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COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 10, 2006'- Page 9 Hear This: McDa~~I~!th~~bigB~~i~£~~a!SS=A~~r£,'!O~ DJ~~~~2V[C " apar~ents ~ the city center. two million inhabitants is her semester in Budapest. The Interesting part is you're known for its fascinating his- "Anyone who's got a taste for ':A Budapest Campus?" pretty likely to get to know tory, powerful culture, diverse adventure and a chance to This was a real question half the school by the time architecture, and of course, find themselves should study asked by some dude when I your semester ends. unforgettable nightlife. abroad, especially in told him where I just trans- : McDaniel Budapest The city is an amazing Budapest!" she added. ferred from. And it wouldn't" only has around 100 students place to be no matter what Not only do you get to have been a big deal if that enroJted each semester, but your preferences for nightlife learn and study in a great city, happened only once.-er twice. those few come from all over, are. There is definitely no but also travel and see Europe. But people ask it all the time. making it very diverse. shortage of bars, dubs, con- "It was great to go to another It gave me the impression that our The courses offered are certs, cafes, restaurants or.. country just for the weekend," not too many students here credited to most majors, and 24 hour liquor stores. And said Burke. are aware of McDaniel on the home city. is really are "a lot less demanding," yes, the legal drinking age is Now that you havea slight The 'campus' other side of the globe just one big building in an according to Diana Burke, a 18 (just felt I had to mention idea what McDaniel Budapest (Hungary to be specific). interesting district close to the study abroad student from that). The city is very is, and what it's like there, I As a former student of last semester. rich culturally, and is a haven hope you will consider this McDaniel Budapest, and a city centre. You really don't Now the city life: for people willing to explore great opportunity to study four and a half year resident of live there but merely spend a Budapest is, in one word, awe- and enlighten themselves. abroad. It's definitely worth the city, [ feel it is my duty to small portion of your day some. "It really opened my eyes," it. there attending classes. You Sarah's Two Sense Brokeback Nation ways, lead separate lives and prohibited the viewing of this the choice)? SARAH BLACK have a 20-year secret affair. movie. These same theaters Idon't understand. People COMMENTARY EDITOR No matter what you think that allow the viewing of are all for watching blood and Whether or not you've seen about it, if you just take a step raunchy humor, gut-wrench- guts and seeing people getting "Brokeback Mountain," back and look at the simplicity tng horror, and nudity, are tortured and chopped up, but you've heard some sort of talk of the movie, you can see that barring audiences from seeing they don't want to see a good about it: "A great tale of love "Brokeback Mountain" is just a simple love story. These the- love story. With ten-to-twenty and heartbreak," "the gay a love story-an unconven- aters, which allow the public scary / horror movies being cowboy movie," blah, blah, tional "Romeo and Juliet." to see other R-rated movies released every year, it's almost blah. For those of you who Instead of two feuding house- such as marijuana-fuelled as if we've become immune to have been living under a rock young men meet in the sum- holds keeping two lovers comedies like "Grandma's the effects of these movies. for the past few months, let mer of 1963, and form an inti- apart, it's a feuding society. BOY,"and horror movies like Then when a love story like me give you a synopsis: two Realizing the simplicity of "Hostel,"-a movie which "Brokeback Mountain" comes mate, loving bond, then part this socially controversial film, consists of people getting out, we freak out and say "we it's hard for me to compre- FREE PRESS STAFF hend the reasoning behind physically and horrifically tor- can't watch this!" We've tured-are become a sick, sick nahan. refusing to show some movie theaters refusing "Brokeback Mountain"-a We're a nation that jumps at Wnters to show "Brokeback tear-jerking love story. the chance to see people being Editor-in-Chief Iohn Bennett 06' Hmmm ....blood and tortured, but flinches and 4iethMcl:an ~do.y- ....__'"~"~~.."~d~':~~S,~ gO T blood and cowers at the sig to", goo , Erik 1I0tt '06 Telegraph, movie theaters in gore love story which to decent, heartfelt love story. Art Director LaWann Nelson '06 Washington and Utah have bar from the public (if given What is wrong with us? Chana;" Delivuk '08 Courtney Jordan '06 Contrast Magazine Wants You Features Editor Lindsay Graham '07 Alyse Hollomon '08 Djerdj Matkovik '07 News Editor Joey Morningstar '07 COURTNEY TORDAN A picture's worth a every week, there are plenty Jill Stone 'U6 Rob Goeke '07 STAFF WRITER thousand words. So, tell of opportunities to become Commentary Editor Ryan Chell '09 Contrast your story. Show involved, as much or as little Contrast as you'd like. We hold contests your art. Show Sarah Black '07 Clayton Rosa '09 For the past several Contrast your expression throughout each semester, the Sports Editor Tom Michaels '06 years, McDaniel CoUege has Mike Habegger '08 Amalie Shaffer '07 generated a feature publica- Show Contrast your creation. first, second, and third place are awarded cash Not only are you able winners Page Design Todd Knepper '06 tion- The Contrast Literary Kathryn Young '09 Kristin Lamb '09 Magazine. Comprised of pho- to be featured in the maga- prizes. Even if you miss the David P. Greisman '07 MJ Alexander 10' tography, art, short stories, zine, but you can also playa contest deadlines, Contrast is role in putting it together. The and poems, written and creat- Beth McLane '07 Franz E. 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