9 -W -W The Michigan Daily Weekend ?V 4B - The Michigan Daily Weekend Magazine - Thursday, February 12, 1998 From bars to libraries, students meet mates at campus locales WS By Gabrielle Schafer lDai .arts Wniicr Looking for love in all the wrong places? All dressed up and nowhere to go? Don't worry. There are plenty of spots on campus to meet that spe- cial someone, maybe even in time for Valentine's Day. Whether you're searching for real love, or just some scintillating con- versation, you don't need to go far to get what you're looking for. Students agree that libraries on campus prove to be the best places to meet potential partners. Among cam- pus libraries, the Shapiro Undergraduate Library is the most social of all study spots. LSA senior Probir Mehta said the UGLI is where he's had the most suc- cess meeting potential love interests. "Meeting someone in a library is strictly to get the ball rolling," Mehta said. "You wouldn't go home with them or anything." Other libraries, like the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, can also be conducive to making love connections. Meikal Summey, an LSA junior, said that although she would never approach someone herself, she has been picked up in the library. While most people don't go to the library just to meet someone, it can happen if the timing is right. Mehta also listed several coffee- houses among his top pick-up joints. The Rendez-Vous Cafe and Cava Java, both on South University Avenue, are great places to meet peo- ple, Mehta said. "That means actually starting a conversation, which is fine, but you have to have a really aggressive and confident personality," Mehta said. Coffeehouses have regular cus- tomers, so the same people can run "It's difficult to meet someone in a bar who's worth seeing again, because you don't know if it's the alcohol." - Lois Skolnick LSA senior King inks 'X-Files' show; airs album e in into each other several times every week. These spots have other benefits as well. Maybe it's the soft lighting, maybe it's the moody music. Either way, coffeehouses can inspire roman- tic intentions in their customers. Surprisingly, computing centers on campus can be great places to meet people. Students often camp out at computing centers for hours at a time, often running into the same people over and over. This, combined with a high level of tension and frustration over papers and exams, can create the perfect environment for love. Just think, that little lady crying about her malfunctioning hard drive might need a shoulder to cry on. Or that guy cursing spellcheck might need a sympathetic ear. But the danger in meeting people this way, as LSA senior Lori Skolnick pointed out, is the difficulty of accu- rately reading someone's intentions. "It's awkward," Skolnick said, "because you don't know if they're interested, or if they've been at a com- puter for hours and need someone to talk to." Bars and clubs on and off campus are always an easy way to meet peo- ple. Of all the bars on campus, Scorekeepers seems to be a favorite among the single crowd. Mehta, who frequents bars at least twice a week, agreed that Scorekeepers is a great bar to meet potential love interests. "Touchdown and Mitch's aren't great, because they're too smoky and not conducive to mingling," Mehta said. "Scorekeepers is where people are on their feet, dancing and talking." While the atmosphere at Scorekeepers may be right, potential dates aren't always receptive. "I've had many unsuccessful experiences and tons of strike-outs at Scorekeepers," Mehta said. Some students find the bar scene too alienating or too crowded to meet new people. Skolnick said she goes to bars to have fun with a group of friends, rather than to meet someone. "I find it's difficult to meet some- one in a bar who's worth seeing again because you don't know if it's the alcohol," said Skolnick.' Usually, people make connections in bars or on campus through mutual friends and acquaintances. That way, a certain level of trust is established early on. Skolnick said that on a campus as large as the University's, it's hard to meet people unless you're introduced by mutual friends. "This campus is so big, you meet a core group of friends and don't real- ly go outside that," Scolnick said. A certain level of trust is neces- LSA first-year student Brian Taulbee andI talk while doing their laundry. sary, even during an initial encounter. "You never know who you're going to meet these days, so trust is important," Mehta said. Mehta added that meeting people through friends, or "networking," is also a good way to get in good with a potential love interest. "Friends can vouch for you and say good things about you so the other person knows you're an OK I LOUIS BROWN/Daily LSA sophomore Catherine Gabe meet to guy," Mehta said. So don't despair - all you lonely hearts have plenty of options right here on campus. If studying at the library or a coffeehouse until dawn doesn't work, try pretending your computer is malfunctioning at the Angell Hall computing center and see who comes to the rescue. if all else fails, there's always the personal ads. Roses are red, violets are blue. Do you love the Daily? We love you too! Because you love us ... read Daily Arts. And read the Weekend, etc. Magazine on Thursdays. For sentimental reasons. Film V Like Chris Carter's storylines aren't weird enough already! Carter has enlisted the help of some veteran mas- ters of the paranormal to bolster the pop- ularity of the already-burgeoning thriller. So, what happens when Mulder and Scully meet up with horror guru Stephen King? Viewers of Fox's "The X-Files" found out Sunday night with the debut of the series' first King-creat- ed episode. Despite major rewriting by Carter, King is scheduled to ink another episode in the future. Veteran sci-fi writ- ers William Gibson and Tom Maddox are coming off