0 Legend Douglas Fairbanks stars in "The Taming of the Shrew." This Shakespearean film also features silent cinema star Mary Pickford. 7 p.m., Michigan Theater Tuesday November 30, 1999 f1te £id$ a &I Tomorrow in Daily Arts: Check out previews of the "Utopia" and the "Flesh & Blood" shows. '4 Reknowned Dr. Ruth visits 'U ' to talkab By Curtis Zimmermann Daily Arts Writer Ever had a burning sexual ques- tion that you were afraid to ask? Well why not run it by one of the nation's most popular and enduring experts in human sexuality, Dr. Ruth, who is speaking tomorrow night at the Michigan Theater. The event, which is sponsored by Hillel, UAC and Major Events is part of the University's participation in World AIDS day. Dr. Ruth's presentation will be a lecture followed by a ques- Dr. Ruth Michigan Theater Tomorrow at 8 p.m. tion and answer session. In a recent intervievw with The Michigan, Daily, Dr. Ruth relayed her plans to discuss numerous sexu- ally related top- ics that affect college students. This will include explana- tions about con- traception, preg- explained her motivation in giving these lectures is to promote sexual literacy. "I believe that anyone who is sexually literate is going to have a better life. That there will be less unintended pregnancies, they'll be more careful with sexually transmit- ted disease. Than later on when peo- ple are in a relationship or marriage, whatever they choose, .they know more about sex and they know how to satisfy their partner." She also stated how "There will be less diffi- culties and less problems sexually speaking because they will know more." Another topic Dr. Ruth intends to address is sex in the media. She explained how there are some posi- tive and negative consequences that result from our openly sexual soci- ety. "To some extent it is good because its not like in the old days when nobody talked about it." But, she also added "To be bombarded, on soap operas, constantly about different positions and unrealistic sexual activity is a big problem because people are going to be dis- appointed. They'll think 'What's happening with me, how come I don't have sex like in the movies." Ruth Westheimer was born in Germany in 1928. She emigrated to the U.S. in 1956. In 1970, she got her doctorate in the study of family from Columbia University Teacher's College. Dr. Ruth first began using the media for sexual education pur- poses in 1980 with her radio show "Sexually Speaking." Eventually she crossed over into national tele- vision with "The Dr. Ruth Show," which appeared on The Lifetime Network. Since then she has been at the helm of a sexual information empire. Her endeavors include numerous television shows, videos, 15 books, a board game, a web page (http://www.d rruth.com) and her syndicated column "Ask Dr. Ruth." The most notable of her books is "Sex for Dummies." The work has sold a quarter of a million copies and has been translated into 23 lan- guages. Despite its success, Dr. Ruth admitted that when first solicited by IDG Books the publish- ers of the "...For Dummies" series she refused, stating that "I don't write for dummies I write for intel- ligent people." Dr. Ruth explained how after the publisher called her back nearly ten times she "Decided out sex-. ship, and third, read "Sex fo- Dummies" so that sex doesn't: become boring." With the jokes aside, Dr. Rutl was willing to advise sexually active college students. She insisted tha importance for students "Not to leC anyone pressure you and not to rush- into it, and certainly not to engage in any sex while intoxicated." Alsa* she explained that "If you are in a relationship and you have both' decided to be sexually active to make sure that you are protected.- And make sure you know who that partner has had a sexual relationship with before." Because of the high transmission rate of STD'S among college students Dr. Ruth stated "Everybody ought to be worried about it." The ins and outs of human sexu- ality are issues that will affect every student on the University campus. Besides a select few stu- dents, most won't get the chance to,. study sex in any depth at the University. Students should view Dr. Ruth's appearance as a chance to learn about 'It' from the one of the best sources in the country, if not the world. Courtesy of www.Zanet.com Dr. Ruth presents a lecture on what she knows best - sexuality. that I had an obligation to at least see what these books are. I did not know about them. But when I looked at them in a split second I said 'Yes."' She also added humorously about how college students can use the book to improve their sex lives. "First the relationship; Second, the communication in their relation- nancy, sexually transmitted diseases and sex in the 21st Century. She King's 'Atlantis' exposes Vietnam Younger 'Tiger' gets old quickly Hearts in Atlantis Stephen King Scribner On the surface, Stephen King's new novel "Hearts in Atlantis" is an ambi- tious Vietnam epic