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College Web sites difficult to wade through WEB from page 9 “We try to make it really user-friendly, but we just have so much content,” Humpal explained. Despite advertising distractions and content overload, Humpal claimed individual students are still able to find things specifically related to their interests. “There are so many different types of college students who find stuff in our site,” Humpal said “They sort of find what they like or what fits them.” While College Chib offers more communica tion-based options like free telephone-accessible e-mail accounts and 1-800 numbers, animal house.com features organizational options to “cre ate an online resource for college students, so you can have more fun and have more time to do things offline,” according to Samit “There’s always 90 hours worth of things (for students) to do and 24 hours to get them into,” Samit said. “This will hopefully help you to get moife out of those hours.” Things like tree online calendars, local hang out and event information, carpool boards and weather updates are there to help students better plan their day. Aside from the organizational aspects, animalhouse.com offers chat rooms; job boards; uncut, uncensored music videos; travel information; horoscopes; and other attractions. Samit says all of these help students get the most out of their college experiences. Animalhouse.com runs into the same prob lems as its competing site, however. The informa tion is hard to find, and it would take hours to effec tively master it enough to actually save time. It seems ironic these Web sites are created to help students have a better life away from the com puter while requiring hours of daily use and inter action. Also, the lack of UNL-based sections severely limits the Web sites’ uses for its students. But both College Club and animalhouse.com are new projects. Meanwhile, Samit and Humpal both claim to be recruiting UNL Web representatives even now. Until then, interested students can consult these three sttes andNan^var-iflcreasing number of others for- everything-from-hair^fyle advice aniU music reviews to scholarships and job opportuni ties. Then they can design free personal Web pages to help them organize all their newfound informa tion. For everyone else, there’s always the old-fash ioned way : Read the paper and find a calendar. ByLezaHoltmeier Staffwriter In the days of the Greeks, continuing through Shakespeare, men traditionally played women characters like Juliet, Lady Macbeth and Antigone. This weekend, the UNL Department of Theatre Arts and Dance reverses the age-old patriarchal tradition. In its production of Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot,” the department presents a cast of all women portraying male characters. The reasons behind the all-female casting are twofold. The next production of the main stage season, “Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” has a cast of eight men and only two women. Shirley Carr Mason, the director of “Waiting for Godot,” felt an all-woman cast was the best way to serve the needs of the many female the ater students. ... A In addition, Mason said, the play does not revolve around sexual or gender relations. Therefore, cast- ^ ing women as £ men did not affect . ° the relationships depicted in the ^ play. “The relation ships are very much the rela- # t i o n s h i p s £ between human — beings,” Mason said. “The factual <0 information is not ^ important in this play. It’s how one relates to die characters and to the experiences the characters are going through.” Because of the play’s material, the cast decided not to change Beckett’s language. Lines dealing with the male anatomy and masculine pronouns were left untouched. “It’s not going to give die audience anything but a momentary flicker of surprise,” Mason said. As the actors have approached their charac ters, they have tried to keep them gender-neutral. Cast members decided not to mimic male phys ical movements or lower the sound of their voic es. Amy Rafa, a graduate student in theater who plays Pozzo in the production, said making the characters gender-neutral emphasized the humanity of the play. “The basic principal (of the play) is that there is a universal feeling of isolation,” she said This means the characters do not rely on gender to define their identities or their searches for meaning. This is the department’s second show in the past year to cast a woman in a male role. In March, the department presented a production of “Dr. Faustus” with Erin McLaine in the title role. \. But this casting decision was based on the idea of Faustus as a woman. While the play still explored basic human dilemmas concerning the world of evil, McLaine provided an alternative dimension to a traditionally male role. “Waiting for Godot” also explores questions all human beings must work through, Mason said, but without adding a new dimension of femininity to a relatively gender-neutral plot in waiting lor Lrodot, two bums pass the time waiting for Godot, a mysterious being who represents some form of salvation. The bums do not know why or for what they wait; they only know they must Mason said the questions the play poses are as common as the questions children often ask. “Why are we here? What are we doing? Is it going to happen today or next week, whatever it is? Anyone who faces up to their own mortality faces these questions,” Mason said. However, Mason said, the play avoids pro viding an answer to these questions. Instead, audience members must evaluate the ideas based on their own experiences. “Waiting for Godot” opens Thursday with a student preview and continues through Sunday and October 13-17. Shows are at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 for gen eral admission, $9 for faculty members/staff/senior citizens and $6 for stu dents. For reservations, call the Temple Box Office at (402) 472-2073. . Matt Haney/DN Post-punk veteran plays last electric rock tour MOULD from page 9 Michael Wolf, publicist for Mould, said the myth springs from the musician’s complaint about ring ing ears after concerts. But he assures Mould’s hewing is normal. "That s absolutely not Why he is retiring (from touring),” Wolf said Mould’s real reasons are some what dubious, still. He certainly seems to be fed up with the rock ’n’ roll lifestyle as he has lived it for the past few years. “I’ve been shaking hands and kissing babies for so long, I haven’t spent any time at the writing table,” he complained His reluctance to disclose future plans to the press - saying only that he has “some things on the back burner” - is understandable as he has had nary a second to himself since the release of “The Last Dog and Pony Show” in August In the past he has expressed interest in exploring other avenues of writing, but to date has had nothing published. His favorite book is “Naked Lunch” by William S. Burroughs because “it’s a pretty hard-core glimpse into somebody’s mind.” You could say the same for his lyrics. These lines are found on “Roll Over and Die” from his self-titled release: “In this world, I’ve got no choice: There is nothing left at all: and you don’t notice, but that’s all right you don’t know what it’s like.” Mould has had trouble with the reasons for giving up his relationship with electric rock. But, he explains, it is not as simple as people think. “If I write a really loud guitar song, I am not going to temper it for recording,” he said. “In the studio anything is fair game.” For now, fans should focus on Mould on stage, as it will be their last chance to witness one of modem rock’s greatest contributors doing what he does best: loud rock ’n’ roll. Tonight’s all-ages concert is $16.50. Vamaline opens for Mould at 9 p.m. I_I The Jean Outlet, 3241 South 13th, 420-5151. All ready broken-in Levi'S, $4.95 - $15.95, also colored camo.. Legendary Computers 4711 Huntington. New, used, ana custom systems. Call 466-1033. A 5% discount with mention of this ad. 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