• • • ~ 'O • t • .> • • • • t, ~ . . . . t t o I .. ' t ";· o • • • '" \"' 'l>'. •,.~I! -. .. $ "t t • o t t .o tot' I•··. t • t .. t t ~ 1 t If- • o • _.' ' t ' 'I .. • .. • I'• ' 'l! t .. ~ Pt•·' ' >•''I•' • •I ' " • • • • I I I ' ' ' ' ' ' ' • • Elvis Hitler goose steps his way into your heart... P· 12 11 October 1989 WHAT'S UP: . BRUCE WILLIS DISAPPOINTS: In Countryshou/d be exported... p. 11 9 Hell bent for scorn ••• @ Pamper Big Baby •.• . G Classffleds ..• , @ . Out and about ... Volume I Number3 MSU's alternative and truly independent . @ . Entertainment ... voice p.7 p.9 p.9 P-8 p.12 Who's No.1? MSU, U-M claim superiority MSU communication junior Oo~g Coats agrees. "They chose to go there and study ... and we chose to come . here and haye fun and study,· But U-M students believe that at MSU, the students have too much fun, and studying doesn't get done . . "(MSU) is a good school ... but I think it's generally thought of as a party school as compared to U-M. • said U-M student Scott Beckerman, a 19-year-oid engineer major from Livonia •1t•s a great place to go to party, but I don't think I could go through It every night: . And.when it comes to the overall quality of education, Beckerman believes MSUdoesn't quite match up to U-M's standards. "(MSU) Is in a different class from Michigan ... class 'B' as oppo5ed to dass 'A.' U-M freshman Erik Elie ~rees. ·1-think (MSU) is more of a party school,• Elie said. "(U-M) is much more respected in the nation and I think you'll get a better education (here). It has a higher standard of curriculum than MSU. • But U-M communication senior · Beverly Day does not want MSU students to think that all U-M students think alike. ·1 think It's very rare for a state to have two very reputable univer sities,• Day said .. •Michigan State has some excellent departments and vice versa It just depends on what you're looking for in an edu- cation. . •Seriously speaking, I think that in a lot of areas, Michigan State University has proven itself to _be a leader, •said Walter Harrison, . executive director of university rela . tions at U-M. However, Harrison said he See MSU,U-M DEBATE, p.2 By TRESA BAL DAS uR-1 Correspondent ANNARBOR-•Jfyoucan't . get into college, go to ... • Stop any student on th~ streets of Ann Arbor, and they'll complete the sentence for you. "Michigan State,• they'll tell ya Or to put It in iheir- terms, "MOO 'U' - home of the no,.status, non intellectual, Busch-beerguzzling farm boys with grade points ioo low to get into the Ivy League school of the Midwest. (U-M, of course.) Sound a bit stereotypical? Maybe. But stop a Spartan on the streets of East Lansing and ask their opinion of the University of Michigan. You'll get an earful of stereotypes. "Snobs .•. BMW-driving, rich brats ... so concerned with main taining that 4.0 they have no social lives ... throwbacks from the sixties ... radical liberals •. ;• and the list goes on. Rivalry between these two Big Ten universities has always existed. No one can deny that, especiatly when It comes to sports . . However, the rivalry extends beyond aihletlcs. Who's better than who depends on more than just ~o goes to the Rose eow1.· . So where do these stereotypes come from? . The university Reporter-Intelli gencer decided to tak8 a closer look at the famlliarstereoty~ of MSU and U-M students. The uR-1 visited Ann Arbor and surveyed about 30 students from all walks of U-M on how they r$ally feel about MSU. The same study was con ducted in East Lansing with the same number of students. Ou8$tlons from the survey . . included: . •What is your opinion of MSU In terms of educational excellence? of U-M? •If you were offered a f~ee ride to MSUJ\J-M, would you attend the university? •In your opinion, what is the biggest difference between U-M andMSU? In reviewing the surveys and talking with several students on both the MSU and U-M~puses, the uR-1 found that both sides have a different idea about what distinct characteristic makes the two schools so different. For U-M students, the differ ence is in the quality of education. In the eyes of the MSU sJudents, ·it's all a matter of attitude. 1 think the attitude is whfil makes the difference,· says Kat~y Mehling, an MSU graduate student who transferred to MSU this fall from California State University Bakersfieid. •(U.M students) put themselves on a pedestal looking down on other people. They all have the same kind of -We're betterthan you' attitude. · Having done her undergraduate work in California, Mehling com pared the MSU-U-M rivalry to the clash between UCLA and USC. · She said the students of MSU, llke those of UCLA, are •more down to earth; unlike the -Snobbish ... superiority complex• attitudes of the Students from USC and U-M . .. Having noticed these differ ences between U-M and MSU, Mehling said she knew where it was that she wanted to pursue her graduate work in public relations. ·1 was on the U-M campus for • one day and everyone was so ~Id.· she said. 'Within one day, there wa5 no·doubt in·my mind · where I wanted to be. •Here (at MSU), everybody has a good balance of having a good time and academics,· she said. · ·~y can make It to their classes and stlll have fun: . " However, Harrison said he believes that overall, the Univer sity of Michigan still surpasses MSU in terms of academic excellence. "I think that the University of Michigan and Michigan State compete nationally with the best ... it may be that we compete just a tad higher,• Harrison said, adding U-M has become the Ivy league school of the Midwest. However, it's comments like Elie's and Beckerman's that stick with MSU students and set them off on tangents, despite the compliments of Day and Harrison. "They think they're so much better than us,· said MSU sopho more Jodi Hassen, who gets annoyed at the saying, 'Oh, so you weren't good enough to go to U-M; when she tells people she is fromMSU. "I think they're more stuck up than we are: And MSU sophomore Pam Marko says she has her own personal opinion of U-M students. "They look like they're all throwbacks from the sixties,· Marko said. "They seem more serious and everyone here seems so layed back.