12B - The Michigan Daily Weekend Magazine - Thursday, October 1, 1998 0 0 --- GIANTS Continued from Page 48 TMBG tries to be highly selective when searching for an opening band each tour. This time the group says it succeed- ed with newcomer Michael Shelley. "Michael Shelley is a very talented new song writer," said Flansburgh. "He's got a very power-pop sensibility. He's a really great songwriter. People should definitely come early to check him out." After this tour is over, TMBG won't have any vacation time before the band heads back to work. "Rightafter we get off this tour we're going to start working on a new studio album," said Flansburgh. "We're also making a children's record at the same time, so we'll be busy." TMBG's live album, "Severe Tire Damage;' and current tour should tide fans over until the next release. Flansburgh and the gang will perform at the Michigan Theater on Sunday, Oct. 4. The Michigan Daily Week< After whirlwind of construction, No is o longer on the John Flansburgh and John Unnell are the masterminds behind They Might Be Giants, a band whose quirky lyrics and catchy melodies make them popular with many college students. Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Fox Village Theater is cheap entertainent By Cara Spindler Daily Arts Writer It's another Saturday night, and if you return all the pop bottles lined up in the window sill, you'll have two bucks to rub together. Perhaps you're dying to see Uma Thurman in a black latex num- ber, but were too damn ashamed of yourself to shell out $8 this summer. What's your other option? Fox Village Theater, a mere jump, skip and 10-minute drive from Central Campus, guarantees second- run movies at incredibly cheap prices: $1.50 for each show, except for Friday and Saturday after 6 p.m., when the cost is $2. To get there, take Huron west to Jackson, then turn right on Maple. The theater is located at 375 South Maple Ave. in the Maple Village Shopping Center, across the parking lot from K-mart. (Suspiciously, W. Stadium also seems to verge northerly into Maple.) Not surprisingly, a majority of people attending movies at the Fox selected the theater because of its cutthroat pricing. When asked why he was at the the- ater, Fred McCreary, an employee at the Gypsy Cafe, simply replied, "'Because it costs two bucks." Likewise, "'Cuz we're broke" was the consensus of many local high schoolers. Although the ticket takers seemed stoic about the dirt-cheap glitz and glamour of the movies, the guests were enthusiastic about their opinions of the movies: "Cheap. Good and cheap.""We love it," answered one cou- ple. And although many people admit- ted that they could have seen, for example, "Lethal Weapon 4" on opening night at the Fox Village Theater, not one expressed regrets about waiting. The Fox shows a vari- ety of films and holds them until popularity wanes, or something bet- ter comes along. It usually takes two months for a first-run film to become a second-run; for example, "Small Soldiers," out earlier this summer, is soon coming to the Fox. Films such as Disney's "Mulan" are shown in the early evening and tend to draw a larger audience of families. Films like "Disturbing Behavior," star- ring young actresses who recently have appeared on teen magazine covers, usu- ally have a larger turnout of high school students (known as "hecklers" in Shakespeare's time). The great thing is that at Fox Village Theater, you can see all kinds of people. Families, loners, misers and loud high school and col- lege age folk all converge to sit together and be mesmerized by the screen. All in all, a visit to the Fox is an experience to be tried at least once. By Kelly Bembas For the Daily From the multitude of coffee shops and hot dog stands to the recently revamped Diag, life on Central Campus is not short on character. It's where stu- dents jam houses large and small for parties, head to rallies or catch sporting events - it is also where most classes are held. Few undergraduates will argue it holds much of this University's histo- ry and tradition. But although hustle and bustle is never to hard to find on the campus' core, empty space definitely is. Th.t's why, according to University planners, almost all future additions to campus will be added to North Campus. Located in what was once complete wilderness, North Campus offers a more peaceful setting and is home to most engineering, art, architecture, urban planning and music classes. It's also where you can find Baits Housing and Bursley Hall - the University's largest residence halls. But while Bursley is not only to be one of the biggest dorms in North America but also to sport the cam- pus' best food, most students who live there and in other North Campus dwellings have complaints. Most notable is the fact that most undergrads do not have access to a car - and must rely on blue University buses to reach Central Campus. "The buses are very inconsistent. Once I waited 40 minutes for a bus that is supposed to come every 20 minutes," said LSA first-year student Dave Werny. "It's hard to be on North Campus because sometimes friends on Central Campus don't want to wait for you to get on a bus and meet them somewhere. It causes a big kink in our personal lives.: Recently, University planners gave North Campus a kind of face- lift in hopes of making the atmos- phere seem more hip and less purely academic. A bell tower was added next to the North Campus Commons in 1996. The addition made the University one of only two schools in the nation to have two bell towers, the other being the University of Indiana. Also a "Diag North" was added between Pierpont Commons and the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building. Contemporary art adds to the more modern atmosphere North Campus is striving to achieve. It fea- tures pieces such as the "Wave Field," a sculpture of dirt and grass designed by Maya Lin - the creator of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC - and the bright orange "Begob," a 20-foot tall sculp- ture by Alexander Liberman. Years ago, Pierpoint Commons was constructed to be similar to the Michigan Union. It now houses Little Caesar's, Espresso Royal Caffe, Wok Express and Leonardo's Cafe. It also has a Barnes and Noble Bookstore, ATM machines and video games. The Media Union is latest addition to the folds of North Campus. With library and large computing facilities, most in the business agree it is one of a kind. "The Media Union is the most awe- inspiring building I've ever set foot in. The aura of technology permeates everything," said LSA first-year student and Bursley resident Chris Myers. The three-year-old Media Union features a virtual reality laboratory, teleconferenc- ing center and more than 500 comput- er workstations. But even with all of the additions and renovations, most students still find life on North Campus dull. University Planner Fred Mayer does not agree. "I think that North Campus is differ- ent from Central Campus in that Central Campus was built in and around a town and North Campus was built with more of a sensitivity to nature," Mayer said. "The nice thing here at Michigan is you have the choice if you like to be down in the middle of everything you can live on Central Campus, but if you like the setting and a more peaceful atmos- phere, North Campus is the place." Mayer said plans to further spruce- up North Campus are in the works, but his department has currently set its sights back on Central Campus. "There is always long-range planning going on for North Campus, but on the drawing board right now is an addition to the Dow Building, which we hope to expand to the west sometime in the near future," he said. Even though it is not the most exciting place to live North Campus is a necessity. "I hope the additions made North Campus more exciting, Mayer said. "But most additions have given us needed facilities that we had no room for anywhere else." Interesting artwork, such as make North Campus more y of it as quiet and Isolated fr 1999-2000 Residence Staf Selection Information Meetings These meetings are an excellent opportunity to team about the residence staff positions and the application process. Application materials will be available: IN OOR Fall Season: Oct. 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