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A Fine

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Films opening

Along Came a Spider Stormin' Morgan
Freeman solves crimes while driving an old
white woman to the Piggly Wiggly. At
Quality 16: 12:05, 1,2:15, 3:10, 4:25, 5:15,
7:20, 7:40, 9:30, 9:55, 11:35 (Fri. & Sat),
12:00 (Fri. & Sat.). At Showcase: 12:20,
12:50, 2:35, 3:05, 5:05, 5:35, 7:20, 7:50,
9:40, 10:10, 11:50 (Fri. & Sat.), 12:20 (Fri.
& Sat.).
Blow Johnny Depp and Paul "Pee Wee"
Reubens sell Cocaine. Wow, that sounds
like a joke. At Quality 16: 11:10, 12, 1:40,
2:30, 4:20, 7, 7:30, 9:25, 10,12 (Fri. &
Sat.). At Showcase: 1, 1:30, 3:45, 4:15,
7:10, 7:40, 9:45, 10:15, 12:15 (Fri. &
Sat.).
Just Visiting Yeah, that's what you said last

time, and you ended up sleeping on my
couch and smoking the entire for a month.
At Quality 16: 11:30, 1:30, 3:25, 5:25,
7:20, 9:20, 11:25 (Fri. & Sat.). At
Showcase: 12:30, 2:30, 4:40, 7:15, 9:20,
11:20 (Fri. & Sat.).).
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Showcase: 1:25, 4:45,;7:25, 10:05,
12:30 (Fri. & Sat.).
Pokemon Hey, Pokepeople, stop before
someone gets hurt. At Quality 16: 11:05,
1:05, 3:05, 5:05, 7:05. At Showcase:
12:10, 12:40, 2:15, 2:45, 4:25, 4:55,
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A An Instant Classic
B Very Good
C Fair
D Not recommended
F Not Worth Your Time, or Your Money

By Jamie Schey
Daily Arts Writer
In 1948, Sidney Fine began his career
at the University, hired under the title of
"Instructor in History." Over the next 53
years, Professor Fine would grow to
become one of the most prominent
names in teaching within the state of
Michigan. The now 80-year-old profes-
sor has taught thousands of students,
published 12 books and 39 articles. In
addition, Fine has served as history
department chairman, president of the
Labor Historians, a member of the
National Archives Advisory Council and
various other positions within profession.
Yet, as students and colleagues alike will
note, Professor Fine's love for teaching
and his studies has only increased with
time. As the school year comes to a close,
Professor Fine's retirement is close at
hand - however, for those whose lives
he has touched, Sidney Fine is impossible
to forget.
Fine was born on October 11, 1920, in
Cleveland, Ohio. He attended Western
Reserve University, graduating as class
valedictorian in 1942. World War II was
raging overseas, yet Fine applied for
deferment, matriculating at the

University community bids farewell to long

Although each of his lectures is certain
to be filled to the brim with material -
the professor strongly stresses the impor-
tance of "keeping up with the literature
in the field" - his ability to simultane-
ously interest and inform students is
nearly unparalleled in the history of the
University. "His lectures are always
packed with information and anecdotes
that bring the history alive for me," says
LSA sophomore Kara Guminsky. "He is
a wealth of knowledge and is passionate
about sharing it with his students."
According to LSA sophomore Maria
Simon, "He is one of the most interest-
ing people I've ever heard speak ... you
have to remind yourself to take notes (in
his class), because you often want to just
sit and listen to him."
After he completed his work in
Australia, Fine was sent to the
Philippines, Guam and Japan for future
assignments during the war. He complet-
ed his Ph.D. while he was still overseas,
and returned in 1948 to begin teaching
history courses at the University. Over
the course of the 53 years that followed,
Fine has received many teaching acco-
lades. The only professor at the
University to win both the Golden Apple
Award (Students Honoring Outstanding

