4B The Ohigan Daily - Weeken tc. Magazine - Thursday, *uary 22, 2001 ". _. 0 0 The Michigan Daily - Weekend, etc. Maga; Students recreate frontier lifestyle through dogsledding trips etC. From the Vault FOREIGN LAND' By Johanna Hanink Daly Arts Writer The last "paradise" that MTV Would want to take their video cameras and anchors to during this spring break is the snow-covered sort made famous by the survival stories of Jack London. But the peculiarity of the earliness of spring break at the University, although often complained about, leaves students xwith opportunities not often associated with that longed for mid-semester vacation. One of these often unexplored opportu- nities is dogsledding. Students will have two opportunities this spring break to come into contact with the sport of dogsledding. Outdoor Adventures at the University of Michigan, through the Recreational Sports Department, is offering a week- long trip for students who wish to learn to dogsled over their break. The trip costs 5750, which includes all food and accommodations. Not only do students learn to handle their own team of dogs on the trip, but it's also "a great trip to boost self esteem," said Elizabeth Murray, who will be- one of the trip leaders this February. Typically four to eight students take the trip, which can handle up to 12. Participants quickly- learn the basic commands they will need to use to con- trol the dogs, as well as how to handle and care for them. "Moving and keeping busy was never a problem because caring for the dogs takes a lot of time: Feeding, watering, checking paws, putting their harnesses on," LSA senior Samantha Ehrlich said. "And it all has to he done in the right order, the dogs have distinct personali- ties. For example, if you put in a certian lead dog, the others may start fighting or not listen if they don't like him." After orientation, the new mushers take a five night trip dogsledding through Algonquian Provincial Park in Ontario and stay in tent cabins, large big canvas tents that are heated by wood- stoves. "Freezing it is," Ehrlich said of her experience dogsledding. "My whole trip, the temperature did not get above zero and when it did, the person announcing it would yell heat wave." The entire adventure of the trip is not in the dogsledding itself, but also in the potential nighttime activities of "night hikes, listening to the wolves and stargazing," far from the light pollution of Ann Arbor, Murray said. One place to experience the height of dogsledding is at the Iditarod. Called the "last great race" the Iditarod is a dogsled race that stretches across Alaska for l 150 miles and commemorates the relay of the "mushers" and their dog teams who delivered diphtheria medicine to Nome, Alaska in 1925. But the Iditarod is not the only site of dogsledding to be found in North America, despite the fact that it is the only race that many people can name. Another dogsleddin, event occurs over spring break, the Canadian- American Crown. The friendliness U I r® I CALLING FUTURE Physician Assistants 1 oua Rre invited to attend an information session on Central Michigan University's PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROGRAM. Friday, February 23, 2001 Friday, March 23, 2001 Friday, April 20, 2001 Friday, May 18, 2001 gill be held at 4:00 p.m. in Foust 133. shared between mushers is something that Rita Canaan, chair of the Can-Am Crown emphasizes. "The mushers are friendly ... not like you see in 'Iron Will,"' she said. "Iron Will," the 1994 film directed by Charles Haid and starring Mackenzie Astin and Kevin Spacey tells the stoy of young Will Stoneman who experiences the loss of his father and in order to pay family debts enters into a dogsled race in hopes of winning the prize money. The movie depicts mushers trying to drive each other of the trail through both trick- ery and violence, and has contributed to the dogsled folklore and mythology stemming from London's serialized 1906 novella "White Fang. Cannan said that this depiction does not apply to modern races such as the Can-Am Crown in which "the mushers are friendly," and it's not a "dirty com- petition like you see in the movies .. . they help each other" The Can-Am Crown will take place on March 3rd in Fort Kent, Maine, a town of 5.000 peo- ple, which borders Canada. The Crown consists of three races, the longest of which is 250 miles and is a qualifier for the Iditarod, which will be held at the end of March. Canaan expects 500 vol- unteers and 5,000-7,000 spectators to pack the streets to %katch the race. now in its ninth year. Dogsledding is a winter sport that is growing immensely in popularity. Cannan predicts that this trend will per- sist, adding "I would dare sav that in the next four years it will be an Olympic sport." Forget the tropical drinks and beaches of Cancun. This spring break let your nightlife consist of the watching the Alaskan aurora set to the symphony of wolves howling on the open trail. "The winter weather is definitely not miserable," Ehrlich said. "All the snow reflects the sun and everything is beauti- fully bright, unlike Ann Arbor" MEMBERS Financial