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its, ver Arts & Entertainment Page 5 The Battalion Tuesday, September 8,1992 ;t president, pvemment 1 from leav- w was de- iet republic 'f the Soviet listed amid i seized the iking more vev's Cabi- 'ved a vote rmer Com- rival Part)' They saiil d religious end a civil im country at the VIP wn tie and iders as he subnutting hah Iskan der to sta* iquish mv oadcast on it States, s" in Tajik 31 l with the iyevanda a fly to his other pro- : ho identi- [ which last I erfax said. [ id left the I Karl A.StolleisThe Battalion Darian Hill, a junior economics major, was a spokesperson in the Ipeaceful protests following the Rodney King Verdict on campus Darian Hill speaks his mind By JULIE POLSTON Feature Writer of THE BATTALION Last spring hundreds of students of differ ent races and religions came together to rally and protest peacefully the Rodney King ver dict. One student emerged as a primary spokesperson among those who disagreed with the controversial court decision. One question caused Darian Hill, a junior economics major from Port Arthur, to step for ward in response to the King verdict: Why are people acting irrationally? "Irrational people commit irrational acts," Hill said. If we can stop people from thinking irrationally, then we can stop irrational behav ior such as the looting and violence that oc curred in Los Angeles, Hill said. Injustice needs to be recognized as the un derlying problem before action can take place, he said. "This (the verdict) was a grave miscarriage of justice, and the riots were caused because of the extreme injustice that people felt," Hill said. "I wanted to show College Station, the state and the nation how rational people come together to protest injustice." So what defines a rational person? An edu cated and God-fearing person is a rational per son, Hill said. However, these two terms bring up separate issues and further complicate this problem of injustice, he said. For example. Hill said many children con tinue to be kept out of the educational pool. "It's like the bell-shaped curve; the majority of students in the middle are the ones being left out," he said. Programs for highly gifted students, underprivileged children, and slow er learners receive the most funding for the lat est computers, textbooks and the best teachers, and the typical student is neglected, he said. Positive morals, which are a product of reli gious influence, are another issue. Hill said. He expressed concern over the deterioration of family values, as well as the absence of the fa ther from the home. Hill emphasized this is not a black versus white issue. This is not about race, sex or reli gion; everyone should be ent tied to a good ed ucation and positive morals. Hill said. In addi tion, the focus of the '92 election should be family problems, not family values, he said. Both these issues - injustice and irrationality - stem from attitudes. Hill said. "Without history, there would be no future. We are where we are today because of what happened yesterday," he said. "Powerful men created certain laws to satisfy their likes and desires, and these laws conflicted with the needs of society. These men put God's teach ings second to their ideas when creating the American society, and as a result attitude was born." Hill also stressed the reevaluation of one's priorities. He said just a few weeks ago, a Houston building had the ceiling of its lobby painted. However, this was no ordinary paint job. Hill said. This was a multi-thousand dol lar adventure, where the ceiling was covered with squares of 22-carat gold leaf, he said. "I know they have the right to do what they want with their billions, but does this selfish ness make any sense?" he said. "What about the American people? Why not invest that money to help better your company or to help better the education of America's children." It all comes back to attitude. Hill said. "At titude created ignorance, and ignorance creat ed an inferior America," he said. "First and most important, we must seek to change 'Atti tude'." "A new attitude will enable America to cre ate love among human beings, so that we will help aid and educate one another. A new atti tude must be established in order for America to go from goodness to greatness." Karate kids misses target '3 Ninjas' fails as 'Teen-Age Mutant Ninja Turtles' wanna-be ous ifter several /ote so the) ill two years and House >r him. The n to do the at they had st when the osed cuts in y 37 Senate :an conven- eek across- y equal re- — without ice July. Both >ked Tru- r, Bush so Truman it's daugh- a newspa- reservoir uman ap- J reached I inton, the pictured nan-style lire a Tru- ence. Less Waukesha, tying that r Truman common US been "rnm or ng alien- le guilty d mercy that's oe ney has nations TI inton's antained =ars ago Clinton stion of sd Clin* npaigh* => he ac- s iveda at it a" fter the -ed. Lie still has Irm the elation' at 0*' I TIM DOOLEN Special to the BATTALION 3 Ninjas Directed by Jon Turtletaub Rated PG Now playing at Cinema III Can you imagine a scenario where jelly beans are used as a weapon? Anything is possible in the world of "3 Ninjas," the latest chil dren's release to try to cash in on the popularity of the "Mutant Ninja [ Turtles" phenomenon of the late '80s. But instead of teenage turtles, these are pre-teen, mutant ninja boys. [ And instead of being named after Italian artists, they are named after [people in test audiences who liked the film - Rocky, Colt and Tum- I Turn. Besides those differences, everything is pretty much the same as with the turtles. They like pizza, do unbelievable feats in battle, say "awe some," and are more or less straight out of the cartoons. The movie even includes cartoon sound effects. The three boys are trained in their ninja ways by their big-bellied, aged, Japanese grandfather, who occasionally needs a stunt double just to get up out of a chair. The boys' father is an FBI agent who happens to be chasing the Japaiiese guy's now evil ex-partner who sells armaments illegally. When the bad guy finds out about the kids, he has them kidnapped so the FBI dad will ease off. This sets up the biggest part of the movie, where three surfers try to kidnap Ricky, Colt and Tum-Tum in their own home while the boys use household items to fend them off. Sound familiar? It's "Home Alone" times three with a ninja twist. Eventually they are captured, and pot-bellied granddad comes to the rescue, setting up the unrealistic finale. Would you believe three pre-teens beating a shipful of ninjas with M-16s? Or an old guy with a huge beergut doing five backflips in a row? Or defeating the bad guy by stuffing jelly beans in his mouth (an ancient Ninja trick)? Or a five-foot kid dunking a basketball (yes, there's even a little bit of "White Men Can't Jump" thrown in)? To say that the events in this movie are improbable is to redefine the word. In this tongue-in-cheek film, the tongues are almost falling out of their cheeks. It's always hard to gauge children's movies, because many times what pleases a child falls flat to adult ears and eyes. Normally it would probably be safe to say that it's harmless for chil dren and dreadfully boring for adults. But this movie may send a bad message to children that violence is an answer to problems, and that it's "cool" to be a ninja and use sharp objects to hurt people. Even if they don't get this message, there's not much else to make this movie worth the ticket price - even at children's prices. 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