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Summer Diversions An independent newspaper httpi//www.dailyemerald.coin Thursday, August 8,2002 Since 1 900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon Volume 104, Issue 13 DETOUR Spend the summer getting soaking wet There comes a time in every col lege student’s life when, in or der to escape the heat of sum mer, a good old fashioned water gun fight is in order. For students of a cra zier persuasion, however, stripping clothes away and diving into die near est body of water may also be neces sary. In short, sum mer can be fun, but the heat in herently makes people miserable. But fear not. Widi a little cre ativity and lack of inhibition to go back to child hood roots, the heat can be beat en quite easily. The first step Reporter in reliving child hood summer fun is traveling to the nearest depart ment store and buying an arsenal of the classic Super Soaker squirt guns. These water weapons have im proved quite a bit over the years, and the newer models pack enough water to last through an entire water-gun war. One of the newest models, “Monster XL,” even features a bipod, so anybody wielding the massive weapon can lay on their stomachs while firing. Super Soaker also manufactures many other models, including the huge “SplashZooka” and the smaller “MAX-D 2000.” If the prices for water guns seem too high, water balloons serve as an easy substitute. Water balloon fights are more fun in some cases because they re quire coordination and aim as opposed to simply pointing and shooting. If chasing down people and soaking them doesn’t sound appealing, maybe it’s time to dig out that old Slip ’N Slide. Wham-O, the company that created Slip ’N Slide, has been hard at work making new and improved ways to slide down hills—even if they are made for ages 5 to 12. The newest de sign, called “Big Splash,” is 22 feet long and has an inflatable tunnel called the “ splash-and-dump. ” “Surf Rider” is another slide, al Turn to Water, page 3 Photo Illustration by Adam Jones Emerald New flavored malt beverages provide lighter, sweeter taste By Michael J. Kleckner Oregon Daily Emerald They’re generally citrus-flavored. They’re sweet and alcoholic. And the advertisements show college-age drinkers having great parties while drinking them. A new trend has emerged in the beer industry, and while it isn’t hoppy, it appears to be hopping. Flavored malt beverages, such as Sun Devil Alcohol Lemon Drink, Hooper’s Hooch and One-Eyed Jack, all of which capitalize on a lemonade taste, have been around for a few years. In late 2001 and 2002, however, a flurry of new beverages have hit the shelves, pushing the “malternative” sector’s sales to more than $600 million and cutting into the $33 bil lion beer market, according to The Business Journal. These lighter-flavored drinks are aimed at twentysome thing drinkers, so a team of five Emerald staffers decided to give these new beverages a try and see whether any of them are worth students’ money, or if drinkers should just stick to their old standbys. It was a hard job, we know, but Emerald readers deserve this kind of service. We based our ratings on a scale of one to nine, with nine being the highest. We judged the drinks on flavor, sweetness and aftertaste and assigned them a point value. Finally, we gave the drinks an overall ranking, and that is how they are presented here, from our least favorite to our favorite. Turn to Malt, page 5 Ice cream comforts in warm weather Jenni Schultz Managing editor Oregonians always seem to be caught off guard when the tem perature reaches above 59.5 degrees. It’s rare for houses to have air conditioning, and the humidity makes people question the validity of the barometer and yell: “You’re lying! It’s at least 150 degrees!” A motivating way to avoid the sti fling thickness of an Oregon summer is to indulge your taste buds with a deli cious treat. I love ice cream — a lot. Once, when I was small, I wished that I was Laura In galls Wilder from “Little House on the Prairie.” Then I thought about hav ing to churn my own cream to make a bowl of delicious ness, and I cried. But I only cried a little, because I knew somewhere, somehow, I could get a delicious scoop or 10 of ice cream with relative ly little effort. The following is a list of just a few of the shops in town that I like to frequent. Dairy Queen has several locations in the Eugene-Springfield area; who could ask for more? They feature soft serve “real” ice cream, banana splits, blizzards, dipped cones and ice cream cakes, among other things. The best Dairy Queen to frequent is on Coburg Road, as is it the cheapest and one of the cleanest. Another ice cream classic is Baskin Robbins. With a plethora of choices, one could get lost is the beautiful shiny glass that prevents unsupervised “sampling.” And, if those summer days get too bor ing, try taking on the role of a quality control officer and count if there really are 31 flavors. Ah ha! Now that would be corporate corruption. In addition to cones and portable pints, Baskin-Robbins also prepares and sells handmade ice cream cakes. Looking at one of these cakes makes one think of looking at the Mona Lisa, they really are pieces of art. Prince Puckler’s Ice Cream is a cam pus favorite. It is more of a gourmet es tablishment but offers something big chains can’t: a hometown, original feel ing. And it’s worth every penny. Pearl Street Ice Cream Parlour—pre viously known as Farrell’s—always of fers a rip-roarin’ good time. Where else can you a get a volcano of ice cream, fudge, cherries, nuts and whipped cream? And for only a quarter, they have a machine that tests how “hot” you are. One warning: Don’t ever, ever, ever let Turn to Ice Cream, page 3
