performances
F R I D A Y
Mutsumi Motekl LaFond. Recital
performance. U-M School of Music Recital
Hall, 8 p.m. Free.
Hai-Ye Ni. This award-winning, 18-year-
old Chinese cellist will make her local debut
with Beethoven, Britten, Locatelli, and
Tchaikowsky. U-M Museum of Art, 8 p.m..
$10 if you're not a student; $5 if you
remember your ID.
Living Colour. This talented cult of
personalities promises another rockin'
concert in its return to Ann Arbor. Urban
Dance Squad opens at Hill Auditorium, 8
p.m. Tickets are $17.50 and $14.50 .
"Endgame," co-produced by the Brecht
Company and Residential College Drama
Program, is a comic play about four
characters in a shelter who are all
handicapped in some way. RC Aud., East
Quad, 8 p.m. Tickets at the door are $5,
$3 for students.
S A T U R D A Y
Fourteenth Ann Arbor Folk Festival.
The big attraction this year is Don McLean,
whose "American Pie" we've all sampled.
Other names include Mahlathini and the
Mahotella Queens, Robert Jones, and Pat
Donohoe. Hill Aud., 6 p.m., and
$17.50/$19.50 for the whole affair.
Male Voice Day. Jerry Blackstone will
conduct the University's Men's Glee Club
as well as many high school singers.
Michigan Union Ballroom, 4 p.m., free.
Monsters of A Capella. Emceed by
none other than Prof. Drew Westen of
Psych 172 glory, this gala showcases the
The Harmonettes, The Friars, Amazin' Blue,
and From the Edge. Rackham Aud., 8 p.m.
A mere $5 to benefit A-squared's
homeless. Call 763-TKTS.
"Endgame." See Friday's listing.
Voice Recital. Soprano Sarah
Domblaser performs in the School of Music
Recital Hall, 6 p.m. One of many free
offerings.
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Clarinet Recital. Following Domblaser,
Donald Henid performs in the music
school's Recital Hall at 8 p.m. Costless.
S U N D A Y
Java and Jazz. One in a series of
concerts presented by Eclipse Jazz
featuring local and Detroit-area artists.
Michigan Union Tap Room, 4-7 p.m. Free,
including the coffee.
Piano Recital by U-M School of Music
Prof. Nina Lelchuk, She emigrated here
from Russia and has concerticized
extensively, including at Carnegie Hall.
Rackham Lecture Hall, 4 p.m., free.
Organ Recital by Alan Knight. Hill Aud., 4
p.m., free.
TUESDAY
University Orchestras. The U-M
Symphony Orchestra and Philharmonica
Orchestra perform Leonard Bernstein's
works exclusively in a tribute to the late
composer. Hill Aud., 8 p.m., free.
WEDNESDAY
"Life on a Curve," a show about
education, is brought to you by the
Residence Hall Repertory Theatre
Troupe. Oxford Housing, Geddes House,
10 p.m.
Camerata Musica of Berlin. One of
Germany's leading chamber orchestras.
Rackham Aud., 8 p.m., $14-$25.
T H U R S D A Y
Indigo Girls. The Atlanta-based female
folk/rock duo of "Closer to Fine" fame will
follow Ellen James Society's opening. Hill
Auditorium, 8 p.m. Tix are $17.50 and only
2nd balcony seats are left.
"Endgame." See Friday's listing.
Anne Kolaczkowskl Magee. Award-
winning actress and director Magee reads
excerpts of her favorite monologues.
Kaleidoscope Books & Collectibles, 7 p.m.,
free.
Patricia Hampi, a poetry and fiction
writer who specializes in memoir writing,
reads in Rackham Ampitheatre at 5 p.m. It's
free.
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Piano Recital. Louis Nagel, a Julliard
graduate and U-M faculty member, offers
a program of Mozart and Schubert.
Rackham Lecture Hall, 8 p.m., free.
Gifts of Art. Some yet unidentified School
of Music student performs a classical music
piece at the University Hospital Lobby,
Floor 1, at 12:30 p.m. Of course it's free.
bars and clubs
The Ark
(761-1451)
See Ann Arbor Folk Festival, which it
sponsors.
The Blind Pig
(996-8555)
Friday: Noiz That Hurtz, heavy metal. Be
sure to don your best spandex. Saturday:
Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels, rock
and blues that brought us "Good Golly Miss
Molly." Tuesday: Crossed Wire, rock and
punk funk. Wednesday: Bim Skala Bim, ska
from Boston, with Etch-A-Sketch.
Thursday: Assembly Required, Grateful
Dead conjurers.
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A Campus Divided (cover story)
As the armed forces of many of the world's major powers come together in an
unprecedented show of force, campus opinion is splintered into several camps.
See Page 8
Time's Up
From the old rock to the new rock and what exactly the difference is. A few words
from Vernon Reid on the artist and his societySee Page 4.
Veterans of Past Wars-And Present
Patients at Ann Arbor's VA. Hospital draw on their combat experience to assess the
Gulf War.See Page 11
From Paul Baumer to Patton to Shaw
As recent events have shown, war has never really left our systems. In this piece,
Tony Silber gives his picks for the ten best war movies ever-movies that you will
never get out ofyour system once you have seen them.See Page 12
Also:
Out to Lunch
Jonathan Chait
Scott Chupack
Mike Gill
Jesse Walker
Sketchpad by F. Zinn
Carl R. Dahlberg
The Weekend List
Cover photo by Jose Juarez
Theecord
During World War Two, many citizens badly mi
Americans, punishing innocent people for the trans
Third Reich. There were incarcerations, violent att
harassment. Stores owned by Americans of German
of business during the war.
