Newspapers / Montreat College Student Newspaper / Sept. 26, 2003, edition 1 / Page 9
Part of Montreat College Student Newspaper / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
Music Review: The Neptunes Neptunes Present: Clones Rating 4 Out of 5 Stars: What'S upP Nathan Thomas There is a new faee in town that has helped Mystikal go pop, helped P. Diddy stay pop, helped Justin Tim- berlake leave pop, and helped Brittney Spears make her efforts of writing pop a success. (Which would not have been without their help) They established themselves with number one hits that didn’t even need to climb the charts because they had nowhere to climb. This phenomenon goes by the name of “The Neptunes.” The Neptunes (Phar- rell Williams and Chad Hugo) have made themselves indispensable. The Neptunes Present . . . Clones is a sampler for their record label. Star Trak. They have appearances from most of the big-name rappers all using Neptunes beats. So naturally this should be the world’s greatest hip-hop compilation album, and for the most part, it is. Busta Rhymes cackles his way through “Light Your Ass on Fire,” on a beat that consists of almost nothing but percussive sounds. Snoop Dogg falls off the straightedge wagon with “It Blows My Mind,” a series of tightly written rhymes about chronic fatigue syndrome. Nelly borrows a few notes from “Hot in Herre” for “If’ and on “Blaze of Glory,” Clipse gets handed a track with a backbeat accented by horn hits. No surprise to me, the most memo rable performance comes from Ludac- ris, who outdoes everyone by treating his Neptunes beat (which sounds like a spliced version of “Southern Hospital ity”) as a brand new toy, playing with it until its just about to break. The song is called “It Wasn’t Us,” and he uses the title as the punch line for a series of cautionary tales. The two Neptunes solo tracks are the only disappointing aspect of this album, because they should be better. “Loser,” by their alter ego N.E.R.D., has a very catchy riff that leads to a lame chorus that makes my head hurt. And Pharrell’s slow-jam “Frontin’* sounds more like a joke than a song, regardless of the Jay-Z verse. The Neptunes may be the greatest producers around, but that doesn’t mean they can do it by themselves without their clients. However, I believe that this will be the hottest hip- hop album of the year and I give it 4 out of 5 stars. Movie Review: Freddy vs. Jason Moriah Geer-Hardwick The only reason I went to see Freddy vs. Jason was to say that I saw it, so, yeah, I saw it. Strangely enough, my ability to claim this fails to fulfill me in any way. Still, anytime two icons of a genre come together in one place, well, there they are. It’s like when those little snack things called Combos came out (which, incidentally, was around the same time Freddy and Jason first splashed blood across the cinema screen). The world stood in awe as two isolated entities came together, pretzel and cheese, to form one delectable morsel. It wasn’t that either was cre ated with this end in mind, but when some genius finally put them together this amalgamation quickly became the equivalent of a Venus flytrap for con sumers. The filmmakers didn’t waste any precious time on the plot, so neither will I. Basically, the film consists of two immortal serial killers hacking people and each other to pieces. While it was actually quite entertaining to watch the two bad boys of the horror film industry try to turn one another into ground beef, I haye to say my favorite part was the ending credits. Final take: Nothing spectacular, but quite worthy of the genre that spawned it. Rated R for pervasive strong horror violence/gore, gruesome images, sexuality, drug use and language. Movie Quotes “I think most Scottish cuisine is based on a dare” Mike Myers, So I Married an Axe Murder -Submitted by Matt Cheezem Police Swap Campuses Becca Snyder Montreat Campus Police moved their office to the Black Mountain Campus (BMC) in early August to make room for another student resi dence in McGregor. Many students are unaware of the move. Sophomore Jessiea Muel ler says, “1 didn’t even know [the police] moved. I wish someone had told me; I keep telling prospective students on tours that their office is in McGregor.” Dean of Student Life, Charlie Lance, comments, “It was time for us to reclaim the space in McGregor for students; secondarily we faced the issue of relocation.” Lance says the administration considered