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THE MICHIGAN REVIEW

' Volume 13. Number 2

The Campus Affairs Journal of the Univers ity of Michigan

September 28. 1994

Paul Tsongas to Come to Ann Arbor BY AARON SrEELMAN

AUL TSONGAS, A FORMER

U.S. senator from Massachusetts who ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for president in 1992, will be in Ann Arbor on Monday, October 3. Thongas, who made the federal budget deficit the top issue in his campaign for president, will be speaking on behalf of the Concord Coalition, a non-profit, non-partisan organization devoted to informing the public about the deficit. Thongas, who founded the group in 1992 with furmer New Hampshire Senator Warren Rudman and CUITent Concord Coalition President Pete Peterson, will have lunch at Amer's Restaurant on State Street at 11:45, and then hold a press conference in the basement of the restaurant at 1:00. The purpose of the press conference is to present a pamphlet published by the Concord Coalition entitled, "Get Real." Written by Neil Howe and Bill Strauss, authors of 13th Gen-Abort, Retry, Fail, 19rwre, "Get Real" is an informational pamphlet that provides some very basic information about the budget deficit: how the federal deficit is different from the national debt, how large the deficit is now, what the interest payments on the deficit ClllTeIltly amount to, etc. But the pamphlet also presents the authors' and the organization's opinions on the dangers of the deficit, as well as their opinions on how to best eliminate it. Aimed at college students, "Get Real" expresses the view that the growing federaI budget deficit represents an imposing threat to the economic well-being of "Genera tion X" as well as future generations. Among some of the proposals made in the pamphlet for reducing the deficit are cuts in various entitlement programs, particularly those which benefit the

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elderly. Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security all should ·face serious cuts and should be mea.ns-tested, according to Howe and Strauss. Mike Presant, state coordinator of the Concord Coalition, believes that the budget deficit not only poses a serious economic threat, but also presents the possibility of "inter generational warfare." Presant believes this "inter generational warfare" could oreur due to a growing resentment by young people over paying for governmental programs from which they do not benefit (such as Social Security) but nonetheless constitute a huge percentage of the fed-

eral budget. "Unless things change we are going to have young people saying, 'Our money is going directly out of our pockets and into the hands of the old, subsidizing their golf course fees, via the federal government,'" said Presant. In addition to his appearance at Amer's, Tsongas will be interviewed on campus radio station WUOM (91.7) on Monday. '!he time the interview will air has not yet been announced, however. Following the press conference, Thongas will head to East Lansing, where he will deliver a simi1ar address to students at Michigan State, and will speak at Grand Valley State on TuesdaY:r,.•' The Concord Coalition, whose

membership totals approximately 4,000 in Michigan and 200,000 nationwide, supports a wide variety of public policy proposals, including the line-item veto and the balanced budget amendment. 'lbe organization will sponsor a debate between the candidates for the state's thirteenth district, which covers most of the U-M campus, on Tuesday, October 18 at Washtenaw County College. While the group amnot officially endorse candidates due to its nonprofit tax status, it sponsors debates between political candidates in an effort to inform the public on where the candidates actually stand on reducing the deficit, particularly the specifics of their proposals. "When you ask politicians if they are in favor of reducing the deficit, they all say Yes,' but when you ask them exactly how they are going to do it, they scat,. ter like flies," said Presant. Mt

Members of "Clinton youth" enthuail8tically aaIute their leader I I they Ifelnaugurated Into the Americ:orpe National Service Program. After the ceremony, member, followed CtJnton Into the Oval Office where he gleefuHy told them, "You are mine. I own you now."

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one grade uranium black market. 'Ilumks to the new transcript policy. this may soon be reality: "Magna Cum Laude, experience in industrial design, and captain of the track team. What's this? You took coral reefs pass! fail - and you failed?! I'm SOITY, but we don't have any room for you right now."

The U.S. Army published its Haiti invasion handbook which was disThe suit against Michael Jackson was tributed to all of the troops. It obdropped. It was over dropping pants. serves, "Voodoo will not affect you unless you believe in it... Maybe if we Newswee1t, quoted Ross Perot saying, concentrate hard enough, Jean"'Illey like a dictator in Haiti. I don't Bertrand Aristide won't be a Marxist - know why." Moments later, "And if I and an oppressor. bear one more United We Stand member joke about my height, I'll kill him!" According to the Ann Arbor New8. some local social service groups are White House spokesman Dee Dee up in arms over the United Ways new Myers was a hairs breadth away from three year-old donation policy which being replared by longtime rival, Dum Dum Myers. allows contributors to dictate where their money goes, causing serious budgetary problems among the groups. A mass often protesters attended the On a similar note, the AATU and Revolutionary Worker's League antiPatrice Maurer continue to whine for American Haitian intervention rally. Of the ten, three werejoumallsts. more handouts from U-M students to pay for their rent strikes and other Governor Engler signed a new bill non-etudent services. into law that will expel children who . Jiunmy n_ ... _ bailed out Once aga.m. va.ncu' carry weapons to s ch00I. It's a bout Bill Clinton by negotiating an agreetime that the state government ment with Oe:neral Cedras only hours started cracking down on the weap-

Saturday at the game, one air advertisement read, "M Beat Homophobe McCartney." Thought Coach Moeller, "With support like that, how can we possibly lose?"' '!he Oreupational Safety and Health Administration is pushing Congress to place a ban on smoking from all workplaces because of health risks. Waiting in the wiD.gB is a plan to ban McDonald's coffee.

