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Pulse Editor Jacquelyn Lewis jacquelynlewis@dailyemerald.com Tuesday, October 22,2002 Oregon Daily Emerald On Thursday My House: Come on over for a good time From Europe to America, fried bread has come a long way in taste Reporter’s notebook Dizzy Dean’s doughnut baker David White spear once saw a woman eat 13 French crullers in one sitting. Depending on your point of view, that’s either disturbing or strangely comforting. Either way, it proves v w • * w.’jLtJa&t there are serious things going on in doughnut shops across the country. Thus, my quest be gan — a search to unravel the clandestine subculture of the legendary pastry. Even in Eugene, where tempeh and tofu are a way of life, there’s a world out there where fried bread is still worth something. And why not? Sometimes life should just be that simple. But to dismiss doughnuts as a simple breakfast dessert would not do justice to this Photo Illustration Mark McCambridge culinary masterpiece. There is a whole mythology to doughnuts that would put trekkies and Tolkien fanatics to shame. For instance, there’s the Strudeldorf incident. According to elliskaiser.com, Dutch set tlers journeyed to the New World “seeking freedom from the strictly enforced writs of pastry,” after a cow kicked over a giant vat of hot oil, frying much of the city of Strudeldorf to a golden brown. Once in America, the Turn to Doughnut, page 7 Unrealistic book perfect bathroom material Book review Helen Schumacher Pulse Reporter How many times have you said to your self, “I’ve really been meaning to destroy that nuclear missile silo, if only I knew how”? If you’re anything like me, it’s all the time. Thankfully, Hunter S. Fulghum’s new book, “Don’t Try This at Home: How to Win a Sumo Match, Catch a Great White Shark, Start an Independent Nation, and Other Extraordinary Feats (for Ordinary People)” explains exactly how to destroy that nuclear missile silo. The book even has a diagram showing where to drill holes for explosives. Or maybe you like missile silos but are having trouble paying tuition. “Don’t Try This at Home” also explains how to break Turn to Book, page 6 Gaming community rewrites rulebook with group playing Local video game stores allow customers to feel at home in their fully equipped stores Jacquelyn Lewis Pulse Editor The video game industry is riding the wave of change, and the days of solitary button-pushing are over. According to Eu gene store owners, the future of gaming is community, and the game stores are pushing the envelope to build those com munities — both locally and globally. Big City Gamin’ owner Justin Field said he opened his store with group game play in mind. The East 13th Av enue and Willamette Street location is equipped with four plush couches sur rounding four 53-inch, high definition televisions — up to 16 people can play .simultaneously. Customers can try. out. games before they buy them or pay an hourly fee to play different titles in the store’s “futuristic arcade.” “We tried to implement technology into the storefront,” Field said. “It’s the ultimate dream living room.” The “dream living room” is jam packed with every type of video game imaginable — from vintage Nintendo to the latest Xbox releases. The store buys, sells, rents (only $1 per day) and trades console games, game systems and DVDs. “We try to do everything under one roof here,” manager Tyler Mack said. Big City Gamin’ is also wired to the lat est online technology, with high speed In ternet connections for its PlayStation 2 systems. Both Mack and Field said the new online technology will provide a good avenue for players to make connec tions with one another: The, PlayStation .Turn to Gaming, page 6 Jeremy Forrest Emerald Sixth-grade students Thomas Duke (left), Aaron Bergersen (middle) and Colin Willoughby (right) play the video game "Halo" on four big screen televisions at a birthday party at Big City Gamin' in Eugene. This systerp allows all 16 users to play against each other at the same time.
