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IS * Ml . f 1 * . 4» 11 ’ V Cwxap V- Tw 3 TtmwaM ** wo* r. omi r? / .'*• S,<r* W « 3 l V 11 7/Yy StJ/Vt r THfKKfiCH *0*0 A t 1+1) OH* W9 r-1 H « * * i -A C* WK'U* ««*. k * ^ fcK KIDS L._— ~ J r through am v min 1)1 J(H \< WTopaM 24T H 2ITM 2*TM |jJantpanaam!m.ij ZSgS C 3 ■ i.1.. ■ SHOWGIfiL^ T 'WIV un If* 1 Northwest film festival comes to Bijou Gaping tor An, cry Leslie Bishko o) British Columbia, is a computer animated look at a rusty muffler and a dented pot, traveling through the environment The shod him is just one ot the many films that will be presented at MOPAN s FtimFesiDS horn Oct 24 toOct 26 at the Bijou Ad Cmemas Tickets lor the opening night are $12 and $6 lor each following night l ast year's festival sold out due lo limited seating For more information, call the Buou at 686 2458 Running legend’s story gives meaning to drive MOVIE REVIEW Fire on the Track: .The Steve Prefontame Story ★ ** Audubon Society to feature Daniel Gleason The Law County Audubon Society will feature slides and commentary by biologist and University iab technician Daniel Gleason Gleason will discuss plants and animals from a range of Oregon habitats Included in the topics wdl be some o! the less attrac live animals, such 3S slugs, and the interaction between species in their environ - ments The tree event will be held Oct 24 at the Eugene Garden Club, 1645 High St, and begins at 7 30 For more information, call 344 3634 By Jesse Bohrer-Ciancy Some * all it talent; others call it •.kill Perhaps it s luck, the shoes and so forth It •» none of those It s all guts The sheer fort e of will to com pete and to win. This is what sepa rates good athletes from the truly great legends This is what sepa rates Steve Prefontaine from all others m the field of long-distance running Fire an the Track The Stew Pre fontaine Stars is the biography of the University's most phe nomenal and enigmalu nth- _ tele over. I he documentary follows Prefontaine s lifts us a long-titslanci' runner, from itis high *< bool days at Marshfield High s< hool in t Dus - Bay, i Ore . to the 1972 t Olympiad amt beyond, J until his tragii death in M U)7 fi ;it agt* 14 l'ht> Run Kestry nar raltnl docum tintary dnsoribos a man who sottled for nothing. Whothnr this was fighting trie organ i “ zation that governed amateur athletics during lus life time or fighting his own body to win a race, by pushing himself past normal human physical limitation. By his sheer force of will and spir it, Prefontaine showed he was out for one thing; to win. But Prefontaine went beyond the need to win; lie thrived more for the competition. He forced those around him to push themselves even harder, whether they were lus teammates or Ins competitors It is rare in this day and age to find a man who truly loves the sport he plays and not !«• motivat ed by the love of fame or money Prefontaine lived on food stamps and a three-dollar-a-day stipend As spectacular as this man was, the documentary contains ,t limit ed amount of interviews with his former teammates, coaches, fame K>« (Its IN HMI-V.ll Vun \hi McHII OLD (^RI€MDS 1022 WILLAMETTE Rental* only call 4(>5 15M3 The Oregon Daily Emerald IS NOW AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~ode ly and friends Ihe coverage of I’refontniuo s 5,000-meter ram in the 1972 (Jlympit s was outstanding and the r.u t< illustrated what drive truly is To sw the rat « from the sptu ta tor's persixm live is one thing And to those who have ever long distance raced, the strength of will and what f*rv fonlaimi accom plished in that rate is astounding. Sadly, the mediis: ritv of tht> video almost overshadows C' this amazing event, and tfin Nike influence Nike is the <>\n< utive producer and the prima ry sponsor of the dot u r montary detracts heavily from the video This video may no! !>•■ enjoyable to uemmti nudi ances, unioss they nro diehard Pro fontaino fails The video's underlying message is that Pro fontaino was an athlete who ran off guts and drive Prefontaine seemed to he one of the Inst of a dying breed, one who lived for the rate not for the glory or money until his life was cut short by a one car act idunt. Unfortunately, there are no ath letes like him today But perhaps one day — when sports is no longer about money and greed — a true athlete, like Prufontaine, will re-emerge and bring back a much needed sense of purit) Editor's Notf Hits video pre mieres .it the MOP AN Film festi val on Oct 25 and is currently available through the University Bookstore. TEAR OUT THIS AD AND NAIL IT TO THE WALL! 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