the towers. These scenes are
incredibly realistic and bring
to mind much of the footage
carried by the major news
networks after the tragedy.
The sequence of events
during this portion of the
film helps moviegoers see
and hear what rescue teams
must have experienced when
they first arrived at the World
Trade Centers, immediately
after the plane crash.
The film also keeps its
realistic edge with great per
formances by the cast. The
panic, terror, sorrow and
later joy portrayed by the
actors seem natural, leaving
the viewer with a taste of
what McLoughlin, Jimeno
and their families actually
experienced on Sept. 11.
Even Nicolas Cage drops
his twitchy style of acting to
adopt a more natural one
that, while not as natural as
Pena’s, is effective.
Most importantly, the film
is respectful of the memory
of the victims of Sept. 11.
Director Oliver Stone has
kept the film free of politics.
In addition, Stone focuses
primarily on the human spirit
MOVIE REVIEW
“World Trade Center”
Grade: A
Synopsis: “World Trade Center”
is a tasteful movie that shows
respect for the victims of 9/11,
while also being an entertaining
tale of courage.
and courage rather than try
ing to horrify the audience
with images of the attack.
“World Trade Center” ulti
mately centers around the
only positive aspect of Sept,
11 — the way different
groups of people came
together to help and to rely
on each other.
EELS: Researchers attempt
to eliminate aquatic trouble
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attempt to tackle the eel
infestation.
Bud Freeman, a
researcher at the University,
conducted studies on the
eels with the help of Jay
Shelton, Aaron Fisk and
Tom Reinert.
The team hopes to deter
mine the impact the eels
have on the
Chattahoochee’s native
species, determine the
extent of the eels’ presence
in the river and how to
eradicate or control the
population.
Yet eliminating the eels is
easier said than done. It
turns out that the Asian
swamp eel is the ultimate
survival machine.
They can survive in hot
and cold climates, can move
on water and land and even
have the ability to change
gender — giving new mean
ing to the old saying, “Not
even if you were the last
man on Earth.”
Not to mention, the eels
prove to be resistant to
chemical poisoning, as they
burrow under the mud of
drained ponds to survive.
Is it too late to eradicate
the eels? Reinert fears it
might be.
“The eels are established
in the ponds and would be
nearly impossible to eradi
cate,” he said.
However, Shelton has a
plan to control the eel pop
ulation.
“First, we must modify
the ponds so they’re not
suitable for eels. We must
have very little shallow
water because the eels can
escape through vegetation
in these shallow areas and
eat invertebrates found
there as well,” he said.
“Second, we must modi
fy how the water flows out
of the pond to the marshes.
It must flow out through
the deep areas in the bot
tom of the pond where the
eels can’t breathe and won’t
be found,” Shelton said.
Only time will tell if the
Asian swamp eel infestation
has been controlled and the
Chattahoochee saved.
Even though it’s not
exactly “Snakes On A
Plane,” some would still say,
“I’ve had it with these
mother-f%#@ing eels in
these mother-f%#@ing
rivers.”
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OFFICE OF THE
REGISTRAR
Get the ‘skinny’ on fall fashions
A fter a summer
immersed in the fash
ion world, I am excited
and ready to be back in
Athens.
Although I love trend
watching, following up-and-
coming designers and dealing
with high couture labels,
there is something nostalgic
about returning to the place
I have called home for the
past two years.
My fashion sense peaks
during the end of summer
because, for university sorori
ty women, this is the most
chic time of the year, as
sorority recruitment brings
out the best in women’s wear.
Football games are anoth
er time when dressing up
becomes the norm, and
dressing fashionably — albeit
uncomfortable — is nothing
less than expected.
There are many events
around campus that call for
being “dressed,” and each
one should be handled
thoughtfully.
It seems obvious that no
one would show up for their
first day of class decked out
in a red and black dress with
heels and pearls. This outfit,
although campus color-con
scious, will leave you with a
lot of looks from fellow stu
dents. And while pajamas or
lingerie may be great for the
nightcap you and that spe
cial someone shared last
night, please do not share it
with the rest of your English
1102 class — there is appro
priate attire for class.
Dressing up for class can
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be suitable if you are making
a presentation, are trying to
impress someone or feel it
necessary to call attention to
yourself. However, there is a
distinction between dressing
up and dressing well.
Being put together — hav
ing matching accessories and
looking well-pressed — is
always appreciated. Wearing
heels and being decked out
from last night’s venture
downtown is not so
esteemed.
This season brings some
new and exciting looks that
surely will help find a happy
medium for those in search
of the perfect outfit for class.
Leggings are back and
trendier than ever, especially
solid colored and textured
leggings. But do not go over
board and pull out your
mom’s old stirrups.
There are some dos and
don’ts for this fall item. Do
wear your leggings to the
fullest part of your calf — this
is the most flattering way to
accentuate your legs.
Do not wear shirts that
come short of covering your
rear when you are wearing
leggings on the bottom. We
all love some spandex action,
but this is clearly not the
look you are going for.
Pair leggings with another
one of the newest and
hottest trends — sweater
dresses. Long and thick or
figure-flattering and thin,
these tops are becoming and
multi-faceted. They can be
used as a top over leggings or
skinny jeans or as a dress
with heels or boots.
Another huge trend for
this fall is skinny jeans. They
will be seen all over campus,
as well as in every fashion
magazine.
These jeans are great
because they are made to be
worn with flat shoes — great
for walking to class — and
often come in comfortable,
stretchy denim material.
Skinny jeans are also great
with heeled booties — yet
another of this fall’s must-
haves.
Although all of these
choices are great looks for
fall, we live in the South
where school starts when it is
still very warm outside.
There are better options for
those of you who are inter
ested in looking fashionable
fast. Pair a flowy sundress or
shorts and a tunic top with
flats, or put on a pair of jeans
with a long tank.
Whatever you choose,
make sure to have a fashion
able and flourishing first
week back, and look for more
fall trends coming soon!
— Emily Samuels writes a
weekly fashion column for
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