<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653187642845118227</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:34:51 +0000</lastBuildDate><category>movies</category><category>Bearcats Football</category><category>MIAA</category><category>The Station</category><category>Fall Classic</category><category>Music</category><category>New releases</category><category>Sport</category><category>The voices of the Bearcats</category><category>Cook</category><category>Drinking</category><category>Gregg</category><category>Omon</category><category>Video</category><category>Wednesdays Live</category><category>mary lynn</category><category>Andrew Kennedy</category><category>Bar</category><category>Bearcat Arena</category><category>Broadcasting</category><category>Carson&#39;s</category><category>Chalk Bandit</category><category>Homecoming</category><category>Jeff Dunham</category><category>Multimedia Audio Visual Production</category><category>Project</category><category>Under Review</category><category>X</category><category>broadway</category><category>theatre</category><category>voting</category><category>Accepted</category><category>Alpha Sigma Alpha</category><category>Amnesty International</category><category>BMB</category><category>Bearcat Marching Band</category><category>Blood Diamond</category><category>Cars</category><category>Cary Judd</category><category>Charles Johnson Theater</category><category>Children</category><category>Coach T</category><category>Comedy</category><category>Concert</category><category>Council</category><category>Crystal</category><category>Events</category><category>Fall Classic 2006 Highlights</category><category>First Christian Church</category><category>French Club</category><category>Gas</category><category>Gas Prices</category><category>Greek</category><category>Halo</category><category>Holidays</category><category>Hospital</category><category>Hyvee</category><category>IIC</category><category>Jacobs</category><category>Joe</category><category>John Tucker Must Die</category><category>Las Palmas</category><category>Little Man</category><category>Local Gas Prices</category><category>Mel Tjeerdsma</category><category>Mission Impossible III</category><category>PERT</category><category>Parents</category><category>Performances</category><category>Phi Mu</category><category>Pitt state</category><category>Pittstate</category><category>Research</category><category>Restaurant</category><category>SAC</category><category>Scratch Track</category><category>Sharp Five</category><category>Showtimes Hangar</category><category>St. Jude</category><category>Staff</category><category>Student Recreation Center</category><category>The 9-Ball Club</category><category>The Da Vinci Code</category><category>The Pub</category><category>The Snappin&#39; Turtle</category><category>Tower Yearbook</category><category>Underground Event</category><category>Union</category><category>Up &#39;til Dawn</category><category>Weekly Organizational Meetings</category><category>X106</category><category>Xbox</category><category>drink specials</category><category>elections</category><category>fundraiser</category><category>godspell</category><category>mid-term election</category><category>pediatric</category><category>proof</category><category>tournament</category><title>Bearcat Underground</title><description>Come on in Bearcat, this is the place for all your underground news about Northwest. &#xa;We have everything from the Stalker, to the Trailer Park, to Farts High!</description><link>http://bearcatunderground.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>63</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653187642845118227.post-8934528011733679568</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:21:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-28T13:21:14.173-05:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>IMG_0022.JPG&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://static.pixelpipe.com/91913eef-1859-4c5e-8e96-ca00b3732acc_m.jpg&quot; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 187px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px&quot; height=&quot;179&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://imagesource.allposters.com/images/pic/DES/D207~Sinclair-Dino-Gasoline-Round-Posters.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;In an attempt to put the hurt back on the gas companies, an event has been started on &lt;a href=&quot;http://nwmissouri.facebook.com/event.php?eid=2325424884&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://events.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.detail&amp;eventID=322728.93972&amp;amp;Mytoken=8771E78E-7BDF-4598-B3600CCBBE9113E358609551&quot;&gt;Myspace&lt;/a&gt; that call for everyone to not buy gas on May 15.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;The implications are interesting, but we&#39;ll have to see how the &quot;event&quot; turns out.&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://bearcatunderground.blogspot.com/2007/04/gouging-gas.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Joe, The Mayor of Martyrdom)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653187642845118227.post-2832482430723219223</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2007 21:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-04-21T16:29:46.390-05:00</atom:updated><title>First Underground Event a Success!</title><description>Our first event had over 50 in attendance, thank you all so much!</description><link>http://bearcatunderground.blogspot.com/2007/04/first-underground-event-success.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Joe, The Mayor of Martyrdom)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653187642845118227.post-4016483369465047739</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 06:42:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-04-18T05:47:04.314-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Amnesty International</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Blood Diamond</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Underground Event</category><title>The First Underground Event</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrshJA6l6uzlldHiiSDVxocgXTQkHZOgN2MGb_hVwZjKBNo2GBWBaLpyIuTGmYJKlWYyXbVhXmSglXR2Oc4Vp-hHYJjXYrZHdac8IBFmotGyDydhcWr8v7Xfoo0e4z2aPifYpqd0LKcK8/s1600-h/n62100008_31007927_1436.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054656909383529458&quot; 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Both men are African, but their histories as different as any can be, until their fates become joined in a common quest to recover a rare pink diamond that can transform their lives. While in prison for smuggling, Archer learns that Solomon - who was taken from his family and forced to work in the diamond fields - has found and hidden the extraordinary rough stone. With the help of Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly), an American journalist whose idealism is tempered by a deepening connection with Archer, the two men embark on a trek through rebel territory, a journey that could save Solomon&#39;s family and give Archer the second chance he thought he would never have.&lt;/em&gt; ~&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450259/plotsummary&quot;&gt;IMDB&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;We chose this film because we believe that it is something that would challenge our readers, and enourage some research when purchasing effects from other countries.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;The showing will be tonight, at six in the Garrett-Strong 2550. Extra-credit is being offered for some classes.&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://bearcatunderground.blogspot.com/2007/04/first-underground-event.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Joe, The Mayor of Martyrdom)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrshJA6l6uzlldHiiSDVxocgXTQkHZOgN2MGb_hVwZjKBNo2GBWBaLpyIuTGmYJKlWYyXbVhXmSglXR2Oc4Vp-hHYJjXYrZHdac8IBFmotGyDydhcWr8v7Xfoo0e4z2aPifYpqd0LKcK8/s72-c/n62100008_31007927_1436.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653187642845118227.post-7396139420559681828</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-04-13T16:30:15.185-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Chalk Bandit</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">movies</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">New releases</category><title>Under Review: Grindhouse</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://www.laist.com/attachments/la_elina/grindhouseposter.