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2B - The Michigan Daily Weekend Magazine - Thursday, February 26, 1998
Growmg up seemed simpler for nostalgic 'U' students
Sphinx CompetiTon for
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By Caryn Burtt
Daily Arts Wrniter
People raised in that mythical
decade known as the '80s witnessed
the high-top sneaker craze. They
roller-skated to the sound of Tina
Turner's "What's Love Got to Do
With It" in dimly lit arenas under the
sparkle of a disco ball. They rode
bicycles, but wore no helmets. To
many students, the '80s were easy.
But the '90s ...
"Growing up in the '80s was sim-
pler. We had simple pleasures," said
Grace Son, an LSA sophomore. "For
my little brother, so much has to do
with electronics. When we were lit-
tie, it was more about just pretending
to be Superman."
LSA sophomore Katrina Blank
shared the sense of nostalgia, mourn-
ing for "Strawberry Shortcake and
Transformers. They're now obso-
lete."
Like Sega replacing Atari, '90s
technology has transformed growing
up. "There's the Internet, the free
flow of information," said Victor
Delatorre, an Engineering senior.
"You gotta keep up with all that or
you get left behind."
Today's growing pains certainly
seem different, and it's not just the
toys that have changed.
"The things my sister talked about
going on in high school were differ-
ent than what I was aware of," said
Kirby Fowler, a Music senior, whose
18-year-old sister just started col-
See CHILDHOOD, Page 128
CAMPUS CINEMA
Black Angel (1946) June Vincent
tries to clear her husband of murder
in this imaginative whodunit. Mich.
7 p.m.
Blast of Silence (1961) A hired killer
makes a fatal mistake when stalking a
mobster. Mich. 9 p.m.
MUSIC
Mystery Machine Canadian alternative
rockers. With special guests Plain and
Ackley Kid. The Shelter, Detroit. 7 p.m.
(313) 833-6873.
Reservoir Put on your dancing shoes
and get ready for some techno beats.
With special guests Morsel and
Atmosphere. The Magic Stick, Detroit.
(313) 833-9700.
ASTA National Solo Competition
From March 3-7, string musicians will
participate in the final round of the
American String Teachers'
Association Solo Competition, for
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CAMPUS CINEMA
Ministry Of Fear (1944)
Fritz Lang directs this
atmospheric thriller
about wartime London.
Adapted from the
Graham Greene novel.
Mich. 7 p.m.
former jailbird in an
unusual Fritz Lang gang-
ster film. Music by Kurt
Weill. Mich. 9 p.m.
ALTERNATIVES
1
Women's History Month
Opening Reception
Includes a poetry read-
ing and the featured
exhibit, "How the
Suffragists Changed
1 Michigan.'' Ann Arbor
District Library, 343 S.
Fifth Ave. 7 p.m.
You And Me (1938) A
ex-con (George Raft)
unknowingly marries a
n
Dickens classic. A
±"_,.__ Films holding Briarwood: 2:40, 7
As Good As It Gets **I
Jack Nicholson and
Helen Hunt are Oscar
nominated for their roles
in this romantic comedy.
At Showcase: 12:25,
3:15, 6:35, 9:35. At Ann
Arbor 1&2: 1:20, 4:15,
7, 9:35.
The Borrowers ***
Starring John Goodman
and based on the Mary
Norton novel. At
Showcase: 12:15, 2:30,
4:30, 6:30.
Good Will Hunting ***I
Matt Damon and Ben
Affleck wrote this
Academy Award-nomi-
nated comedy/drama.
At Showcase: 1:20,
4:05, 6:45, 9:20,
11:50.
Great Expectations
*** The remake of the
Palmetto *** W
Harrelson, Elizabet
Shue and Gina Ger
star. At Showcase:
12:10, 4, 6:40, 9::
11:35. At Briarwoo
12:30, 2:55, 5:20,
10:20.
The Replacement I
** Chow Yun-Fat
butt in this action
At Showcase: 12 a
Senseless ** Ma
Wayans is a lab ra
this comedy. At
,Showcase: 1:30, 3
5:40, 7:45, 10, 12
At Briarwood: 12:2
9;40.
Sphere *** Yet
er underwater "thr
Based on the Mich
Crichton novel. At
Showcase: 1:25, 4
7, 9:50, 12:25. At
Phone Numbers: Ann Arbor 1 & 2: 761-9700; Briarwood: 480-
4555; Fox Village; 994-8080; Michigan Theater: 668-8397;
Showcase: 973-8380; State: 761-8667.
Showtimes are effective Friday through Thursday. Late shows at
Ann Arbor 1 & 2 and State are for Friday and Saturday only.
Noon and mid-day matinees at Ann Arbor 1 & 2 are for Saturday,
Sunday and Tuesday only; matinees at State are for Saturday an
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