Barnes &
Noble on Valley
River Road is
one of several
bookstores in
Eugene that
carries a large
selection of
magazines for
those who
need their
celebrity
gossip fix.
Tracey Carter | Freelance photographer
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BY KAITLIN STEWART
DAILY EMERALD FREELANCE WRITER
Did you hear that Jennifer
Aniston and Brad Pitt broke
up? The Brad and Jennifer
split isn’t the only celebrity gossip
spreading through campus. Other
hot stories include Prince Charles
marrying Camilla Parker Bowles
and the ongoing Jessica Simpson
and Nick Lachay marriage rifts.
Students who love to gab about
Hollywood and the celebrities who
live there often purchase gossip
magazines such as The National
Enquirer or People for the scoops
on the lives of the rich and famous.
Not surprisingly, it can quickly
become a vice.
The National Enquirer, National
Examiner and Globe are classic ex
amples of tabloids with headlines
that include: “Ashley Olsen Caught
In A Drug Scandal,” and “Brad &
Jen: Custody Battle Over Dog.”
They contain not only the latest
celebrity gossip but also other fea
tures such as classified ads for psy
chics and miracle stories of people
returning from the dead.
“Personally, I would never trust
anything in the tabloids,” junior Jes
sica Hutchinson said. “I’ve found
that all their stories are usually
ridiculously false.”
Recent cover stories on celebrity
news magazines such as Star and In
Touch included “Poor Jessica! Is
This the Final Straw?” and “Justin
and Cam: Are They Secretly Mar
ried?” Like tabloids'? they are
crammed with gossip.
Arguably the most popular
celebrity gossip magazines are US
Weekly and People. Recent cover
stories included “Orlando and Kate
Split” and “Exclusive Photos!
TYump’s Wedding.”
Celebrity gossip magazines help
some students put their problems
in perspective; for others, tabloids
are the first source of news
“I’d rather read US or People
because the gossip is toned down,”
freshman Beth Glazer said.“It seems
more factual.”
Some students simply cannot un
derstand why people would pur
chase gossip magazines.
“(Celebrity gossip) is trash,”
freshman Sean Gibbons said. “I
don’t understand why people care
about what celebrities do.”
Beyond finding out about how
celebrities live or what they are
wearing, students also buy these
magazines to help put their own
problems in perspective. These
magazines present celebrities as
real people who have problems
just like everyone else.
“I think people want to be
included in the lives of everyone,
especially their favorite or not-so
favorite celebrity,” sophomore
David Wu said.
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Balingit: Some suggestions
for when reading the O.C.
Continued from page 4B
political antagonism; with the ASUO,
with the administration, with the greek
system and with some conservative
radio talk host with a penchant for
forgetting the facts. It sucks that I have
to reserve caution when speaking to
certain people just because of their
affiliation with a particular organiza
tion, and it sucks that when people
write nasty judgmental things about
me, I have to be polite and take it.
The Oregon Commentator has
minimal regard for being politically
correct. And, just like any other pub
lication, it should be approached
with a critical mind. I recommend
the following guidelines;
1. Read the O.C. as you would
watch a Michael Moore film or listen
to Rush Limbaugh: as part entertain
ment, part information and part nar
cotic-induced rambling
2. Read the O.C. as the authors in
tend you to read it (and as the authors
probably wrote it): severely inebriated.
3. Don’t read about Will’s adven
tures with Russian club kids if you
have a weak stomach, or if you’ve
been drinking too much (see #2).
4. If you see O.C. Editor in Chief
Tyler Graf, give him a hug and a
cigarette. His parents obviously
didn’t love him as a child.
The Oregon Commentator has an
important lesson for us all. As a kid, I
was taught to “embrace difference. ”
The Commentator teaches us to laugh
at everyone’s differences, hysterically,
until we barf on someone’s shoes.
moriahbalingit@dailyemerald.com
Nelson: Fine, if the Internet
isn't your style, go be social
Continued from page 4B
Don’t start thinking I’ve
gone soft, though. I assure you,
nothing turns me on more than a
relaxing browse through the vast
basement-like directories of eBay.
When my stress level goes up, the
fastest way to bring it down isn’t a
cool glass of Pinot Noir or a sensual
massage. It’s reading about Joe
and Jenny Blow from Anyplace,
Kansas, and their three prize-win
ning Dobermans and their purple
1971 Dodge Dart, all displayed in
the glory of Jenny’s free Yahoo!
Geocities Web page. (Did you
know that a 2002 Chevy TYailblazer
can be filled with 39,096 76
Styrofoam antenna balls?)
Still not convinced of the
mind-numbing bounty of knowledge
and pleasure the Internet has to
offer? All right. If you don’t want to
meet mysterious new buddies,
expand your mind and aid in the
ongoing search for the ultimate free
pornography Web site, you can go
back to your movie theaters, bars,
parties and dates. I’ll take care of
your goldfish.
adriennenelson@ dailyemerald, com
Dining: Think about health factors
and cost when eating outside home
Continued from page 9B
cook or clean or anything, and
it can also be kind of a fun environ
ment for dating or whatever,”
Harris said.
Some say that eating out is
simply not as healthy as eating
at home.
Olmos said eating out can be un
healthy because people rationalize
eating an unhealthy food by saying
they are treating themselves to a
rare snack, but those people are ac
tually treating themselves more of
ten than they realize.
“Cooking is becoming a hobby,”
she said.
Olmos said foods in restaurants
don’t tend to include many fruits,
vegetables or foods high in fiber, and
the portions tend to be too large.
“I think you get a much healthier
diet by eating in the house,” she said.
Olmos recommended students
plan ahead where and what they’re
going to eat, ask for a to-go
box ahead of time so there isn’t
a temptation to over eat, share
large entrees and ask for healthy
ingredients on the menu to be
served according to preferences.
Students should avoid pre-meal
snacks and also avoid skipping
meals because they know they are
going to eat out later, she said.
Payne said Eugene is nice
because it has lots of organic
restaurants, but he agreed that
overall eating out is not as healthy
as eating at home. This is because
when you eat out you don’t know
all of the ingredients that went into
the meal, he said.
Harris said she tries to eat
healthy foods both at home and at
restaurants but sometimes fails.
“When I go out, it’s not more
processed, but it’s probably more
fatty, meats, fried stuff, stuff that
I can’t eat at home,” Harris
said. “But, at the same time, I
end up eating a lot of Ramen and
macaroni and cheese at home. So
that’s not very healthy either.”
jaredpaben @ dailyemerald. com
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