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 436px;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.laist.com/attachments/la_elina/grindhouseposter.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Grindhouse &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;was a novel concept devised by Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;This movie is actually two movies pasted together with some fake theatre screens and fake advertisements.&lt;i style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;The movie is a giant homage to certain kinds of films from the 70s and 80s.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;These films were usually very low budget and exploited sex and violence in very interesting ways.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;These films usually didn’t have wide releases, but ended up in run-down theaters on their last leg.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;I was not around to see these kinds of films during their theatrical runs, so I never actually got the Grindhouse experience.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;However; around middle school and early high school, these low-budget exploitation films were the ones that caught my attention.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Tarantino and Rodriguez attempt to give you the Grindhouse experience with this “Back-to-Back Double Feature.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;The &lt;i style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Grindhouse&lt;/i&gt; Experience&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Machete&lt;/i&gt; Trailer&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Rodriguez regular Danny Trejo stars in &lt;i style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Machete&lt;/i&gt;. It’s rumored that this might actually become a movie, and I hope it does.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Machete is the name of the man who fights for the little man in this very fun looking movie.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Feature #1: &lt;i style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Planet Terror&lt;/i&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written and Directed by: Robert Rodriguez&lt;/b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u1:p&gt;&lt;/u1:p&gt;Starring:&lt;/b&gt; Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodriguez, Marley Shelton, Naveen Andrews, Michael Biehn, Bruce Willis, Josh Brolin, Tom Savini&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u1:p&gt;&lt;/u1:p&gt;The Set-Up:&lt;u1:p&gt;&lt;/u1:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;A business deal with ex-military men goes awry and a deadly drug agent escapes into the air around a small &lt;st1:state st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;st1:place st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Texas&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:state&gt; town.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;In short, it turns people into zombies.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;“Go-Go” dancer Cherry Darling (Rose McGowan) feels like her life is going nowhere and feels like she just has useless talents.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Dr. Dakota Block plans on taking her son away from her husband and run away with her lesbian lover.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Basically…hardly anyone is happy with their life, and people want to move away.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Review:&lt;u1:p&gt;&lt;/u1:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Planet Terror &lt;/i&gt;was an adrenaline packed rollercoaster with not-so-mindless action and decent dialogue.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;It was over-the-top.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;It may have even gotten corny at parts, but that was part of the experience.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;This movie started off fairly complex.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;We have a few different stories.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Cherry quits dancing to start a new life.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;She runs into El Wray, an ex-boyfriend.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;She also loses her leg to some zombies and Wray takes her to the hospital, to be in the care of Dr. William Block, Dr. Dakota Block’s husband that she was running away from.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;There is also tension between Wray and the Sheriff, as well as tension between the Sheriff and his brother J.T. who runs the local BBQ restaurant.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Oh… and zombies are running around eating people.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Quick Sidebar: Michael Parks is in this movie… as Earl McGraw.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;If you were unaware, that was the character he has played in both &lt;i style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Kill Bill Volume 2&lt;/i&gt; (directed by Quentin Tarantino) and &lt;i style=&quot;&quot;&gt;From Dusk Till Dawn &lt;/i&gt;(another Tarantino/Rodriguez collaboration).&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;We have all of these stories flying around, and then we get a missing reel… after which, all of the problems are solved, some people ended up dead, and we have all of the survivors now gathered in one place.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Pretty convenient… wouldn’t you say?&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;It turns out that Wray is some sort of legend with weapons, and he and Cherry had now rekindled their love.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;They lead the survivors out of town, but they are soon captured by the ex-military.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;From here, the survivors must break out of the military base before either the military officers of the zombies kill them.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;It’s simply a classic standoff.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;It’s excellent.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;This movie was just simply fun.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;It completely felt like old horror films I used to watch at 2 am.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Usually… these movies were considered “so good they’re bad.”&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;I don’t necessarily believe in this concept.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;If a combination of film elements that usually present a bad movie end up pleasing, then the film itself becomes pleasing and rises above these attributes.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Planet Terror played with this concept and purposely played to the people who enjoyed these types of movies.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rating: 8.5/10&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Werewolf Women of the S.S. Trailer&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;This is the Rob Zombie directed trailer starring Nicholas Cage. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Nazis and werewolves… sign me up.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Don’t Trailer&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;This is the one directed by &lt;i style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Shaun of the Dead&lt;/i&gt; helmer Edgar Wright. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;It’s a very strange mix of images, but very cool. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Notice how no one talks except for the narrator. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;This was done because the film was British. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Films from the Grindhouse era usually didn’t have people speak in the trailers for foreign films. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Thanksgiving Trailer&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;This was probably my favorite trailer. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;This is the one directed by &lt;i style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Hostel&lt;/i&gt; director Eli Roth. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;After seeing this trailer online, I actually looked for it in the video store a couple of times before I remembered that it was fake.