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Conference calls offer
extra ‘humorous’ perks
Since my time with
The Red & Black, I
have spoken to Jerry
Seinfeld, Robert Downey
Jr. and Tobin Bell (Jigsaw)
from the “Saw” movies
all because of college con
ference calls.
After participating in
four conference calls this
semester, I have become a
pro.
They’re a great oppor
tunity for those of us
wanting to report for a liv
ing but also come with
some humorous anec
dotes.
To participate, publici
ty firms and film organiza
tions send e-mails to col
lege newspapers asking if
they would like the oppor
tunity to talk to actors or
directors.
The information and
quotes obtained from the
call are available for every
one to use.
Once they get your con
firmation, you receive the
time of the call with the
phone number and an
identification code.
Then comes the most
awkward part.
Your line is connected
with all of the other stu
dents waiting for the
Game releases provoke fall hype
By RUSTY BAILEY
The Red & Buck
The most hyped game
of the year, “Halo 3,” was
finally released for Xbox
360. While it had new
weapons and was bal
anced differently, what
mattered most was the
fact that the epic story
was finally complete.
While the Play Station 3
got some exclusive games,
almost all of PS3’s exclu
sives were available for the
Xbox 360, leaving gamers
wondering why they
should invest in a system
with games they could get
on a cheaper console.
The Wii may be pushed
as a console for the casual
gamer, but Nintendo
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interview to start.
Then the moderator
comes on the line to
explain the order of those
asking the questions.
Sometimes your line is
left open to yell whenever
the mood hits.
Not a good idea.
I had to almost fight
with a girl to ask the last
question when we chimed
in at the same time, but
they let both of us have a
chance.
For more “important”
celebrities, the lines are
“closed” until your turn
for inquiry arrives.
These also have more
strict time constraints
and more students on the
line.
Jerry Seinfeld’s promo
tion for “Bee Movie” was
20 minutes, and students
asked questions in order
of their call-in time.
hasn’t forgotten its long
time fans.
Wii had two of its major
first-party releases this
fall, which proved to be
two of the best games on
the console.
“Metroid Prime 3:
Corruption” completed
the trilogy and added
first-person- shooter
motion controls.
Also, “Super Mario
Galaxy” impressed by pre
senting innovative game
play with its manipulation
of gravity in space and the
motion control attacks.
We’re living in an excit
ing time for video games
when developers aren’t
content to let certain
games have the sole stock
in a genre.
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So when one girl began
chatting Seinfeld up, I was
screaming into the phone,
“stop wasting time!”
Luckily, no one else
could hear that, and
thankfully, my turn came
soon after.
The call with director
Todd Haynes for “I’m Not
There” also was “closed,”
and writers were supposed
to push the pound key to
“form a line” for questions.
For some reason, our
moderator disappeared
and let the first student
talk to Haynes for 15 min
utes by himself.
The lost referee eventu
ally came back, explaining
she didn’t want to inter
rupt their discussion and
began regulating the call
again, letting others
speak.
At the end of the day, I
can’t complain. Seinfeld
playfully joked, and Carlos
Mencia voiced his jealousy
of Uga’s superstar treat
ment.
It’s all in a day’s work.
Mandy Rodgers is a
senior from Loganville
majoring in magazines
and film studies and a
variety staff writer.
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Gamers today have
more options than ever
before.
The game industry is
changing so fast, and
games always are seeking
movie-quality presenta
tion and storyline.
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▲ The Black Theatrical Ensemble rehearses “Once
On this Island” in the Memorial Hall Ballroom.
Year’s productions
'powerful/ magical
By JULIE LEUNG
The Red & Black
A man in stuffy ruffles
and tights once wrote,
“All the world’s a stage.”
In regards to this past
theater season, real
world topics crept their
way onto the stage.
From the traveling
show “American Voices”
to La Compania’s “The
Line in the Sand: Stories
from the U.S.-Mexico
Border,” theater became
a medium for illustrating
the problems of diversity.
With University
Theatre’s “Sordid Lives,”
we caught a glimpse of a
dysfunctional Texan fam
ily in which characters
dealt with “coming out.”
Not every powerful
play was reality-based.
The Black Theatrical
Ensemble’s production
of the musical, “Once On
this Island,” delivered a
tale of love between a
couple of differing class
es.
Set on a Caribbean
island, the play dealt
with prejudices while
incorporating magical
elements.
And what’s theater
without fantastical frivol
ity?
Halloween was bright
with Rose of Athens’
light but spooky romp
“The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow.” And Oconee
County Civic Center’s
quirky cult-following
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musical “Little Shop of
Horrors” was another
escape into an imagina
tive world.
One play stands as a
quintessential example
of how this season mixed
resonating messages
with comedic giggles.
With the drought con
stantly in the news, the
plot of University
Theatre’s “Urinetown”
was reminiscent as it
chronicled the struggle
of a toilet-deprived
town.
The musical was a
social critique, iced over
with sarcasm and musi
cal numbers.
Here’s a look at some
of next semester’s antici
pated shows:
“Real Women Have
Curves”: Jan. 24 - Feb 2.
This coming-of-age
story about balancing
one’s culture with one’s
aspirations looks to be a
self-empowering tour de
force.
“Topdog/Underdog”:
Feb. 8-9.
Written by Suzan-Lori
Parks, the play relates
two black brothers trying
to rise out of poverty
while in competition
with each other.
“A Midsummer Night’s
Dream”: Productions will
be performed by
University Theatre and
Rose of Athens Theatre.
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Jennifer Paxton
Refresh
and read
nice news
The media is criti
cized for being a bit of a
downer.
I can understand the
sentiment. How often is
the top story of the day
a chronicle that gamers
hope and comfort?
The answer is, not
often.
It is the obligation of
the news whether it’s
The Red & Black or
CNN to report what’s
happening.
Unfortunately, reality
usually bites. However,
it is refreshing to read
an inspiring story.
Consider Mary
Catherine McLean, a
University student who
aims for the attention of
Congress with her peti
tion, www.think4pink.
com. With enough signa
tures, McLean hopes to
allocate funds for breast
cancer research.
Anna Krakovski cov
ered a story on the
“Dust Bowl” benefit
concert, in which local
bands performed in an
attempt to raise money
and awareness of water
conservation issues.
Even a failed test is
not the end of the world,
as Julie Leung informed
us in her article on
Wingster’s discounts.
I am not advising stu
dents to ignore the reali
ty of issues we face. I
believe the trick is to
educate ourselves and
do something about it.
Maybe your efforts
will supply that “fuzzy
feeling” for the day’s
news.
Jennifer Paxton is
a junior from Duluth
majoring in journalism
and business and a
variety staff writer.