-W S 7W 0 The Michigan Daily Weekett Ma 2B - The Michigan Daily Weekend Magazine - Thursday, February 12, 1998 Valentine's Day brings out best and worst of passion ... .11_ . .J _- _. Tuesday By Kern A. Murphy Daily Arts Writer It's the season of love - candy, flower and jew- elry shops are all bracing themselves for a mad rush of Valentine's Day shoppers. Girlfriends, boyfriends, parents and grandparents are lost in the same sea of red, cards, candy hearts and roses. It's an exciting day for all ... or is it? "It's a fun holiday, but if you're not hooked up, it feels like someone else's holiday. You feel left out," said LSA first-year student Anne Chatel. While Feb. 14 means different things to differ- ent people, it can be a lonely time for those lack- ing lovers. "Well, I am single, so I'll see if I can't find a date," said LSA first-year student Shane Rodriguez. "If I can't find a date, then I'll send a Valentine to myself." Even those with boyfriends, girlfriends or spouses can be a little disheartened by the pres- sures of the holiday. Jackson Platsky, an LSA first- year student, said he finds the day a bit frustrating. "I don't like that it becomes mandatory to observe this holiday when you're dating someone;' Platsky said. Some people have strong feelings about the expectations and connotations that accompany Valentine's Day. "I think Valentine's Day is a load of crap' said LSA sophomore Greg Quitmeyer. "It is a made-up holiday that Hallmark uses to sucker the suckers out of a boatload of money." Whether they are good or bad, students' percep- tions of this holiday seem influenced by gender. "I think girls are more sentimental, but I think See VALENTINE'S, Page 10B CAMPUS CINEMA Strangers on a Train (1951) Hitchcock's story of two men who meet on a train and strike a terrible deal. Mich. 4:10 p.m. The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) M i a Farrow and Jeff Daniels star in this Woody Allen flick about the love affair between a waitress and an actor. Mich. 7 p.m. Raising Arizona (1987) The Coen brothers' film about a couple who are unable to have children and kidnap one of a set of quintuplets. U-Club. 9 p.m. $1. Chi Orc Ha Au Bill pla 76 Ge ,n, 10 Tra cot Pai Lei pu (Ar Ap Dri Fa Ad of 7g Monday CAMPUS CINEMA Rashomon (1951) The story of a horrible incident on a road in 9th-century Japan, told from four per- spectives. Japanese with English subtitles. Mich. 4:10 p.m. The Ice Storm (1997) Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver star in this story of two families caught in an ice storm during the Thanksgiving holiday. Mich. 7 and 9:30 p.m. The Ice Storm (1997) 9 p.m. See Monday. Dark City Sneak preview of a new film from the director of "The Crow," star- ring William Hurt and Kiefer Sutherland. Angell Hall Aud. 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