with elements of fan- tasy, spanning forty years and the lives of four major characters. Underneath the plot devices, however, lies a deeper, intensely personal statement about tar- nished ideals and the naivete of youth. Many of those who were young in the '60s felt that because of their strength, knowledge and clear intentions, they could change the world for the better. But with the Vietnam War and the rest of the turmoil that was the era's reality, they witnessed greater, darker forces over- powering their youthful enthusiasm. They grew old and found that what they once found sacred, their "Atlantis," was rapidly sinking to the bottom of the ocean, never to be seen again. "Hearts in Atlantis" is divided into five interconnected parts. The first, "Low Men in Yellow Coats," takes place in 1960 and introduces us to eleven-year- old Bobby Garfield, who lives alone with his hateful, penny-pinching mother. It is summer, and Bobby is content to just hang around with his two best friends, John Sullivan and Carol Gerber, until a man named Ted moves into his apartment building. Bobby and Ted develop a friendship, and Ted reveals an entirely separate world to Bobby, one in which evil beings from another dimen- sion hunt him relentlessly. In the second part, entitled "Hearts in Atlantis," it is 1966 and we are taken to the University of Maine during the beginnings of the anti-war movement. In the third floor of Chamberlain residence hall, an epidemic of card playing has rendered Peter Riley unable to do, any- thing besides bet on Hearts for a nickel a point. Neglecting his work, he is in dan- ger of failing out of school. This is espe- cially serious considering that with the draft in full force, young men who fail out of school are being shipped to war. However, because of interactions with Carol Gerber. now a University of Maine student, and a crippled anti-war activist named Stokely Jones III, Peter realizes where his priorities should truly lie. In "Blind Willie," set in 1983, a Vietnam-vet named Willie Shearman, who as a teenager stole Bobby's baseball glove and helped his friend beat Carol with a baseball bat, pays a bizarre form of penance to make up for the horrible things he's done in his life. "Why We're in Vietnam" follows John Sullivan, another Vietnam vet, as he attends his friend's funeral in 1999. "When someone dies, you think about the past," he muses, and "Sully-John" thinks back on the horrors of the war and the vision of an old woman who has been haunting him ever since he got back from "the green." The final section, "Heavenly Shades of Night are Falling," sees Bobby Garfield returning to his hometown for Sullivan's funeral. He miraculously finds Carol, whom he thought was dead, and is awestruck by the mystery of his baseball glove: It is on Sully's hand when he is found in his car, victim of a heart attack, and the glove contains a shocking mes- sage from Ted on a crumpled piece of paper inside of it. King's writing in "Hearts in Atlantis" is grand and fantastical, containing direct allusions to his "Dark Tower" Courtesy of Paramount Pcures Stephen King also has "The Green Mile" to look forward to, the film version of his novella. CyberTiger Electronic Arts Playstation ** It's tough being Tiger Woods. With fans expecting miracles each time that he swings a golf club, every so often Tiger must wish that he could turn back the clock - to a simpler time. Well Tiger and golf fans alike can stop wishing --- "CyberTiger," a new golfing game from Electronic Arts, makes that dream come true. Eschewing the popular method of packing a game with well-known professional golfers, "CyberTiger" allows gainers to chose from a young. Tiger Woods, a teenage Tiger Woods or several other teen golfers (Chip, Inga, Carmen and Steel to name a few). As you might be able to tell, "CyberTiger" is geared at a younger audience than most golf games, how- ever it can still provide some level of enjoyment for older players. Learning how to swing in the game is a simple Three-Click process, and can be mastered in a matter of min- utes. Putting, on the other hand, takes some time to get the hang of and will bog down scores for your first few rounds. And here, unlike when you're really on the course, long chips rarely sail over the green and often find their way into the cup. In the game, players can opt for a single match or the career mode. In the singles option, gamers can choose from a variety of different formats including stroke play, tour- nament, practice (an individual hole can be worked on), driving range,. shoot-out or the skins game. Playing, for skins is fun, however it loses a good bit of its luster when you real- ize that you won't actually get to pocket your S 140,000 purse. The career mode allows gamers to select a golfer and guide them through tournaments at the junior amateur and professional levels. As gamers make their way up the ranks the golfers grow older allowing for the logical