different spaces on the Montreal Campus, but Ultimately, it was the most feasible to give the police a place at the BMC. “Of course, my preference would be to have their presence on campus.” Mueller admits, “I don’t feel very safe with the police that far away. If there was an emergency it would take them a lot longer to get here if they’re over in Black Mountain.” Lance allays this common fear, “They don’t stay in the office, so they’re still spending their time on campus.” With the new move, the police also have a different phone number. Between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. students used to be able to contact the police by dialing extension 3333 and connecting to their CB radio. Now the campus police can only be reached by cell phone at 713-2520. The cell number is posted on pink laminated pieces of paper near many of the public phones on campus. How ever, many students still only know to contact the police by dialing 3333, which is now a maintenance depart ment number. The new phone number “works a lot better than what we used to have,” says police Captain Phyllis Comrie, “We’re easier to reach and we can talk to people longer.” She points out that their CB radio had difficulty getting reception and would often be out of range when they were on patrol. The Campus Police Force consists of six people: four reserves and two full-time. Comrie and Chief Scott Adams work full-time, taking 10- hour night shifts. They patrol the Montreal and Black Mountain Cam puses making sure students are safe, buildings are locked, and noting any outdoor lighting that may need a new bulb. In the event of an emergency Comrie says the police can be on the scene in no less than five minutes after a phone call. Fri Sen 26 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 10 p.m. Sat Sep 27 3 p.m. Sun Sep 28 5 p.m. Mqh Sw Z9 11:45-12:15 Tue Sep 30 11 a.m. 11:45-12:15 Wed Oct 1 11:45-12:15 8-10 p.m. 9 p.m. Thu Off 2 11:45-12:15 7:30 p.m. 8-11 p.m. 9 p.m. 9 p.m. Fri Oct 3 11:45-12:15 3 p.m. 6:30-9 p.m. Sat Oct 4 1:30 p.m. 7 p.m, 9-12 p.m. Sun Oct 5 12-4 p.m. Mon Oct 6 Tue Oct 7 Wed Oct 8 8-10 p.m. 9 p.m. ThM Ott 9 8-11 p.m. 9 p.m. Greek Festival in downtown Asheville starts, goes through SundayWomen’s Soccer vs. Warren-Wilson @ Montreat Volleyball vs. Virginia Intermont @ Montreal Bluegrass Music @ the Rockett Bldg, in Old Fort, fi-ee Lucinda Williams @ Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, $25 The Polyphonic Spree, Starlight Mints & Com Mo (pop) @ Orange Peel, $15 Men’s Soccer vs. North Greenville @ Montreal Baseball vs. Spaitanbuig Methodist @ Montreal "Rock the City" Billy Graham Crusade concert with MercyMe and Grits. Playing at the Asheville Civic Center. Advanced tickets $7 and $10 at the door. Judging for Twin Day on Qie Commons Sexual Assault Convocation, Gaither Judging for Hawaiian Day on the Commons Volleyball vs. King @ Montreal Judging for Tacky-Wacky Day on the Conunons Men’s Soccer vs. Brevard @ Montreal Sexual Assault Discussion Forum in Dorms Celtic Music Jam Night @ the Dripolator Free Kung Fu Movie @ Asheville Pizza and Brewing Company Judging for Formal Day on the Commons Coffee House with Matt Auten in McGregor Lobby Old Fanner’s Ball (Contra Dancing) @ Warren-Wilson, Boshamer Gym, $5 mbe. (rock) @ Orange Peel, $20, ’Thu. & Fri. Bring your own 8-min. movie to Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. and they’ll play it on the big screen Judging for Decade Day on the Commons Men’s Soccer vs. USC Spartanburg @ Montreal BBQ and Square Dance in the Bam with the Stoney Creek Boys Women’s Soccer vs. Midway @ Montreal Volleyball vs. Converse @ Montreal Homecoming Dance with Tuxedo Junction @ Blk. Mtn. Campus, Manor House Trout Rodeo: The Swarmanoa Appreciation Day @ Buncombe Co. Rec. Park, 72 Gashes Creek Rd., Asheville. Trout fishing lessons, free grilled fish, live animals, free Men’s Soccer @ Warren Wilson Cavalier World Series Montreal College Blood Drive Celtic Music Jam Night @ the Dripolator Free Kung Fu Movie @ Asheville Pizza and Brewing Company' Old Farmer’s Ball (Contra Dancing) @ Warren-Wilson, Boshamer Gym, $5 Bring your own 8-min. movie to Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. and they’ll play it on the big screen Sept. 26,2003, Page 9 The Whetstone
Montreat College Student Newspaper
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Sept. 26, 2003, edition 1
9
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75