· MSU business management sophomore Mark Melling says U M students may study more, but they're dueless as to what is happening in the real world. "They all have their heads buried In their books instead Gf looking out and seeing what's happening in the world,· Melling said. "I think I'd rather be a 3.0 and have fun instead of a 4.0 and no social life.· BENNY'S PIZZA and· DELI 1001 E. Grand.River 332-0534 25%off any order (pick-upidine_.n only) exp. Nov.15, 1989 ------------ Pan Pizzas I two small pizzas I cheese + two items I $6.97 tne free liter, plck·up, free delivery. Expires Nov.· 15, 1989. 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Grand River (next to Confection Connection) M-F 8am-7pm Sat 9am-2pm HELP PEOPLE Be a ·ustening Ear" New volunteer Orientation listening Ear for the ~[)'D®D® ~ [fl) fr@[]'W@ [fl) fr D@ITl) ~@[fl) fr@[j' Wed., Oct. 11, 7-9 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 12, 7-9 p.m. Sun., Oct. 15, 1-3 p.m. In the C-Wing of Wells Hall for more information call: 337-1717 Page Three The Second Front Pa e Coming Out Day offers a chance to express repressed feelings •A bisexual support group for men and women Wednesday nights at7. The council, which will celebrate its 20th anniversary at MSU this April, has approximately 100 active members. The council is an activity branch of the ASMSU Funding Board, and receives a portion of the student government's $4.50 per term student tax. by JULIE M. KAMINSKI uR-1 Correspondent Today marks "Coming Out Day" for MSU's gay and lesbian community, a day in which many students will take the first step toward being honest with feelings many have Ignored or denied for a llf etlme. Phil Duran, co-president of the campus Lesbian/Gay Council, said the event Is Intended to help people feel better about themselves and to publicly express their sexual orienta tion. It's a personal challenge. 'We're breaking the silence of the stereotype," Duran said. •Everyone is fearful, and we just want them to know that we want to be their friend." Duran said it's hard to tell just how many people will •come out" today since it is such an intensely personal decision. The trauma of the experience depends on the environment a person was brought up in, Duran said. •If you were brought up In a conservative environment where people didn't talk a lot it can be d\fticu1t,· Duran said. •Some people in different living snuatlons like fratemi- ties or strange floors in dorms have a hard time being open, too. ·vet it's easy for others," Duran continued. -The council Is a place where people can come and make contact, and know it's a place where they can be themselves." The council has offices in Room 442 In the Union. Anti-gay sentiment, which has surfaced In past years at MSU In the form of counter-demonstrations and last year In the strangely coincidental burning of a homosexual Holden Hall resident's room, does not seem to deter people from •coming out,• he said. -The university said (the fire) was a coincidence," Duran said. "From that we chose not to look at it only as a negative, but we used it as an op portunity to establish a dialogue with the administration. We're really making progress. ·1 think what we have seen is that incident tended to do is bring the community together by strengthening us, and making people angry." Program coordinators will distrib ute balloons and buttons to publicize today's event. lesbians and gays to realize their true feelings. The group sponsors rap sessions throughout the year so people can discuss feelings that otherwise would be trapped inside of them. "We wilt probably have a dance or party that night, bes Id~ talking to one to-one with people, on an Individual basis; Duran said. "Coming Out Day" was inspired by the gay rights march in Washington D.C. In October of 1987. Over600,000 people attended that event, making it the largest gay rights demonstration ever, and the largest march since the famous civil rights march that conluded with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s ·1 Have A Dream" speech. •coming Out Day• has been cele brated across the country annually for the last three years. • - 'We are always well received; Duran said. "Now that we have man aged to open a positive dialogue with the MSU faculty, it looks like this year everything will go over more positively.· The council sponsors a rap session every Sunday night at 6:15 in the Union's Purdue Other events during the week lndude: -Gay support groups Monday and Duran said it is important for Tuesday nights at 7. now what you are and act from your full potential." 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Includes: 2 eggs (any style), 2 strips of bacon, 2 Bob Evans sausage sage patties, Hash browns, and Whole wheat toast ALL FOR $2.95 (+ tax) ~ii~ ~. ®ll'©!Jil@I ~DW@ll' /AW@. ~~~o~®~® e e This legislation drives us crazy Lawmakers going wrong way on this one-way street A three-bill package now being considered on the floor of the Michi gan House of Representatives would prohibit most 16- and 17-year-old high school dropouts from having a drivers license. , Easily one of the most ludicrous pieces of legislation we've ever heard of. The bills, Introduced by Reps. Gerald Law, Michael Nye and Phillip Hoffman, are yet another example of an issue the uR-1 loves to harp on - personal freedom. We don't need to have our noses rubbed In the fact that the rising dropout rate Is detrimental not only to the individual but to society as well. Obviously, it benefits a society to have an educated populace- but at what cost? The price of personal freedoms, especially for the financially strapped? Phooey. State laws stipulate that: A. You have to go to school until .,., you're 16, and... B. When you tum 16, you can legally drive. What's it going to be, folks? Can they or can't they? Unfortunately many teenagers are forced to drop out of school to get a job at 16 or 1 Tbecause their family endures eoooomic hardship. As Rep. Nelson Saunders said last week In an EduCatlon Committee hearing on the subject, "If they drop out there's the possibility they may want to be engaged In legal employ ment and that legal employment may not be found near their home.