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Feature #2: &lt;i style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Death Proof&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written and Directed by: Quentin Tarantino&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Starring: Kurt Russell, Zoe Bell, Rosario Dawson, Sydney Poitier, Vanessa Ferlito&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Set-Up:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Stuntman Mike owns a car that is “100% Death Proof.” &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;He picks out women to stalk and kill with his car. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Review: &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;This is where the film slows down. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Planet Terror&lt;/i&gt; was very fast-paced. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Death Proof&lt;/i&gt; is not.   &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Tarantino is somewhat known for his strange use of structure in film. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;This one does not time shift like the others, but it does have a strange structure.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;First, we get to meet a group of girls. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Then, Stuntman Mike kills them. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Then, we meet another group of girls. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Then, they stand-off against Stuntman Mike. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;It makes a little bit of sense, but it seems to be lost on some people. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;I wasn’t in love with it myself, but it was different and interesting. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;I went with it. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;The first group of girls that we meet are Jungle Julia (Poitier) and her friends. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;They hang out at an &lt;st1:place st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;st1:city st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Austin&lt;/st1:city&gt;, &lt;st1:state st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Texas&lt;/st1:state&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt; bar for a while. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;They meet and chat with Stuntman Mike. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;After they leave the bar, Stuntman Mike tracks them down to kill them.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;The second group of girls are in the film industry. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Zoe Bell (the actual &lt;st1:country-region st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;st1:place st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;New Zealand&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:country-region&gt; stuntwoman who did the stunts for Uma Thurman in Kill Bill) played herself. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;These women didn’t take that kind of crap from Stuntman Mike. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;They fought back.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;I dug this film, but I see where it would be lost on some people. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;I wasn’t in love with some of the elements myself. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;The tone of the movie drastically changed between the groups of girls. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;I would almost consider this one of its saving graces, because each half of the movie actually moves fairly slowly. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Because of the structure, it might be considered somewhat experimental (like most Grindhouse films), but it could also be considered a somewhat broken movie.&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Rating: 7.5/10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;The entire thing is a bit self-indulgent.  Same actors are used.  Tarantino not only appears in Rodriguez&#39;s film, but also his own.  And some of Tarantino&#39;s dialogue comes off a bit pretentious.&lt;br /&gt;It&#39;s over-the-top, and maybe too violent for some.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;However; I enjoyed the over-the-topness of it all.  I also found the film to be a little less violent than a lot of the movies I used to watch.  The experience was fun and sexy.  I really really enjoyed myself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overall Experience: 8/10&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://bearcatunderground.blogspot.com/2007/04/under-review-grindhouse.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (chalkbandit)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653187642845118227.post-5572904057084417308</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:05:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-04-12T13:13:02.265-05:00</atom:updated><title>Oxfam Benefit Concert</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJiNhyphenhyphenC9kQTuuSs2PehKGjQhOCumJbn_T8kqMUpibKbz7Rw-TfmtIUsm4e1p8OIYGuAkIowfZ2yJNltYnGNzHPceq0gcSHesTvFcXnaKqbwTPNYyF8klV_G3zLCDW0hsvQe3COl7g7eo4/s1600-h/oxfam.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 124px; height: 124px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJiNhyphenhyphenC9kQTuuSs2PehKGjQhOCumJbn_T8kqMUpibKbz7Rw-TfmtIUsm4e1p8OIYGuAkIowfZ2yJNltYnGNzHPceq0gcSHesTvFcXnaKqbwTPNYyF8klV_G3zLCDW0hsvQe3COl7g7eo4/s200/oxfam.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052605468830381810&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Amnesty International will be hosting a benefit concert featuring Five Defy and Woodstone on Saturday, April 14, 2007 at 9:00pm at the Pub&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The cover charge of $3 will directly go to Oxfam International.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oxfam.org/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.oxfam.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Check out how your donations will be spent:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oxfamamerica.org/whatyoucando/donate/how_donations_are_spent&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;http://www.oxfamamerica.org/whatyoucando&lt;/span&gt;&lt;wbr&gt;/donate/how_donations_are_spent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember the Pub is 21 and over only.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nwmissouri.facebook.com/event.php?eid=2267740866&quot;&gt;Click here to see the event on facebook!&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://bearcatunderground.blogspot.com/2007/04/oxfam-benefit-concert.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJiNhyphenhyphenC9kQTuuSs2PehKGjQhOCumJbn_T8kqMUpibKbz7Rw-TfmtIUsm4e1p8OIYGuAkIowfZ2yJNltYnGNzHPceq0gcSHesTvFcXnaKqbwTPNYyF8klV_G3zLCDW0hsvQe3COl7g7eo4/s72-c/oxfam.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653187642845118227.post-3912903992672221066</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:39:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-04-11T16:43:58.489-05:00</atom:updated><title>Win a Wii &amp; other prizes!</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6-gEm_2xcDSLMHXDxcF0IA19ZgqvhsdzRsQZ5mUQlPQLRHf6mI5PkKfa-r-bAlUi1DZifvyRRN9heypu_hBGfSSl_MOjga2TDbU8CK5FesMy1vjXtGIRhVs75705dtP9PKfy8sLq4Qk/s1600-h/HEALTH.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6-gEm_2xcDSLMHXDxcF0IA19ZgqvhsdzRsQZ5mUQlPQLRHf6mI5PkKfa-r-bAlUi1DZifvyRRN9heypu_hBGfSSl_MOjga2TDbU8CK5FesMy1vjXtGIRhVs75705dtP9PKfy8sLq4Qk/s200/HEALTH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052289406482036450&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Grand Opening of the University Wellness Center 3-5pm Tuesday April 17. Must participate in the variety of activities and be present from 3-5 to win great prizes. Drawing will be at 4:50.</description><link>http://bearcatunderground.blogspot.com/2007/04/win-wii-other-prizes.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6-gEm_2xcDSLMHXDxcF0IA19ZgqvhsdzRsQZ5mUQlPQLRHf6mI5PkKfa-r-bAlUi1DZifvyRRN9heypu_hBGfSSl_MOjga2TDbU8CK5FesMy1vjXtGIRhVs75705dtP9PKfy8sLq4Qk/s72-c/HEALTH.