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A weekly guide to who's
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A PLACE TO CALL HOME
Students search for houses, apartments in


thursday

Ann Patchett Reading from "The Magician's
Assistant," her new novel. Borders. 7:30
p.m. Free.

CAMPUS CINEMA

Dream with the Fishes (1997) A twisted
road picture. Mich. 9:45 p.m.
incident at Oglala (1992) Striking documen-
tary about the 1973 standoff at Wounded
Knee. Trotter 7 p.m. Free.
My Mother's Courage (1995) One day in the
life of a Hungarian Jew in 1944. Mich. 7 p.m.
M USIC
~Auliana Hatfield Alterna-queen comes to
Motown. Magic Stick, Detroit. (313) 833-9700.
Crystal Method With Lunatic Calm. Industry,
Pontiac. (248) 334-1999.

friday

CAMPUS CINEMA
The Bride with White Hair (1994) Sequel to
one of China's most appealing love stories.
Angell Hall Aud A 8 p.m. Free.

Dream with the Fishes (1997)
Brazi is doing. Mich. 11:30 p.m.

What Luca

Flamenco (1995)
mysterious dance

Documentary about the
form. Mich. 9:30 p.m.

Police Diary (1955) Comedy about a police
force in a rural Japanese town. Nat. Sci. 7
p.m. Free.

ALTERNATIVES
Tommy Chong Cheech Marin's sidekick returns
to Ann Arbor. Mainstreet Comedy Showcase.
8:30 & 10:30 p.m. $17.50. 996-9080.
"measure me with your sex-o-meter" and
"some sort of intimacy" Photography exhibi-
tion by Shanalyn Victor and Dustyn Bork.
Rackham Gallery. 6-9 p.m.
Adam Sandler Wearing his red-hooded sweat-
shirt, Sandler sings to his audiences about
lunch ladies and masturbation. Rescheduled
from Oct.25. Hill Auditorium. 11:30 p.m. $15.
763-TKTS.
saurd
CAMPUS CINEMA
Breathless Godard's prototypical French
New Wave film. Nat. Sci. 8:40 p.m.
Pepe Le Moko (1937) Classic film noir about
a Parisian gangster on the lam. Nat. Sci. 7
and 10:10 p.m.
MUSIC
Botfly Playing with Chicago's Boogie Shoes.
Blind Pig. $5. 996-8555.
Jen Cass Returns to A2 from Seattle for two
shows. Gypsy Cafe, 214 N. 4th Ave. $3. 7:30
and 9:30 p.m.
Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter Amazing
pianist and saxophonist support their debut
duet, "1 + 1." Michigan Theater. $20-25. 8
p.m.

By Emily Lambert
Daily Arts Writer
For students across the country, hav-
ing their own place is a rite of passage.
It's another step, if you will, on the path
to adulthood.
"I'd like to have my own room. I'd
like to live with friends. I'd like to
cook my own food," said Annie
Hammel, an LSA first-year student
living in South Quad. "I'd really like
to have a little more control over my
life."
But here in Ann Arbor, getting that
place is the real rite of passage - and
it's not always easy. Sometimes stu-
dents' efforts fall flat.
Jim Kane, an Engineering senior,
moved into an apartment only to dis-
cover that his ceiling leaked when the
tenant on the floor above took a show-
er. House-hunting with a critical eye-
is vital, he said, suggesting that stu-
dents take a good look at their land-
lords.
"They're all nice, of course, when
you sign the lease," Kane said. "Then
you call them to get stuff fixed and they
don't do it."
Even the realtors and landlords under

fire admit that house-hunting can be
tough.
"My perception of the marketplace
is, people do as little as possible and
try to charge as much as possible,"
said Bob Rubin, manager of Arbor
Properties. Not all landlords
embrace a healthy view of capital-
ism, he said.
"They think the less they do for you,
the more for them, the better it is,"
Rubin said. "If there's no vacancies,
they can do that."
And they can. According to a sur-
vey of landlords registered with the
University's Off-Campus Housing
Program, the property vacancy rate
as of Sept. 5 was just 1.6 percent.
According to the same survey, aver-
age rental rates increased by 4.4 per-
cent over last year and have risen
about 15 percent in the past five
years.
"I'll admit Ann Arbor's an expensive
town to live in," said Rob Spears, a leas-
ing agent for Amvest Property
Management. "But it's expensive for
everyone, not just students."
Ann Arbor rates, he said, are still
lower than those of Hong Kong or New

Patrick Street Irish quartet
and accordion. The Ark. $15.

includes fiddle
8 p.m.