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American Desi If anyone can tell me
what this movie is, pleaseacall the Daily.
I'll sign "The List" for you! At Showcase:
12:35, 8:20, 10:30, 12:35 (Fri. & Sat.).
The Brothers The story of two identical
twins. One of them is evil. You can tell
because the evil one wears sunglasses.
At Quality 16: 3:45, 5:45, 7:45, 9:45,
11:45 (Fri. & Sat.). At Showcase: 12:25,
2:40, 5:15, 8, 10:25, 12:40 (Fri. & Sat.).
Bridget Jones' Diary Sneak Preview
Saturday at 9:30. Tell your friends. First
20 people in line get Rende Zellweger.
Chocolat GO AWAY! I want this movie
out of theaters so bad I can taste it.
Hatred, thatis, not chocolat(e). At
Quality 16: 11:05, 1:40, 3:55, 6:25,
9:05. At Showcase: 1:20, 3:50, 6:45,
9:25. A-
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Does not
stand up to martial arts classic
"Crippled Avengers," but it's okay. At
Quality 16: 3, 5:15, 7:30. At Showcase:
1:45, 4:10, 6:40, 9:15, 11:45 (Fri. &
Sat.). A+
Down to Earth Original title "Here Comes
Mr. Jordan" was already taken. That was
not funny. At Showcase: 12:05, 2:10,
5:50, 7:35, 9:35, 11:25 (Fri. & Sat.). C
Enemy at the Gate Jackson Pollock and
Dickie Greenleaf square off in a battle of
wits and submarine guns. At Quality 16:
11, 1:35, 4:10, 6:55, 9:30, 11:50 (Fri. &
Sat.). At Showcase: 1:10, 4:05, 6:55,
9:50, 12:25 (Fri. & Sat.). B+
Exit Wounds Sequel to "Entrance
Wounds" starring Jeff Speakman and
Onyx. At Quality 16: 9:10, 11:10 (Fri. &
Sat). At Showcase: 3, 5:20, 7:55, 10:20,
12:30 (Fri. & Sat.).
Fifteen Minutes DeNiro, DeNiro, DeNiro.
That's all I ever hear about. He just
keeps stealing roles away from
actor/writer/producer Dolph Lundgren.
At Showcase: 9:55, 12:10 (Fri. & Sat.).
D+"

Hannibal The most exploitive cannibal
movies since "Alive," though with uglier
actors. At Showcase: 12 a.m. (Fri. &
Sat.). B-
Heartbreakers Jennifer Love Hewitt and
Sigourney Hate Weaver star with Gene
Happiness Hackman and Ray Befuddled
Liotta. STOP WHINING! At Quality 16:
11:15, 1:45, 4:15, 7:05, 9:40, 11:55
(Fri. & Sat.). At Showcase: 1:05, 3:40,
6:35, 9:10, 11:40 (Fri. & Sat.). A-
The Mexican Hey, isn't that the guy from
"Kalifornia?" At Quality 16: 11:45, 2:25,
4:50, 7:10, 9:40, 11:55 (Fri. & Sat.). At
Showcase: 9:05, 11:30 (Fri. & Sat.). B+
See Spot Run Everything you've always
wanted in a kids movie if you're an idiot.
At Quality 16: 11:35, 1:50. At
Showcase: 12 p.m.
Someone Like You Someone just like
every galdarn freakin' other romantic
comedy that has ever been released in
the US or abroad. At Quality 16: 1:05, 3,
5:05, 7, 9:10, 11:15 (Fri. & Sat.) B
Spy Kids The director of "The Faculty"
has fooled you before. This is a PG rated
movie until the very end, where one of
the kids pulls out a gun and blows up a
liquor store. At Quality 16: 11:10, 12:10,
1:20, 2:20, 3:30, 4:30, 5:35, 6:35, 7:35,
9:35, 11:25 (Fri. & Sat.). At Showcase:
12:15, 12:45, 1:15, 2:20, 2:50, 3:20,
4:30, 5, 5:30, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 9, 9:30
(except Saturday). B
Tomcats If you paid to see this movie,
than you deserved it. At Quality 16:
12:20, 2:15, 4:20, 7:15, 9:15, 9:20, 11
(Fri. & Sat.). At Showcase: 12:55, 3:30,
4, 5:40, 7:45, 8:15, 10, 10:30, 11:55
(Fri. & Sat.), 12:25 (Fri. & Sat.).
Traffic Soderbergh ingeniously fired actor
Michael Gross and recast Benico del
Toro instead. At Quality 16: 12:15, 9:45.
At Showcase: 1:40, 4:20, 7:05, 11:30
(Fri. & Sat.). A

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Jean Reno and Christina Applegate find themselves barrelling through a train car in "Just Visiting."