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653187642845118227.post-5215684339195300500</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:27:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-04-11T16:34:54.638-05:00</atom:updated><title>A Night Out In Black and White</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://nwmissouri.facebook.com/event.php?eid=2256453986&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14lXtDU3GzhlHBtj5bmgK-dX_PUqX-RHpPIseB-SOhyphenhyphenAwIYmFt0s1luzZFVRjeFUHV1t8zEm6e9YXK2FLBh75I9Zj1kRDhrst3_kSeENCyw_0ElmnRUsejhcIg1-AlU-kSPju3_eKGgY/s200/rha.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052286159486760658&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Come dance the night away with RHA&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Come enjoy fun and food with RHA! on Saturday, April 14, from 6:30pm till 11:00pm in the Union Ballroom It You will need to dress formally and it&#39;s only $10 for dinner. Following the meal will be dancing and you can charge it to your student account.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You&#39;ll need to RSVP through the email you received in your Northwest mailbox.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you do not have an invite please contact &lt;a href=&quot;mailto://RHA@nwmissouri.edu&quot;&gt;RHA@nwmissouri.edu!&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://bearcatunderground.blogspot.com/2007/04/night-out-in-black-and-white.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14lXtDU3GzhlHBtj5bmgK-dX_PUqX-RHpPIseB-SOhyphenhyphenAwIYmFt0s1luzZFVRjeFUHV1t8zEm6e9YXK2FLBh75I9Zj1kRDhrst3_kSeENCyw_0ElmnRUsejhcIg1-AlU-kSPju3_eKGgY/s72-c/rha.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653187642845118227.post-2370036166075268161</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2007 21:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-02-11T20:28:10.644-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">The voices of the Bearcats</category><title>Paul Haggard is too Gay</title><description>I just couldn&#39;t help myself.  Perusing the daily headlines, I found a tidbit on the good reverand Paul Haggard who last month was accused of taking speed with a male prostitute in a hotel.  Now the sexual orientation of Rev. Haggard really isn&#39;t of concern to me, but he brought this on himself.  As it turns out, the Good Word from the pastor has consisted of gay bashing and general hatred towards homosexuals.  He admitted to having a &quot;massage&quot; from the cheap gay hooker, and buying the the drugs (but not taking them), and no sex.  (right.)  Now he has came out of rehab, &quot;completley convinced&quot; he is a heterosexual, and suggesting an eventual return to the ministry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope there is a lesson to be found here.  Those that preach the loudest against the deviant behavior have something to prove to themselves.  This isn&#39;t to say all arguments against homosexual or otherwise deviant behavior is without merit.  There is clearly standars of any religions, and requirments to be a part of them.  Religion can have a profound and fulfilling place in the lives of many.  I also believe it to be a personal experience.  Recruting as part of the faith is a requirment for many to reach &quot;heaven&quot; or &quot;nirvana&quot; or whatever.  Acting as the moral police based soley on the Bible would be judging others...still a bad thing in the good book last I checked.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Paul Haggard; You are a sorry individual, but tearing down the devide between the blind christian gay-haters and the rest of the civilized world.  Thanks.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.denverpost.com/ci_5164921</description><link>http://bearcatunderground.blogspot.com/2007/02/paul-haggard-is-too-gay.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jonathan Lowrey)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653187642845118227.post-1938565412348147685</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:10:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-02-05T02:10:58.914-06:00</atom:updated><title>Glibney to Speak</title><description>Gibney, an Emmy Award-winning writer, producer and director, is the creator of &quot;Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room,&quot; which was widely praised at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. He also served as producer for &quot;The Blues,&quot; an Emmy-nominated series made in association with Martin Scorsese.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He&#39;ll be in MLPAC at 8 p.m.</description><link>http://bearcatunderground.blogspot.com/2007/02/glibney-to-speak.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Joe, The Mayor of Martyrdom)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653187642845118227.post-8935077161678934572</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-02-01T17:22:42.621-06:00</atom:updated><title>Under Review: Smokin&#39; Aces</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN_gE2xXXOGhS-QFUWpGN3sbQaK6Pt5vYWu4IGXeKU-0_nkkzTIxLidLin-Mk0MrhKf3hDuOGwZYkomfTnq8h6A3CrAx3nQXIJtCZYWT0fTw7C0fYS0w-8LHa67U0Yus_yJ4RbpZXMhCc/s1600-h/smokinacesposter10.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5025356440307684002&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right;&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN_gE2xXXOGhS-QFUWpGN3sbQaK6Pt5vYWu4IGXeKU-0_nkkzTIxLidLin-Mk0MrhKf3hDuOGwZYkomfTnq8h6A3CrAx3nQXIJtCZYWT0fTw7C0fYS0w-8LHa67U0Yus_yJ4RbpZXMhCc/s400/smokinacesposter10.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written and Directed by: Joe Carnahan&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Starring:&lt;/b&gt; Ryan Reynolds, Jeremy Piven, Andy Garcia, Ray Liotta, Alicia Keys, Common, Ben Affleck, and Jason Bateman&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Set-Up:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Buddy “Aces” &lt;st1:country-region st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;st1:place st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Israel&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:country-region&gt; (Jeremy Piven).&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Las Vegas Entertainer of the Year 5 straight years in a row.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Magician extraordinaire.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;He also, recently, started dealings with the mob.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;These dealings have split the Sparazza family in two.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Primo Sparazza is dying and it is tradition to kill your enemies before you die, so Sparazza is paying $1 million to the person who brings him Israel’s heart.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;st1:place st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;st1:country-region st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Israel&lt;/st1:country-region&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt; has just made a deal with the FBI to snitch on members of the mob, so the FBI wants him alive.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;st1:country-region st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Israel&lt;/st1:country-region&gt; is under protective custody and has been hiding out in the penthouse suite of &lt;st1:place st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Lake Tahoe&lt;/st1:place&gt;’s Nomad Hotel and Casino.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Three ex-cop bail bondsmen, seven hitmen, a mysterious Swede, and the FBI all merge on the penthouse level of the Nomad Hotel and Casino… All Hell Breaks Loose.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Review:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;“Badass” is a word that comes to mind when reviewing this movie.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;It’s a massively insane set-up that you just have to love &lt;i&gt;because&lt;/i&gt; of how insane it is.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;This movie takes its time. Some people did not like this, but I ate it all up.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Most of the movie is setting up for the last half hour or so, and boy is that half hour a doozy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;The hitmen were my favorite part of the movie.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;They were very colorful, imaginative, and interesting to watch.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Even their names were cool as hell.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Sharice Watters and Georgia Sykes (Alicia Keys) were the only hit-women of the group.