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Rage 6 FNday, ■ January 23,2004 TTiePlfer Op/Ed Gardner-Webb University Box: 5564 Phone: 3533 E-nail: gwupilotOyahoo.com editor-in-chief Sarah Olimb sports editor John Olson photo editor Scott Holstein assistant photo editor Kaylin Bowers copy editors Erin Aldridge Jennifer Menster design editor Sean Hubbard staff Jacob Conley Kat Harry Katie Main Jared Smith Amanda Wood contributors Jeff Davis Jordana Hart Christina O'Grady Christina Tyler Rachel Jones advisor Bob Carey The Pilot is the official Gardner-Webb University student newspaper. It is produced by students under the supervision of the Department of Communication Studies. Gardner-Webb fosters an atirosphere in viiich student jour nalists may report cn matters of carmcii interest and write critically about Uiiversity issues, policies and piTDgrams withoit fear of reprisal. At the same time The Pilot adheres to high standards of integrity and journalistic reepaisibil - ily. The Pilot is produced using the Quark Publishing System pro vided throuc^i a generous grant The JEFF ZOr^ a humor column by Jeff Davis Reflections on resolutions Jeff Davis G WU Columnist Wow! It seems like only about 12 months ago I was excited that 2003 was here. Last year went by in a hurry, and I failed to fulfill any of my New Year’s reso lutions, but 2004 will be different. This year I’ve made some New Year’s res olutions that I intend to keep. I’m going on the EAICS diet (Eat Anything I Can See), I will exercise regularly (including breath ing in and out) and I will give up some specific foods and activities. I will give up collard greens, Brussel sprouts, pig feet and any thing else I don’t eat. I will also give up skydiving, bungee jumping, hang glid ing, bull riding and any thing else I don’t do. This will be the new me. You’ll notice the changes when you see me. My personal New Year’s resolutions and comments are nothing compared to those of recent newsmak ers. Just read: The Crocodile Hunter: Crikey! There’ll be no more take your child to work days for me this year mate. Britney Spears: I will marry for the long run next time, like at least a 3-day weekend. Martha Stewart: Prepare to launch new mag azine spin-off titled “Living Behind Bars.” George W. Bush: This year I will get gooder with my englishment and keep my position as president- m a n . Saddam Hussein: I will become tyrannical dictator of cell block C. Michael Jackson: No more free sleepovers, they’re costing me a for- tune! Bill Gates: I will make enough money to pay my bills a thousand times over. Southern Florida Democratic Society: Train residents on those tricky voting machines before November. Osama Bin Laden: Keep hiding. A move a day keeps Uncle Sam away. Pete Rose: Ok, I did it. Now what does a guy need to do around here to get in the Baseball Hall Of Fame? Rush Limbaugh: Prove I have symptoms that war rant a new prescription for O X y c o t i n . The Pope: Keep on keep ing on, and ask Vatican for a new lightweight hat. Arnold Schwarzenegger: This year it will be hasta la vista, bud get deficit. To share comments write to jwd0228@gardner- webb.edu or visit www.expage.com/thejeff- zone The Hart Speaks a fashion column by Jordana Hart Jordana Hart GWU Columnist I’ll be the first one to admit that Boiling Springs is behind in many areas in which we would consider much of the country to be advanced. Fashion, in my opinion, is one of those areas. Therefore, it is no surprise to me that I have heard the buzzword “metro- sexual” quite frequently as of late. According to the trendiest magazines, the term is now “out,” although the look most certainly is not. For that reason, the term, as well as the concept, deserve at least a little of our consideration. I Googled “metrosexu- al” the other day and found 69,500 results regarding the word, so it has definitely sparked some interest some where out there. Good Maming America even posted a quiz online that guys can take to find out if they are indeed metrosexu- als (check out abcnews.go.com). But what is a metrosex- ual? I interviewed a few male students and found their answers to be quite similar, and I found a plethora of varying defini tions online as well. One site, urbandictionary.com, included 56 definitions of the word, the best of which, I think, is the following: “a male, typically found in urban settings, that does not conform to historically ‘macho’ standards of mas culinity. While this includes haircuts, wine tastes, cloth ing style and all the rest, it is often neglected that metro- sexuality is so much bigger than that: metrosexuals are free to watch Sex in the City, give hugs, compliment other people in non-sexual ways and have even been known to cry.” The most succinct deno tation I found, however, was on wordspy.com: “(met roh SEK shoo ul) n. An urban male with a strong aesthetic sense who spends a great deal of time and money on his appearance and lifestyle.” Anyway, you’re probably thinking, who cares? Well, gentlemen, women do. There are 69,500 Google results because women like men to look and act their best, even if that means abandoning traditional machoism and embracing what may be considered “feminine” by some. In the words of Shawn Pendergrass, student gov ernment association treasur er, who, among others, con siders himself to be metro- sexual, “It’s hip. It’s cool. It’s me.” Covering GWU 24/7 - Covering GWU life for a v^eek - Grab your cameras and your film and take pictures! - GWU 24/7 begins Monday, Jan. 26 at 12:01 a.m. and ends Sunday, Feb. 1 at midnight. - Submit pictures to Comm. Studies Hall, Room 108 Mon./Wed. 12-1 p.m. or to Campus Box 5599 - List names of people in the pictures - Submit digital pics, on CD and film pics, as negatives The w Johi Pilot 1 I has sinc Dolf was mer she 1 A Pott( siste (25) 1 GW Vail Sch( swir ing Dee not i basl Dee ketb time two was Am mer in h L Jai Pilo age the tea ed Un (6- Sa hal ac( ov se- de nil roi wi ba on to ti\ A Bi U st th at
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