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Generation X Bites BY DEAN BAKOPOULOS

AM FULL OF ANGST AND cynicism. My minds sOlWB with nihili.8tic bitterness when. I think of what the Baby Boom generation has leA me. And now that Kmt Cobain. has left us, who will save us? Who will save my generation, all ofus wandering helplessly, survivors ofthe Reagan holoalust? Alas, ifonly M'1Vs Tabitha Soren would uncover the secret to survival in this meaningjess planet of voids and emptine88, then and only then will myeco-eoul find peace. Pretty pathetic outlook, right? You are probably tempted to drop me a line and strongly urge me to get a grip and maybe a clue. Well folks, the previous lament is the stereotypical outlook of the so-called Generation X And with the bombardment of MTV marketing and media hype, our generation will soon be remembered not as a generation ofangst. but a generation ofidiots. 'The sad thing is that we are being spoon-fed this garbage about what we feel, think, and believe, and we are buying it. '!be frenzy started a couple of years ago. with Douglas Coupland's catchy collection offiction (complete with easy to read graphics) entitled Generation X Hence, we have worn the label ever since. And it is not Coupland's fault; he still finds the whole thing slightly humorous. instead it is the fault of the marketing industry and the media, and above all, it is our fault. Coupland's latest book, Life After God, came out earlier this year, 114118 the media blitz. Why? Because his new book doesn't have any neat little ma.rketable terms. Instead, it serves sa a type ofprophecy about what our generation will become ifwe continue to buy into this pesaimisti.c po:rb"ai.t. We are the generation that had no identity, 80 "e waited for the 1hlks at M'lV to give us one. And when they did. we reeled it in. Do you really want to be remembered as a generation of lazy, cynical whiners? Unfortunately, that's what we are becoming. And do you know why? Because that's what the media is telling us to become. In reality, know, I know, reality bites) we are a generation that faces the same concerns and worries that all generations face, and we do care about certain things. Like all our predecesson, we blame the previous generation for leaving us with a mess on our hands. What does make us distinct is that we are a generation:raised

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on cable TV, a group whose feelings and attitudes are overwhelmingly shaped by Hollywood, MTV, and the advertising industry. And that's the element of our society that is turning us into a generation offools. 'Ihink of the attitudes and images that have been force fed to you in the last year. '!he idea of being "alternative" is the new rallying cry. I guess the concept is that if you are "alternative," you scorn those oppressive Baby Boomers. Hollywood did its share for Generation X with Roo.lity Bites. You would think that we would wonder why two talented stars like Wmona Ryder and Ethan Hawke would stoop to being in a movie labeled as the film "that defines Generation X, " but we didn't. Heck no, we loved itl And we were defined all right, defined as a generation that will buy any crap fed to it. And feed us they did.. '!hey told us we were tough, bored, cynical, and cool. '!hey told us that whatever we learn in school is worthless and to embrace any cause that was "alternative." Look around campus: most of the groups you see are anti-iJomething. We told to have angst, and 80 we're full ofit. We've become too tough to need God, too cynical to care about politics, too numb to feel any con.cem for anyone but ourselves. In one of Coupland's best stories, "My Hotel Year," his melancholic nanator remarks, "Sometimes I think the people to feel saddest for are the people who once knew what profoundness was, but who lost or became numb to the sensation of wonder." Essentially, it seems that Coupland is predicting that sad fate for many Mrs. 'Ilris is not a fate that must subscribe to as unchangeable; in fact, if we become like Coupland's characters, it is our own fault. We are an intelligent generation, and we are capable of having optimism and enthusiasm. Our spiritual and moral roots need not be grounded in a nihilistic scepticism. Instead, we need to start concerning ourselves with the world around us. 'Ilris doesn't mean shaving your head and joining a militant leftist rally, nor becoming fanatical right-wingers. It simply means, as a whole, we need to stop living up to our stereotype, and not be afraid to portray ourselves as intelligent, concerned citizens. Advertising has given us a host of Generation X causes to latch onto, alternative causes that provide us with cool t-ehi.rts and bumper stickers. Nifty environmental clubs, hip "I'm a victim. of oppression" groups, and the way-rool "I'll never be sue-

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cessful, so let's be socialists" organizations. Advertising has caught onto this attitude and now tries to make us believe that Fruitopia fruit drinks will bring world peace, Reebok shoes will provide global harmony, and that ifwe drink ice beer our problems will disappear and well be SUlTOunded by grunge bands and sexy people. In fact, there is a group or product for just about everyone to proclaim that in some way they are a victim of the Reagan-Bush years. We have to stop considering ourselves casualties and become the next generation of leaders. 'That's hard to do when many of our peers consider MTV News a source ofinfonnation and feel secure knowing that Maury Povich is the watchdog of American government. I know it's not all of us. And I know that no generation is complete without its own pop culture. 'Ihere is some good art being produced by our generation, but it seems we are letting our media- distorted pop culture define who we are, and even more disturbling, who we are to ourselves. 'The inside flaps ofthe cover jacket ofLife After God makes two bo14 pPOt>

Jamations: "You are the first generation raised without religion" and 'You are not your body." Coupland senses that our generation is in need ofdirection, hope, and most importantly, some individual, spiritual element that sustains our lives, even when they get as bad and angst-filled as a music video. Unfortunately, there are many teens and twentysomethings who define themselves with lyrics from a Pearl Jam song. In April of this year, Kwt Cobain killed himselfin his Seattle house. If you listened to Nirvana and admired Cobain's work, inevitably you felt some sadness, which is normal. What isn't normal is that we held vigils and mourned as if a great spiritual leader had died. What isn't normal is that suicide hotlines lit up across the nation. What isn't nonna! is that a heroin addict and average poet became the martyr of a generation. 'Ihe Boomers had JFK and Martin Luther King, we have Kurt Cobain. Maybe we are as gullible and as alienated and as lost as the media wants us to be. But I don't think we are. Not yet, anyway. Ml

