February 13,1997
The Banner
Features
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The Internet gets kinky
By Rafrica Adams
staff Writer
The Internet is a vast, seem
ingly boundless source for all
kinds of information. People look
for jobs on the Internet. People
do research on the Internet.
People listen to music on the
Internet. People shop, read news
papers, books, and chat with
other people across the globe,
using the Internet. The Net’s
user-friendliness and mass acces
sibility have been major selling
points. Aggressive advertising by
online communities such as
America Online, Prodigy, and
CompuServe have made the
Internet as much a part of many
communities as the local book
store. The Internet has nearly
. everything the bookstore has, es
pecially in the way of magazines
and newspapers. Just look, they’re
all on there— Rolling Stone,
Newsweek, Time, Playboy...
PlayboyP.V.W
Yes, to the dismay of the Moral
Majority, sex is a major source of
entertainment on the Internet.
However, unlike the local book
store, the Internet makes such
materials easily accessible to the
public at large. For instance,
there are certain laws that govern
what can and cannot be seen on
videotapes in this state. No such
laws exist for the Internet. In the
immortal words of Frank Sinatra,
“Anything goes.”
So just how accessible is this kind
of “smut?” Let’s start from the most
popular source for many, the
World Wide Web (WWW).
http: //WWW. amateurs .com
What Webcrawleris to the World
Wide Web, Amateurs is to the
world of triple^X rated porno
graphic material. Billed as the only
all-XXX search engine on the web,
An entire list of
alt.sex.fetisln.* in
cludes everything
from motorcycles to
StarTrekto Kimberly
from the Power
Rangers.
Amateurs has been accessed over
4.5 million times and has over
100,000 members worldwide. Al
though the general Net-surfing
public may preview the engine.
Amateurs only grants full access to
paying customers. Memberships
range from a $9.95 monthly fee to
a one-time $120 lifetime fee. Will
the page itself be there for one’s
lifetime? That’s a question for the
person willing to pay that much
for access to these materials.
http://www.hardchannels.com
For those who prefer their action
to be active, there is Hardchannels.
This page gives access to all kinds
of completely uncensored, full-
motion videos and movies, as well
as the general .gif and .jpeg fdes,
for a paltry $10.00 a month,
http://WWW.free-pics .com/
web.htm
For those not willing to spend
money on their porn. Free Pics is
their savior. Here, numerous pic
tures are available for immediate
downloading by anybody who
knows how to click on an “I
certify that I am 21 or older”
button. Pictures are divided into
categories named “3-somes”,
“Gay,” “Lesbians”, “Women,”
and “Ouch!”.
http://207.70.214.2/cIients/
biz.html
Clients bills itself as the “most
intense hardcore site you will ever
encounter.” Dubbed “Bizarre
and Ultimate Perversion,” the
title page alone is enough to give
one pause to enter. Of course,
there is a membership fee, but
unlike other pages of its kind this
one claims that the images are far
too perverse to be previewed by
the general public. “Only the sick
and twisted need apply!!!”
Most of the web sites dealing
with this type of material go to
extensive lengths to inform the
innocent-at-heart that they have
no business there and should
move on before they take offense.
Most others make sure to require
membership, preferably by credit
card, before giving full access to
their services. However, there
are always alternative sources,
such as the Usenet newsgroups.
Usenet: alt.sex.*
If a picture is worth a thousand
words, then this facet of Usenet is
worth a million pictures.
Those who are familiar with the
newsgroups, or DOS for that
matter, know that the at the
end of a filename stands for “wild
card”, which means that whatever
program is in use will take the
prefix (everything before the “*”)
and search for everything avail
able starting with that prefix. The
prefix became necessary because
there are almost 170 (168 to be
exact) newsgroups that start with
thisprefix. One may wonder what
could possibly fit into that many
categories. The answer is any and
everything, leaving nothing to the
imagination. The categories are,
for the most part, self- explana
tory in name.
alt.sex.anal- one of the most popu
lar Usenet sex-related groups,
alt.sex.asphyx- short for “asphyxi
ation,” as in auto-erotic,
alt.sex.bestiality.barney- “I love
you...you love me...”
alt. sex. bestiality, hams ter. duct-
tape-???
An entire list of alt.sex.fetish.*
that is far too long to list here
includes everything from motor
cycles to Star Trek to Kimberly
from the Power Rangers.
The age of driving to the local
convenience store for a Hustler is
over. In the post-modern age of
technology, the only limit on the
accessibility of sexual material is
how much RAM a person’s com
puter has.
PHOTO BY ELISE FOX
The otherworldly Akari light sculptures of Isamu Noguchi.
Sculptures illuminate
By Lara Barnett
staff Writer
The Asheville Art Museum will
exhibit the work of Isamu
Noguchi, one of the best known
and most influential sculptors of
the 20th century, between Feb
ruary 6 and May 3. The exhibit is
called “Quiet Light: Isamu
Noguchi’s Akari Light Sculp
tures”.
This exhibit will feature
Noguchi’s famous Akari Light
Sculptures. The Japanese word
Akari means “light as illumina
tion.” An Akari serves a double
role as sculptural form and a func
tional object.
According to a press release,
Noguchi first designed these light
sculptures in 1951 when the
Mayor of Gifu, Japan asked him
to make lamps using paper and
bamboo materials to revive the
paper lantern industry.
The sculptor viewed the Akari as
two separate sculptures, one when
light reflected off its surface and
one when light emerged from
within. The Akari illuminate whole
spaces and use light as art material.