the bench to create this week's journey into the unknown, titled "Kill Switch." With the show's two-year extension and an upcoming feature film, its con- tinued success seems assured. But "Files" already had received its ticket to immortality when Mattel announced the release of the "Barbie" and "Ken" ver- sions of Mulder and Scully. But come now. The truth may be out there, but are we really expected to believe that it's in the "Barbie Dream House"? V Who's the boss now? Alyssa Milano began her stint as a resident of Fox's "Melrose Place" earlier in '97. Looking to move on to greener pas- tures, or at least into a new apartment complex, Milano is leaving the show at the end of this season. Forever Samantha, she is reportedly in the early stages of the creation of her own net- work series. She follows in the foot- steps of Marcia Cross, Dan Cortese and other notables, former "Melrose" stars who left the cesspool of sex, lies and deceit. / The beat goes on for John Grisham, as the screenplay of the legal-thriller maestro's "Runaway Jury" goes into production later this year. Final negotiations will nail down Philip Kaufman ("Rising Sun") as director. And with the release of "The Street Lawyer," Grisham is surely look- ing at another bestseller. Just a guess, but in this novel, another attorney will surely rise up to combat the forces of corruption and evil within society and/or big business. Hey, if you've got a winner of a plot, stick with it, right? Dickens did, and he's a legend. Music ~ Back from a lengthy hiatus, talent- ed singer/songwriter Liz Phair has returned to the studio to record her third full-length release, "Whitechocolatespaceegg." The album, which is set to hit stores in June, is being produced by Brad Wood and is likely to feature new songs recorded with former R.E.M. producer Scot Litt. Since her 1993. debut album, "Exile in Guyville," and her 1994 sophomore effort, "Whip- smart;' Phair has met with impressive critical success. But Phair's career status can only be based on her work in the stu- dio, since stage fright often prevents her from performing live . / Radiohead has announced details of a return trip to the United States for a 12-date tour beginning March 28 in Houston. The band has stayed busy since its newest album, "OK Computer," took the music world by storm with expansive musicianship and creativity. After recently finishing a lengthy tour of Japan and Australia, Radiohead will bring fel- low Brits Spiritualized along for the North American tour, with Bjork also scheduled to perform on select dates. Radiohead has already dropped hints about its next album, which the band hopes to record at the same New Zealand studio in which Crowded House produced its final studio album, "Together Alone." / Garbage has recorded a new album, titled "Version 2.0," for release in early spring. Produced at Butch Vig's Madison, Wis. studios, "Version 2.0" is set to reveal a darker dance feel, remi- niscent of the song "As Heaven Is Wide" from the band's eponymous 1995 debut album. The first single, "Push It," will be backed by a cover of Big Star's "13," as well as the previously unreleased origi- nal "Lick The Pavement." Other new track titles include "Medication," "The Trick is to Keep Breathing," "Hammering In My Head," "Temptation," "Dumb" and "Bend Me Break Me;' as well as a track in tribute to Pretenders singer Chrissie Hynde. - Compiled by Daily Film Editor Joshua Pederson and Daily Music Editor Brian Cohen. The Associated Press and Entertainment Weekly con- tributed to this report. Top 10 movies (for the weekend of Feb. 6 to Feb. 8) 1. "Titanic," $23.2 million (eight weeks in theaters) 2. "The Replacement Killers," $8.1 million (1) 3. "Good Will Hunting," $6.8 mil- lion (6) 4. "Blues Brothers 2000," $6.5 mil- lion (1) 5. "Great Expectations," $5.5 mil- lion (2) 6. "As Good as it Gets," $5.1 mil- lion (7) 7. "Spice World," $4 million (3) 8. "Wag the Dog," $3.5 million (6) 9. "Desperate Measures," $3 mil- lion (2) 10. "Deep Rising," $2.4 million (2) Source: The Associated Press Billboard Top 10 (top albums for the week ending Feb. 9, 1998) 1. "Titanic" soundtrack (eight weeks on chart) 2. Celine Dion, "Let's Talk About Love" (11) 3. Spice Girls, "Spiceworld" (13) 4. Usher, "My Way" (20) 5. Matchbox 20, "Yourself Or Someone Like You" (48) 6. Backstreet Boys, "Backstreet Boys" (25) 7. Savage Garden, "Savage Garden" (42) 8. Chumbawamba, "Tub- thumper" (19) 9. Mase, "Harlem World" (14) 10. Spice Girls, "Spice" (52) Source: Billboard Magazine Dear Harlan, - I'm 20 years old and in a]i I have two boyfriends. On I'm intimate with and love don't know if he feels the me. The other boyfriend, I much. We're not intimate, b loves me and wants to mare don't feel the same way. Should I stay with the or or with the one who loves me? - Deeply confused Dear Confused, You should stick to a ligh breakfast on Valentine' Day because it sounds like you'll be eating at least twe boxes of chocolates, possi bly three if you meet some one new this weekend. There have to be hun dreds if not thousands o men in the area who wo marry you. The fact that happens to love you isn't a Clearly, you're a very lov You need to find a guy w you and that you can lov There's no reason for anyoi With this in mind, the vi may be waiting just outsid gle of love. Dear Harlan, There's a funny, witty, c tive, honest and great guy nity who I like a lot. The pr he's a guy. I haven't come out to m this guy for that matter, mo I'm afraid of being shui many brothers who would in the house rather unpleas I really love my fraternit like this guy too. "The Big Ten will investigate apparent violations of conference rule Commissioner and Examiner John Dewey said yesterday. 'We're goi Lansing as is now under way down here in Ann Arbor,' Dewey said. Liz Phair shUns publIc performances, but ikes her "Whitechocolatespacesegg."