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Better Scores. Better Schools. Taking the LSAT in June? Check out our Hyperieaming LSAT Course at USC! March 3-April 28 - ' ■ —1 ■ -.— ■. — or visit www.PrincetonReview.com Redneck singles service opens BY JENNIFER FREEMAN THE MIX EDITOR The world’s First online dating service specifically for “rednecks” has been launched, just in time for Valentine’s Day and perfect for those good ol’ Southern boys. After all, what is Valentine’s Day without some red? RedNeckandSingle.com offers a twist on the usual online dating services by providing options for hobbies from “Raisin’ Critters” to “Raisin’ Hell.” The options help create an atmosphere which the Web site says is “like an online honky-tonk, but without the drinkin’, cussin’ and fightin’.” Religion Choices have been broadened to include “Baptist,” “Southern Baptist,” “Independent Baptist,” “Missionary Baptist,” “Primitive Baptist,” “Fundamental Baptist,” “First Baptist,” “Methodist,” “Christian” or “Other.” Hobbies can be picked from a list including, “Huntin’ and Shootin’ Critters,” to “Four Wheelin’” and “CowTippin.’” Redneck is the way to go these days, with Gretchen Wilson’s song, “Redneck Woman” climb ing the chans and the “Blue Collar Comedy Tour” one of the most popular specials on Comedy Central. Love can be found for free with the Basic Redneck package, which allows the user to complete a pro file and upload photos. The Premium Redneck package comes with e-mail, a Redneck and Single Chat Room and even Instant Redneck Messenger — all for $14.95 monthly. McIntosh, a Southern boy himself, said in a press release that he created this site to “give red necks an online environment to hunt for romance without having to weed through profiles of peo ple who turn their noses up at in terests like NASCAR, country mu sic and hunting.” The term “redneck” goes all the way back to 17th-century Scotland, but its roots in the United States can be traced to white sharecroppers in the early South. McIntosh claims these deep roots can be tied to everything in a person’s life, from the grits they eat in the morning to the truck they get into with their NASCAR shirt on and when they drive down the din road with their mullet flut tering in the wind. “So when two people with this deeply ingrained, unique set of val ues meet, you increase the odds of having what most singles are seek ing— chemistry,” McIntosh said in a press release. “It’s just that for me, and for thousands more with that redneck heritage, the chem istry we seek is more of a home grown variety. “I’ve had people jokingly ques tion if the redneck breeding ground is one that should be fer ♦ Please see DATING, page 7 ♦FREE Shuttle Service to University (transports until 8pm on select days) ♦FULLY Furnished 3&4 bedroom suites ♦PRIVATE Bathroom in Every Bedroom Suite ♦INDIVIDUAL Leases ♦FREE Secure Personal Storage Unit ♦INDIVIDUAL Locks for Every Bedroom Suite ♦LARGE Screen TV in Select Units ♦OVERSIZED Desk ♦DESIGNER Furnishings ♦GATED Community ♦LIGHTED Basketball Court/Sand Pit Volleyball ♦ PRIVATE Balcony/Patio for Every Apartment ♦WALK to Stadium ♦RESORT STYLE Spa, Deck and Pool ♦ FULL-SIZE Appliances with Microwave ♦ ELECTRONIC Front Door Lock ♦ 24 HOUR Deluxe Fitness Center ► 24 HOUR Multi-Station Computer Center ► FREE Blazing Broadband Ethernet * FREE Cable TV with HBO package ► FREE Trash Pick-Up at your door ► LARGEST Suites in Town ► X-Box Room » TANNING BED (FREE) * FREE Roommate Matching * ENJOY the Putting Green