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o FROM SUITE ONE Evict AATU from Budget

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Aseembly (MBA); consequently, it is time for MBA to decide whether to renew fimding fur the Ann Arbor Tenant's Union (AATU). MBA should act credibly and cut all funding to the AATU; not doing so would be a travesty to the student population. The AATU seeks to protect tenants from unruly landlords. Upon first glance, this might appear wise, but a closer look proves otherwise. Much of the AAWs funding is provided by MBA; students of the University ofMicbigan, in tum, fund MBA. The AATtl, however, does not exist for the sole use of students. Other tenants are weloame to ita eervices. It is not logical that the MBA be the main contributor (upwards of$20,OOO) to the AATU when much ofits services do not benefit students. In fact, this blatantly wastes student money. Nor is the AATU the only option for "abused" student tenants: Student Legal Services (SLS) hires attorneys who fight for student tenants, while the U-M Off-Campus Housing Office provides ~ediation and rental infunnation. These two forces which exiat to support university students are admirable substitutions for the AATU. It is overkill to fund another group focusing on tenant rights when t,vo already exist within the university. The AATU does provide support for tenants in questionable or oppressive leases, but tenants who sign leases haphazardly or hastily are just as irresponsible as their "evil" landlords. If a sleazy landlord continues to find tenants, then there is no initiative for him to alter his tenements; he will continuously offer squalid living an-angements. But the AATU shelters those who have signed leases for dwellings with rancid living conditions. This can make it worse for other tenants, building a poor relationship between the landlords and tenants; the tenants hate the landlords because they "oppress" them and the landlords hate the tenantB because they change the stipulations of a voluntary contract. Students should not be forced to fund the AATU. Not all students enter questionable leases, so they should not have to support students that iITesponsibly do. Protecting studentB who enter questionable leases gives less initiative for an irresponsible person to enter a sound lease in the first place. 'Ibis breeds ignorance and dependence. The AATU also handles cases of rent discrimination. Because sexual, racial and other discrimination is irrational and in fact illegal, the AATU aids in discrim.ination cases. But since this is also against the law, the SLS also deals with cases of this aort, with a primary focus on studentB. The AATtl focuses on the Ann Arbor community as well. A recent AATU "victory" occurred when a landlord was forced to put in wheelchair ramps for a handicapped tenant (not a student). Sentimentality aside, it is not the landlord's responsibility to provide these ramps. In looking for housing, a potential tenant should act as a consumer, dlooeing the place whim mitB their needs best. While it makes sense that moat landlords might provide for the handicapped tenant to increase the ma.rl.tetability of their tenaments, they should not be forced to do so. This AATU "victorY' yet again undermines the ooncept ofindividual respmsil:ility, regardless ofwbat i.ll-amatitu.ted laws say. The conceptofresponsibility sur&.ces time and time again when discuseing the AATU; the AATU simply annihilates any reason for responsibility whatsoever. WhiJ.& it is the right of tenantB to form an organization like the AATU, it is not their right to receive fimding from the Ux:dversity of Michigan. The AATU is a eelfprodaimed rental watmdog; the organization acta thatifits powers were dimiDiabed that tenants would suffer irreparable damages. But the existence of both SLS and the U-M Off-Campus Housing Office prove otherwise. The majority of students should not have to pay for the action of a few misguided tenants who may or may not be studentB. Even the integrity of the AATU comes into question; a glance at its newsletter and socialistic propaganda alape one in the mce. The newsletter portrays landlords as greedy, capitalisti.c bastards who are out to 8a'eW the poor and ignorant, while cartoons show the landlords as Boss Tweed-esque characters in the style of tum of the century "'Progressive" publications. The tone of the paper suggests an ulterior motive for the AATU - not only the control of landlords but the ultimate control of the free market as well. One questions whether the AATU is actually a tenants' rights organization or a political faction; the latter suggests that tenantB' rights are cover for a leftist political group. With two viable, university supported alternatives to the AATU and the credibility and ulterior motives of the AATU in question, this should not even be an issue. Point blank, MBA should cut all funding and ties to the AATU immediately. Mt