Thursday
CAMPUS CINEMA
Caveman's Valentine (2001) Sam
Jackson's best performance since
"Johnny Suede." State Theater. 9:30 p.m.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Yeah, I'm not really into movies where
they don't speak English, I'll wait for the
American translation. State Theater. 7 &
9:15 p.m.
The House of Mirth (2000) Gillian
Anderson in a corset? Sign me up for
two! State Theater. 6:45 p.m.
Pollock (2000) Bald man, whiny girl, 2
Oscar noms. Michigan Theater. 6:45 &
9:15 p.m.
Latin Boys Go to Hell (1997) According
to those fellows in the Diag, so am I.
Michigan Theater. 7 p.m.
Ratcatcher (1999) i like Glasgow in June,
how 'bout you? Michigan Theater. 9:30
p.m.
MUSIC
Cabaret Music John Morris' leadership
drives Cabaret class thru some fine
pieces of music. I think we watched this
in my Cult. Anthropology class last year.
University Hospital Lobby, Floor 1. 12:10
p.m. Free.
The Incredible Edibles Yum yum, eat 'em
up, think I'm in love. She wants to lick
me like a lolly pop. All 4 One. Modern
Rock. T.C.'s Speakeasy, Ypsilanti. 10:30
p.m. $3. 483-4470.
THEA TER
Measure for Measure The theater depart-
ment presents this Shakespearian play,
the most contemporary of his comedies,
in a current day setting. Directed by John
Neville-Andrews. Trueblood Theatre,
Frieze Bldg. 8 p.m. $15, $7 students.
936-3301.
Playfest 2901 This annual event, which
grew out of "Theater 429: Playwriting

Toward Production," showcases several
students' plays, with discussions follow-
ing each one. Arena Theatre, Frieze Bldg.
7 p.m. Free. 764-5350.
Struggling Truths Performance Network
tells this Peter Mellencamp story of the
Chinese invasion of Tibet through the
extreme, controversial opinions of a
Buddhist monk. Performance Network,
120 E. Huron. 8 p.m. $17. 663-0681.
H.M.S. Pinafore This Gilbert and Sullivan
musical, presented by the U-M G & S
Society, tells the story of a visiting
Admiral on a ship and his entanglement
in a love affair. Mendelssohn Theater. 8
p.m. $7-18. 764-0450.
A LTERNA TIVES
Agha Shahid All Poet and editor reads as
part of the University's Visiting Writer's
Series. Rackham Auditorium. 5 p.m.
Free. 647-6471.
Scenarios: Recent Work by Lorna
Simpson In this exhibit, the artist chal-
lenges viewers to think independently
against stereotypes of gender, class, and
race. Through film and photography, she
draws on her own experiences and the
current U.S. political climaterto create
her works. Museum of Art. Free. 764-
0395.
Paradise Now: Picturing the Genetic
Revolution This exhibit serves as an artis-
tic response to the genetic revolution, and
the profound questions it raises on issues
of health, privacy, reproduction, and identi-
ty. Several art forms are used to express
this profound scientific research. Museum
of Art. Free. 764-0395.
Friday
CAMPUS CINEMA
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon See
Thursday. State Theater. 7 & 9:15 p.m.
Faithless (2001) lngmar Shmergman!
When is McG's new movie coming out? I
just love him! Michigan Theater. 7 p.m.
Memento (2001) ti ees ot deen yllear uoy

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Theater. 7:15 & 9:45 p.m.
Ratcatcher See Thursday. Michigan
Theater. 10 p.m.
Pollock See Thursday. State Theater.
7:15 & 9:30 p.m.
MUSIC
The Slip We've all given a few girls this in
our day. And now it is being given back.
Blind Pig, 208 S. 1st St. 10 p.m. $10
996-8555.
Heavy Weather Band names get no
cheesier than this one. They deserve your
time, and my sympathy. T.C.'s
Speakeasy, Ypsilanti. 10:30 p.m. $3. 483-
4470.
Al Hill & the Love Butlers I put these guys
on the list a lot. Cos I like them, a lot.
Look for as much Heavy Weather on the
list as I can stomach in the future too.
Cavern Club, 210 S 1st St. 10 p.m. $8.
332-9900.
Emerson String Quartet This popular and
recent Grammy-winning quartet will per-
form the works of Haydn, Beethoven,
Kurtag, and Bartok. Rackham
Auditorium. 8 p.m. $20-36. 764-2538.
THEA TER
Measure for Measure See Thursday.
Directed by John Neville-Andrews.
Truebloodi Theatre, Frieze Bldg. 8 p.m.
$15, $7 students. 936-3301.
Playfest 2001 See Thursday. Arena
Theatre, Frieze Bldg. 7 p.m. Free. 764-
5350.
Struggling Truths See Thursday.
Performance Network, 120 E. Huron. 8
p.m. $20. 663-0681.
H.M.S. Pinafore See Thursday.
Mendelssohn Theater. 8 p.m. $718. 764-
0450.
ALTERNATIVES
John Biguenet Winner of the 0. Henry
award for fiction writing, Biguenet will be
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Professor Sidney Fine is retiring after teaching U.S. history for 53 ye