Ser'vices Available to U of M Credit Union Members Investment Asset Management Retirement Planning Financial Estate Planning College Funding Long Term Care Life Insurance 800-968-8628 Ext. 4226 Brad Labadie-Representative Located at U of M Credit Union 333 E. William Street Securities offered through CUNA Brokerage Services, Inc. Member NA SD/SIPC. Insurance sold through licensed CUNA. Mutual Life Insurance Company Representatives. Not federally Insured and not under- written or guaranteed by the credit union. Dagobali: Low on adventure, high( Poioson I *All sessions Applicatio eadline for 2002 is 11/1/2001! Contact usor a session reservation, program info ion, or to obtain an application! Contact the Admissions Office at 517-774-1730 Phone or 517-774-1853 Fax E-Mail: chpadmit@cmich.edu CMU provides individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodations to participate in university activities, ograms, and services. individuals with disabilities requiring an accommodation to participate in this program should call the College of Health Professions Admissions Office.i ! All rose, no thorn Webster's online dictionary uses fifteen words to define glamour: An exciting and often illusorv and roman- tic attractiveness; especially alluring or fascinating personal attraction. While it is hard to fault Webster because most of the time the Dictionary guy is right on, this time he is being a bit excessive. It only takes one word to define glamour: Poison. Brett Michaels, C.C. Deville, Bobby Dall and Rikki Rockett partied their way into the hedonistic hearts of Americans with their carefully feath- ered bleached blonde locks, and heav- ily lined eves. From the start. Open Up and Poison was more O of an image than a Say Ahh! musical group. A Poison picture of Poison EMD Capitol 1988 iS worth a thou- Reviewed ay sand songs. Dail Arts Wrier Bobby Dall, Rob Brode bassist, once admitted that one day before a show he ran out of eve- liner and had to use manic marker. Despite their androgenous appearance they still slept with more people than a narcoleptic in a New York subway. As the great philosopher Butthead said to his esteemed colleague Beavis, "Sometimes you gotta act like a wuss to get chicks, dumbass." Although their debut album went quadruple platinum, it was their sec- ond release Open Up and Sa' Ahh! that solidified their position atop the musical world as the Glam Slam Kings of Noise. Poison embodied everything rock 'n' roll should be: Extravagant dress, substance excess, hordes of more-than-willing groupies, larger than life personas and cheesy stage names like Rikki Rockett. They had it all. Their image and their hair was larger than life. Open Up and Syv Alhh! was more than an "album", it was a guide to life. With anthemic song "Nothin' but a Good Time" people learned to lighten up, and enjoy the little things in life. "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" topped the singles charts while teaching invaluable lessons of love. These two songs and the album as a whole were enough to permanently stick Poison into the pages of rock 'n' roll history,. with an obnoxiously large can of hair- spray. By Luke Smith Daily. Music Editor Adventure, excitement -- a Jedi craves not these things. Somewhere in my travels at point-five past light speed, a few days after complet- ing another Kessel Run (in less than five parsecs of course) I stumbled upon a galac- tic hideaway. Sure people are gonna think Tatooine's two suns making it perfect for baking on the sands, as long as you can avoid that Sarlaac monster. And yeah, Hoth's skiing is second to none, and no one can beat the commercial hub that is Coruscant. But all of these are obvious, you are gonna run into all kinds of Rodians, Calamarians and Imperials at all these locations, I mean who wants to deal with Greedo's angry brother? I sure as hell don't. I mean ever since I defeated Palpatine and saved my father on Endor, the Imperials have gotten so damn pesky, it's like every time I turn around I have some white helmeted turdburglar in my face. Alas, I digress. This haven of spring break is inhabited by just one tiny little alien, and it is Dagobah. This blue dead guy, well he is alive in the Force, but yeah, he is dead, told me about it. When picking an ideal spring break location for my girl and I, a few things must be considered. Privacy: Darling, we need our time just the two of us (you and I), we need to be isolated. If we're going on a getaway vacation together, I think it needs to be just us, and maybe a three-foot-tall alien with big-ass ears. I need this break so bad; being a Jedi is rough stuff, I mean people always asking to see my lightsaber (author's note: showing off your lightsaber may be illegal in certain galactic parameters, be cau- tious). Girl, I want someplace private, where I don't have to worry about my lightsaber just being out all the time, and it makes it easier for you if you want to turn it on, just to push a button anyways. Climate: Or "Climb-It," for you ladykilling Jedi. A warm locale is critical. If we are going to be alone together constantly, baby, those clothes can be a bit of a pain in the butt. The less we have to wear the easier it is anyways, to practice the Jedi arts of course. I mean that speed running. and high jumping stuff is a bitch in those canas tan pants you are always wearing. So enjoy the heat and lose them. Fine dining: Food and lodging. Listen babe, my salary as a galactic protector isn't very high. but we can still splurge and stay in a comfortable, rustic hut, and have a great host. I mean. Master Yoda makes some seriously killer soups in that cookpot. 