14B - The Michigan Daily Weekend Magazine - Thursday, February 12, 1998
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FUNNY VALENTINES
U' students' relationships come in all shaf
Saturday
CAMPUS CINEMA
Nasser '56 (1996) The
story of Egyptian leader
Gamal Abd El-Nasser, in
Arabic with English subti-
ties. Mich. 5 p.m.
Pandora's Box (1928)
G.W. Pabst's silent
Expressionist offering
starring Louise Brooks.
Nat. Sci. 7 and 10:20
p.m. $4.
The Tango Lesson (1997)
A British filmmaker offers
a young tango dancer a
spot in the movies in
exchange for dance
lessons. Mich. 8 p.m.
The Passion of Joan of Arc
(1928) Carl Dreyer's
silent portrayal of the leg-
endary French liberator.
Nat. Sci. 9 p.m. $4.
Eraserhead (1977) David
Lynch's cult classic por-
traying one man's slow
spiral toward insanity.
Mich. 10:15 p.m.
MUSIC
Chen Zimbalista Israeli
percussionist creates a
cultural journey using
drums to tell his story.
Rackham. 8 p.m. $14-
$16. 764-2538.
Imperial Swing Orchestra
Local ensemble provides
big band, jazz and swing.
Blind Pig. 9:30 p.m. $4.
996-8555.
11th Annual Detroit Erotic
Poetry and Music Festival
Go see for yourself. Hol-
brook Cafe, Hamtramck.
(810) 754-9645.
Noir Fetish Show German
band Rammstein supplies
soundtrack for a romantic
Valentine's evening. State
Theater, Detroit. (313)
961-5450.
Gothic Romance Game
DJ Igor spins everyone's
favorite goth tunes.
Ascension UK, Detroit.
(313) 361-5333.-.
THEATER
Off the Wall: The ife and
Works of Charlotte
Perkins Gilman One
woman show by
actress/playwright Ann
Timmons, part of a cam-
puswide conference on
women's issues. Kuenzel
Room, Michigan Union. 8
p.m. Free.
The Best People See
Thursday. 8 p.m.
Those Talented See
Thursday. 7 p.m.
Inverted Pyramid See
Thursday. 8 p.m.
By Jennifer Petlinski
Daily Arts Writer
The Beatles said. it best: "All you need is
love,"
Perhaps they were thinking of the fiery, pas-
sionate love that makes you weak in the knees,
turns your stomach to pure Jell-O and trans-
forms your thoughts to mush.
Or maybe they were talking about that best-
friends kind of love in
which you and your partner
are finishing each others' Yo ha
sentences, sharing your
most intimate thoughts yourself:
over a candlelight dinner,
or just hanging around and want TO
enjoying each other's com- loVe ivil
pany.
Or maybe, just maybe, e n
they were talking about IFOWV
some good one-night
lovin'.
Here at the University,
there is a little of everything on Cupid's
palette. And as this weekend marks yet another
Valentine's Day, students should know more
than what The Beatles tell them. Sure, all you
need is love. Heck - even affection, mutual
companionship or fool-around-friends would
be nice. The real questions are: What kind of
love are students looking for? And how, in such
a large and impersonal institution, do people
go about finding it?
What the 'U' is looking for
LSA junior Eric Patin, a resident of Luther
Co-op, found the
seeds of young
love "in a dri-
veway." For>{.
Patin, the
has not
devel
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beyond ,
t t s .
"chas-
phase.
But for
aspiring
romantics3
like him-
self, Patin
said that his
four-step plan}
and a little bit of}
alcohol are ideal
in helping students'
love blossom.
"First, you need to seek
out the person you are chas-
ing and you need to get them
drunk," Patin said. "You will both
lose your inhibitions and you will express your
genuine feelings for each other. Once you
sober up the next day, you must see if she
remembers what you said.
"Then, there's step three," Patin said.
"Falling in love. You have to ask yourself:
Do I want to fall in love with this per-
son?" A
If the answer
re to ask
Del
fall in
is "yes," students can
proceed to step
four, where "you
get married and
live the rest of
your life together.
This is the way to
find a life-long
I
p
relationship. Now
is the greatest
potential for find-
ing a mate," Patin
- Eric Patin said.
LSA junior Still, Patin stressed
the impracticality of his
plan on the University campus.
"Unfortunately, most people are looking to
have fun, to experience a lot of different peo-
ple," he said.