transition from a younger Tiger to teen Tiger. Another bonus of. choosing the career option is the, possibility of unlocking hidden golf courses as rewards for winning tour- 0 naments at the different levels. "CyberTiger" is enjoyable to play at first, but competing against pre- tend golfers gets a little old after awhile (sorry Steel). It's also a littl.'t frustrating to have to earn the right, to play on golf courses in a game that you've already shelled out some seri- ous cash for. If you're looking into purchasing a golf game, one with a few more features that's geared towards older players would be the better move. - Matthew Barrett series (Ted is "breaker" for the Tower, enslaved by minions of the Crimson King) and a brief reference to "The Regulators," but the tone of this book is more dramatic than anything else. Instead of being grouped into his more well tread genres of horror and fantasy, "Hearts in Atlantis" bears a closer resemblance to "Different Seasons," King's collection of non-horror novellas and a representation of his finest work. The interweaving and reoccurrence of Bobby, Sully-John and Carol works wonderfully. It is incredible to see the eleven-year-old characters in 1960 grow- ing up through the course of this book, going to school, protesting, fighting and dying. By the end, the reader cares about each one deeply and is heartbroken at their losses. The unifying image of time and the Atlantis metaphor is also quite intriguing. The section "Hearts in Atlantis" best exemplifies the apparent invincibility of youth, as Peter Riley on numerous occasions speaks of the great abundance of time. "I've got plenty of time to waste" he tells Stokely, and "for me, there always had been [time]." Looking back, Peter realizes how foolish these statements were. As Ted tells Bobby in "Low Men in Yellow Coats," time is "the old bald cheater." We are its captives, 'the hostages of eternity." Of course, no novel is perfect, and "Hearts in Atlantis" contains several scenes that could have been eliminated. The crude, scatological humor in "Low Men in Yellow Coats" as Bobby and Ted are eating a hot dog casserole seems needlessly juvenile and purposeless. Also, Lieutenant Dieffenbaker's speech about the death of his generation in "Why We're in Vietnam" was so blatant- ly heavy-handed in its delivery of "the moral of the story" that it detracted from the importance of what he had to say. But seen as a whole, "Hearts in Atlantis" is a brilliant, courageous explo- ration of the effect of a chaotic time pen- od on the lives of those who survived it. It is one of those books that you look back on after reading and feel some- thing. "Hearts in Atlantis" is easily Stephen King's best work of the '90s, and it represents the next step in his career towards the more personal and the more poignant. - Ben Goldstein 'NASCAR 2000' races with Gordon~ *1 Vi ATTENTION UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE DSTUDENTS WORLDWIDE NASCAR 2000 EA SPORTS PlayStation Gordon, you are going down. No more victory laps and definitely no more Pepsi commercials. Yes, Jeff's days of,wi.nning on the racetrack are numbered, thanks to "NASCAR 2000," the newest racing game from EA SPORTS. "NASCAR 2000" lets you choose Jeff Gordon, Richard Petty, Bill Elliott, Dale Earnhardt or from any of the other 35 drivers of the past and present and strap them in for the ride. Once driver and racecar are decided upon, gamers can opt for anything ranging from a sin- gle race to a complete NASCAR sea- son. Fans of the Motor City will be pleased to see that Michigan is one of the 18 different NASCAR courses fea- tured in the game. For each race, players have a variety of options to tinker with including whether they want their car to be auto- matic or gearshift and the distance of the race (anywhere from a few laps to "NASCAR 2000" using the brake pedal at any point is pretty much out of the, question, so players will have to learn their turns on the fly. And because the game doesn't penalize racers much for bumping into walls or other cars, first- timers can bounce their way through M the course until they get the hang of things. The game features five "fantasy" courses to race on, all of which involve more turns and curves than th~e NASCAR tracks. It would have been nice to see the makers take this idea one, step further and include some sort of an obstacle race for the cars. Just one track where gamers could grab hold of the wheel and guide their fine automobile through a course filled with jumps over lava pits, crocodiles and other things of that nature. With such great cars to con- trol, it would seem only logical to give us the chance to test them out on a course featuring some aspects of differ- ent racing games. On the whole, "NASCAR 2000" is a little tough to get the hang of at first, but once you do it makes for an enjoy, able ride. Racing alongside a friend wilt" only nrrAt hr- inc. n n rP - ik*. n J "iCENT * "