0 0 Continued from page 4 "Oh," he smiled and ducked out. In fact, in this one article in The Daily, I will probably capture more of his attention than I did in six weeks as an intern. (Hi, Carl. I was the short one with dark brown, curly hair who told you she couldn't be paid enough to go to law school.) Despite the adulation around the office, staff members also criticize Levin from time to time. An anonymous staffer (who actually does have a name but wants to keep his job) wondered, probably a bit too loudly, "That asshole, what's he doing?" while watching Levin vote against a bill unexpectedly. But for the most part, Senator Carl Levin really is the "compassionate and thoughtful lawmaker" that his promotional materials boast. He actually does show a "stulbborn independence that seems innocent of political balculation" H's not just another Slimy politicani with some better than average PR. He's not a Yogi Bear with a dark side, just a bit of makeup. Perhaps more significantly, he represents another path for uncertain college graduates. If the Peace Corps doesn't work out, try the Senate. .r The Ark (761-1451) Friday: RFD Boys/Eddy Adcock Band, bluegrass. Saturday: Gil Scott-Heron, the revolution live. Sunday: Allan Holdsworth, guitarist. Wednesday: Open Stage, you perform. Thursday: Tannahill Weavers, acoustic Celts. Bird of Paradise (662-8310) Friday-Saturday: Paul Vorenhagen Quartet, jazz. Sunday: Paul Finkbinder and Friends, jazz session night, no cover. Monday: Bird of Paradise Orchestra, big band. Tuesday: Paul Keller and Company, jazz. Wednesday-Thursday: Ron Brooks Trio, jazz. - 0 - 0 0 -0 The Blind Pig, (996-8555) Friday: Sun Messengers, reggae/funk. Saturday: Big Dave and the Ultra Sonics, blues, live recording will take place. Sunday: Voodoo Love Party with DJ Jeffre. L. Monday: Gary Betlief's Bad Attitude Arts Ensemble, blues jams. Tuesday: Oprah show, Gay Entertainment Night. 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A tale of cultural differences and a comic look at fatal diseases. The Purple Rose Theatre Company, Chelsea. 8pm. 475-7902 - - 0 - - - Sweet Charity. A Memorable musical chock full of Cy Coleman tunes like "Big Spender" and "If My Friends Could See Me Now." Presented by the Ann Arbor Civic Theater at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. 8:00 pm. $14-$18, discounts for students and seniors. 662-7282 - . - - 0 0 Scenes from Modem Drama. Basement Arts does everyone from Brecht to Chekov. Arena Theatre (basement of the Frieze Building). 5 pm. Free. 998-1769. SATURDAY Kuru. The Purple Rose Theatre Company, Chelsea. 8pm. See Friday - 0 0 - 0 0 Sweet Charity. Presented by the Ann Arbor Civic Theater At the Lydia Mendelssohn Theater. 2pm, 8pm. See Thursday - - 0 - . Scenes From Modem Drama. Presented by Basement Arts in the Arena Theatre. 5pm. Free SU.NDAY Kuru. The Purple Rose Theatre Company, Chelsea. 2pm, 8pm. See Friday THURSDAY Duetfor One. A promising young violinist is diagnosed with MS and must deal the changes in her life, career, and marriage with her psychiatrist. 8pm Ann Arbor Civic Theater. Thursday 2 for 1, $7, 662-7282 . 0 . 0 0 -0 Kuru. The Purple Rose Theatre Company, Chelsea. 8pm. See Friday I/ I Fleeing the Coup (cover story) Weekend reporter Gil Renberg was in Moscow during the coup and lived to tell about it. See Page 6. Levin-as I Knew Him Michigan Senator Carl Levin, his office and staff are intimaely portrayed by Lisa Bean, who interned for Levin in his Washington office See Page 4. . The Same but Different Whether you attend Michigan or the University of Parma in Italy, the college experience still has all the same elements. See Page 5. 0 k k ' k " 0 YCSpan Food for Thought Weekend's newest food column seeks to treat food in a new light - as something you can make yourself. Gone are the days of restaurant reviews. A new age is upon us. See Page 9. Also: Jonathan Chait Jesse Wa1ker The Weekend List Cover photo by Gil Renberg. The athletic department has instituted a new seati: plan designed to increase noise at basketball games.