As students walked through the Sunken Gardens last Friday afternoon, they probably heard the sounds of metal slamming against metal and the tearing of auto parts.

The clanging that echoed throughout campus emanated from the front of the University Center, where students with sledgehammers were taking turns beating an old car at the Residence Hall Association's first-ever Car Smash.

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Being accosted, yelled at and badgered is a trauma typical for women walking down Jamestown Road on a Friday night. When it suddenly becomes more common during the lunch hour at the University Center, there is a serious problem.

Recently, vendors in the UC and Campus Center have been employing particularly aggressive selling tactics during the lunch and dinner hours. One offensive perpetrator is Citibank, which has been hawking its goods to students in the UC.

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As the end of the semester nears, students complain about the 2,500-word papers they have due. Well, imagine writing something 2,500 pages long. This number is approximately the length of English Professor Henry Hart's first draft of his biography, "James Dickey: The World as a Lie." The final version of this work was published April 13.

Although it was edited down to about 800 pages, the project was a major undertaking for Hart, who has been working on the book since 1992.

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Pointe Blank, the student-run dance company on campus, presented the third show in their brief history April 15 and 16. Two members of Improvisational Theatre, with characteristic energy and humor, hosted the show, briefly introducing each of the 17 pieces.

Pointe Blank's repetoire varied in style from jazz to tap and even some stomp. Unfortunately, the sheer number of pieces became slightly overwhelming as the evening progressed.

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