Sister Hazel Too much radio play, VH1 expo-
sure ... this year's Hootie? Blind Pig. $8 in
advance. 9:30 p.m.
U-M Jazz Ensemble Directed by Ellen Rowe.
Rackham Auditorium. Free. 8 p.m.
THEATER
Ladyhouse Blues The women of the Madden
household struggle to overcome sadness.
Mendelssohn Theater. 8 p.m. $7 with ID.
764-0450.
A Little Night Music Stephen Sondheim's
brilliant musical based upon Ingmar
Bergman's film "Smiles of a Summer Night."
Civic Playhouse, 2275 Platt Rd. $16-$18. 8
p.m. 971-AACT.
-The Waiting Room Three women from vari-
ous time periods meet in a medical waiting
room. Performance Network, 408 W.
Washington. 8 p.m. $12-$15. 663-0681.
Escanaba in Da Moonlight Jeff Daniels' farci-
cal slapstick comedy about life in Michigan's
Upper Peninsula. Purple Rose Theater,
Chelsea. 8 p.m. $20-$25. 475-7902.
ALTERNATIVES
"Woyzeck becomes Wozzeck: A composer
gives Individuality to an Everyman-soldier."
-With a lecture by Dr. Siglind Bruhn. The Max
Kade German House. 7 p.m.
Daniel J. Clark Oakland University's visiting
Assistant Professor of History reading from
"Like Night and, Day;.,Uniordization in a.
-_Southern MiUl Town.27Shaman Drum. 8'p:m:
Free. ,. ; .t i. " i'=

Snowriders 1 (1997) D
Miller's annual ski film. Mich
The Sun's Burial (1960)
Osaka's worst slum. Nat.
Free.

'irector Warren
. 7 p.m.

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York City. "High is relative," Spears
said.
A perception that the University
attracts mainly affluent students feeds
the rising rents. Landlords are busi-
nesspeople, after all, said Steve Welch,
president of Ann Arbor Realty, which
manages properties for out-of-town
owners.
"Our job is to get the maximum out
of the property in the long run," he
said. "Maximize the return on that
asset."
And some students fan the flames by
rushing to rent costly places.
"My most expensive houses go first
because they're in the best locations,"
said David Copi, owner of Copi
Properties. "There's a premium on
that and some people are willing to
pay it."
Companies geared towardrstudents
tend to charge more. If you rent from
one of them, said Pattrice Jones, for-
mer coordinator of the Ann Arbor
Tenants Union, "you can count on var-
ious efforts to relieve you of your
money."
Jones, who has spoken to thousands
of students and landlords in her years at
the consumer organization, said tenants
are nearly always overcharged by com-
panies that cater to students.
"That's what they're in the business
of doing," she said. "Just be on the
alert."
But not all landlords want to take
advantage of their tenants, some insist.
Rebecca Greenshields, a leasing agent
with CMB Property Management, said
she wished her renters had better per-
ceptions of their landlords.
"I wish they didn't think we just sit
on their money.
I wish they
knew their best igh (s
interests are our
concern," knew thel
Green-shields .
said. CMB is Interests4
family-owned,
she said, and itsConc rn
managers think
long-term. "I CMB f
want to try to
please them,"
Green-shields
said of her tenants, whom she supplies
with vacuums and light bulbs.
But it can be hard to tell the good
guys from the bad.
Students are among the most naive
customers in town, Jones said. First-
year students, just months out of their
parents' homes, are often unprepared to

MU S1IC
Amazin' Blue A capella selections to include
The Jackson Five, Tori Amos and The Cars.
Rackham. 8 p.m. $6.

Fiona Apple Is going out with
street musician, David Blaine.
Detroit. (313) 961-5450.

that awesome
State Theatre,

Fleetwood Mac Al Gore's favorite band. The
Palace, Auburn Hills. $45-65. 8 p.m. (810)
377-0100.
Getaway Cruiser Back from Sony/550 record-
ing in Philly. Blind Pig. (313) 996-8555.
The Still Excellent local acoustic band.
Gypsy Cafe, 214 N. 4th Ave. $3. 9:30 p.m.

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another quality gig.
Free. 11 p.m.
Logan Skelton Piai
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Free.

singer/songwriter plays
Cafe Felix, Main Street.

nist to perform a
ew Bolcom rags.
School of Music.

sonata
Britton
8 p.m.

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U-M Symphony &
cert between
Auditorium. Free.

Concert Bands Joint
two ensembles.
8 p.m.

con-
Hill

U-M Men's Glee Club Play with Ohio State's
Men's Glee Club for two concerts. Hill
Auditorium. $5 for students. 8 p.m.
THEATER

But, Jones cautioned, don
One landlord said disrespect
who act irresponsibly, or even
rents higher. And many land
students don't understand ti
cies of living on their own.
"A lot of students hav(
away from home before a

THEATER
Escanaba in Da Moonlight See Thursday. 8 p.m.
Ladyhouse Blues See Thursday. 8 p.m.

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Escanaba in Da Moonlight
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