There are many Arabs who attend Michigan anc
Whether they are Americans or foreigners, supporte
treachery, they deserve respect and not scorn. Non
down one of our pilots or launched missiles at Israel
Our community has several stores and fine resta
The owners and employees of these stores are not
Gulf. Do not neglect these businesses because th
intend to eat falafel or humus at local Middle Easte
the chance, just in case others boycott them for fea
make for selling stuffed grape leaves may someho,
Iraqi nuclear program.
Don't listen to those who tell you the war is for
irresponsible falsehood. Our confrontation with Ira
importance to the world that there be stability in th
Had Saddam Hussein invaded Saudi Arabia-a
before our Saudi allies allowed our troops onto thei
controlled well over half of the world's known und
Having one country in control of that much oil v
if that country were not ruled by a power-hungry di
thus far proved to be rather unimpressive. But ima
Saddam would have were he to be the single most
world. He could refuse to supply oil to any country
would have a crippling effect on any country largel
Gulf.
History shows that instability in the world oil m
chaos many times. We must keep oil flowing steadi
to do this is to keep the rich oil fields of Kuwait, Sa
Arabian peninsula out of Saddam Hussein's greedy
It seems rather odd, but many of the people wh
also say that Bush exacerbated the crisis to raise oil
buddies. Say what?
I also beg to differ with those who call for us to
energy sources. This sounds like a great idea until<
practical. Our economy is largely based on oil. In ac
cars and the trucks, planes and ships which transpo
the manufacture of all petroleum products and in n
many years for our country to switch over to an alte
no alternatives ready for us to use. We have ahead <
energy forms such as nuclear power can be efficien
One alternative fuel to which segments of our e
gas, which is currently the only realistic alternative
vast natural gas reserves, so we would not be entire
imports. However, with few exceptions, the rest of
would have to import its gas. Unfortunately, the Ar
Gulf are as rich in natural gas as they are in oil-an
gas proponents somehow avoid mentioning. So the
on that most unstable of regions, the Middle East.
No, forcing our nation to move away from oil be
pointless. Think about it: the reason we use oil to
cheapest, most efficient form of energy available. A
and better is discovered, oil will continue to make 1
Yes, it can get unbearably hot over there, but th
fighting a desert war: it is nearly impossible to run
I sure hope the New Kids get drafted.
Why do Saddam Hussein and his soldiers wear
their defensive positions are in some oasis, these gi
sore thumbs in the barren, sandy expanses of land
Eu.
Since entering Kuwait, Iraqi soldiers have been
raping countless civilians. The reports of newborn
their incubators and of a father being forced to wat
are only two of the gruesome tales we've been told
What amazes me is that people do not feel we a
the Kuwaitis, who had always been among our clos
would like to ask these people to search their cons<
should think about a question Bob Dylan sang long
different struggle:
How many imes can a man turn his
And pretend that he just doesn't see?
Club Heidelberg
(994-3562)
Friday: Culture Shock and Lunacy, both
heavy metal. Saturday: Scott Morgan
Band and the hard Detruction Ride.
Thursday: La Trinity, reggae, and the jazzy
Crazy Lizard.
Rick's American Cafa
(996-2747)
Saturday: Oroboros, Cleveland-born rock.
Tuesday: Voodoo Chili, rockers with a
knack for portraying Ypsi life. Wednesday:
Teddy Richards. Thursday: Trinidad Tripoli
Steel Band, dreadlocked Caribbean
musicians.
Cross Street Station
(485-5050)
Friday: Speakers Corner, dance tunes.
Saturday: You can See Dick Run or
venture with Southgoing Zak, both local
bands.
Mainstreet Comedy Showcase
(996-9080)
Friday, Saturday: Kirkland Teeple, the
owner of the club and a comedian in his
own right, headlines. Tickets are $12 in
advance, $10 general admission. Tuesday:
Open mike night. Wednesday, Thursday:'
Weekly "Best of the Midwest" featuring
area performers.
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Nectarine Ballroom
(994-5436)
Monday: Second Self ("Trapped Beneath
the Stone," "Lose Those Shadows) will
play the Nec at 9 p.m. Only five bucks in
advance.
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U-Club
(763-2236)
Saturday: George Bedard and the
Kingpins, Ann Arbor's most popular rock
and rollers. Wednesday: Marti Micolli
headlines Laughtrack, the weekly forum for
professionals and amateurs alike to.sidle
up to the mike. Thursday: The Difference,
danceable pop quintet.
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Polo Lounge
(761-7800)
Saturday: Paul Vornhagen Quartet.
campus cinema
F R I D A Y
The Godfather
One of the great films of the 20th Century
tells the tale of an Italian-American family
and their rule over the American crime
world in the late 1940s. Starring Marion
Brandok, Al Pacino, and Robert Duvall. A
great gem more than worthy of its many
awards.
(Francis Coppola, 1972)
International Center 7:00
Video Arts Series
Artist Doug Hall shows off his stuff in this,
the first of a four-part series. Hall will be
present at the showings.
(Doug Hall, 1990)
Aud A 7:00
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Beat the Devil
A Bogey thriller that never even showed
up on movie screens because it was so
offbeat. Interesting spoof of the spy genre
and great showing by Peter Lorre.
(John Huston, 1954)
MLB 4 7:00
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Food Consultants-Noah Finkel, Eric Lemont
Columnists-Jonathan Chait, Scott Chupack, Mike Gill,
Larry Hu, Craig Linne, Jesse Walker
Artist-Adam Levine
Business Manager-Dionne Webster
Special Sections Coordinator-Nancy Sagar
Sales Manager-Lisa Greenberg
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