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ON'T GET ME WRONG, I LOVE BASEBALL. I REMEMBER THE exhiliration of going to 'liger stadium with my dad on Opening day, screaming at my favorite players for autographs, eating hot dogs drowned in mustard, and holding out my beat-up glove, hoping to catch a foul ball. But let's mce it, after weeks of baseball babble in the media, the season is officially over, and although the med.ia"jalNsy lamenting the fact that there will be no pennant race, no World SerieS, and nothing to fill the weeknight editions of Sport.center, this baseball fan has one thing to say: "Good riddance." It's not easy to pick a villain in this contest. Both the owners and the players have disgusted fims with their stubbomess, greed, and self-pity, but no matter how one looks at it, America's pasttime has been cancelled for some very unAmerican reasons. Obviously, America MlnS on a free enterprise system, and even more obviously, baseball players want to play for the team that will pay them the highest salary. During baseball's prosperous years, owners were able to shell out exorbant salaries that were partly funded by network TV deals, advertising, and the sale of baseball merchandise. Now, with the popularity of other major sports increasing, baseball has taken a back seat in the sports world, and the money isn't coming in as in the past. '!he owners now realize that they cannot afford to pay astronomical salaries, and hence they ask for a salary cap. Clearly, any baseball player who understands the conceptB of capitalism. will take his eervices to the team that will pay him the moat, leaving the rich teams with the beat of the talent pool, while mediocre clubs continue to play mediocre baseball. In a free enterprise system, tb.i.e type of competition should be allowed to occur. Yet the owners need a quick fix to their financial troubles and a salary cap provides an easy way out A salary cap is an easy way for the owners to regulate wagee and to enSure that all teama are able to compete for available talent Still, undeniably, baseball is no longer just a game, but a big business. And big businesses in America do not get salary cape. The owner's demands go against the principles of free entezprise, which is why the baseball players (and their agents) won't agree with the salary cap. This doem't mean that the players are pitiable victims in the strike. 1hey too are responsible for baseball's plummeting popularity, which in twn is responsible for the owner's need of a salary cap. Fans are fed up with an-ogant attitudes; blatant greed, lack of sportsmanship, and mediocre play. Face it, nobody wantB to watch a bunch of bearded fat guys playa mediocre baseball game for three hours, especially when the fun is shelling out twenty-five bucks to watch a player who is making hundred times more than he is. The owners and players continue to argue over monetary matters at the expense of the fans. But if the strike continues into 1995, they may find that they will have to play in order to have any money to argue over. Owners and players alike live and die by the success ofbaseball, and the longer the strike continues, the more baseball's already tarnished image will suffer. Ml -Dean BaAopouloB

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Money Suckers Anonymous BY

RACHEL CARDONE

OR THOSE OF YOU WHO wonder what a Michigan Student Assembly (MSA) meeting is like, here is an account of the events that took place during the meeting held on September 20, 1994. &20 'This was my first MBA meeting. As I read the latest Tenant's Union Newaletter, I began to really get excited to see real student government: the thrills, the chills, democracy in action. Welcome to the MSA, where you will be graced by the preeence of some of the finest minds on campus. You will see them reading newspapers, books, grading papers, and sucking on lollipops. And they represent you and me to the higher law. 7:30 The meeting started and a container which read, '"Medical Relief Bucket," c::i.rculated. A collection basket, into which money for this relief

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fund was donated, followed. Money changed hands and good feeling filled the room. I smiled. I thought they were donating money to a worthy cause. I was wrong. '!he medical relief bucket was not for a humanitarian cause. Rather, it held heaps of caramels, lollipops and jolly ranchers. Ever wonder how many licks to get to the middle of a blowpop? Ask your local MSA representative. First on the agenda, Patrice Maurer and her friends from the Ann Arbor Tenant's Union (AATU) made a plea to get more money. The AATU does not really help the students all that much, but we pay for their office and we give them thousands of dollars to operate. SUpposedly, they obtained 1,000 signatures of support in five days. I wondered if 1,000 people voted in the MBA elections last year. 7:50 Stop-I heard the word rode. Could it be the Code of Sbldent Jijghts and Responsibilities? Will there be a storming of the Fleming Building in the near future? Yes? No. They were discussing the Compiled Code, not the SSRR. '11ley were amending Chapter 25, which has to

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government needed to be reminded that being on MSA means more than attending the meetings. 8:20 A daring soul suggested that the float be pawned off onto potential MSA leaders (read: freshmen). 8:30 The meeting was going in circles and I began to doze off. I left. Government like this numbs my interest. MSA needs a springtime of involvement, a situation where those involved truly want to be involved. I was told that we could do what we wanted with government when we were in charge. These people are our peers, they are in charge and they are boring as hell. Maybe more students need to go to MSA meetings, and put pressure on MSA to change. MSA needs distinct political parties, who will bicker fiercly about the issues and give reporters something to talk about other than the amount of lollipops consumed. A political crowd will get students to support something they believe in, and maybe even get them to vote in the future . Until MSA dumgal, it will stay out of touch with the students whom it claims to represent.w.

do with pressing issues like lobbying procedures. And I thought they were finally going to take a stand against the administration in relation to the SSRR. That wasn't even on the agenda. Maybe it ian't such a pressing issue, after all. We probably couldn't change it. It's still an interim policy. For the next twenty minutes, they voted on changing periods to commas and adding aphoras to the Compiled Code. '11len they decided that it wasn't quite dry enough. They needed to make it sound really uninteresting. What does style have to do with a document anyway? 8:10 '!he representatives saw that things were moving slowly. They began to stockpile the caramels and take additional blowpops. How many licks? As our representatives champed like cows, shifted in their seats, read books and graded papers, I sat in awe, wondering if thi.a was a cruel joke. Se15 President Julie Neenan mentioned that a huge parade is planned for homecoming weekend. MBA needs a float. Did anyone want to vohmteer? Nope. Nobody was interested. Julie then scolded the group. Our stJJ,dent

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o INTERVIEW: MARK SHIELDS

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HIS SUMMER, MELISSA Cutlip interviewed Marl Shi.ekh, a re8pected W08hington journalut and a regular on the television Bhow, "The Capital Gang.:tO MR: One of the frequent criticiems of the Washington prIM corpe Ie thIt due to Income and lOCUlI .... mtnY reporter. can no long« relate to their reeder.. Do you think thlfs true?