• Punishing dropouts by revoking or wit holding their drivers license is not going to coerce them to return to school. A student dropping out may not even have access to a car, so that course of action may be worthless. This legislative package is a waste of valuable time for representa tives and senators who could instead be focusing on legitimate proposals to Improve this state's educational system. Between drinking coffee and dozing off In the newly-remodeled state house. they might even find some time left for thinking about how raising the state sales tax - observ ers indicate lawmakers won't be willing to put their necks on the line to educate today's students. By putting two prop<>sals on the ballot, they've created an air of confusion that ensures the defeat of both and leaves us in the same pickle barrel we started in. The people of this state might not foot the bill on their own initiative. It's time for the legislature to stop playing political football and take some decisive action. ktion that would help students stay In school to get their diploma Action that would help, not hinder financially-strapped Individuals. Action that would make a differ ence. Taking the driving privilege away is not such an action. · to k~p tuition down or Improve the faltering K-12system! And besides being a detriment to individual freedom, the new law would be ineffective. Although supporters cite West Virginia statistics indicating that a similar law was effective in reducing the state's dropout rate by almost one third, we can't belive that the threat of losing a license would be capable of changing someene's mind over something as important as dropping out of school. And who's to say it would work here? This ain't West Virginia as · anyone who's heard the dialect could tell you. And while Michigan Is largely a rural state, it still is a more urban ized state with mass transit systems capable of transporting dropouts to the inner-city jobs they usually forsake school for. lest we forget the lesson of the ~chool finance proposals, - a study an lawmakers passing the buck to voters to avoid getting the blame for uA-1.mortuJESSE PICKERILL GREED HEADS! Stones.offer no satisfaction While we realize Ml_ck and the boys are getting Into their old age (except for Bill Wyman who's getting into some young age at home) and need a nest egg, we are disgusted that in the course of gathering moss the British quintet would gouge their fains in a stadium tour at $35 a crack. THEN they go and get a corporate spons~r - Budsewer- to help foot the bill! Some where along the way the fans got screwed big-time. The Stones could have kept ticket prices down or skipped the Eric Clapton/Steve Wlnwood-style sell-out as a classy farewell to fans. Instead they decided to line their silk pockets once again. What do they knead all that dough for, anyway? Bail money for Jerry Hall? Malarkey. 11 ~ctmf'Jer, 1989 · '. 7 Re~mrter-lntelligericet • 5 !st-geek -from suburbia in white faces, black leather •. :. BONUS! -Concerned Jamee Madieon That's right, we Vlad Who the hell are you, Dave Weier? Instead of pissing and moaning about how you don't like WDBM, get a job. Great technique. Get people to listen to you (because If you want It, it's obviously Important for the work:t to hear) by setting yourself above them and alienating everyone else. Sorry for not having your taste. I might as well off myself now because I can never be like you. You make me sick. The article next to your column was tit.led "Ted White's Ego Overshadow's His Talent.· I am surprised that his ego can find space on the same page as yours, or that you would let it. That's big of you to acknowledge that the sports and news people are competent. They must be doing cartwheels. As for the rest of the uR-1. You must be very proud of yourselves for getting front page scoops like abortions being controversial or students not liking tuition hikes. What's next? Khadclafy is a little odd? Perlas is overweight? Or some other real shocker. Go out and find where Johnnie D. ls vacatlOning and see how much it costs or some other abuse of university funds and tell people about it. Don't just whine. Keep cranking out the papers every Wednesday, yourbuddy, - Vlad the Impaler (Ed Note: Sounds like we got some kind of love/ hate relationship here, haven't we Vlad, you sly dog. Thanks for the suggestions? but now take one from us. If you think you're so bad (you do call yourself the Impaler), why not use your real name? Otherwise, we have a date set up with you and Sgt. Macthe Meathead.) uncovered. (I.e. White House prostitu tion ring, election fixing, Ron Paul and otherthlrd party candidates etc.) Things I like about uR-1 are that you encourage letters, your entertain ment page (especially Dave Weier's •DBM Stand for Dumb• article), Geek of the Week and your up-and-coming -Out and About" section. Thanks for your time, good luck and please respond If you find the time. uR-l's the same old shit -Jeff Hanert This Is an alternative to The State NB'Mf? It's just the same old liberal shit. Verydlsappointed. I can't wait for a IHI alternate newspaper. -Scott Goolsby Every day? No way/ From LASH, p.7 Okay, Okay, you are on the right track I I look forward to your paper every