Summer Diversions
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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
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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
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