SlUELDS: '!here's no question that the working press are no longer the ink-stained wretdlee oflore and. yore. When you apeak ofhigh-profile newspaper and television reporters, you're not talking about aomeone struggling at a survival wage. You're talking major upper income. But there are some 13,000 journalists accredited to the Congressional press galleries and the great twVority ofthem are middleclass folks with a house in the suburbs. MR: How woWd you I'eIpOnd 10 coneerwtive chargeI thIt . . . . 1IMr1I biaa In the media? SHIELDS: Well, the power and influence of the liberal media was on public display with the three presidential )andatides in the decade of the 1980s won by conservative Republicans. If the bias is there, it is obvi0usly an impotent bias. MR: II the o.c. preaa corpI more cUtlnly .bInI thin mairletreem AInerIce? SHIELDS: Yee, I think the Washington press corps is culturally liberal, that is, more opposed to capital punishment, more opposed to any limitations on a woman's unfettered access to abortion, more vehemently opposed to censorship of films, art, theater than the nation. I am a pro-life Dem0crat and liberal; talk about really small minorities. On abortion, I think the nation is ambivalent and tortured on the issue: Americans are basically pro-choice, but anti-abortion. Yet I believe for most of the Washington press corpa, there is next to no ambivalence because. for them, abortion is part oftha rights package. MR: lItIIy, RepubliCIna hive hid ,lot of IUCCeeIIn big cItieI with tndItIonaI ethnic, blUHOIIar votIrI. Do you think 1M DemocrI1I have gotten out of touch with 1htIe people to ... point where the, can't relata anymore?

SHIELD8: I think there is a combination of reasons. Big cities aren't working. So when a can-do guy whom

MR: You seem to represent I lot of the traditional blue-collar DemocratIc Ideas and not the cause-orlented, Ivory tow. faction of the party. How do you think these two factions of the Democratic party ...e puHing

is tough on law and order or successful in businees comes along, I think. he represents a legitimate alternative. 'Ihis was especially true in Los Angeles which historically has been the home office of American optimism. When things didn't work out in Detroit or New Bedford. Massachusetts, or Trenton, New Jersey, Americans could always start over in California. To have California lose its optimism created an enormous psychic void in the whole fabric ofthe nation. But, the victories of Mayor . Richard Riordan in L.A and Mayor Rudolph Ouliani in New Yolk were bigger defeats for the Democrats than they were victories for the Republicans.

on Bill Clinton?

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while he's taking his vest oft'. Did you know that he has vested pajamas? That's the one that really surprised me. MR: You're I proud gracUte c:I the Univ.sity of Notre o.ne. Whit do you think about the U-M 'IS. Notre DIme football rivalry?

SlUELDS: Well, I do not believe it's the moral equivalent of World War III. But if you lose to Michigan, that's different. I always root for the Irish, and trust that God in Her infinite wisdom will see that Notre Dame wins. MR: What advice would you give to yooog people Intereeted In political reporting?

MR: What . . yolI' pr. dictions for the 1994 !~---"_ Congreaaional elections?

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SlUELDS: I think that '94 looks good for the Republicans at this point. I think. they have a chance of gaining more than 25 seats in the House. Newt Gingrich said to me that he thought they could actually pick up up to 70 House seats if things broke right. I would also say that one major political failure on the part of Bill Clinton, and he is an enormously talented politician, has been an acUte lack of candidate recruitment by the White House. For example, in Michigan, Democrats went through a decisive Senate primary because they couldn't get former governor Jim Blanchard to run. In Florida, by default, right now it's Hillary Rodham Clinton's brother, a delightful hmnan being but not a formidable political force. The only "star" U.S. Senate candidate the Administration was able to persuade to run was Wyoming governor Mike Sullivan. '!he advantage ofhaving the White House is the ability to go to someone and say, "If you do run and you don't make it, we can always make you an assistant secretary of something." That's what was done by the Republicans in 1990. Lynn Martin, for example, became Secretary of Labor after she lost her run for the Senate in Dlinois. It's just nice to have a friend in Washington that you can call the Wednesday after the election and not be put on hold until Christmas.

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the other thirteen factions of the Democratic party have been pulling on Clinton for a long time. He's obviously comfortable with members of both of those groups, but, in tenD.8 of the election, he needs to be concerned that with two Southerners at the top of the ticket in 1992 the Democrats still did not carry the South. It remains the bastion of the Republican party. MR: TlI11ing to "The Capital Gang" , do the arguments .-Id when 1M &how Is ov. or do you guya keep going at It? SHIELDS: '!hey usually end at that moment, because we almost always do the show live on Saturday night. We are not to be confused with the pretend weekend show, like "The McLaughlin Group," which tapes on Friday at noon. We do our show on Saturday at 7 p.m. (EST), which is personally a pain in the neck , but it does allow us to have the benefit of up to the minute news. For that reason I think. Capital Gang is a lot mare timely and a lot mare consumer-friendly than its competitors. I don't know how you can tape the news two days in advance. Maybe John McLaughlin can explain that some time. MR: My favorite pII't c:I "The CapillI Gang" Is when you go at It with Bob Novak. Do you think you could take him In I fight?

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My advice is that it's very difficult to cover government on a sustained basis if you think everyone involved is a low-life. Politics is nothing more and nothing less than the peaceable resolution of conflict among legitimate competing interests. I respect politicians for the risks they take. Consider the :risk of public rejection. When you lose in politics it's there for everyone to see - everyone you sat next to in study hall, or double dated with, or babysat for - for that reason I confess I have a soft-spot for people who run for office. If you're not going to find a cure for Athlete's Foot or do something more worthwhile, covering politics a delightful way to spend your life. MR: Earl. In your career you worked for Robert Kennedy, Ed Muslde, and Sargent Shriver, to name a few. Do you think the quality of the pool of candidatel has gone down since the 1960's? SHIELDS: 'There's an old saying that I first heard in the Marine Corps which is, there's no duty station better than the one youjust left and none worse than the one you're presently at. I think that's true in life. If the Democrats had such great candidates then, why did we consistently lose? Maybe we just had lousy campaign managers. '!bat's probably why I was encouraged to leave campaigning and go into journalism where presumably I could cause less damage. Ml

September 28, 1994

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o SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Hybrid Car E))pected to Go Far BY MOHAN KRISHNAN

HE HYBRID ELECTRIC Vehicle Team (UM路HEV), according to project manager Bill Rimkus, is one of "the most complicated and comprehensive student projects" at the University of Michigan. 'They have good reason to believe so. Having started just months ago, in April, they have only until June, 1995, to tum a stock 1995 Dodge Neon into a working hybrid electric vehicle.