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;st1:country-region st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Georgia&lt;/st1:country-region&gt; was going undercover as a prostitute, because &lt;st1:country-region st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;st1:place st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Israel&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:country-region&gt; goes through a bunch of prostitutes in the movie.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Sharice is covering her from a room in the hotel across the street.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;The gun she uses is like something out of &lt;i&gt;Alien&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Oh… and Sharice is in love with &lt;st1:country-region st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;st1:place st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Georgia&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:country-region&gt;.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Then there’s Pasqual Acosta aka El Estrago (The Plague).&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Acosta is known for the methods by which he tortures his victims, most notably with a metal spike that comes out of his sleeve.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;And there’s Lazlo Soot, a mercenary for hire.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;His specialty is disguise.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;No one knows anything about his background or even what he looks like.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;And, saving the best for last, there are the Tremor brothers.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Oh goodness… the Tremor brothers.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;They don’t really have a method or specialty.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;They just deal in carnage and mayhem.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;They craziest group of guys I’ve seen on screen in a while.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Affleck, Bateman, and Garcia walked through their roles.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Their performances weren’t exceptional, but they were good for what they were.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;The standouts in my eyes were Jeremy Piven, Ray Liotta, and Ryan Reynolds.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;They were just solid in their roles. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Jeremy Piven gives us an Aces that goes from happy-go-lucky on stage, to a complete asshole, to a cracked out man clinging to his last shards of humanity.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Ray Liotta… is just Ray Liotta.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;He gets overlooked a lot, but he has his moments in this movie.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;It’s Ryan Reynolds that steals the show as FBI agent Richard Messner.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;His character just has a bad day in this movie.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Ryan Reynolds plays it to perfection.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;I just loved this movie.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;There’s too much to talk about in this little bit of space.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;It’s an exercise in coolness.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;It’s not shy about it either.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;It’s not screaming “Look at me! Look at me!”… but it gets your attention nonetheless.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Favorite Quote:  &lt;/b&gt;(Moving Ben Affleck&#39;s mouth so Affleck seems to be talking to him) &lt;b&gt;“&lt;/b&gt;Don&#39;t worry, I forgive you for what you did.&quot;  --Chris Pine as Darwin Tremor &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rating: 9.5/10&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://bearcatunderground.blogspot.com/2007/01/smokin-aces.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (chalkbandit)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN_gE2xXXOGhS-QFUWpGN3sbQaK6Pt5vYWu4IGXeKU-0_nkkzTIxLidLin-Mk0MrhKf3hDuOGwZYkomfTnq8h6A3CrAx3nQXIJtCZYWT0fTw7C0fYS0w-8LHa67U0Yus_yJ4RbpZXMhCc/s72-c/smokinacesposter10.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653187642845118227.post-3508482279890397045</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-01-29T02:58:15.224-06:00</atom:updated><title>Democrats - Lame Ducks?</title><description>Greetings bearcats!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As I’m sure a few of you know, the president gave his annual address to the nation last Tuesday. The primary topic was the Iraq war, and a few domestic issues. As has been the case for the last 6 years, the popular “buzzwords” such as “terrorism” and “security” were dropped. This I expect from President Bush. What I don’t expect is a Democrat controlled house and senate to take it lying down. I’ll keep my political affiliation to myself for now, but one thing I learned from the time I was an intern at our nations capitol is that divided government works best when the gloves are off.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Congratulations to Democrats for winning over the legislature, however Bush bashing only works for so long. Republicans have perfected the art of spin and a semblance of unification. Democrats need to work on consistency if the group doesn’t want to be the party of “least evil.”&lt;br /&gt;As a side note, didn’t anyone else notice how ticked off Condi Rice looked at the address? That is one smart lady, and it certainly seemed like something was bothering her. Dick Cheney also lost interest in the speech at one point…or at least he stopped standing and clapping to give his ticker a rest. For awhile you could almost see his mouth move as Bush was speaking.&lt;br /&gt;I’ve included a link to an impressionist named Frank Caliendo who does an insane impersonation of Bush and Cheney.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width=&quot;425&quot; height=&quot;350&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;movie&quot; value=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/OrzXt58zuN4&quot;&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;wmode&quot; value=&quot;transparent&quot;&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/OrzXt58zuN4&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; wmode=&quot;transparent&quot; width=&quot;425&quot; height=&quot;350&quot;&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2005/2/2/231307.shtml&quot;&gt;http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2005/2/2/231307.shtml&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://bearcatunderground.blogspot.com/2007/01/democrats-lame-ducks.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jonathan Lowrey)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653187642845118227.post-8571784552063207536</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:33:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-01-26T03:28:38.331-06:00</atom:updated><title>myNorthwest Demonstration</title><description>The new Northwest Web Portal, myNorthwest, will be demoed January 30, at 3 in the Student Union Ballroom.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The new portal will provide a customizable homepage you build and a personal notification system built around your major and school activities.</description><link>http://bearcatunderground.blogspot.com/2007/01/mynorthwest-demonstration.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Joe, The Mayor of Martyrdom)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653187642845118227.post-3518967486975908024</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 08:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-01-24T04:08:33.067-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Andrew Kennedy</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Comedy</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Events</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Jeff Dunham</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Performances</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">SAC</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Video</category><title>SAC Entertainers End Up On National TV</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gLeVP9fij4N_73CwhGWvTlElfZNb6lprdgxdCL-HbhGnDPWCHCZUft-sXlvA3UmSvSKaCMjwzQuuuLOSqv2GVf-GTG-TcOlrdhFcol3onWyNe7XxK1bZeDV69b9TKMMXTnKz1FWsN1U/s1600-h/n2203366654_36887.