U. News
A small
change in
vending
machines i
i
( hips .ind drinks,
umpnns .1 mi ctindiinis fm
ill in rt-.idih .n.nl.ililc f
in the v cndinu’ tn.u limes
college students rely on \ira sou can
(mil items soil’d never cx|»cct r<* see in
those change eating monsters, int lud
me in, aphrodisiacs ,md Intel
\ machine it the l ot South I lorttl.i
offers the creations of i .inipiis artists
Jcwelrs. hl.uk and white photographs
,md hloiks ot uihkI with designs (.lit he
purchased tot si each trout the formerly
st.tnd.ird issue m.tehine, which u.is
icdcsigncd to imltuh \n<h W.uhol
esitue tinted Xeroxes on tin display
p.mel
I he m.u hint- w .is orient.illy p u t ot .in
art exluhit In pml l Si esadualc \l.ul
Yitlerthss.ut.
kiln Kessler. .1 er.idu.itc student, owns
scscral pieces trom the m.u hine "It
nukes art more acicssihlc to (tcoplc who
might he .1I1.ud lo go into .1 gallery
k.ltx I 1(111 Hide/, .1 I '>*>' tine .ills
graduate ot l Si , has sold m arly Sit ot
her photographs through tin machine
It s tun stuff the things are small
enough lo t.uk on the fridge (11 .1 I>111
Ictin hoard, she sass
In 1 less highbrow vein. VendAmerica
ot lake iiluft. Ill, mass markets
machines which ottei r.us “novelty
items Seventx live cents will gel you a
heart or rose temporals tattoo or a
"line kit" containing items such as love
drops and .1 noxcltv condom.
( o owner Risk Mentor s.ns the com
pam .dreads has machines «>tt college
campuses which sell condoms, hut lies
not sure that the company’s lull product
line ssill he made available. ”1 don’t
think the other stult is appropriate in .1
college environment,’’ he s.iss
rcrh.ips your student i enu t •*
mat limes will one day otter the prod
in is found in Japan s sending mas linns
which include licet ami liver.
Mthnugh nn \incrisan minpam has
h i announced plans to sell meat through
sending dispensers, l S V
I nienainment is currently testing a lieer
machine on gull eotirses in I lornla
I he machine reipures sou in pay SJ AO
ami prose to the attendant monitoring
the machine In video camera that you
are I and reasonahh solier
< .lad ( leveland, o( t S. A
I ntertammeni ( enter, sa\s the compa
in has no plans to put its machines on
college campuses "We re interested in
more upscale markets." she says ■
I as lor Ward, Oracle, l , ol South
I lorida
A Road Tripper’s Guide
Pack lots o' tapes and Dramamine, then hit the highway
Strap on your knuckle fearing ivel bilevel gloves and some bnbemuon shades and you II be cruisin
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By Chris Leitner and Sabrina Rubin, 34tb Street Magazine, U. of Pennsylvania
So t mi » miu go mil on the
road. hull’ (m exploring the
grt.it outdoors like uni uerr
1.11 i. Ktrou.n or somcthing
Well, it\ not .is simple as you
think I hi \ou .iinlm ions, hut short
sighted troopers, hen s .i handy guide
tor lour .rilventures
I irst of .ill, let s i.ilk i ish tlou I he
lu st w.n to h.uiille this tout In suhitet
is tor .ill the ineniheis ot vom trip to
|w mit then monel
( >t eourse, you could tn more innm
.itiir ttind raising ( hristopher
l) linen, .1 juniot it the l ot Illinois
rememhers .1 group ot triends who
tm.iih eil ,i road tup with .i little miagi
n.ition .uni .i lot ot chutzpah. I hex
took 11111 advantage ot roadside rest
areas, making sure to stop at cat'll one
\nd thei robheil them
I hci d| go up to the outdoor soda
machines and crack them open and
take all the change,-' recounts O'Brien
I hei d usualli get about I ' or Jit
bucks at a shot (A note to all ot you
opportunistu readers this is illegal.
I here are easier and more honest ways
to collect monei tor lour trip giving
blood, perhaps.)
I nlcss inu re Berkeley s naked
gUV, lOU "ill need some sort ot % -1.
clothing. Back appropriately, and ™
keep m mind the changing,
weather conditions I his may
seem burly obvious, but consider
the sad tale ot two sophomores
Irom Morchcad (College in
d ^
■*/
M
kcntmkv Being true Imhcmuins.
Stephen Mum .mil M.in I awrctuc
nci But tlu short sleeved shirts on
thcti lucks completely forgetting that
they were headed tu New Jersey in the
ile.ul ill wintcl I hey drove intii .t lilt/
/.nil en route, spun out on a patch of
tee .uni crashed into .1 tree
“After .1 half-hour went In. we had
no cholic It yi as getting really cold,
and no one was coming By.” says
Murry "Me had to hike it and find
some help' lyieiity c hilly minutes
later, the sandaled pair crawled halt
Iro/en into a police station
"I never upprciiatcd cops so much in
Illy life." I awrenee rcmciiiBcrs
I he miisu y ou play will all But deter
mine the course of your trip So it you
hate classic rock, let everyone else know
brftirr they start Blasting "Born to Be
\\ ild Bring lots o t.l|Ks, Because (mil
know s what y ee hawing hoopla your
favorite station will turn into a few him
drid miles down the road
\nd make sure to Bring a variety of
those to Bring little else on their |our
music
1 c Heather
McCracken, a
> senior from the
I cil I’ennsvh .mi.i. learned this lesson
the hard v\ .1 \ after taking a (rip to
lioston null nothing to listen to hut
the Spin Doelors "I'm emotionailv
starred tor lite,’ she moans. "I sang
I no Princes tor weeks afterwards
It \on get motion sickness, ton
should detinitelv, certainlv, absolutely
firing some Dramamine or something
( >r don't go Iscva Patel, a student at
t.)ueens t ollcgc, lememhers one hell
ish louinet down the winding roads of
Skvlmc Drive m the Smokv Mountains
"I was sitting m the hack seat between
in\ two brothers, and the road was
reallv curve,’ she s.ivs. Ml ol a sudden,
Sanimv rolled down his window and
puked up the possum scrapple he d
eaten tor breakfast, l /ra took one look
and puked out the other w indow
“So there I was, trapped ill lietweeii
in\ two vomiting brothers It was worse
for the guv driving behind us, though,
lie was swerving out ol the wav and
turning on his wipers Never puke out
of a moving vat. cs|KTialh when there
are ears following close behind vou
So now that vou know the rules to
plav bv , go out and have tun Make
tracks. Strap on vour knuckle baring,
Icathei I vel kmcvcl driving gloves and
I a pair ol \mberv isioii shades I lang a
straw berrv scented air freshener from
vour rearview mirror and v oil’ll be
cruisin’ ill high stvle with Best of the
Seventies Infernal Diho (.lassies blar
mg on your eight track. Oh, how
tliev will stare. 0