MTV show stars speak

Puck and Julie -- two names that live on in the memories of MTV. In this case those memories are in the form of weekend rerun marathons where people can relive the antics of a crazy bike messenger as well as the first of a few booted roommates and a young girl coming to terms with her religion. \nNow students can get a live look at the two castmates as they come to campus tonight to speak to students about their experiences and what's going on in their lives now. The lecture will give students a chance to ask questions to the two cast members and find out what happens when people stop being polite and start getting real. \n"I'm not what you think," said Puck, 33. "I always make people laugh. Generally people are shocked when they come to see me. When you see me you'll find someone personal, personable and up-front."\nThe once crazy, dirty, controversial bike messenger is now a husband and a father of a 4-month-old son. But don't expect someone different from what you saw on MTV.\n"People who really know me knew who I really was on TV, but look who they put me with -- the black rapper; the virgin, Hispanic Republican; the cartoonist who just moved out of his mom's house; and the Asian medical student. I knew I was going to get to everybody on the show.\n"I mean, I didn't shower for 32 days!"\nNot showering wasn't the only controversy that followed Puck. And in the forum tonight he promises not to avoid any controversial questions.\n"I'll answer any question asked," Puck said. "I have never not answered a question. Well, except about money. Don't ask me how much money I make. That's just rude."\nPuck is doing more than just lecturing and raising a baby. He just finished doing a music video and is in the works of doing a voice-over for a cartoon on VH1 based on his character.\n"I'll do anything to screw over MTV," he said.\nJulie, from the New Orleans cast and equally popular but less abrasive than Puck, will also speak. After finishing the show, Julie became the spokesperson for two national campaigns, the National Campaign for Abstinence and the Truth Campaign.\n"I've always been interested in those issues even before the Real World," Julie said. "I feel like they have important messages to be heard."\nA cast member who was labeled "Julie the Mormon," she won't be platforming the Mormon religion.\n"If people ask me about my religion, I'll answer the questions," she said. "But generally we like to have a comfortable forum for college audiences, and we like to keep it loose and open."\nThe forum will consist of Julie and Puck talking about their life and experiences on the show, and then the audience will be opened up for questions. \n"What Puck and I talk about depends on the audience," Julie said. "We want them to get out of it what they want out of it. We want them to participate, ask questions, and go home having had a good time."\nJulie is currently booked up until next December, giving lectures around the country in high schools, college campuses, churches and different Truth and National Abstinence speaking events. Aside from lecturing, she has a show on the Discovery Channel called the "Electric Playground" and is planning on attending California State to finish her degree in business. \nThe Real World forum is free to the general public and seats expected to go fast. Union Board marketing director Scott Dittmer thinks students will be eager to hear what both Julie and Puck have to say. \n"I know Puck and Julie will be able to relate to every student on campus in some way," Dittmer said. "Puck and Julie were popular on the TV show, and I think many students are going to want to see them and hear their experiences on the show." \nThe forum will start at 6 p.m. in Alumni Hall at the Indiana Memorial Union. Seats are first come, first serve.