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023536185922998882&quot; style=&quot;FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gLeVP9fij4N_73CwhGWvTlElfZNb6lprdgxdCL-HbhGnDPWCHCZUft-sXlvA3UmSvSKaCMjwzQuuuLOSqv2GVf-GTG-TcOlrdhFcol3onWyNe7XxK1bZeDV69b9TKMMXTnKz1FWsN1U/s320/n2203366654_36887.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Last semester I had the pleasure of seeing two amazing stand-up comedian do their thing at Mary Linn, thanks to the advantageous SAC. Now, both of these fine comedians have had a special on Comedy Special.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.andrewkennedy.org/&quot;&gt;Andrew Kennedy&lt;/a&gt; brings his comedy home, focusing on his life as the child of a Dominican mother and a British father. With citizenship in three countries and after living in many more, Kennedy really brings home the idea of ethnicity and culture. Funny from beginning to end, Kennedy is an up-and coming to keep an eye on.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;embed name=&quot;comedy_player&quot; pluginspage=&quot;http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer&quot; align=&quot;middle&quot; src=&quot;http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/syndicated_player/index.jhtml&quot; width=&quot;340&quot; height=&quot;325&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; flashvars=&quot;config=http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/xml/data_synd.jhtml?vid=80764%26myspace=false&quot; quality=&quot;high&quot; bgcolor=&quot;#006699&quot; allowscriptaccess=&quot;always&quot; allownetworking=&quot;external&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onastick.com/index.html&quot;&gt;Jeff Dunham&lt;/a&gt; is a man of many personalities. An award winning ventriloquist and funny man, Jeff brings a show with heaping portions of fun, and even a bit of insanity. From Walter, Peanut, Jose Jalepeno (on a stick), and the newly introduced Dead Terrorist, Jeff brings characters to life in ways that would impress Pinocchio. A riot (literally, there&#39;s enough characters on stage) beginning to end, I highly recommend attending his show, or taking a look at his DVD.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;embed name=&quot;comedy_player&quot; pluginspage=&quot;http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer&quot; align=&quot;middle&quot; src=&quot;http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/syndicated_player/index.jhtml&quot; width=&quot;340&quot; height=&quot;325&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; allownetworking=&quot;external&quot; allowscriptaccess=&quot;always&quot; bgcolor=&quot;#006699&quot; quality=&quot;high&quot; flashvars=&quot;config=http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/xml/data_synd.jhtml?vid=61438%26myspace=false&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;</description><link>http://bearcatunderground.blogspot.com/2007/01/sac-entertainers-end-up-on-national-tv.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Joe, The Mayor of Martyrdom)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gLeVP9fij4N_73CwhGWvTlElfZNb6lprdgxdCL-HbhGnDPWCHCZUft-sXlvA3UmSvSKaCMjwzQuuuLOSqv2GVf-GTG-TcOlrdhFcol3onWyNe7XxK1bZeDV69b9TKMMXTnKz1FWsN1U/s72-c/n2203366654_36887.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653187642845118227.post-8038280045773514514</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 07:06:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-01-24T02:47:09.133-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Chalk Bandit</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">movies</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Under Review</category><title>Under Review: Strangers With Candy</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYr0GkFCAMuQK6-xKjLzquy4Q0_fA8E8SH2gmLl3aKcn8VxlRpX46bjssPh3hQjzR_YppZbEsjvRaxMlT8Nh-y8vvxw-yps19gQaGM43sn3MYyVVHn5FiE1cxMqO3Qw_yd2E9eQUWfeI/s1600-h/poster1.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023514917244949074&quot; style=&quot;FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYr0GkFCAMuQK6-xKjLzquy4Q0_fA8E8SH2gmLl3aKcn8VxlRpX46bjssPh3hQjzR_YppZbEsjvRaxMlT8Nh-y8vvxw-yps19gQaGM43sn3MYyVVHn5FiE1cxMqO3Qw_yd2E9eQUWfeI/s400/poster1.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;Starring:&lt;/b&gt; Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Dan Hedaya and Ian Holm &lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Set-Up:&lt;?xml:namespace prefix = o /&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;This is a movie based on a Comedy Central show of the same name.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;It also starred Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert, and Paul Dinello.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Amy Sedaris stars as Jerri Blank.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Jerri is returning to her childhood home after 32 years of living on the streets and in prison.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;When returning home, she discovers that her father, Dan Hedaya, &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;has been in a coma for 32 years and is now remarried with a teenage son (Yes, I realize that the father could not have a son if he was in a coma… or could he?).&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Jerri decides to pick up her life right where she left off.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;At the age of 47, she’s returning to high school.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Review:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;This movie assaults you with hilarity from the very beginning.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;The movie opens with Jerri leaving prison and reflecting on the lessons she learned in prison.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;A monologue asking “Can I change?” is going in the background as images of Jerri surviving prison by brawling and stabbing fellow inmates plays on the screen.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Amy Sedaris knows this character and knows all of the humor behind the character.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;The delivery of the monologue mixed with the physical humor on screen shows us this from the very beginning.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;That is what this movie does.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;The comedy in this movie works because of the blend of over-the-top performances with the soft-spoken acting of the rest of the cast.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;This movie would not work as well as it does without each aspect.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Certain characters present the crazy situations, and the comedy comes with the flat responses to these situations.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;It also works the opposite way.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Characters overreact to situations.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;So how well does the movie work?&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;It works pretty well.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;The script gives us many memorable lines and the cast gives us great performances.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;The pacing is pretty good, but starts to lose it’s footing about three quarters of the way through.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;The film does pick up and gives us a good ending, though.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:0;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Favorite Quote: “&lt;/b&gt;I think I deserve better, don&#39;t you? Hey, I know this is hard on you. It would be hard on me, too, if I broke up with me. I know what you&#39;re losing.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rating: 8/10&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://bearcatunderground.blogspot.com/2007/01/strangers-with-candy.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (chalkbandit)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYr0GkFCAMuQK6-xKjLzquy4Q0_fA8E8SH2gmLl3aKcn8VxlRpX46bjssPh3hQjzR_YppZbEsjvRaxMlT8Nh-y8vvxw-yps19gQaGM43sn3MYyVVHn5FiE1cxMqO3Qw_yd2E9eQUWfeI/s72-c/poster1.