THE VEHICLE A hybrid electric vehicle is one that runs both on electric power and on conventional fuel. In this case, the alternate fuel is compressed natural gas. 'lhe team will remove the conventional engine from the car, replacing it with an electric motor and a small internal combustion engine, modified for natural gas consumption. 'Then they will make use of the car's trunk space for the large set of batteries from which the car must run. '!hey must also redesign the ventilation system to accomodate the car's fully electric mode of operation, in which it creates no harmful emissions. '!hen comes the hardest part; they have to make it all work. An electronic control system will allow the car to operate as simply as a conventional automobile.

THE CHALLBNGE In June, 40 different universities

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sides working reliably, will be fuel efficient and have very low levels of emission. Students in the group comment upon how their work parallels that of the car industry manufacturers. One of the group's leaders, Enrico Cacanindin, cited recent legislation in California that mandates a percentage of cars driven in the future be electric, saying "we have no choice but to develop HEWEV transportation." Another leader, Ray Phillips, commented on similarities between the group and work in industry, saying "we are working hand-in-hand with industry sponsors, facing deadlines, and meeting the real-world clla.llenges of hybrid design."

erwise receive until after they graduate. Rimkus believes this education vital to the S"\lccess of electric vehicles and other forms of alternatively fueled transportation, which will become a major part of our society in the near future. He stressed the need for engineers and scientists to come into the industry with knowledge about these topics; engineers like those in HEV may well be the leaders of the professional initiative in transportation in the future, given their experience.

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o BOOK REVIEW

Bovard Indicts Government BY JAMES A.. RoBER'n\ II

HOMAS JEFFERSON once said, "The government that govema beet is the government that governs least. .. Like the rest of the Founding Fathers, the third president knew that the coercive power of the state is a threat to individual liberty. Only under a govern-

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tion of American Uberty James Bovard St Martin's Press 1994, 408 pgs. ment limited in ita actions will such freedoms thrive. '!he <Anstitu.tion and Bill of Righta guaranteed such restrictiona on government, establishing America 88 the "land of Liberty." Two hundred yeBl'8 after Jefferson spoke his words, America's commitJama A. RoberllJ, 11 ~ ajunior in poli.ti.calllCience and 1J1tJ1UJ6ing «liter of the Review.

ment to the principle of liberty is in serious question. The Founding Father's dream of constitutional government has become an abstract political theory, as renegade bureaucracies hold the righta of the individual hoetagoe. In hie latest book, UJtd Rights: The Dutruction ofAmerican Liberty, James Bovard documents this ironic tragedy in American goveman.ce. As its poignant title suggests, Lost Rights is a proclamation of discontent, a dire yet audacious state of the union addre88 that no one in government would dare to present. From beginning to end, it unmercifully indicts government 88 being a hostile enemy to individual rights . ..Americans' liberty," Bovard states, "is perishing beneath the constant growth of government power." After this assertion, he presenta over 300 Pages of evidence that may be troubling to even the most faithful statist, and agonizing to the lover of liberty. With over 2000 citations, Lost Rights is an example of thorough, exhaustive research. Bovard uncovers a seemingly'endless trail of state abuse and, in some cases, oppre88ion.

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He discusses how government agencies on all levels act not in the public interest, but in their own political interest - at the expense of individual rights. Topics range from how the Environmental Protection A.gency can virtually abolish private property rights to how the Drug Enforcement Agency can violate the Fourth Amendment; from bow the Internal Revenue Service can waive one's right to a fair trial to how the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobaooo, and Firearms can deny one's right to bear arms. Lost Rights will leave the reader questioning what righta still remain. Throughout the entire book, Bovard presents his evidence by means of various anecdotes. By writing in this format, he risks the overall effectiveness of his argument. Examples merely document isolated incidents;they do not address the frequency of such occurrences. Bovard alleviates this deficiency, however, by analyzing the standard operating procedures ofvarlous governing agencies, and providing evidence that these incidents of abuse are part of a larger

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The anecdotal format of Lost Rights is quite effective in another respect. By providing examples, Bovard abandons the role oftheoretician and adopts a much more personal one. His examples demonstrate that unlimited government is not simply dangerous in theory - it is quite dangerous in reality as well. This not only confirms what conservative and libertarian scholars have been pleading for centuries; it convinces the reader that the rights of "ordinary, everyday people" may be in jeopardy. In America today, unlimited government reigns. With constitutionalism relegated solely to American history books, the rights of the American people are 88 insecure as ever. Despite this harsh diagnosis, however, Bovard concludes with a statement of hope, an implication that the people can remedy the CUlTeD.t situation. "'Ihe American public," he writes, "placed. its faith in the State, and the State failed. We need a new faith in individual liberty." Only with this change in thought can the American people revive the dream of the Founding Fathers. Mt

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Hockey League owners threatening a player lockout, many wonder iftbe NHL season wiD. begin at all. Nevertheless, here a my picka for the upcoming BeaSOn.

