S 0 0 0 I I N S I D E COVER STORY RELEASESF The Ferraro Factor Pages 4-6 In nominating Geraldine Ferraro as their vice- What's New? Page 12 presidential candidate, the Democratic party has The record industry never stands still, but Recent / called for a reassessment of the "gender gap" and Albums keeps up with it. A list of many of the latest certainly count on her presence to help their releases, it features quick reviews r ,, presidential ticket. Reactions on campus vary from releases, it features quick reviews by staff members 4 exultation to dismissal of it as being nothing impor- of WCBN and the Daily. tant. Cover photo by DougMcMahon. ENTERTAINMENTS MOVIES Happenings Pages 7-9 Inflammable Page 14 A complete guide to the Ann Arbor entertainment Flashpoint, the new film starring Kris Kristoffer- community featuring capsule reviews of current and son, Treat Williams, and Rip Torn never really cat- second run films, as well as an extensive list of con- ches fire. For that matter it doesn't seem to have certs, plays, and sporting events. Entertainments much of a point either. runs for the entire week. RECORDS RESTAURANTS A Pair of Quartets Page 11 Middle of the Road Page is Both The Psychedelic Furs and The Bangles have Middle Kingdom offers some hope in the midst of current albums out, and both of them are bands to the Chinese food desert called Ann Arbor. It's prices keep and eye on. Don't forget that The Bangles come are a bit high, and it might not fare too well in San to town on Oct. 6. Francisco, but for here it's really something. Weekend Friday. September 14 1984 i e ysu e t h Assistant Sales Manager.............. Laurie Truske sta f eMed ited ail at 4ed y students on Ar Magazine Editor....................... 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When Middle Kingdom: Chinese food oasis Middle Kingdom opened its doors last December, it continued this trend. When Middle Kingdom first opened, Kingdom, on the other hand, meant friendly, and even , the muzak is roll. A dist one could not help but have mixed there might be life after the Orient Ex- tolerable. The problem is they all are makes ther emotions. Ann Arbor lost an always press. American with a capital A. The So what d reliable late-nighter when the Central Well, there is. And there isn't. The Americanization of Chinese restauran- what they Cafe went under. The arrival of Middle decor is pleasant, the waitpersons are ts has reached epidemic proportions Middle Ki and unfortunately Middle Kingdom metropolis doesn't avoid this pitfall. competitioi Those used to prices in Chinatowns Look at it around the coultry also will be thrown money, do here. The main dishes - Mandarin mouth. Szechuan, Cantonese, and Middle CA Kingdom specialties - run between $8 and $10, with seafood a little steeper. Fried rice, chow mein, and chop suey dishes are somewhat less expensive. A To an extent, generous portions justify the prices. Make sure you ask the waitress exactly what the dish con- sists of, however, because some of the names are misleading. The Szechuan A --spicy chicken, for example, was not very hot. This was probably due to an effort to make the dishes more palatable to average American tastes. Also, keep in mind that this is Middle Kingdom and not Szechuan West. The beef with Chinese vegetables turned out to be beef with broccoli and like the chicken, could have been ser- ved warmer. Again, the dish was above average in taste and the proportion of beef to broccoli favored the beef. The best buy of the evening proved to be the pan fried noodles with pork and Chinese vegetables. Served steaming and looking like it was cooked in a pie tin, this dish proved to be the most distinctive in taste and what was left ' over made good pickings the morning after. All of the main dishes come with steamed rice and a choice of won ton or BETSr eoiNm1uEb To TA LK AB Tr egg drop soup. The won ton was too Dr + salty, the egg drop lukwarm (it might & ROR17 R(!, , Nl OT"have been an off night), and bothwere SOR RIT IU$UDIN T T REAISN curiously served with Saltines. If you T AT BER DT CARE splurge on an appetizer, go for an egg Weekend/Frida