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hursday, ()( tol)cr 4, 2007 "’''{The Blue Banner} Lifestyles Page 6 Student-run magazine captures creative flare of Asheville me iSvfooLi ism A tRick Of thc eye initiAtivc p 'E OF Roberj Tyto Pouo Mas]® of Clouds MAK^i f}^ PAtJ'E Coipj : .v’.. C'ovi-.K iMAGi, I'kovidf;i) By Nic k Rkcktcnwai.d riie cover of the August 2007 issue of Metabolism features the artwork of Michael luach, senior art student. I'he title of his work is “You Are Not Alone.” New editor in chief of Metabolism welcomes submissions from all realms of academia By Hannah Doyte As . , EoiroR V/hi\tcvcr u person's mipor or iiUeresi, Metabolism. UNC Asher ille's erealive arts maga/ine. doesn't diseriminate when it eonies to stibmissions. aeeording to liditor in Chief Nick keektenwald. ■'ll is a creative tirts maga/ine, blit we would love to have some thing other than creative arts. We always try to pump different departments history, political seienee, even the Rhodes- Kobinson people for aetidemie essays, stiid Reektenwald, senior literature student. "I don't think there's really anything like that on campus media-wise.” ■Metabolism's original editor in ehiel, UNC Asheville alum Devin Walsh, came up with the maga zine's name, which fits its objec tive. "Our bodies' metabolisms don't diseriminate between pickles and Cap'll Cruneh or between carrots and .Sweet Tarts; they just go right to work converting everything into energy.” Walsh stiid. "The maga zine is intended to accept subrnis- siotis from all across the scope of local arts tiiid academies and not diseriminate on the basis of the field, but to instead synthesize them in a tasteful way guaranteed to provoke thought and stir up cre ative energy.” Not only does Metabolism seek w l iters and artists of all kinds, but it welcomes readers of all kinds as well, aeeording to Reektenwald. "We want McDonald's employ ees, diK'tors. anyone. .Anyone who can appreciate good writing, any one who can appreciate the visual aesthetic of the maga/ine. anyone who is liHiking to enrich his artis tic side a little bit definitely could benelit from reading the maga zine," he said. The magazine's slogan. ".Art W ithout Pants," encourages people to submit because it removes any elitism or preten.se from Metabolism, Reektenwald said. "We re all students, and we re all learning our own craft. We're not the New Yorker; we're not Haaqx'r's; we're just students, just like the (X’ople who are submit ting.” Reektenwald said. "We don't w ant to come off as preten tious even if we do." The magazine enforces this ideal with its anonymous submissions policy, which entails a submis sions sereener removing all identi- fieation from a piece before for warding it to the readiim commit- Anyone who can appreciate pood writinp, anyone who can appreciate the visual aesthetic of the magazine, anyone who is looking to enrich his artistic side a little hit definitely could benefit from reading the magazine. Nick Rjscktknwald ctliror in chief of Metabolism lee. "When it gets to us, we have no idea who wrote it." Reektenwald said. "That helps us be as objective as possible. It's just a way to keep us honest.” Much changed for Reektenwald when he became editor in chief because the slatt lost Walsh and a number of other important mem bers, according to Reektenwald. "It's certainly sad to see them go. and there was probably a moment of terror when 1 realized they were all going to be gone, but in a way it's also liberating,” he said. "Devin was the driving force of the magazine, so it’s nice to have the precedent of what's been done betore and to have the foundation he built, but it's also nice to have a Iresh slate. It's refreshing to have new editors with new ideas.” The August 2007 issue was Recktenwald's first as editor in chief, and it came with its chal lenges. he said. "It's always difficult to bal ance what I think the magazine should be, what my editors think the magazine should be and what my friends who read the maga zine think it should be," Reektenwald said. "Everyone wants to pull in different direc tions. and my chief job is mak ing sure the magazine stays true to the original vision Devin started with.” One of the magazine’s main troubles is getting submissions. ".A lot of times you just get people who submit once, and if they don't get accepted, they don't submit again. They won't go back to the drawing board.” Reektenwald said. "That makes it tough for us." Hoping to broaden its scope, Reektenwald wants to distribute Metabolism to other North Downtown bar invites customers to sip drinks, sample sci-fi library Carolina campuses. "We are a UNC Asheville insti tution, but we accept submis sions from non-UNC Asheville students. We printed one from a UNC Greensboro student in the last issue,” he said. “My goal is to expand our sphere of influ ence.” This influence wouldn’t be possible without the support of UNC Asheville, Reektenwald said. "They foot the bill, and they allow us to do this,” Reektenwald