Unlike Patin, many students at the
University said they are not necessarily look-
ing for marriage or serious-relationship mater-
ial.
While LSA junior Chris Steves is currently
involved in a six-year relationship, which start-
ed in high school, he said that his situation is
somewhat unique to University students.
"What's going on with me is definitely rare,"
Steves said.
LSA first-year stu-
dent Anita Mohan
said she focused
on meeting a
variety of dif-
ferent people
during her
first year on
pcam p us.
T h e
University,
she said,
provides a
conducive
atmosphere
for meeting
others.
"It's a very
good atmosphere.
It's easy for people
to go out and have a
good time," Mohan
said.
Timilee Wadley, an LSA
junior who transferred from
Columbia College in California,
said that compared to Colum-bia
College, "it's a lot more open here, the
ri
CAMPUS CINEMA
The Joy Luck Club (1993)
Based on the Amy Tan
novel dealing with the
generational differences
among Chinese-American
women. Mich. 7 and
9:15 p.m.
Vertigo (1958) Jimmy
Stewart stars in this
Alfred Hitchcock classic.
Nat. Sci. 7 and 9:30 p.m.
$3.
Lost Highway (1997)
David Lynch's surreal
drama, divided into two
parts that inevitably con-
nect. Mich. 11:45 p.m.
MUSIC
Symphony Band
Presenting works by
Berlioz, Rodrigo and
Tchaikovsky Hill
Auditorium. 8 p.m. Free.
Juan-Jose Mosalini and his
Grand Tango Orchestra
Anotherachance to dance
in the aisles at Hill
Auditorium. 8 p.m. $16-
$30. 764-2538.
Saffire: The Uppity Blues
Women Female acoustic
trio pays tribute to early
blues. The Ark. 8 p.m.
$15. 761-1451.
Harms Way Local hybrid
rockers/rappers bring
their noise to the Blind
Pig. 9:30 p.m. $4.
996-8555.
Paul Vornhagen Quartet
Local jazz artist leads his
multi-talented group. Bird
of Paradise. 9:30 p.m. $5.
662-8310.
Judas Priest Bang your
head to some legendary
heavy metal. State
Theater, Detroit. 7:30
p.m. (313) 961-5450.
The Tea Party Canadian
rockers cross the border'
with special guests Creed
to play at Pontiac's
Clutch Cargo's. 7 p.m.
(248) 333-2362.
THEATER
The Best People See
Thursday. 8 p.m.
Those Talented See
Thursday. 7 p.m. and
11 p.m.
Inverted Pyramid See
Thursday. 8 p.m. $12.
ALTERNATIVES
Avery Hopwood and the
Theater of the Twenties
English Prof. Nicholas
Delbanco moderates a
panel discussion.
Rackham Amphitheater.
5 p.m. Free.
Anne Herrmann Women's
studies professor reading
from "A Menopausal
Memoir: Letters from
Another Climate." Sharman
Drum. 8 p.m.
w a y
people of
both sexes
interact."
Chris Smith, an
LSA first-year stu-
dent with a long-term
girlfriend, bluntly described
the University's social atmos-
phere. "It's more or less like a one-
night-stand place."
But some students are happy that they
have no need to take advantage of the atmo
phere.
LSA fifth-year senior Kristen Ruschiensk
who has been together with her boyfrie
since last March, said that a lot of the prc
lems stem from "the drought of eligib
boyfriend material." The selectio
Ruschiensky stressed, "is limited."
Still, some students don't even find the tin
to look at all. With her grueling acaden
schedule, one second-year Law student, w
recently started a relationship with a fello
Law student, said that most graduate studen
just don't have the time to actively seek ou
relationship.
"A lot of people are leery of getting into ar
thing super-serious. And I wouldn't date anyo
else other than another graduate student, somr
one who is familiar with the pressure."
The search is on
Knowing what you want, though, is the eas
half of the battle for many University studen
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M A G A Z I N E
Weekend Magazine Editors:
Emily Lambe
Weekend Magazine Associate Editor: Christopher Tkaczyk.
Writers: Renatt Brodsky, Caryn Burtt, Brian Cohen, Chris Farah, Lucija Fra
Joshua Pedersen, Jennifer Petlinski, Gabrielle Schafer, and Curtis Zimmermai
Photographers: Louis Brown, Jessica Johnson, John Kraft, Dana Linnane, Pat
Cover photo by Jessica Johnson: Valentines in the window of Normandie Flov
Arts Editors: Bryan Lark and Kristin Long.
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