10 - the Michigan Daily -Friday, September 22, 1995 :. '" . . 'Crude Oasis' Is paradise lost In "The Crude Oasis," directed by Alex Graves, Jennifer Taylor stars as Karen Webb, a lonely housewife with an adulterous husband, who suffers from a recurring nightmare featuring an ominous, intriguing stranger. After unsuccessfully attempting to commit suicide, Karen discovers that an attendant at a gas station is the man from her dreams. She is immediately compelled to meet this man, and once she does, connections between her, the man and her husband become quite clear. This film focuses on many of the psychological aspects of loneliness, yet it manages to be somewhat incoherent at times. Although this problem may be deliberately included, it detracts from the movie. In the end, this stagnant work may be classified as a movie based more on style than substance. At the Michigan tonight at 9:15. Swimsuits spur interest, SONG OF T fewEEK.. The sang of the week be- longsrto the three piee icreae pwrhardcore l punk band 10W.' AaeMona Lisas, and their cover of A nnu1 a ;peanlt gets a needed boost Alnis Morrisette's recent FIRST AND SECOND YEAR STUDENTS It's not too late for a pilot slot or scholarship! Call AIR FORCE ROTC: (313) 747-4093 AIM HGH ATLANTIC CITY (AP) -- The swimsuit gimmick worked: About 2.1 million more households tuned in to the Miss America Pageant this year. NBC's three-hour telecast Sat- urday night was seen in 15.7 mil- lion households, compared with 13.6 million last year, Nielsen Me- dia Research said Thursday. Still, the rating was the third-low- est in pageant history, after the 1994 and 1992 shows. Ratings peaked in 1961, at 41.8, with a 75 share. The pageant, which has been in a ratings slide for decades, received a 16.4 rating and 31 share this year. The pageant, broadcast live from coast to coast for the first time, featured a call-in poll on whether to hold the swimsuit competition. Viewers voted 4-to-1 in favor of swimsuits. Almost 1 million votes were registered. The rating is a percentage of the nation's 95.9 million TV house- holds. One rating point represents 959,000 homes. The share is the percentage of in-use sets tuned to a particular program. Pageant President Leonard Horn said the poll was only part of the appeal this year. "We had a popular Miss America. We had the swimsuit poll. We had a 75th anniversary. We had a great show last year. We had a lot of visibility. It's a combination of all those things," he said. "All I know is I'm very pleased." The 1994 ratings were the low- est ever. I - I Don't Panic!! If you think you're pregnant... call us-we listen, we care. PROBLEM PREGNANCY HELP 769-7283 Any time, any day, 24 hours. Fully confidential. Serving Students since 1970. The University of Michigan School of Music Sunday, September 24 Faculty Recital Andrew Jennings, violin Anton Nel, piano The Complete Beethoven Sonata Cycle, Program I 4 p.m., Recital Hall, School of Music, free Friday, September 29 Faculty Recital Margo Halsted, carillon 7:15 p.m., Burton Memorial Tower Sunday, October 29 University Symphony Orchestra Halloween Concerts 5:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., Hill Auditorium Tickets: $7.00 (main floor and Ist balcony) We have SEX... oops.uwe mean six machines to serve YOU! Use our high-speed, automated self-serves. Dollar Bill SC P Y IN G 611 Church Street (313) 665-9200 ON. WeStaqeuiUdihsS ghsYout Won't Have To. Are you keeping late hours? Cut through calculations and grasp concepts faster. Easy-to-use features. Perfectly matched to your coursework. TEXAS INSTRUMENTS 0R 11 PLUS Combines TI-30K An easy-to-use calculator for advanced financial and scientific functions general math, algebra, trigonometry, and in one easy-to-use calculator. statistics. Ann Arbor Civic Theatre CenterStage Productions Presents A C cOMPLICE Conrad ed by September 20 irii0 23'!995 Wednesday thruh Saturday at 8 p.m. Saturday matinee at 2 p.i. Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre Tickets Go On Sale September 5, 1995 For 1icket f & liiormation call 13.971-,111 22281 Beginning September 1 199 Call 313.763-1085 Frnleibsred Iv speial amnmte il Namvel Frreic, lee. get the Inside Track on admissions Come to on free sem e of our rad Schoo\ inars* Law school Medical School as School fe a0 BusineS m I