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ON OUR OWN
Students find flavor in off-campus kitche
Lilith Fair lineup set;
rumors plague 'Hunting'
Music
V Back for another year of all-
female fun, this summer's second
annual Lilith Fair is set to continue the
high standard of talent that was fea-
tured at last year's festival. The new
and improved list of headliners for this
year's Lilith Fair includes Irish singer
Sinead O'Connor, former 10,000
Maniacs singer Natalie Merchant,
pleasantly plump hip-hop diva Missy
"Misdemeanor" Elliott and
Grammy-winning R&B singer
Erykah Badu.
Other artists tentatively scheduled
to appear include the all-female rock-
ers Luscious Jackson and blues
singer/guitarist Bonnie Raitt, said
Donna Westmoreland, director of mar-
keting and business development for
Lilith Fair productions. This varied
array of performers will be comple-
mented by veteran Lilith women the
Indigo Girls, Grammy winners
Shawn Colvin and Paula Cole, head-
liner/Lilith founder/Grammy winner
Sarah McLachlan, and artist Sheryl
Crow.
The rumor mills have also been fly-
ing about the possibility of Chicago
crooness Liz Phair joining the all-star
lineup, although her label Matador has
said it is too early to confirm or deny
any such report.
t/ Kula Shaker is currently in the
process of recording its new album on
a barge docked in the harbor of the
River Thames in London. The album is
tentatively due for release by
Columbia in July and has the working
title "Strange Folk." The band is now
finishing up two tracks with producer
Bob Ezrin, called "Golden Avatar"
and "Holy River," keeping in tune with
the mystical-meets-Hindu vibes emit-
ted from 1996's debut album, "K." At
the tail end of last year, Kula Shaker
set up shop in Los Angeles to work
with producer Rick Rubin on three
other tracks, "Sister Breeze," "Shower
Your Love" and "Sounds of Drums,"
which were revealed at a live show at
L.A.'s The Viper Room earlier this
year.
Meanwhile, Kula Shaker recently
played with Andrew Lloyd Webber,
jamming with the esteemed composer
on a version of "Tattva" at a birthday
celebration for veteran actor Sir John
Mills, the grandfather of Kula Shaker
frontman Crispian Mills.
V Former Smiths guitar virtuoso
Johnny Marr has teamed up with
Echo and The Bunnymen frontman
Ian McCulloch to write the official
song for the 1998 World Cup, which
kicks off June 10 in Paris, France. New
Music Express stated that the song,
titled "(How Does It Feel To Be) On
Top Of The World," was actually writ-
ten by Marr and McCulloch five years
ago and beat out other tracks submit-
ted by Blur, the Lightning Seeds and
Pulp. The Bunnymen had originally
recorded the song for a BBC docu-
mentary series on soccer. Current
arrangements now call for "On Top Of
The World" to be re-recorded, with
vocals to be provided by a number of
British groups and members of the
U.K. soccer team.
Film/Television
~ Rumors, even unsubstantiated
rumors, can mean trouble, especially
when Oscar time rolls around. Such is
the case for Matt Damon and Ben
Affleck, costars of the Academy
Award-nominated "Good Will
Hunting." The film, which has gar-
nered nine nominations, was written
by Damon and Affleck.
But success too often breeds jeal-
ousy and deceit, and accusations have
been flying as of late. The duo has
been charged with sundry offenses
dealing with the script, which is up
for Best Original Screenplay, ranging
from plagiary to theft. Damon, who
wrote the first part of it for a class at
Harvard, and Affleck, who aided with
the remainder, deny any misdeed.
John Pavlik, a member of the
Academy, has looked into the accusa-
tions and has said he found them to be
baseless and unsubstantiated. So,
with a little bit of luck, the writing
team will deliver a completely origi-
nal acceptance speech on Monday
night.
/ Christian Slater, the star of this
winter's film "Hard Rain," is finishing
up his hard time a little bit early. The
actor was recently convicted on assault
charges and sentenced to three months
in the "slammer." He spent his gruel-
ing sentence in the four-cell La Verne
County Public Safety Facility, which
sports such horrors as televisions,
VCRs and personal telephones. But.
Slater, allegedly a model prisoner, was
released earlier this week because of
good behavior, after serving only 59
days. He reportedly scrubbed toilets,
washed cars and made meals. He
ought to have a talk with Robert
Downey, Jr.
/ As yet another addition to the
burgeoning "It's All About the
Benjamins" file, the Simpsons are
demanding a pay raise. One might ask
how fictional characters could want a
hike in wages, much less have human
desires. One would be right to ask
such a question. But the actors behind
the characters represent another story
completely. "The Simpsons" has ruled
Fox's Sunday night for almost a
decade now, and the human elements
of the animated characters are expect-
ing a bit of compensation. Paid a
measly $35,000 per episode (nice
work if you can get it), the actors are
asking to move up into the six-figure
salary range, a move reminiscent of
similar demands made by the casts of
"Seinfeld" and "Friends."