said. “It shows the budgetary committee’s willing ness to take on new projects.” The magazine represents the city of Asheville and UNC Asheville well, Reektenwald said. "It reflects Asheville’s quirky, creative attitude,” he said. “They go hand-in-hand really nicely together.” A member of Metabolism’s reading committee, Tierney Oberhammer, also thinks Metabolism fits UNC Asheville. "Metabolism is a great way to communicate with the campus. It’s like art-thought news,” said Oberhammer, junior student. “It s not as timely as a newspaper, but that s a good thing because you can still pick up last semester’s issue and the stories aren't old.” People who don’t read Metabolism are missing out, Reektenwald said. "Students should care about Metabolism because it’s as much their magazine as it is ours. People need to read poetry; people need to read short stories,” Reektenwald .said. “Poetry is kind of out of vogue now, and that’s to the detri ment of society. Metabolism is a chance to get a lot of different per spectives and genres in 28 pages.” But Metabolism’s main goal is simply to keep people thinking. "For all our preachy idealism, at the core we really just want to entertain people,” Reektenwald said. "We want to make them laugh, make them cry - it doesn’t matter, as long as we keep them entertained.” Ads in Metabolism are free for student organizations. Contact Reektenwald at themeinmetabo- lism@gmail.com for more information. By Lauren Barnett Staff Writer Job Rouge, a downtown bar, provides a comfortable atmos phere with eclectic entertainment and specially-crafted drinks, according to Joe Mitchell, one of its bartenders. “Other bars are looking to make as many drinks as possible for as much profit, like McDonalds,” Mitchell said. “We’re the fine dining of the bar experience.” During the day, it features a coffee bar feel with its free Wi-Fi, jazz ensembles and patrons filing through the library or chatting with friends. At night, it can transform into a heavy metal club with acts that bring in 120 speak ers and 7,000 W of amplification. “This is different than the other bars I go to,” said Nick Marshall, sophomore history student. “I come here because I like the atmosphere. I don’t do the gothic thing so much, but there is enough good atmosphere. To me it’s like an old-fashioned cabaret, New Orleans kind of dark, old night club.” Whatever the occasion, Mitchell describes the overall feeling as laidback. “It’s always a very accepting atmosphere,” Mitchell said. “You can come here and fit in no mat ter who you are. As long as you’re willing to be open-minded and accept everybody else who’s here, you belong.” The sign outside and the name would suggest a nautical theme, but it’s not a pirate bar. There are no nets, parrots or eye patches hanging from the ceiling, and they serve more than rum and grog. “1 know that the logo came from one of our security guards’ belt buckles, and it was just a pretty cool design,” Mitchell said. “It’s not really a pirate bar. It just happened to be a cool logo.” Jessica Blythe - Staff Photographer Joli Rouge has a long list of enticing qualities; one can sip drinks concocted of freshly-made mixers while playing pool or reading in the library. Though the bar charges a one time $5 membership fee to com ply with North Carolina liquor laws, Mitchell does not think this keeps people from checking it out. “Being a members-only club has its benefits, in that during Bele Chere, we don’t have to let people in,” Mitchell said. “You don’t get the same insulation from the outside world at other bars.” According to Mitchell, people seem to stay away from the bar without really knowing how to categorize it, whether it’s consid ered a goth, metal, pirate or gay bar. “It’s not any of those things,” Mitchell said. “It’s all of those things and so much more. It’s kind of an indefinable bar.” On any given day, acts can vary from jazz followed by heavy metal to punk rock or drag shows ry- PiN.Miu.-,s f.A'i ■ i Lauren Fowler, 19, Undeclared sophomore student This image is a small piece of a painting her mother owns, by artist K.W. Diefenbach, from the 1800s, according to Fowler. It stirs her imagination and reminds her of freedom and vouth. and even theatrical performances. “Nowhere else in Asheville has even remotely a blend of musical scene,” Mitchell said. The venue hosts an upstairs lounge complete with a bar, pin ball machine, pool tables, a library and a small performance space in addition to a spacious open area downstairs for larger events and performances and a quaint patio-facing Pack Place, “It’s an interesting space for a bar,” Marshall said. “If you look at it from the outside, it looks like some kind of institution, but they’ve done a really good job with it.” Though the bar’s outside may not be inviting, it doesn’t seem to drive away customers. “I come here probably at least once a week,” patron Carrie Faye said. “I come with friends or to SEE JOLl Rouge page 71
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