EASTERN CONFERENCE -CUP CONTENDERS-

I. New Jeraey nevUs-To say that the Devils took the hockey world by surprise last Beason is quite an undentatement. The Devila not only entered the eeason under new leadership, but they bad a )'OUDg, unproven goalie named :&odeur. Added to the mix were Bernie Nicholls coming off the death ofhis aon and shaky special teams play. Even with these uncertainties, New Jersey came to within a goal of a date with Vancouver in the finals. 'I11is i.e a young team. Be prepared to see them deep into the playoffs for some time to come. (Prediction: Stanley Cup Finale). 2.New York RaDcen - If you believe that losing a good - yet duplicitous - coach and an important - yet generally defensiveminded - player is worth it in order to gain one of the league's next superstan, then there is no reason to believe that the Rangers will not repeat as Cup champions in 1995. Adding the young and immensely talented Petr Nedved to the mix which still includes the like8 of Mark Messier, Brian Leetch, Adam Graves, and Sergei ZuboV' certainly will not hurt. But, whether Ranger fans like it or not, the departure of the coach who brought them their first Stanley Cup since 1940 will take ita toll. So will playing until June 14, 1994,with a core of aging veterans. At least they wm't be hearing cbanta of"l94<r anymore. (Predid:ion. Eaatmn Con.fenmoe Final8). 3. Buffalo Sabl'e8 - On a team known for ita offensive firepower, a journeyman goaltender named Dominik Haaek was not expected to steal the abow in Buffalo. But, oPP<>nents aooned learned that he would become the Dominator. Hasek posted the NHL's first sub-2.00 GoalsAgainst-Average in 20 years to gain the league's undivided attention. This year, with a healthy Pat LaFontaine back to join the offensive machine which includes the likes of Dale Bawerchuk, Alexander Mogilny, and Yuri lOunylev, the Sabres should light it up this season. (Predidion: Eastern Conference Semifinal a). -POSSIBLE CHALLENGERS4.Bo8ton BruiDa -" The age of

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put up a strong challenge to take the conference and the Cup. (Prediction: Western Conference Finals) 3.Vancouver Canucks - In case anyone has forgotten, Vancouver finished one game above .500 last year, barely qualifying for the playoft's. '!hey needed three overtbne victories to overcome a 3-1 deficit in the first round against Calgary and then came within two goals of the Stanley Cup. Not only were the Canucks decimated by the injury bug last year, but they also lost out on Petr Nedved and Craig Janney Nedved's compenstaion - who refused to report to the team. '!hey overcame all that to make it to the finals. Vanoouver is now a more cohesive unit, and has players who have been through the playoff war. Be certain they will take the lowly Pacific Division. (Prediction: Western Conference Semifinals) -POSSIBLE CHALLENGERS4.Chlc8IJo Blaekhawks - An all-star goalie, a potent offensive punch, and a new home - not quite enough in the league's toughest and most talented division. (Prediction: Western Conference Semifinals) ~ . -~-

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Canucks could have a dramatic effect on Calgary's inspiration and drive this season. We will have to see which way. (Prediction: Western Conference Quarters) 6.Dall_ Stars - One of the scrappiest and haroest:-working teams in the league, they were embraced by the city of Dallas last season and showed St. Louis the door in four games in the first round. They could surprise some people - probably not, though. (Prediction: western Conference Quarters) -GREAT PRETENDERS7.SanJoee Sharks - How can you count out the Sha:rke? They came within a game ofplaying for the conference title last year! 'l1ley will make the playoffs. They will not, however. shock anybody this year. (Prediction: Western Conference Quarters) 8.LeNt AnlJeles Kings - The greatest player in hockey history cannot mise the playoffs twice in a row, can he? With this team, it is possible. (Prediction: Western Conference Quarters) Ml

WESTERN CONFERENCE -CUP CONTENDERSI.Toronto Maple Leafs - 'Ibis team, which has remained fairly constant in personnel, has had arguably the best talent in the West, maybe in the league, for two years. Yet, the Leafs have not been able to jump the hurdle of the conference finals to give themselves a shot at Lord Stanley's Cup. They even came close to pulling a Detroit in the second round, almost losing to the eight.b.-.eeded San Joee Sha:rke. The LeaD have been patient, and now, with all-around superstar Doug Gilmour, prolific sooretl and ere- . ator Dave Andreychuk, and the league's ~ goaltender Felix Potvin, they are poised to leap the ultimate hurdle. (Prediction: Stanley Cup Champions) 2.Detroit Red Wlnp - Probably more than 50 percent of people reading this are Wmga fans, and if you are, you must be wondering what they are doing here at second in the conference. 'Ibis is a team demoralized by losing a firstr-round series they were expect.e«l to sweep. This is a team whose fans drove an all-star plt.ender out of town only to acquire Bob Essensa in return.. This is a team which includes many aging stars. Yet, this is a team that has the league's best talent in Sergei Fedorov, a strong defense, and enough scoring punch to

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o MUSIC

III From The Boys BY CoorER

LL COMMUNlCATIONIS'IHE Beastie's second release on their own label Grand Royal - as well as their second major release with instrumentation. Originally a hardcore punk band from New York., the Beastie . - - - - - - - --, Boys moved to Beastie Boys rap in the mid- III CtnmnIlmation eighties, even- Grand Royal tually drop-~_ _ ________~ ping inst:rumentation completely and releasing Licence to IU, which moved to the top slot on the Billboard LP chart in 1986. After Paul. Boutique, released in 1989, the Beasties made a turnaround. returning to instruments fortbe long awaited ChecA Your Head LP of 1992. Various studio musicians aocompmied Beastie members Yauch, Adrock and Mike D for this album; this favored more musical respect for the group aa weD. aa putting them into "alternative" bins, rather than "rap"

