Fifteen Dollar Thursdays
Caitlin Griffin, Staff Writer
A tough economy might force
you to make some sacrifices, but
weekend fun shouldn’t have to be
one of them! Raleigh hosts many
nightly haunts for you to explore
when you’re itching to hit the town
on a budget.
Start the night off right with an
early dinner at the classy sit-down
Fleming’s Steakhouse at Crabtree
Valley Mall. Every night of the
week, Fleming’s has a special set
of options called the “5 for $6 till
7,” which actually now features six
yummy appetizers that only cost
$6 before 7 p.m.l Take a friend and
fill your stomachs with the gigantic
Fleming’s Prime Bacon Cheese
burger, the newest addition to this
incredible $6 menu. As long as you
order before 7 p.m., you could split
a good tip on this meal and still
only pay $7 each!
After dinner, why not catch a
movie at the Blue Ridge Dollar-
Fifty Theater? That’s right, folks:
This theater is famous in Raleigh as
the theater where all tickets for all
shows at all times are only $1.50!
It’s a great option for those of you
who missed that premiere flick in
the expensive theater as well as
those of you who just can’t wait
until it comes out on DVD to see it
again. Be forewarned that conces
sions are full-price, but after saving
so much money on the tickets, you
might feel friendlier towards that
buttery popcorn.
Campus
Announcements
.Janet Burrowa}'. renowned novelist,
poet, })laywright and teaeher, will read
at Meredith on Tuesday, February 16 at
7:00 p.m. in Krosge Auditorium. A recep
tion and book signing will follow the
reading. This event is free and open to
• the public. For information, please con
tact Dr. Rebecca Duncan at duncanr@
mercdith.edu.
The Office for First Year Experienee is
now accepting applications for Student
Advisors. Applications are available in
the Office (1st Cate) and are due there
by 2/23 at 5 pm. Interviews will be held
between 3/1 and 3/11. Contact Chri.ssie
Bumgardner at bumgardner(«'mercdith.
edu with any ciuestions.
Mug from Old Bar, photograph by Caitlin Griffin
Make sure that movie is over by
11 p.m. so you have ample time to
make it downtown to college night
at Fubar! Fubar is Raleigh’s new
est, hottest nightclub, known for
playing the best mixes of every
one’s favorite top 40’s and hip-
hop jams all night long. Don’t fret
about heading downtown dressed
for winter weather; you can check
your coat at the door! And unlike
many other inconveniently-located
bars and clubs in the city center,
Fubar has its own large, private
parking lot right behind the club.
Every Thursday night is college
night, which means that you and
all of your 18+ female friends can
get through the door anytime
between 9 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.
for just a small $5 cover with your
student ID, Angels, this is one time
where you definitely don’t want
to forget those CamCards! Once
inside, end the night on the right
“foot” by dancing until 3 a.m...only
if you don’t have an 8 a.m. class the
next morning, of course!
FOR 21+ READERS:
The best bar deal of the week is at
Old Bar, located right underneath
Charlie Goodnights. Come out ev
ery Thursday night for Mug Night!
Buy a sturdy 32 oz plastic mug for
$5 and fill it up with house and pre
mium beer drafts for only $1 or $2,
respectively, all night long. The best
part: Bring that same mug back to
the bar every Thursday night and
pay ONLY $1 or $2 for every refill!
Upcoming
Events
gathered by Kristen Gallagher
• Feb 8-12 Honor and Integrity Week:
Drop-In Dialogue on Integrity: On
Thursday, Februaiy 11 from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. in 2nd Cate Center
• Feb 11: The Shark Tank: Practice
Intemews, 9-4 pm. Academic and
Career Planning
• Feb 11: How to Study Math at
12:00pm in the Academic and Career
Planning office
• MEA meeting: February 12th, 10am,
204 Harris
• CAB Valentine’s Mixer, February' 12,
Cate Center
• Feb 13, .Jones Auditorium: Concerto/
Aria Concert, 8:00pm - 9:30pm
• Feb 15 Campus-Wide Voting/Elec
tions start
• Feb 15, SMB 261, Engineering Mon
days - Jeopardy - 10 am
• Feb 15, Extreme Makeover: Resume
Clinic, 10-12 pm in A & C Planning
• Feb 15, Five O'clock Scholars, Dr.
Ellis talks about the history of the
Pocketbook, 113 Martin
I • Feb 16: Kabuki Lady Macbeth, Ka-
^ buki Lady Macbeth, 8 pm in Jones ‘
Feb 16 Mardi Gras
Dr. Mecham’s Distinguished
Facuity Lecture
Krishna Chagarlamudi, Staff Writer
Dr. John Mecham’s Distinguished
Faculty Lecture—The Waikiki Deli
catessen: the Beginnings of Big
Ideas—took place in Jones Audito
rium, at 7:00, on Tuesday, Janu
ary 26. As part of the lecture. Dr.
Mecham presented a slide show
of his time in Kenya, focusing on a
description of the Great Rift Val
ley, the Delicatessen’s monument,
and turning points in science. He
described the Rift Valley as a “great
massive geologic formation” ex
tending across several east African
countries.
Dr. Mecham mentioned archeolo
gists Louis and Mary Leakey, who
spent about 40 years in parts of
Tanzania and Kenya. They uncov
ered anthropological evidence for
the “first human-like primates.”
During one such excavation, Mary
Leakey discovered a fossil of a 3.9
million-year-old partial skull. This
incident dramatically affected the
understanding of evolution. Dr.
Mecham also talked about the
discovery at the Waikiki Delicates
sen, in 1972, of recombinant DNA,
by Herb Boyer and Stanley Cohen,
who took out a patent on the pro
cess. Mecham said this discovery
“rocked the world of science” and
formed the foundation for many
scientific fields such as biotechnol
ogy, modern biology, and medi
cine. He said although there are
not many monuments dedicated
to scientists; he is not troubled
because we should not “immortal
ize the scientist.” Some scientists
are recognized, for example, by
being awarded the Nobel Prize, as
was Paul Berg of Stanford Univer
sity, while others, like Boyer Jnd
Cohen, remain unacknowledged.
Science is based on “fact” while
truth is based on “belief,” accord
ing to Mecham. He mentioned
the discovery of the endocrine
system by researchers in England.
Although this finding contradicted
what scientist Ivan Pavlov had
found earlier, Pavlov admitted
they had proved him incorrect,
saying he did not have a patent on
the “discovery of fact.” Dr. Me
cham concluded his lecture with
the argument that science “forever
will be self-correcting,” and he
reminded all future scientists in
the crowd the ever-important les
son of being gracious when proven
wrong.