Wednesday. I only wish it was a daily. But, I'm sure you need all week to get those excellent views out on black and white (grey?). I read your paper front and back, not like that other paper! What's the name? I can't place it. Oh well. I support Elricks's view on abortion. Right on!!! lash helps me sort through Bush's lies. Keep up the Intelligencer!! Watch your step, uR-1 DearuR-1: The idea of starting a truly alterna tive and Independent newspaper on campus Is a great idea. However I hope your paper won't fall into the same category as that C?.ther campus paper as being liberal or left-wing. At the same time I'm not saying your paper should be conservative or right wing like say, the Dartmouth Review.A good idea would be to have an alternative newspaperthat would take neither a left or right wing stance. Present a wide variety of ideas and opinions, a libertarian paper, per se. Cover different stories other than ones that the newspaper writes about every day (l.E Abortion, racism on campus, etc.) I'm by no means saying these issues are unimportant, but there are may stories out there that are left idea of getting a good general edu cation in my first two years so I could specialize later and not be just another technically-trained, semi literate nerd the rest of my life!· he howls. "MSU's been noted, nationwide, for its general ed program," I says proudly. •Yeah," he grumbles sourly. •And your pals in the administration have been gutting general ed ever since I got up here. They've already torpedoed humanities and nat sci, lash! How long's it going to be before A Tl's head Is on the chop ping block? On top of that, they stick anywhere from 300 all the way to 600 of us in a big lecture hall and have the gall to call that 'education'!" "Hold it right there, Waldo!· I barks. •You go making a charge like that, you oughta ha\fe your facts straight. It wasn't too long ago I read a statement by the chairman of the trustees where he said: 'Michigan State has always been proud of the ratio of professors to students on our campus.' "Doesn't that tell you MSU's interested In providing you attendees with a quality education? What do you have to say to that?" "I'd say he's been so busy helping the adminstration Ann Arbor ize the 'U,' he answers, •he's out of touch with what's going on in our cl~rooms: Elrick on wrong FOX scent DearuR-1, Your paper is, like, awesome. But hey, dude, in response to your "Gothic rockers fulfill expectations at Fox engagement• (27 Sept) article that ragged on the FOX, you are magnifi cerftly out of line. GET A CLUE: The FOX has it's faults -A) It's commer cial and 8) It still plays Michael Jackson - but it's the closest thing to a progressive music station there is for Metro-Detroit. Maybe the true shitferbrains was the •cheering• author sitting behind -Shltferbrains;· besides, not everybody wants to be a conform- r---------------------------------------------------, It's a neat-o reader response card! So are we headed In the right track? Please let us know, send this card to our offices at 142 Gunson St. with any criticisms, comments or suggestions or other things you believe will enhance our ability to serve the MSU community. Remember, this Is your paper, too. I I I I I I I I I L---------------------------------------------------~ ·' ... ~ • • ~ • • • •. • • • ' • • ' .• .. • ' .t ~ I • ~ • 1 • ' I . t , i ! t ! ' • I J • • t • I • • • • _) • I ! 1 • • ' • '" • . . • ' ~ • • ' • • • I ' . .. 6 • Reporter-Intelligencer · 11 October 1989 Fumbl_ed opportunity? No, loose ball lands in MSU end zone - around. If you want to talk about waste, this is the place, tiolmes Michigan Stadh.m: packed • . . Those were the days. · . Grand days Indeed, In which a young lad sat, glued to the TV. Adults and AltfiMS beer all around. Michigan In the big game. Un des and other older-type males: .•.. Watching ... ... Waiting. .• ... Praying. But, hand-off or pass: It never mattered. · Minnesota or USC: It never mattered: Big Ten title or Rose Bowl: It never mattered. Michigan would choke. Everytlme. No exceptions. Charles White fumbles on the One! Touchdown? Arrrghl Screams and disappointment all HotDamnl Yes, back then I was a Michigan fan. True Blue. GoBo. Neat helmets. ~was a young and lmpr8ssionable lad In my earty teens. . Ahd Michigan was an old and proven national powerhouse a century . old. . . . Trmltlon. Prestige. . Power. Brilliant players and big plays from - the option. Leach. Huckleby. Phooey. Where was the Department of Social Services to take me away from my evil parents - allowed me to grow up In this putrid environment where a young Michigan fan might not be encouraged to root for the Maize and Blue, but was left alone to rot his mind? the ones who workers? Just where the hell were the social Just where the hell was the understanding child psychologist? Just where the hell was Muddy · I remember now, It was the u :.M Waters when I needed him? MSU gamel . Instructional Media Centerto rent a 35mm camera for a photojournalism class this term. The camera (actually In good . condition) oost $21.80 to rent for the tenn. But I only had $22.00 on me. Realizing the financial straights · m1naea nme m tnetr atma mater, along With other~! traits. What are yoo guy& up to th8re In Ann Arbor? "Greanessr Where do you want to go when you gradµate? 'Where the beautiful people are1· What do you want to do with your life? ·eertchr What does this last meandering have to do with a young, misguided fan anct Michigan .football? What else; a funky analogy . Game: life. Field position: turning point.