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January 2008
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"Imaginary Invalid" showcases fresh talent
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Staff Reporter
Imagine actors in period
costumes of large dresses and
larger hair, strutting across
the stage, a sight that can
only be seen at a showing of
"The Imaginary Invalid" this
February.
The play is a satirical
comedy focused on the
medical community, and it is
the last play written by Jean
Baptiste Moliere, a famous
French playwright, in the late
seventeenth century.
The February
performances in the
auditorium are being
directed by Jon Ares, Media
Tech and Theatre Technical
Director, with costumes
designed by Barbara Murray,
English teacher, and a cast
comprised of an eclectic cast
of sophomores, juniors and
seniors.
"They're all very talented,
but it's really about their
combination of skills," Ares
said about the casting. The
audition process consisted of
tryouts for "The Imaginary
Invalid" and "The Diviners."
"We were casting for two
shows, so it was a difficult
process of mixing and
matching."
While some of the cast
are veterans in the drama
department, some haven't
had much experience. Tyler
Harmon, junior, has never
been in a show, and will
play Cleante, a suitor to the
character Angélique, played
by Jordon Scott, senior.
Avery Breyne-Cartwright,
sophomore, who plays
Louise, Angélique's sister, is
excited at her chance to be in
the show.
"I really love theatre and
I haven't really had a chance
to be involved," Breyne-
Cartwright said.
Though the play is a
period piece, Ares feels
its satirical aspects about
medicine still have relevance.
The main character is a
hypochondriac named
Argan, played by Avik
Bandyopadhyay, senior.
"It's still very topical today.
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also known as the Voyager,
is the hot new iPhone-killer,
and is in high demand, yet
heavily constrained in many
parts of the country.
Most are excited to see
Verizon coming out with
new phones in general, and
the rumors that the Voyager
puts the iPhone in its place
is certainly helpful w hen
advertising the product.
The front of the Voyager
has the most similarity to the
iPhone. The Voyager has a
large front touch-screen and
an all-icon home page. The
Voyager's most unique fea-
ture is that it flips open on its
side, revealing a full display
color screen and a QWERTY
keyboard, almost identical
to a computer keyboard.
Another of the Voyager's
features is the haptic feed-
back when typing on the
tou chscreen. As you tap
the keyboard, the Voyager
slightly vibrates to let you
know that it is taking your
feedback. This haptic tech-
nology is very similar to the
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"force feedback" found in a
lot of video game control
lers like the Nintendo 64
controller's Rumble Pak.
Difficulties always seem
to come hand-in-hand with
touchscreens though. The
iP h on e to u ch screen w as
reported to be too sensitive,
and the small keyboard made
typing hard for some,
The Voyager seems to be
not sensitive enough, and
requires a hard tap, but is
easy to get used to.
Navigating web pages is
said to be not quite as smooth
as it is on the iPhone, and
users might find themselves
accidentally clicking links
instead of dragging.
A n oth er d isad van tage
is that the Voyager doesn’t
have WiFi, most likely the
area where iPhone has it
beat, although some critics
say that 3G for WiFi is pretty
much an even swap. Thebest
thing about the Voyager is
said to be Verizon’s sprawl-
ing network coverage and
3G Internet Access,
The Voyager is available in
black only, and sells for close
to$400when purchased with
a two year contract.
see all these commercials for
ailments [pharmaceutical
companies] think we have,"
Ares said.
Other cast members
include Georgina Cohen,
senior, playing Toinette;
Tatianna Young, junior,
playing Beline; Reis Mahnic
and Christopher Daniels,
juniors, playing multiple
characters; and Josh
Valentine, senior, playing
Beralde.
The show opens Feb. 15
at 7:30 p.m. and plays Feb.
16,21, 22 and 23. Tickets are
available for $5 for students
and $7 for adults at the
beginning of the month from
the online box office and at
the theatre box office during
lunch or an hour before
showtime.
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Democratic candidates lead polls in Primary Elections
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Edwards' education
policy is similar to other
candidates as well. He plans
to start education early
w ith universal preschool,
im prove teachers by
increasing their salaries
and creating specialized
universities for teachers.
This and more funding for
all schools is Edwards plan
to im prove the nation's
educational systems.
To help the environment,
Edwards plans to stop
greenhouse gas pollution,
starting in 2010 and reduce
it 15% by 1220 and another
80% by 2050. In addition,
Edwards plans to lead the
world in a new climate
treaty and is going to fund
$10 billion to research and
developm ent of energy
efficient technology.
In the Iowa Caucuses,
w hich were held on Jan. 3,
Obam a took first, followed
by Edwards and Clinton.
In the New Hampshire
Prim ary held on Jan. 8
despite Obam a's apparent
substantial lead in post
prim ary polls, Clinton came
out first, followed by Obama
and then Edwards in a
distant third. Historically, if
one candidate wins both the
Iowa and New Hampshire
Primaries, they will win
the National Convention.
However, w ith Clinton
pulling off a surprising
win, the candidate is still
unknown. The next primary
will be the South Carolina
Primary, held on Jan. 26.