Akari light sculptures are not the
only craft that Noguchi offered.
He expanded his sculptures with
landscape and interior design, the
ater designs, furniture, and ceram
ics projects.
He combined artistic traditions
from both aspects of his dual heri
tage and in turn blended them
with European modernism.
Noguchi studied with Constantin
Brancusi and designed many stage
sets for Martha Graham, combin
ing his sculpture forms with her
choreography.
The Asheville Art Museum will
alsopresent workshops on Japanese
lantern making and Ikebana flower
arranging in conjunction with the
exhibit.
African American Heritage Month
• "Race Relalions," Lecture by Lawrence Otis Graham, Attorney/
Author, 7 p.m., HC Lounge, Free • 2/13
• "The Empowerment of Women in the Pentecostal Tradition' by
Cheryl Sanders, 2:00 p.m.. Laurel Forum (ext. 6671) • 2/7
• African American Students & Community Reception, 6 p.m., HC
Lounge, free (ext. 6671) • 2/18
• Brown Bag Lunch with Dr. Don Locke, 12:15 p.m., HC 37, free
(ext. 6671) • 2/20
athletics (ext. 6459)
• Baseball vs. Wagner College, 1 p.m.. Greenwood Field
• 2/15-2/16
• Women's Basketball vs. Charleston Southern, 6 p.m., JG • 2/20
• Men's Basketball vs. UNC - Greensboro, 8 p.m., JG • 2/20
career opportunities/iobs available
• Universily Ambassadors - applications for 97-98 in Admissions
office • thru 2/14
concerts/live entertainment
• Mighty Purple, original unplugged music, 9 p.m., HC Lounge,
Free to UNCA Students (sponsored by UP) (ext. 6244) *2/21
• Philadanco, modern dance, tickets on sale in HC 27, $4 UNCA
Students (ext. 6584) - performance 8 p.m., Diana Wortham
Theatre at Pack Place • 2/25
etc.
• change Our World Week Continues: Housing Tour of Asheville
(ext.6670) *2/13
• Bread for the World - display in HC • thru 2/14
• Chancellor's Open Hour, 2 p.m., PH 253 (ext. 6500) *2/19
• Opening Doors - "A Dialogue on Racism," 3-5 p.m., HC Lounge
(Registration forms available) (ext. 6671) • 2/25 - 4/22
• Charlotte Hornets Tickets for Feb. games, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., HC 27
• Rockmont Trip: A day outing to improve leadership skills, team
building, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., free, transportation (sponsored by
Campus Mediators)(232-5120 - RSVP) *2/15
• Buses for public stop on campus - covered shelter across from
Robinson Hall - schedule posted inside shelter
• Spanish Table, for anyone wanting to listen to or practice
speaking; noon, PDR • Wednesdays
• Escort service from any area on campus - call Public Safety or
use yellow box at Vance Hall (ext. 6710)
exhibits
• children's Art Exhibits, Ramsey Library/ Zageir Hall Education
Lobby - Rotating Exhibit
• Annual Art Alumni Exhibition, Univ. gallery, 1st floor, OH • thru 2/25
• Photographs by Ken Betsalel, YMI Cultural Ctr. • thru 3/2
films
• "Bridges of Madison County," 9 p.m., HC Lounge *2/14
• "Partisans of Vilna," by visiting Filmmaker Aviva Kempner, 7:30 p.m.,
HLH, Free, (sponsored by UNCA Or. for Jewish Studies) (ext. 6999)
•2/15
health & fitness center
• Pool Schedule: ?
Lap Swimming & Open Swimming available - check schedule
by calling 232 - 5650
lectures
• "Race Relations" by Lawrence Otis Graham, 7 p.m., HC lounge, free to UNCA
students (ext. 6671) • 2/13
• "Life and Times of Hank Greenberg" by Aviva Kempner, Noon - 1:30 p.m..
Private Dining Room (spon. by Cir. for Jewish Studies) (ext. 6999) *2/16
• "Russia & the U.S.: Growing Cooperation?" by Dr. Thomas Showalter,
7:30 p.m., OCC, Free to UNCA Students (ext. 6140) • 2/19
organizations - special programs
• Winter Botany by Dr. Russell, 11 a.m., RBH 225 (spon. by Ecology Club)
•2/15
• Canned Food Drive by NCSL - boxes for non - perishable food items around
campus • thru 2/14
• Professor of the Year Contest, 25 per vote - all money to charity, (DH & RL)
(sponsored by Alpha Phi Omega & Theta Chi) • 2/17 - 2/21
outdoor activities/recreation
• Wall Climbing at ClimbMax, Sign up HC 44, $2, 3 - 5:30 p.m. • 2/15;
7:30 - 9:30 p.m. • 2/20
• Ski Lift Tickets to Wolf Laurel - $12 with UNCA I.D., 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Mon. - Fri
at HC Information Desk •available now
• Night Skiing Trip to Wolf Laurel, sign ups in HC 44 (Leave HC at 3 p.m.,
return 12 mid.) $12 includes lift, equip., lesson, trans. (ext. 6244) • 2/16
• Equipment rental, HC Outdoor Education office (ext. 6001) New Hours:
11a.m. - 4 p.m. M - Fri/7 - 9 p.m. M - Tburs.
theatre
• "Angels in America" - tickets on sale starting 2/13-8 p.m., CBT (253 - 5778)
• 2/19-2/23
volunteer opportunities
• See Bulletin Board in HC Lobby
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