· Final score~ MSU 1, U-M 0. It's been said before, but bears repeating: When all ls said and done, Blue and Yellow make Green. Bob Ufer: lnflamfng the eardrums. Halftime: less than two minutes awe/· Somewhere In that sea of Maize · and Blue a young boy marvels: "It's almost the half and Harten Huckleby hasni fumbled yetr . . Hand-off: off.the middle. Huckleby: bait loose. Fans: seeing blood. Somewhere In that sea of Maize and Blue the crowd: •.. Jeered. .. •.. Sciorned ••• ... Hated • Hated a young boy seating . directly to the right of another young baf. A young boy who moments before had hexed the revered 1-1-i •. A young boy who watched a5 his friend was accused of a sin he himself had committed. A young boy who wasn't about to fess up and began to see the Green and White In a different light. . Years: pass. Choices: made. Young lad: Michigan State. Since coming to East Lansing the . lad has; at times, questioned his decision. wash a few more university cars. That's not even mentioning.the . money spent on the envelope, tape and labor. That wou~ be enough to pay for ..• my tultlofl for a year or two. Yeah, that's It. Next time, do mi a favor. Keep the change. But a brief chat with any one of the35,000pretentlous,self-serving, egotistical Wolverines absolves all doubt. Those fans learned narrow- 'What?" I stammer~. ·old I . already default on another student loan?" I quickly ripped open the enve lope. I couldn't believe what I saw. No letter. No nuttln'. Just two dimes taped to a small piece of paper. The change from my Nlkkor mat. The "letter'"cOst the university $0.25to mall. What honesty! What a wf!Ste. Sure, I appreciate the gesture. But students are out there getting hassled over minUte amounts of short term·loan money that was maybe a week late, and they're sending back dimes? · If every student gave the univer sity an extra $0.20 In change, It'd add a whopping $8000 or more to the coffers. Enough to buy the football team a few more steak dinners or to the university Is In, and being a charitable sort of fellow, old money bags told the receptionist or clerk or · whatever to keep the $0.20 change. What a Vanderbilt! What a A week went by. Early one morning, I went to the Rockefeller.I What a. .. Trump! . ,Let's talk about a university that consistently raises tutilon. Let's talk abOut wasted money. Let's talk about MSU. Two weeks ago, I went to the ·-· .. ·,· "'-;•, malbox to gamer the morning's Reporter-Intelligencer hate mall, bills. and assorted charge card advertise ments. But there was one envelope that just didn't look right. It was white, on MSU stationery and had two small bumps protruding from the middle. • ..::-! .· ~·": :-.- ·. :'·'====-========================== Geek ot tne Week Sorry Jim, you shifty bastard, but you've been ulected u the uA-l's G•k of th• Week. tt1s money-grub bing opportunists Ilk• you that Inspired this spot - and to weeping, snlvellng, snot-eating cockroaches Ilk• you' we dedicate this space. Your testimony last week was an example to us all - doni do the crime If you ca'1't do th• time. · Apolog ... to Barella. Heritage USA woni be the same wfthout you, bUt In your honor, we suggest 'they·cr .. t• a new-boy-ln-the- Jolnt-tak ....... hower ride. Should be 901Mthlng llke bumper cars, If you know what I m .. n Jimbo. · Well, ft looks llke you're ftnally going to g9t n In the end (pardon us). AMEN! · . . ,. . . . . .. . .. ~ ... . . . .... . "' . . . . . " ~ .. . . 11 October, 1989 , Reporter- lntellligencer • 7 L~ Larrowe Ann Arborizing the 'U' I'm pushing.my cart up to the checkout at the supermarket, this hungry-looking bagger's looking longingly at the stuff I've got piled In there: my usual delmonicos, South African lobster tails, Polish hams, jumbo shrimp and, now the U.S. and the Russkies are pals, a dozen jars of · Black Sea caviar. "Gee, Lash,· he say$ admiringly. , •You're sure livtng high on the hog these days, now you're retired. The 'll was really good to you, wasn't.it? ·1 hate to criticize; he adds, •but · you really shouldn't park In the handicapper$' space, even if you're driving a Rolls.· · •1t was the only space anywheres nearthe door; I tells him huffily. •The closest other spot was at least a hundred feet away. ·Anyway, how come you're working here for mini mum wage? You told me you come from a middle-class family, right?" "The 'U's been raising tuition every year since I've been up here,· he answers. •my family can't afford my schooling anymore unless I work part time to pay for at least some of my ~- ·1n fact;• he goes on, 1 may have to drop out for a year, save every cent I earn so I can come back and finish up. I sure won't be eating what you've got in that cart, either, Lash. It's gonna be hamburger and day-old breacffor me: . •There's no free lunch, sonny,· 1 says unfeelingly. "Do you remember what our new president told the board of turkeys when they hired him? He promised 'em he'.s _gonna make make it into the big time, research wtse, It's gotta hire Itself some super sta~. That means topdollar,OK? · Then, they gotta get 'em research equipment and a light teaching load so's they can spend their time In the lab: ' 'Where do we students come in, lash?" he asks. •Are these superstars going to teach, so students can benefit from their being at State?" •A big-time school don't ask superstars to teach; I tells him. "Oh, maybe a graduate seminar now and then, Where a feW advanced grad students get to listen to what the prof's working on at the moment, sure. •1 wouldn't plan on getting no course from no superstar, though, if I was you,· 1 says. "Their time's too valuable to wa:ste it teaching under graduates: ·rm beginning to think I've been had by the'U', • he says ruefully as he puts the groceries in the Rolls, taking care not to scratch anything. ·1 was admitted at Ann Arbor, too, but I came here because Michigan State had the reputation of being a user-friendly school, where you could get courses from real profs. • "My older brother went to Michi gan, and he told me he hardly ever saw a professor In all the time he was an undergr~uate; he goes on. "The· profs were too busy with their re search and their consulting. Practically all his courses were taught by grad. students.