THE METROPOLITAN DETROIT MACCABI CLUB •
and
DIE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER Rim/

announce

"We pull it off because every-
body is really motivated, and
we've developed a great rela-
tionship," he says. "Someday, we
hope to have a big group meet-
ing."
Tarantino, Dr. Smoothe and
the Web are almost a 360-degree
turn from Mr. Dale's original am-
bitions. A Birmingham native,
Mr. Dale graduated from Groves
High School in 1991 and went on
to Ithaca College in New York.
Later, he transferred to the Uni-
versity of Rochester to pursue a
political science degree.
In college, Mr. Dale grew in-
creasingly interested in cyber-
space. "I did a lot of reading in
magazines and on the Web itself
on how to design and start Web
sites," he says. "It's really not that
hard."
With the information he
gained, Mr. Dale relocated to
Chicago (the home of several In-
ternet companies) last year and
embarked on his mission to start
a Web magazine specifically
aimed at Generation X.
That age group appreciates the
Internet, Mr. Dale says, because
of its efficiency and usefulness.
"Everyone under 30 is excited
about the Web," he says. "It
comes easier to them than to
most others. It also helps when
colleges offer free, unlimited ac-
cess to the Internet."
Mr. Dale doesn't foresee Web
magazines like his someday over-
taking print journalism. His pub-
lication is different than regular
magazines, he says, because of
its "MTV pace" — shorter arti-
cles, more pictures and an em-
phasis on graphic design.
The Web will also remain pop-
ular because of its interactive as-
pects.
A recent example occurred in
January when Newt Gingrich
was up for re-election as speak-

er of the House of Representa-
tives. The magazine posted direct
links with the New York Times
for up-to-the-minute information
and allowed readers to sign their
names in e-mail letters to their
U.S. representatives.
"It was real political activism,"
says Mr. Dale. "That's really the
great part of the Web."
A clear advantage print media
has over the Web is profits. With-
out pages of advertisements and
a subscriber base, Mr. Dale ad-
mits that it's a challenge to reach
financial success with 360.
One way he hopes to get fund-
ing is through the magazine's up-
coming book reviews. Mr. Dale is
looking into the possibility of

"Everyone
under 30 is excited
about the Web."

readers purchasing books re-
viewed on 360, which would split
profits with the publisher. He
also hopes to get more advertis-
ing onto the pages.
But the financial puzzles aren't
stopping Mr. Dale. Although he's
currently employed as a Web de-
signer for a local Chicago area
magazine, he plans to continue
editing 360 and make it his full-
time job.
In the ever-changing world of
technology, Mr. Dale is already
working on new developments for
360, like adding sound and video.
He also hopes to add four to six
articles every week.
"I like doing this because it's
really fun, cool, creative, interac-
tive and original stuff," he says.
Not to mention that it's every-
where you want to be. III

TRYOUTS

•

11,

for boys and girls ages 1 3- 1 6 (as of 8/ 1 /97)

interested in participating in the

JCC'S MACCABI YOUTH GAMES

Milwaukee, Wisconsin — August 10-15, 1997
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania --- August 17-22, 1997

TRYOUT SCHEDULE

Boys Soccer
Girls Soccer
Boys Baseball
Girls Softball
Boys Volleyball
Girls Volleyball
Racquetball
Swimming
Track and Field
Gymnastics
Golf
In-Line Hockey
Boys Basketball
Table Tennis
Tennis

Sunday, March 2
4:30 P.M.
Sunday, March 2
4:30 P.M.
Sunday, March 2
6:30 P.M.
Sunday, March 2
6:00 P.M.
Thursday, March 6
6:00 P.M.
Thursday, March 6
6:00 P.M.
Tuesday, March 11, Meeting Only
7:30 P.M.
Tuesday, March 11, Meeting Only
7:30 P.M.
Tuesday, March 11, Meeting Only
7:30 P.M.
Tuesday, March 11, Meeting Only
7:30 PM.
Tuesday, March 11, Meeting Only
7:30 PM.
Tuesday, March 11, Meeting Only
7:30 PM.
Sunday, March 16
6:30 PM.
Sunday, March 23
4:30 PM.
Call 683-2848 for a tennis tryout application (also available
at JCC). Completed applications must be received by
Tuesday, March 18.

ALL TRYOUTS WILL BE AT THE MAPLE/DRAKE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
INDMDUAL SPORTS WILL BE COMPETED SEPARATELY FOR BOYS AND GIRLS AND BY AGE GROUPS.

Been Around The World

Drive and adventure motivate Stephanie Jaffee
to follow her heart.

JENNIFER FINER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS

hat do movie stars, the
likes of Bruce Willis,
Daryl Hannah and
Chevy Chase, have in
common with ring-tailed lemurs?
Next to nothing, except that
Farmington Hills native
Stephanie Jaffee, 26, has worked
around each of them.
Ifs not that Ms. Jaffee has had
a lot of career changes. It's just
that her jobs have been so varied
that one year she's working
among the glitz and glamour of
the film industry and the next

she's moving to an isolated island
off the coast of Georgia to study
lemurs.
In the last few years, Ms. Jaf-
fee's career paths have been as
diverse as the flavors in neapoli-
tan ice cream.
"When I started out [in the
film industry], I was really young,
barely 20, and working for what
is arguably the best visual effects
company," Ms. Jaffee said. "I
didn't like the politics or the way
some of the other people in the

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