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653187642845118227.post-4663673510917896578</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2007 19:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-01-22T14:02:33.508-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">The voices of the Bearcats</category><title>Playing “God”</title><description>From our new columnist Jonathan Lowrey:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yesterday on the cover of the St. Joe News Press, the paper covered the story of a severely brain damaged young girl who is to be kept in a child-like state by using hormone therapy and surgery to prevent her from aging.  At my place of employment, I heard the gasps of many people as they appear to be horrified at the disfiguration of a helpless girl.  The motives behind the parent’s decision for this radical treatment have been attacked as being selfish and dangerous.  Specifically, I’m referring to persons claiming that to mess with the maturing of a person is to essentially play God.  The act of keeping Ashley a little girl couldn’t have anything to do with the level of care that the parents could provide for her, right?  The challenge I offer to God’s hall monitors is to stay consistent.  What has not been discussed in the mainstream is the fact that Ashley is currently being kept alive through being fed by a tube, but maybe we can excuse that, right?   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The church has not advocated for ceasing surgical removals of cancer, or treatment of allergies or even vitamin supplements for nutritional deficiencies.  On the back of every good [insert protestant religion of choice]’s drivers license should be a “Do Not Resuscitate” clause.  My point is that society plays God every day, and we welcome it with open arms.  The unique cases such as Ashley are suddenly viewed differently because most church-goers don’t have to think about it.   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There certainly are those in the world who stick by their good book at the destruction of those around them.  Take for example the case of a preacher who refused to allow surgery to remove bone cancer from his daughter.  She, as being a 12 year old girl, could not possibly understand the repercussions of “trusting God” to take care of her.  Society has stepped in, and a Judge ordered treatment in spite of her father’s wishes.  Why? Because life could be better if science stepped in.  Keeping Ashley as a child will improve her life in the future.  Playing “God” isn’t just okay when the ailment is common.   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article2124295.ece    &quot;&gt;http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article2124295.ece&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&amp;res=9804E1DC1138F93BA2575AC0A965948260&quot;&gt;http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&amp;res=9804E1DC1138F93BA2575AC0A965948260&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://bearcatunderground.blogspot.com/2007/01/playing-god.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653187642845118227.post-808698198262931146</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:12:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-01-18T13:18:00.922-06:00</atom:updated><title>Bearcat Idol: The Finale</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJvBwxAtU6_J3aEGwnIiGdAupDxVBdV50tiqjtCYDPLpew_916jg2SvTflXHqGL_JwcFXf8Fq6F10XSD2K5VfOSPgIs0El3jhH6gjJlYjlpdZ2NeH0BVaW5Yo2AvwuZVHHPANrMc3iLM/s1600-h/n2222599624_31345.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5021451873245223538&quot; style=&quot;FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJvBwxAtU6_J3aEGwnIiGdAupDxVBdV50tiqjtCYDPLpew_916jg2SvTflXHqGL_JwcFXf8Fq6F10XSD2K5VfOSPgIs0El3jhH6gjJlYjlpdZ2NeH0BVaW5Yo2AvwuZVHHPANrMc3iLM/s400/n2222599624_31345.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tonight is the &lt;span class=&quot;blsp-spelling-error&quot; id=&quot;SPELLING_ERROR_0&quot; onclick=&quot;BLOG_clickHandler(this)&quot;&gt;Bearcat&lt;/span&gt; Idol Finale, and they&#39;re planning on going out with a bang.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Starting tonight at 7, attendees can expect song and dance from the final 15 contestants, as well as &lt;span class=&quot;blsp-spelling-corrected&quot; id=&quot;SPELLING_ERROR_1&quot;&gt;special&lt;/span&gt; guests &lt;span class=&quot;blsp-spelling-error&quot; id=&quot;SPELLING_ERROR_2&quot; onclick=&quot;BLOG_clickHandler(this)&quot;&gt;Towncrier&lt;/span&gt; and the Steppers. Make sure and stop by, make your vote heard, and enjoy yourself; this event is free.&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://bearcatunderground.blogspot.com/2007/01/bearcat-idol-finale.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Joe, The Mayor of Martyrdom)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJvBwxAtU6_J3aEGwnIiGdAupDxVBdV50tiqjtCYDPLpew_916jg2SvTflXHqGL_JwcFXf8Fq6F10XSD2K5VfOSPgIs0El3jhH6gjJlYjlpdZ2NeH0BVaW5Yo2AvwuZVHHPANrMc3iLM/s72-c/n2222599624_31345.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653187642845118227.post-7908477403327531491</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2007 01:51:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-01-22T14:02:47.777-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">The voices of the Bearcats</category><title>Homeland defense money</title><description>Greetings Bearcats! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the first installment of a new column designed to discuss interesting events occurring around the country that could affect the lives of students at Northwest.  It has recently come to my attention from my Campus Safety spy that the campus officers are seeking to get a hold of homeland defense money to protect Northwest Students from terrorist attacks.  The grant in question is designed to attain a Mobile Command Unit, so in the event of a cataclysmic event, campus safety would have a safe place to dispatch the meter maids. [&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.arinc.com/news/2005/08-23-05.html&quot;&gt;http://www.arinc.com/news/2005/08-23-05.html&lt;/a&gt;]  Now, I can’t blame them for trying, I have yet to meet a law enforcer that didn’t absolutely get giddy with a new toy, but this should be a case in point of the wastefulness of current Homeland Security allocations.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yesterday, the new majority in the United States Senate passed a bill that potentially exponentially increased the expense of Homeland Security.  The Democrats took office with the promise to cut back the out of control defense spending by Republicans.  While the Iraq Conflict continues to break the wallets of taxpayers, this trend in increasing the ever watching eye of our law enforcers should be a troubling sign.  Not only has the creation of an even larger government agency added to the cost of government, we have given the law man more ways to take away liberties.  Communities without the need of extensive terrorism protection mechanisms are suddenly given the means to spend “other” people’s money, in an expensive game of keeping up with the Jones’s. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In closing, I wish Campus Safety the best in grabbing a piece of the pie for Bearcats in the name of life, liberty, and the American way…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=203&amp;aid=65792&quot;&gt;http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=203&amp;aid=65792&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_009170354.html&quot;&gt;http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_009170354.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From on of our new team members, Jonathan Lowrey&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Feel free to leave your opinion about this subject.</description><link>http://bearcatunderground.blogspot.com/2007/01/greetings-bearcats-this-is-first.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653187642845118227.post-2789174396328681598</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2007 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-01-14T13:46:30.583-06:00</atom:updated><title>Welcome back Bearcats</title><description>First off all we would like to wish all of you a Happy New Year from the Bearcat Underground Team. In this first post of the new year we will introduce the changes we have made over break.