· _ •The way they treat undergradu ates at Ann Arbors a scandal,· 1 murmurs piously. "The way MSU's going, Lash;" he yelps, •it'll be 'Ann Arbor West in a few years! . · "I came here because I liked the See LASH, p. 5 dees.· Michigan State a world-class univer- · slty, OK? •That costs big bucks,· 1 adds. ·1 can understand that,· he says. "But does the 'U' have to raise tuition twice as much as the increase in the. "Where's the 'U' gonna get it? Blan- chard says he wants to be the educa- cost of living year after year? What's the ·u· need all that money for, any- tion governor, sure, but he's like Bush, he ain't com in' up with the coin, way?' either, so if the 'U's gonna get the cash, it's gotta come _from you atten- . "Faculty salaries and equipment,· 1 explains. •If the 'U's really going to . Where does all this crap come from! · Gauche to the max, Muffy. lovely village? · them read to us the writing on the . waH. Apparently, after being freed from the family attic after all those years, the Wolverines Weenies finally found a sense of humor! Speaking of good breeding like they have in Birmingham, we were sad to hear about the death of our favorite horse since Mr. Ed, Secretar· lat But did it merit front page cover- out of those gearhead books and age In every newspaper In the coun- try? oat-breath got more than his five really are a institution of highered minute's of fame and all he ever did was run around on a dirt track some- where! What a life. 'Nuf said? learning. rectal passages they'd see that MSU Now if only they'd get their heads •Secretariat leaves an innumer- Hey, you read the Lansing State able amount of fillies and mares that Jouma/lat~ly? Great rag, er, ahem, he sired after being put out to stud. Funeral ceremonies were dosed to Front page article says something ' the public and held at an Alpo factory to the eff ed of MSU valuing quality of so.mewhere in East em Pennsylvania. education over quality of athletics. We'll miss ya, Sec." The Provoc was glad to see this, paper. · On the subjects of purpose, we since it gives us a chance to blast some grape shot In the diredion of can find no good one for the Univ er- Doug ""The Grinch Who Stole ahy of Michigan student body- butSoccer"' °'"Jacob _Marley 1 Esq." we can find a good reason for them to We1Ner, John "I'm Late for My be summarily forced to wear green- Aight" DiBiaggio, and George "Hey and-white (or any) underwear for a . Sally-brudder, where'• my tan year. jacket" Perle&. • Seems they expect us to believe A recent Michigan Daily piece (you figure out of what) captioned an AP photo of students standing in line at Student Bull Shit (your one-stop book price-rape center) saying MSU . · students buying books might get out of line in time for classes, and subse-- big bucks and a contract extension to quently asked 'Since when ci>uld MSUstay on at MSU? students read? or some such rot. Well, after someone read this blasphemy to the P~. we had that aapl The only parallel Is that footbal tickets went up this year, as · did tuition. Let's face it, when was the last time a world-class professor offered or a host of others been offered a better gig In Green Bayl · If only George WHI, Eric Fromm · · _ El nlno I• beck, l.nlng fly yet . another gob of spit In your general direction. He's got good aim, so If you know what's good for you, you'H play the 1950'• air dflfenH gamll and duck and cover. Here'• the first chunky tidbit-. Number one on the Provoc's hit · list this week are the new awnings outside of Espresso Royale, Rick's American Cafe~ Beggar's Banquet. Who chose those putrid oolors, and where can we find him? What's this; the Birmingham-ization of downtown E.L? Will Tally Hall soon Invade our , , 10 of 10 readers· say: "I wouldn't line the bottom of my lizard's cage with that other paper!" Keep your lizard happy, read the u R-1 Each week the uR-1 features a section called "Out and Abour (look at the top of the page If you doubt us, mush-face). In this section you, the valued reader, wlll find a listing of local and other happenings ranging from bands playing in nightclubs to plays on and off campus to art exhibits. We will also strive to include concert updates for venues in the East Lansing, Detroit and Ann Arbor areas. But, as we are relatively unhlp in some areas, please give us the skinny on any other hoppln' places, up-coming events, etc. ... Wewantto include them in this fresh section, dig? So if you know of agroovin' joint, spread the wealth and let us know, holmes. Contact our Gunson Street offices (on a 3x5 card or neatly written on lined paper) by Thursday of the week prior to publication. House parties are fair game, too. We talked about ours here in the first Issue and got 200 people! last week's .208 Bailey/laughing Hyenas bash packed em In, too. But, hey, don't tell us if you gots brew and how much it wlll cost, 'cause we'll print it and the uninvited John Law will show up. Got it? Good. Let us have at it ... Boars HttadTheatm Oct. 12-14: Educating Rita $12- $14 admission, depending on show date. MSU students with ID can purchase up to 2 $5 rush tickets. Connxtions Comedy Ck.lb Oct.11-14:T.C. Hatter.$7-$9 admission, depending on show date. ·· Oct. Oct. 17-21: John Pinney Oct. 24-28: John Rathbone. Oct. 31-Nov. 4: Leo Dufour. The Green Door Oct.11-14:Toys. No cover. TbeLIOdshMlc Oct. 13: The Chisel Brothers, with Girl Thometta $2. Oct. 20: The Wayouts. $2. The Silver Dollar Saloon Oct. 11-15: Kruelteez. $3. Wharton Center Great Hall Oct. 14: MSU Symphony Orches tra. No admission. Festlval Stage Oct. 14 and 15, 20 and 21 : Richard Ill. $7. Reach an alternative market by using -an alternative paper. Advertise the uR-1 • 1n CALL 351-4885 or write us: 142 Gunson St. East Lansing, MI 48823 EoxJbeatrt Oct. 11 : Gordon Lightfoot. $20. Oct. 14: George Benson and the Yellow Jackets. $22.50. HIP Auditorium Oct.13and 14:AUveMind. $6. Oct. 20 and 21: Ode of Toad Hal. $4 and $6. Mchlganlbeatre Oct. 13: Red Hot Chili Peppers Rick'• American Cafe (Jtw other Ont. dudl) Oct. 13 and 14: Duke Tumatoe. $4. Oct. 20 and 21: The Regular Boys.