0 Sightseeing: Every edi needs to get out of the bedroom on a romantic getaway, because guys, let's face it, we can't have that lightsaber on all the time. Even the most powerful human .ledi in the galaxy has a refractory period. Dagobah has an eclectic On his way to Toshe Station to pic wildlife population, and if vour gir intergalactic women these days) a steamy forest and moist air will r-er be the lover of a Jedi. "Girl, the air oxygen" Try it. I promise you. I'r * Sightseeing (Appendix): Wh sure to watch out for your father en could never save Leia - who you is your sister - if you died. Lodging: On my romantic sp the room too much, so a lavish roo and when that air cools in the ear spent from a long day of 'training. arm while I am spooning her? I me; comes out of socket sometimes. My X-Wing is built for two. I through a lot, I wouldn't trade it f world either. Dago bah : ;. I have a fee ling we're not on Kasi AM4 r Attention CHORAL SINQERS You are invited to OPEN REHEARSALS of the Berlioz REQUIEM with the University Musical Society Choral Union The UMS Choral Union wants you! Singers are invited to get acquainted with the 125-voice Choral Union and conductor Thomas Sheets by attending open rehearsals of Berlioz's monu- mental Requiem, which the chorus will perform on April 22 in Ann Arbor's famed Hill Auditorium. On two Monday evenings, February 26 and March 5, interested singers may rehearse with the Choral Union-scores will be pro- vided, along with information about our singer-friendly auditions and exciting 2001-2002 season, including performances with the San Francisco/Detroit Symphony Orchestras. Rehearsals are held in the U-M Modern Language Building, Auditorium #4, from. 7-9:30 p.m. Let us know you're coming by calling our office at 734.763.8997. Visit our web site at www.ums.org, or email kio@umich.edu By Jeff Dickerson Daily TVWNew Media Editor My dear friends, this is your hour. This is not victo- ry of a party or of any class. It's a victory of the great Rebel Alliance as a whole. We were the first, in this vast univ-erse, to draw the lightsaber against tyranny. After a while we were left all alone against the most tremendous military power that has been seen. There we stood, alone. Did anyone want to give in?. Were we terrified of the Empire? The hidden base on Hoth was destroyed and our efforts were in disarray. But every man, wookie and droid in the Alliance had no thought of quitting the struggle. Aleraan can take it. So we came back after long months from the aster- oid field, out of the Sarlaac, while all the universe wondered. When shall the reputation and faith of this generation of Rebel men and women fail? I say that in the long years to come not only will the people of these forces but of the entire Rebel Alliance, wherev- er the mynock of freedom chirps in Rebel hearts, look back to what we've done and they will say, "Can someone get this walking carpet out of my way?" I am one distraught wookie. I feel I must articulate my thoughts on the way I have been portrayed during the rise of the Rebel Alliance. I, Chewbacca, am appalled at the derogatory manner in which I have been shown. Why am I not revered for my leadership skills and nilitarv tactics? What happened to my elo- quent monologues following our hasty exit of the Mos Eislev spaceport? And to where did my long soliloquy to Han in Jabba's palace go? You can imagine the dis- may I encountered after learning all my spoken lines were forgotten by my fellow freedom fighters. Despite my heroic deeds, I'm still thought of as a "walking carpet." The Rebel Alliance should, I think, take formal cog- nizance of the liberation of Endor by the Rebel forces under the Command of General Madine, with Admiral Ackbar of the Mon Calamarians and General Lando Calrissian in command of the Millennium Falcon. This is a memorable and glorious event, which rewards the intense fighting on the forest moon of Endor and the destruction of the second Death Star. The losses on both sides during the intergalactic war were heavy - the Allies losing about 20,000,000 men, and the Empire about 25,000,000 men. Now we have emerged from one-deadly struggle. What I ask, do we do? I for one am taking a vacation. My struggle for recognition leaves me to believe I would best be suited among my fellow furred friends, the ewoks. On Endor I am respected. I belong. I am one with Wicket and Chief Chirpa. Now that the for- est moon has been deprived of Empire domination, I can live without reservation. Goodbye, Han Solo. I What will r Han; I will clutcl tower life at SkyxN carpe CORNER OF WA5HINETONV& PEARL VPSILANTI487-211O