University in
order to obtain his
Master's Degree.
Shortly after
entering the
University, how-
ever, he received
an offer that he
could not pass up:
The opportunity
to travel to Japan,
working as a
translator within
the Navy's
Japanese
Language
Program. Fine
underwent train-
ing in Colorado

"Sidney Fine is one
of the few
professors who
engages as
vehemently with his
students as he does
with his subjectE"
- Jared Miller
LSA freshman

University
Teaching, 1993)
and to be hon-
ored as a Richard
H u d s o n
Research
Professor of
History (1963-
1964, 1976-
1977), Fine's
dedication to his
profession is
truly impressive.
"His courses
on American
History in the
20th Century are
models of their
kind," says

"The Mark of the Civilized Society,"
which is a discussion of Michigan public
policy regarding aging and the elderly.
He has also published a number of arti-
cles and reviews, which have been fea-
tured in a number of major publications.
Public policy within the state of
Michigan is an area that Professor Fine is
quite familiar with. In fact, the Michigan
legislature abolished a law - one that
required teachers within the state to
retire at 70 years of age - as the result
of a proposal by one of Fine's former stu-
dents, a member of the state legislature.
Fine recalls, "The bill passed with only
one vote in opposition." He personally
added his signature to the bill, and has
continued to teach at the University for
the ten years following this event.
Throughout his 53 years at the
University, thousands of students have
passed in and out of Fine's classroom.
Although it is virtually impossible for a
professor to make contact with each stu-
dent individually, Professor Fine is com-
mitted to having good relations with his
students. "They know that I enjoy what
I'm doing," he said. "I like my students
to see me as a human being, not just a
person talking to them in a classroom"~
Fine's love and dedication for his

career i certainly evident
"Sidney Fine is one of the
who engages as vehemen
dents as he does with his
ments LSA freshman Ja
has been a pleasure to t
467 class this semester."
The professor's person
hold strong appeal for his
office and lecture halls
with students desiring t
fascinating individual.
LSA sophomore La
"Professor Fine's lectures
in part because they are si
stories of his own life e
great to hear both 'the
account of how events
have affected him."
Fine has certainly expe
deal throughout his
University of Michigan
War II to the 2000 electio
has seen the University t
ber of changes. A parti
time period in the schoc
the years of the Vietnam'
ly the 1960s. "The Unive
cal to the student movemi
because of the creation of
in Ann Arbor, Fine obser

and New York, and, ranking in the top ten
of his class, was sent to work for the
Office of Naval Intelligence. He was sta-
tioned in Australia under the command
of General Douglas MacArthur. Fine
laughs, remembering the time in which
"General MacArthur pushed (him out of
the way) to get his mail:'
As the above example illustrates,
Fine's sense of humor is often apparent
in his curriculum, and his students praise
him for his use of stories and wit.

History Professor Emeritus Bradford
Perkins. "Many generations felt that their
education was not complete unless they
had taken one, or both, of them. His
devotion to students is unusually deep ...
and all the while, he has been an inde-
fatigablerpublishing scholar, widely rec-
ognized as a leading student of his cho-
sen period."
Scholastically, Fine has excelled as a
leader within his academic field. He is
currently working on his 12th book,

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Phone Numbers: Michigan Theater: 668-8397; Quality 16: 827-2837; Showcase: 973-
8380; State: 761-8667.
Showtimes are effective Friday through Thursday. Matinee times at State Theater are
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