- Compiled by Daily Music Editor
Brian Cohen and Daily Film Editor
Joshua Pederson. The Associated
Press and Entertainment Weekly con-
tributed tvi this report.
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Top 10 movies
(for the weekend of March 13
to March 15)
1. "The Man in the Iron Mask,"
$17.5 million (one week in theaters)
1. "Titanic," $17.5 million (13) (tie)
3. "U.S. Marshals," $11.5 million (2)
4. "Good Will Hunting," $4.8 mil-
lion (11)
5. "The Wedding Singer," $4.6 mil-
lion (5)
6. "The Big Lebowski," $3.5 mil-
lion (2)
7. "Hush," $3.3 million (2)
7. "Twilight," $3.3 million (2) (tie)
9. "As Good as It Gets," $3.1 mil-
lion (12)
10. "The Borrowers," $1.6 million (4)
10. "Dark City," $1.6 million (3) (tie)
Source: The Associated Press
Billboard Top 10
(top albums for the week ending
March 14, 1997)
1. "Titanic" soundtrack (thirteen
weeks on chart)
2. Madonna, "Ray of Light" (1)
3. Celine Dion, "Let's Talk About
Love" (16)
4. Scarface, "My Homies" (1)
5. Savage Garden, "Savage
Garden" (47)
6. Silkk the Shocker, "Charge it 2
Da Game" (3)
7. K-Ci & JoJo, "Love Always" (38)
8. Backstreet.Boys, "Backstreet
Boys" (30)
9. "The Wedding Singer" sound-
track (5)
10. Usher, "My Way" (25)
Source: Billboard Magazine
Dear Harlan,
I'm a junior in college with two more
years left in school.
I'm seriously considering getting
married this summer. It seems that
almost everybody is against my mar-
riage to my wonderful fianc6. As a
result I feel very distressed.
I'm completely in love with this guy
and want to spend the rest of my life
with him. My family and
friends tell me I'm too
young (I'm 20) and that I
should finish school and
date around.
He's my first boyfriend,J
but I want to marry him. I
also don't want to get dis-
owned by my parents. They
want me to marry someone
who went to college and is
from a higher status, even Harlan C
though he treats me like a
princess.
What should I do?
- A distressed princess
Dear Distressed,
I agree, you should get married ... in
the summer 2001.
There are many reasons why you
should wait. First, completing your col-
lege education is vitally important for
your future. Second, you need to make
sure your first love is your true love.
And third, think of all the amazing
engagement gifts you'll get over the
next two years.
If you were my friend, I would tell
you to make it a long engagement too.
He's your first love and that's all the
love you know. He may be the one, but
marriage is a huge commitment. And
considering about half of all marriages
fail, you want to take things slowly.
Forget your parents, forget your friends,
and start thinking about yourself.
Co
Make it a long engagement and hope
your parents will see how wonderful
your fiancee is over time. And if he real-
ly loves you, he'll wait until you're ready.
Dear Harlan,
I went out with this guy for a little over
two years. Recently, I broke up with him
because I was not happy. I started hang-
ing out with his roommate, just as friends
(we were friends before all of
this happened), but I started
wanting more and so does he.
Our problem is that we all
have mutual friends. He's
scared that everyone will
think he's a jerk.
We are both in our twenties
and honestly believe this
would be the best relationship
for us. We were friends first
hen and enjoy many of the same
things. These feelings are real
and have been growing over the past two
years. Now, we have a chance to have
something special. We're just very
scared of losing our friends. Is there any
way we could get together without
everyone thinking we're jerks?
- Help them understand
Dear Helping,
Don't worry, this happens all the time
on "Beverly Hills 90210" and they've
all remained friends.
All you can do is hope that your real
friends see what's best for you. They
may not agree with your decision, but
over time, they won't help but see you
were right. While it's just hard to break
the unspoken code of friend ethics, you
can't ignore your own happiness.
Harlan Cohen is a syndicated columnist and is
not a licensed psychologist. therapist or physi-
cian. Write Help Me Harlan via e-mail at har-
lan@helpmeharlan. com. All letters submitted
become the property of/the column. Lettes
included in tis coluan ma or may not befrm
the University' of Michigan community.
I egg
1 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 medium onion
1 tablespoon corn oil or peanut oil
2 cups cold cooked rice
2 tablespoons soy sauce
Dash of black pepper
Beat the egg with the water. Melt the butter or margarine in a large fry-
ing pan over medium-high heat. Add the egg and cook without stirring, for 1
minute, or until firm. Remove from the pan, cut into shreds and set aside.
Peel the onion and cut it into small pieces. Heat the oil in the same frying
pan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring
occasionally, until the onion begins to soften.