$4. $t. Andrew's Hall Oct. 12: Jimmy Cliff. $14 .. 50 in advance, $17 at the door. Oct. 13: Picasso Trigger. $5. Oct. 14: Butt hole Surfers. $11.50 in advance. $14 at the door. Oct. 17: King Swamp. 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After all, his smiling face does grace the latest Issue of Us magazine. Perhaps In a very con fused way the film's main 1n Country• ls about fOaJS Is on Willis. · Samantha, a young girl who becomes obsessed to gain an understanding of the Vietnam War upon discovering a box of letters written by her father, who died In Vietnam shortly before her birth. Willis plays Samantha's uncle and guatdian, Emmet Smith. Emmet Is a chain smoking, unemployed and very troubled Vietnam veteran. His war-related problems (heEEaches, flashbacks and a rash which may bethe result of Agent Orange) serve to fuel Samantha's quest for understanding whereas his disclosure of the Vietnam experience serves as a means of FromTAFT,p.12 group of MSU theatre students, led by Jay O'berskl, a sophomore from Troy who said the Idea came while writing a song In high school with several buddies. -Tue band (called the Clam Diggers) was writing songs and one we called Taft,• O'berskl said. 'We just turned It Into a musical.· O'berskl wrote the musical with five of his friends, Including band members Curtis Eller and Steve Robinson. It's impossible to nail down a theme In any element of the produc tion, be It costuming, music or dia logue. Politic$ definitely Isn't one of them, O'berski said. •rm trying to be pretty apolitical,· he said. •There's a lot of cut-throat stuff going on.• O'berskl described the rock-opera aspect of the show, comparing It to the usual .Mecl• Christ Sc.ptstar, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , Rocky Honor Plctu,.Showand Hair. Loadedfits those, and then again It doesn't. The 17 musical numbers in the play range in style from 50's rock to ballads to the Velvet Underground to George Clinton-style funk to a tango dance Involving Taft and his PhiHipine-lover, MarqultaDosHuevos. The song, titled •Rendezvous With Marquita,• 8nds with some sort of passionate exchange involving jelly donuts. No cops here. . The costuming, conceived by MSU student Mardi Hurbis, Is a cross between clothes worn in 1908 and 1969. A minimalistic set Includes this country's latest taboo- stomped on American flags. · 1 hope Jesse Helms writes us," O'berskisald. The storyline portrays Taft as an unwilffng participant In a campaign for 24 IEast Saginaw• East Lansing lower level 241 Building hair/nail care for women/ men, children •beard/mustache trims •foil highlighting •spiral perms •facial waxing •complete nail care manicures/pedicures •sculptured nails/nail tips •silk nail wraps/repairs •French manicures •French braiding For Reservations Call The HOT TUB HOT LINE 332-6318 (located corner of Grove and Linden near Dooleys) -·--·-··-·--1 ! Coupon I I I $3.00 off your I next hot tub rental I I with coupon I Exp. Nov.15, 1989 I I I l per visit L_. ______ _J \VM®©lo ffi\D®@ ~[9)®©~®0 ilw© lP®©!P)~® ® U®/!iuU'Q Regular Price $20 351-9330 8-8 Mon-Fri 8-4 Sat Fr-* Zappa look-alike Bruce WUU. (shown herewith Emfty Lloyd), UM In mother shoddy pertormmce In In Country discoYery. So, although Wiiiis' character is Important, he acts as a support for change within Samantha. "Keep that word •support' away from Willis,• someone from the Warner Brothers publcity depart- ment must have said. ·1 wannasee block-buster super star In front of his name.• 1t just doesn't work here. the presidency against the -vtllalnous Democratic opponent, ·wunam Jennings Bryan. -He's more or less pushed along, and while there's a lot of comedy, lt;s a terrible thing,• O'berskl said. •He's really naive. He doesn't want to be president, but he's pushed by factors out of his control.• The play authors actually didn't Sagina Varghese will portray the sultry Marquita She called the musical bizarre. "The people in it aren't the usual type,-Varghesesaid. •Sometimes people are really kind of nervous to try something new. These guys are willing to take more risks. It's experi mental. The black comedy pushes Taft know much about Taft when they began writing a script. But as it turned through a dynamic transformation. He out, their fictional account was becomes as hardened and cynical as the people around him. surprisingly acaJrate. For example, their script included a bitchy wife •He starts off so utterly naive and named Helen - his real wife also was childish,• O'berskl said. "The ending Is a crab, but was named Doris. very tragic.• Their original script called for Taft Lolld«I Down With Clllm: The making trips all over the piece as he Saga of Tait opens Nov. 1 at the New tries to stay out of the White House. In Arena Theatre in thelfalrchild Audito reality, Taft played more golf than any rium. The musical continues through other president (except maybe Gerald Nov. 4. Ford). O'berski said the musical Is aimed O'berskl wasn't entirely sure why at students and encourages all to they were writing a Song about him In attend. Currently they are awaiting the first place. funding from ASMSU's Funding •1t was always an inside joke: he Board. said. •An we really knew about him -Tuey would be madmen to tum was that he weighed 350 lbs. and got us down,• he said. -There's nothing like this in fine arts going on around stuck in the bathtub once. In writing a muslcal, we tried to pick the most here. absurd person we could.