-T way it is now, the stadium has an eerily quiet, almost funereal quality. Sure, the place gets noisy on occasior such as following a flying reverse dunk to cap an 18-0 to defeat Michigan State and win the Big Ten title an( save the earth from nuclear destruction. But aside fror those moments, we tend to keep quiet and allow the players to concentrate. Personally, I don't have a problem with it. Conside the advantages. We probably have the only college stadium where students can bring their books and stuc during the gamy. And what about tradition? Crisler Ar - named after beloVed former football coach Jesus Crisler - has been dead for as long as anybody can rei lore. And we fans have traditionally beery resistant to a cheering. This past year, the cheerlead~eriould hold phrases as "GO!," in an atterpt to geneate enthusias: kinds of signs, yet we refused'qcheer'iny they he "NOISE." My sectionrespa il by chrinhg, "NOIS NOISE!" That wash ieiend -,sigp Clearly, this demonstrates that e fans will rebel ag hallowed tradition of quiet. Not that the new arrangement will accomplish this. won't have assigned seats anymore. Instead, the stude of a quarter of the lower dk and half of the upper de You have to come stand in line two hours early to get g that standing in long lines in freezing weather will mal probably sound. After all, CRISP forcds us td stand in]1 environment, and this makes us docile. Sq pig;freezing opposite effect. There's just one tiny flaw in this plan, namely the f TO COME. Of course, the athletic deparnet probaE bother with these technicalities. As far as they're conce are the problem. Before there wvere non-cheerinng stud< Sure, there won't be any cheering students either, but, h omelette sometimes you have to break a few eggs. But that doesn't mean you have to throw the baby a is a way that we can kill two birds with one stone and e have come up with my own plan to increase stadium n should do it right. First, we have to change the location of the games. padded chairs, breeds passivity. If our goal is noise, we students will get loud and rowdy. In oth' wo&rds, we h UGLi. The beauty of this plan is that it would improve bot facilities. We would simply move all the books to Crisl in the UGLi. Think about it. Our basketball stadium would be ri come with a set of boisterous students. We'dia.'alib capacity in the nation and ready-made concessionLdamn Furthermore, if the games were held on campus, no Specifically, alumni. The alumni, as a whole, generate Krispies. Many have been legally dead for several r: season ticket list. Not all alumni would be banned, however. My pare likely to engage in ridiculous cheers than most student with them any more. My dad has decided that his miss Indiana coach Bobby Knight. He prints up computerize as "Welcome Bobby Knutt," and I believe the absolute he was standing about ten feet away from Knight, and]i jerk, and Knight looked him right in the eye and sneered. Un would be given megaphones and armed with spam to h coaches. Some may argue that throwing spam at a U.S. citizei withoujt spam cast the first stone. And they better not b l F-- F R I D A Y God's Stepchildren / Murder in Harlem The program in Film and Video studies presents the first in its series of "Race" films, movies which provide an African-American twist on the Hollywood film. Shown with Cab Calloway's Minnie the Moocher short. Admission free. (Oscar Micheaux, 1936 and 1939) Aud A 7:00 - 0 0 - - 6 Weekend Editor-Gil Renberg Weekend Associate Editor-Jesse Walker Editorial Assistants-Jonathan Chait, Matt Pulliam Staff-Lisa Bean, Scott Chupack, Craig Linne, Tony Roque Food Consultants-Andrew Levy, Dan Poux Special Sections Coordinator-Beth Halverson Sales Manager-April Rassa Assistant Sales Manager-Shannon Burke I Weekend is published by The Michigan Daily almost every Friday. Copyright 1991. All rights reserved or loge. You may not reproduce or transmit any part of this magazine without the expressed, written consent of Major League Baseball. Items for the Weekend List must be submitted at the latest by the Friday before publication. List submissions and letters can be dropped off at the Daily or mailed to us at: Weekend 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (313) 764-0552 r The export of turnips from Moldavia has increased 34 September 13, 1991 WEEKEND Page 10 , r I i I1!