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The biggest change will be on the team itself. We now have four people on our staff instead of two. During the course of this semester all four staff members will introduce themselves to you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We also changed some items around. The old Items are all back:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bearcatunderground.blogspot.com/search/label/Local%20Gas%20Prices&quot;&gt;Local Gas Prices&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bearcatunderground.blogspot.com/search/label/Showtimes%20Hangar&quot;&gt;Movie Showtimes at the Hangar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bearcatunderground.blogspot.com/search/label/drink%20specials&quot;&gt;Drink Specials at the Bars&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bearcatunderground.blogspot.com/search/label/Weekly%20Organizational%20Meetings&quot;&gt;Weekly Organizational Meetings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bearcatunderground.blogspot.com/search/label/New%20releases&quot;&gt;Weekly Releases at The Station&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;We also have a new item in store for you guys, it&#39;s called &quot;The Voices of the Bearcats&quot;. Each single one of you can contribute to this item. If something bothering you on campus or you want to get peoples attention about something then let us know and we will post your opinion article. You can send your articles by emailing us at &lt;a href=&quot;mailto://bearcatunderground@gmail.com/&quot;&gt;bearcatunderground@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Beside our regular items we will also have our daily news updates again just like last semester, so make sure you add us to your favorites list and check back each day!</description><link>http://bearcatunderground.blogspot.com/2007/01/welcome-back-bearcats.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653187642845118227.post-5833771195063240305</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:17:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-12-11T12:24:51.505-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Holidays</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Staff</category><title>From the Underground to You</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://www.cbrsd.org/nessacus/festivus/festivuslogo.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.cbrsd.org/nessacus/festivus/festivuslogo.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From all of us at The Underground, good luck on finals and have a great &lt;span onclick=&quot;BLOG_clickHandler(this)&quot; class=&quot;blsp-spelling-error&quot; id=&quot;SPELLING_ERROR_0&quot;&gt;Festivus&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We&#39;ll be back in January with some new writers and a new sense of dedication.</description><link>http://bearcatunderground.blogspot.com/2006/12/from-underground-to-you.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Joe, The Mayor of Martyrdom)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653187642845118227.post-8828557131924310437</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2006 09:43:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-12-01T03:45:21.689-06:00</atom:updated><title>Underground staffers needed</title><description>We&#39;re still under going some growth issues, i.e. we have two editors and too much content, and now we&#39;d like to put out the first opportunity to get your brain stuffs flowing. So here it is.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There&#39;s been a recent debate on capital hill. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.townhall.com/Columnists/DennisPrager/2006/11/28/america,_not_keith_ellison,_decides_what_book_a_congressman_takes_his_oath_on?page=full&amp;amp;comments=true&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for the article&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Write a short synopsis, make sure it pertains to the college lifestyle and NOT plagiarized. Put it in Word, include hyperlinks, and AP references. Have fun. We want this to be something you enjoy doing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This article is meant to be an engaging, college-themed piece, and if we don&#39;t feel like it fits your style, we won&#39;t ask you to cover it.</description><link>http://bearcatunderground.blogspot.com/2006/12/underground-staffers-needed.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653187642845118227.post-5906929094773185959</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2006 08:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-12-01T02:20:52.620-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">New releases</category><title>New releases at The Station</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0348150/&quot;&gt;Superman Returns&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/7955/445945757183241/1600/747830/super.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/7955/445945757183241/200/881710/super.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;After eliminating General Zod &amp; the other Kryptonian arch-villains, Ursa &amp;amp; Non, Superman leaves Earth to try to find his former home world of Krypton after astronomers have supposedly found it. When he finds nothing but remnants, he returns home to Earth - to find out that Lois Lane is engaged to a relative of his boss, and that Lex Luthor is at it again - after swindling an elderly, terminally ill woman. The psychopathic Luthor, whose plans to destroy California failed because of Superman&#39;s heroics, vows vengeance against the Man of Steel and contrives a new sinister plot - using the crystals of Krypton to build a continent that will wipe out most of North America! Embedded in the continent&#39;s structure is Kryptonite - the lethal substance that is Superman&#39;s only weakness. Upon learning of Luthro&#39;s sinister scheme, Superman must again race against time to stop the psychopathic Luthor before millions - possibly billions - are killed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IMDB Rating: 7.0/10&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424345/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Clerks II&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/7955/445945757183241/1600/921590/clerks2.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/7955/445945757183241/200/789967/clerks2.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The sequel picks up 10 years later. &quot;It&#39;s about what happens when that lazy, 20-something malaise lasts into your 30s. Those dudes are kind of still mired, not in that same exact situation, but in a place where it&#39;s time to actually grow up and do something more than just sit around and dissect pop culture and talk about sex,&quot; Smith said during an interview at his Hollywood office. &quot;It&#39;s: What happened to these dudes?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IMDB Rating: 8.0/10&lt;/strong&gt;</description><link>http://bearcatunderground.blogspot.com/2006/12/new-releases-at-station.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653187642845118227.post-4424359138837640266</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-11-29T06:18:02.187-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Student Recreation Center</category><title>Late Night at The SRC</title><description>Late night at the student recreation center will take place coming Thursday, Nov. 30. It will take place from 10 p.m. till 12 a.m. There will be games, prices, and refreshments.</description><link>http://bearcatunderground.blogspot.com/2006/11/late-night-at-src.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653187642845118227.post-8015582326670843158</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:43:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-11-27T04:48:15.952-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Tower Yearbook</category><title>Group Photos for the Tower Yearbook</title><description>The Tower Yearbooks wants all the groups on the Northwest campus to be represented in the book this year, so be sure to get your group photo taken! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They will be taking pictures Monday 27th throughout Thursday 30th. You can go each day between 5pm and 9pm and they will be taking the pictures on the 2nd floor of the Union</description><link>http://bearcatunderground.blogspot.com/2006/11/group-photos-for-tower-yearbook.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653187642845118227.post-2817981231635829241</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2006 13:46:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-11-23T07:46:49.859-06:00</atom:updated><title>Happy thanksgiving</title><description>The Bearcat Underground team wants to wish you all a happy Thanksgiving.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy your break!</description><link>http://bearcatunderground.blogspot.com/2006/11/happy-thanksgiving.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item></channel></rss>