Add the rice, soy sauce and pepper and stir constantly for about 5 min-
utes, or until the rice is hot. If the rice starts to stick to the bottom of the
pan, add a little more oil (up to 1 tablespoon). Add the egg shreds and stir
until they are distributed throughout. Serves 4.
Preparation time: 5 minutes. Cooking time: 12 minutes.
Source: -Help! My Apartment Has a Kitchen Cookbook," by Kevin Mills and Nancy Mills
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2 garlic cloves
1 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves
2 tablespoons pine nuts or walnuts
1/3 cup olive oil
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 tablespoon black pepper
Dash of salt
10 ounces spaghetti
Cover a large pot of water and begin heating it over high heat. While
you're waiting for it to boil (about 10 minutes), make the pesto sauce.
Peel the garlic cloves. Put the garlic, basil leaves, and pine nuts or walnuts
in the bowl of a food processor or blender and chop until they aresas smooth
as possible. With the machine on, add the olive oil in a slow but steady
stream. Add the Parmesan cheese, pepper and salt and blend just till mixed.
Transfer sauce to a small bowl and set aside.
When the water comes to a boil, add the spaghetti. Set the timer for 8
minutes. Continue to stir every minute or two to keep the noodles from
sticking together. When the timer rings, drain the noodles in a colander in
the sink. Transfer to a large serving bowl and pour on pesto sauce. Stir and
serve. Serves 4.
Preparation time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 8 minutes.
Source: "Help! My Apartment Has a Kitchen Cookbook," by Kevin Mills and Nancy Mills.
Recipe cards by Corelle.
By Caryn Burtt
Daily Arts Writer
Safe within the confines of the res-
idence halls, students' meals are
taken care of. They need only mosey
to the dining hall to nourish them-
selves with food from the four basic
food groups.
But upon leaving the residence
hall, students face a myriad of new
choices and freedoms. One of the
most pressing, and sometimes most
terrifying, questions about living off
campus is "How will I eat?"
For those students who abandon
the residence halls for the atmos-
phere of a sorority or fraternity
house, meals come as easily as they
did before. Many Greek houses keep
a head cook on staff, who is in
charge of preparing usually two
meals every weekday. Other cooks
are often in charge of preparing the
menus and ordering the food in bulk.
Although residents of Greek hous-
es do have their meals prepared in
much the same manner as those pre-
pared in residence halls, there are
some drastic differences in the two
housing units.
"Since we're only feeding 50-55
people, we have only one entree
instead of several like in a residence
hall," said Sue Hagood, housing
director of the Alpha Chi Omega
sorority.
Hagood and the sorority's cook
plan the menus for the hot lunches
and dinners they prepare every week-
day and the dinner served on Sunday
evenings. Hagood said that she tries
to include the residents in the menu
decision, but it's not always an easy
task.
Residents' tastes are "really, really
varied," Hagood said. The women
range "from low-fat vegetarian peo-
ple to high-fat, fast-food people. If
we're pleasing one-third of the peo-
ple every night, we're doing pretty
well."
Crystal Allen, an LSA senior and
member of the Gamma Phi Beta
sorority, said that the food committee
in her house suggests entree ideas for
the menu, while the cook and house
mother approve it. With that process,
the residents of the sorority have
some say in what they are served
every evening.
Allen said she is pleased with the
situation.
"I love having (the cooking) done
for me," Allen said. "We have an
awesome cook. Last year, in an
apartment, it was terri
had time to cook for my
have a full dinner every
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houses say they do miss
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sophomore, said she mi:
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could cater to her ov
tastes.
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week," said Toth, who s
teria's schedule didn't
with her own.
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campus living quarters
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meals. Co-ops offer eve
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choose to board in a c
based on the sort of fc
Black Elk Co-
op, for example,
is a vegetarian y
co-op that tends
to serve vegan
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Music senior RI
and one of
Black Elk Co-
op's two food
stewards, said
the co-op has a -
rather high food
budget and the money
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the residents, which sta
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ing halls. Favorite dishe
as often as they are dem
residents.
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salad and lentil walnut
also preferred," Crowle
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on the menu."
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Carpenter said.
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15 years ago in Eh ihgnaigiiiii
"Although the University may be starving for additional funds, it should not rely on corporations to help the University
through its financial crisis, a School of Natural Resources and Environment professor said last night at a forum on the
redirection of the University. 'Corporations will be able to pour millions into universities,' said Prof. Bunyan Bryant, who
warned that this will allow them to direct the goals of the universities.
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Writers: Joanne Alnajjar, Renatt Brodsky, Caryn Burtt, Brian Cohen, Chris
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Photographers: Louis Brown, Nathan Ruffer and Adriana Yugovich.
Cover photo by Adriana Yugovich: Students survey the food choices at Bursl
Arts Editors: Bryan Lark and Kristin Long.