Eugene hairstylists have
noticed hairstyles
changing with the seasons
BY NATASHA CHIUNGERIAN
SENIOR PULSE REPORTER
With the sun shining a little more
often than some are used to this
winter, people are looking to update
their looks, particularly their hair.
Eugene hosts a variety of beauty
salons, and stylists are always
ready to give their clients looks
that are trendy yet catered to
the individual.
Just Hair, a salon at 50 W. 13th
Ave., is a casual spot where patrons
can kick back while they get pam
pered. The salon offers body waxing,
manicures and pedicures along with
cuts and color.
"People can come in wearing
sweats and be comfortable," Just
Hair stylist Emily Combs said. "You
don’t have to dress up to get your
hair done.”
For a fancier atmosphere, head to
Chikara Salon and Spa in the
Oakway Center on Coburg Road,
an upscale, full-service salon that
specializes in treatments and flaunts
decor inspired from salons in New
York City. At Chikara, you can
experience innovative pampering
moves such as a moisturizing body
masque or a soothing stones
massage. Also across the
Willamette River, yet still accessible
to the campus area, is Majesty Salon
and Day Spa at 4730 Village Loop.
Majesty is a trendy salon that stays
current by closely following Holly
wood styles and color.
While stylists see a wide range of
hair style and color preferences in
their clients, a few stylists said a
Danielle Hickey | Photo Editor
Stylist Summer Richardson cuts David Clark's hair Wednesday
afternoon at Just Hair, at 50 W. 13th Ave.
majortrendforfemales is a move
ment away from stick-strajhght hair
toward waves, curls and flipping.
"Hair is getting bigger again,"
Majesty cosmetologist Debbie Haas
said. "People used to ask for
straight, sleek styles, but now it's
getting fluffier and has more curl.
People are realizing thatthe flat iron
damages hair, and they would rather
have a little curl than ravaged hair."
She added that one popular cut
for women is a longer version of the
pixie with a flip. Combs said she has
been seeing the long, side-swept
bang, which will continue its popu
larity through the spring and sum
mer. Both Combs and Haas said a
current color preference is light col
or on top and a darker hue under
neath. Chikara stylist Christa Tollef
son said the shattered bob cut is in.
Stylists said that for men, the main
trend is their increased gravitation
to getting pampered at a salon and
their aversion to getting quick, basic
cuts at a barber shop. Haas said the
metrosexual movement is evident in
the amount of men who have been
coming to her salon.
"Guys are more comfortable now
going to a salon, using products and
getting color," she said. "Nowadays
they are tanning, getting manicures
and whitening theirteeth, and they
didn't do that five years ago."
Tollefson said men are playing
with edgier, less conservative styles
and more length and texture. Combs
said she has been seeing blond
tipping and the shaggy 1970s look
on males.
The unusually sunny winter
weather Eugene has been experi
encing has caused people to revamp
their hair earlier this year, which of
ten means shorter cuts and brighter,
lighter colors, Combs said. Tollefson
agreed thatthe sun has boosted
business, but she added that a new
hairstyle during dull, gray weather
can boost one's spirit as well. Haas
said it varies from person to person,
butthat spring is a populartime to go
fora new look.
"Hair is seasonal and mood-relat
ed,” Haas said. "Some people have
their cuts and color done on a
schedule, but spring and fall are the
two peaktimesfor people to come
in. In the spring, people want to go
lighter, and in the fall, they want to
pull their looks together because
they are getting backto business."
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■ Game review
Battle scenes supply
much of the action in
‘Mercenaries’ game
BY MATT SLAGLE
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
For days now, I've been playing the
Russian Mafia for fools, helping the
Chinese and upsetting the
delicate balance of power in the
Korean peninsula.
Now that the mob's wise to my
dealings, I'm cut off from its snazzy
Merchant of Menace Web site. Now
that was a handy place to buy guns,
health and ammo.
Such is life in the alternative re
ality of "Mercenaries," a new
video game forthe PlayStation 2
and Xbox where choosing sides
and blowing stuff up — lots of stuff
— is exceptionally entertaining.
It's a free-form, action-filled
jaunt that will take a long time to
fully explore — and destroy. The
subtitle is "Playground of Destruc
tion," but "Grand Theft Rambo"
seems just as appropriate.
The setting is the Korean peninsu
la, but not the one we hear about in
the news.
In "Mercenaries," peace-seeking
political leaders on both sides of the
DMZ have been killed by dictator-in
training Choi Song, plunging the re
gion into chaos. Worse, Song's got
nukes and intends to lob them across
the globe if anyone gets in his way.
Five factions are trying to im
pose their will. The Allied Nations
Task Force is a feel-good
U.N.-style group that wants
nothing more than to oust Song.
The Chinese are part of the Task
Force, but have sent in their own
army just in case. The aforemen
tioned Russian mob is in itforthe
money, while the South Korean
Union is a CIA-run military that
wants to impose a Western-style
democracy once Korean reunifica
tion is complete. And let's not forget
the North Koreans.
You parachute into this volatile
setting to earn cash and ultimately
to accomplish what all of these
seemingly powerful groups can't
— kill Song and the rest of his min
ions in the Deck of 52 most wanted
list. The bounty on Song alone is
$100 million.
Fighting between the lines, you
can jump from side to side to gain
favor and access to special equip
ment such as tanks, helicopters and
anti-air missiles.
The political maneuvering is cer
tainly fun, but the action takes cen
ter stage. Battles here are white
knuckle and calling in airstrikesto
destroy a bunker is truly a satisfy
ing accomplishment.
Soldiers generally have good arti
ficial intelligence, but it's not always
up to snuff. Crash through an enemy
road block, for example, and the sol
diers don't give chase. Instead, they
camp out atthe crossing, casually
firing a few shots in your general di
rection as you blow by.
When schlepping from one war
zone to another, I often found that
hijacking metro buses or delivery
trucks was betterthan using military
trucks. That way, I appeared to oth
erfactionsto be a civilian and notan
enemy combatant.
This $50 single player game in
cludes several characters to
choose from.
Life is calling.
How far will you go?
More than 178,000 Ameri
cans have sen/ed as Peace
Corps Volunteers since 1961 in
138 countries around the world.
You could be next.
Tuesday, March 1
Slide Show & Info Meeting
EMU - International Lounge
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Come celebrate the Peace Corps’
birthday by learning what it takes to
become a volunteer.
www.peacecorps.gov -- 800.424.8580, opt. 1
VIOLENCE
and the Changing Geopolitical Order
in Literature and the Arts
Walnut Room h ERB Memorial Union
University of Oregon
February 26, 2005
10 AM - 6 PM
a symposium addressing relationships of literature,
performance, theatre, music and'film to violence and
the changing geopolitical order”' sponsored byTthe
Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics
ADMISSION IS FREE
http://violence.uoregon.edu
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I Ocopolftical Order
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A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
by Arthur Miller
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February 25 - March 12, 2005
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