• -Tue whole show Is pretty bizarre and accessible, but people aren't going to wander out wondering what just happened,· he said. •Sorority and fraternity people might even enjoy It, but it'll be weird enough for the :clectlcs.· And that's an absurdity In itself. Taft is being played by MSU student Richard Earles, a 135- pounder who will be beefed, or shall we say, stuffed up for the production. rrandZ?~;I( -- ,4 1' .. ~) .. -/J ~ ·~)\Iii'· ~ ;~ ••A - ' \ " ' Every Monday ... 7 piece hrass with "Sharks Wave" Fri.,Oct. 13 ... The Chisel Brothers Tucs.,Oct 17 ... 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Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, and John Lee Hooker, like a lot of the ghetto blues bands. I'd rather listen to shit like that than a lot of what's happening today.· John Brannon And just what does Brannon think Is going on nowadays? 'Well, I just don't think we really fit in, we're just not 'today',· he said. Following their Bailey Street gig the Hyenas moved on to a Saturday night show in Chicago with Killdozer and the Didghs. · A tour of Europe is on deck. The Hyenas will be playing in Germany, Belgium, Amsterdam and Vienna It's their first tour of Europe. "Yeah, we're playing 21 shows in 24 days,• Brannon said. 'We're freakln'." uR·lphotolBETHCARTER uR-lphoto/BETH CARTER . alented Rain a psychedelic treat by BARBRA CHEIMAN uR-i M.lsic Correspondent A bolt of musical fusion sparked he audience with Electric Rain's musical talents with rock, blues, jazz, funk and psychedelic Influences. This ecdectic combination sets Electric Rain apart from other E~st Lansing bands. est Saturday. The group blended diverse ormance atthe Faruk Art Gallery •Talent makes us sound different from the rest of the bands in town," said bassist Dave Gantenbein. •Ha - - - - - - - - - - - - -We ' re not your typical college band. Don't do Cure, Smiths and REM kind stuff." **** • • • • * And that amounts to commercial suicide in this music-depraved town. 'We can't get Into Rick's because e don't play REM!" said drummer Eric Walker. In other words, If you don't fit the Rick's mold or are nonconformist in he slightest respect, forget It. It's about time for East Lansing's once uttlng-edge live music outlet to sha up and feature bands with talent. Also features incense and body oils. 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Elvis Hitler: the middle four letters Say it all .. · by ANGIE CAROZZO and BARBRA CHEIMAN uR-1 MUsic Correspondents FLINT - This Detroit-based band doesn't flt the stereotype of Neo-Nazl · skinheads In their music or their attitudes. Elvis Hitler Is the bastard son of a marriage between speed metal and rockabilly. · •speed is important; Elvis Hitler said. "Speed represents the energy and the urgency. I like to cut away the fat and get down to the brass tacks.· The energy of Elvis Hitler's music shocked the audience at Flint's Hot Rock Cafe on Wednesday, Od. 4. They kicked It off with their traditional opening song, -The Elvis Rl~ff Theme.• The rhythm section captured the audience with their hypnotic beat. By the end of the first song Elvis Hitler rose to power and maintained It throughout the 45 minute show. The Hot Rock Cafe audience consisted of about 50 swaying and slam-dancing their.way on and around the stage. Most of them seemed like hardcore Elvis Hitler fans -dedicated · . enough to come to a show in the middle of the week. · •it's a Long Way From Berlin to Memphis• exemplifies their first album .. The drummer, Damian Lang of Allen Park, delivers a hard-hitting beat and bassist Warren Oaf ever follows suit with his fingers screaming up and down the neck of the bass. Hitler's vocals lend to the south ern, rockabilly aspect of th~ song. As for the guitars: they provide the r~unchy garage sound thEU the band's · . ' ! first record Is known for. . The best song In the set was "Ghouls.· John Dafeverof Livonia, playing feedback guitar, adds to the ominous sound that Is established on their latest release, He/IJily. · 'Helblly, on Restless Records, . will be aVailable in stores this week. lt's· a more oollaboratlve effort than their last effort, Disgracelsnd; which was raw. "The thrash-rockabilly lyrics,· said Hitler, •are still takin' jabs at society in general, pokin' fun at stereotypical hill billies: "The album has a darker, mean spirit,• John Oaf ever said. ·1rs gre>sS;. . aggressive and violent. It represents the band: While their new album shows their progress, their _video for the song "Showdown• ts typical of a hard-rock band. •The video has a conceptual western theme filled with girls, bikes · and guns,• Elvis said. •tt was designed for MTV: ·vou can't tell who's In there, there's so many people,· drummer · Lang said. -The band plays a small role. They show my nose, though.· But what everyone wants to know aboUt Elvis Hitler is this: How did they get their name? Hitler said the name is a· dichot omy, representing love and hate. Actually, southerners who thlnkthe band is using Elvis'. name In vain caused more eontroversy than using Hitler as a surname. But Warren Daf ever put It all in · perspective. . · Well ya know,· he said. "The middle four letters spell shit: Black comedy takes aim at chubby No. 27 by DAVID STEARNS uR-IThemreCorrespondent Absurd. That's the only way to describe MSU's latest student-run produdion; a culty, musical rock-opera called LoadfHI Down .W'lth Calm: TINI Saga Of Taft. · The two-act show Is being pro- duced by a completely independent · student theatre group calling Itself the · Rude Mechanical Underground. It's introduced by Woodle Guthrie as A documentary based on meticulous research into the life of this country's 27th president and mostrotu·nd leader, William Howard Taft. ·That they Introduce It as such is . almost a5 absurd as the ooncept of a musical about President Taft In the first place. The musical was written by a SeeTAFT,p.10 cast members tango their way through a rehearsal. uR-1/Lewls Geyer II .-