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tracks are pleasent to listen to); their bins at record stores which allowed them to capture a much bigger audiinstruments also add another dimension to their lyrical numbers as well. ence. IU Communication lives up to - even surpasses - Check Your Head . Full of some of the best grooves this side of Parliament, the album is just plain funky. '!he rhymes are funny and clever: doodoolYoo Hoo, dawn! spawn., etc; various voice effects make each song different; the recording is decent as well. What really sets the Beastie Boys apart from the pack is their musical abilities (or lack thereot). What they lack in technique they make up for in spontaneity; I ' wy the group. also does n~t You'd lit yow daughter date 1hIII guy8, right? play mumc above theIr Even the punk songs are decent; at level. What results is a lounge-esqe, least the drummer can play off-beats and funkified sound on their instrumentals (believe it or not, these well.

An ingenious use of various loops sampled from jazz and other sources (in the tradition set by Us3, DJ Guru, and others) add another element to the album. In fact, even flute samples are featured in "'Sure Shot" and "Flute Loop"; the latter contains a duet. The Beasties are known for their great samples and IU Communication carries on this tradition with honor. '!he samples seem especially appropriate and are'syncopated with skill. 'The Beastie Boys might have mis~ guided some with the hit "Sabotage," the first release from the album, but most of the other tracks are much more complicated and hip-hop in style. But "Sabotage" ensured the acceptance of the group's instrumental capabilities when it attained hit status (as well as a fly video); this lays the groundwork for future Beastie experimentation. Look out for the Beastie Boys in the future; their evolution will not stop with IU Communication and is guaranteed to deliver the cream.oCthe crop ofbitchin'tunes. And just wait until they become better musicians. Ml

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ORDELIA'S DAD COMES from a windy place where the folkie and grungy worlds bwnp into each other on the street and say, "What's up, brother?'" Some people call it Northampton, Massachusetts, but they're from out of town. Ann Arbor might be a lot like NoHo - as the locals up there prefer - if the worlds of the Lab and the Ark ever collided. First there was the Mudhoneyl.TlmDlie Dale Gilmore CD single; get ready for Cordelia's Dad. '!hey were originally scheduled to open up for the folklrock sensation, Blood Oranges at the Ark on Sunday, October 9, but the headlining band canceled their whole tour when half of the group decided to quit two weeks ago. Though Cordelia'. Dad looked forward to the exposure the gig would provide, they are now peyched to perform as both versions of their band. Their opening acoustic set will fit well with the club's usual programming, but in the second half, they hope to reach volumes rarely heard in the Ark's intimate space. The catch is, throughout the whole show they will

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perform exclusively traditional songs from sources they have thoroughly researched for years, and recorded on a number ofindie tapes. It is a true testament to their widespread appeal that on Saturday October 8, they will play live on WDETs folk show in the afternoon, and then at night open for local college rock. act Whirling Road at Cava Java.

tremendous potAmtial which will never be realized due to the break-up; the Palace Brothers' raw passion excited the Lollapalooza crowds they entertained this past summer, but are far too sloppy to be taken seriously by those who follow the legendary traditional Celtic and bluegrass acta who frequently drop by the Ark. Cordelia's Dad's vocalist, Tim Eriksen, has a voice that can challenge many of those legends . Even when they plug in, that voice still cuts above the distortion and crash cymbals as if his hero, Martin Carthy, had taught some tunes to a rock band his kids hang out with. '!he mix of the electric and acoustic material, as it tastefully flows on their one CD, How Theel guyI â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ stranded on the roof. PIeae help them oul Can I Sleep , proves '!hey are certainly not the first that they were highly proficient at group to perlonn traditional Ameriboth traditional acoustic and indiecan folk songs with a Generation X rock styles before they decided to cross attitude, but many elements of their their paths. '!he most recognizable style put them a few steps above the cut on the disc, "Delia," features a others. '!he late Uncle Tupelo had melody which strays a bit from the

usual version, which was' made a hit recently by Johnny Cash, but the exquisite performance of the text makes the rockin' track no less of a legitimate version. '!he band might be used to the accepting climate of NoHo, but let's pack the place to show them that Ann Arbor is much cooler. Cordelia'. Dad wiU perfonn at the Ark on Sunda" October 9, at 8 PM. Tickets are at the door only and are $5 for BtudentB and Ark members, $6 for others. AU An\ show8 are aU ages. For more info caU 761-1800.Ml

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September 28~ 1994

o MUSIC Music:,at Cava Java

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woo are Bid of the GrePA pollu-

tum at Riel'", or tired of Blind Pig afte,.....how deaj'ne"", or "imply unable to get into a bar to ~ your band of choice, there i8 an alternative: Cava Java. On ThurtJday., Friday., and Saturday., Cava Java offers local acts raTÂĽPng from Lucley Ha.1t.in8 to the Maitree8, all well all a few national actB /:ike 01t.eh Record'" own G. Love & Specw.l Sauce and auo Corcklia'" Dad, aU for only The Review had an opporlunity to tal1t to Joe Tuboni, not only the malltermind behind the mU8'ic of Cava Java but aUo one of the few truly good people kft in the Ann Arbor mruic 8Cene.

Most coffee houses aren't doing this kind of music, we have more ofa bar scene then a coffeehouse scene if you look at the bands playing there. While the other coffee joints provide music for people who don't listen, Cava Java is designed for music consumers.

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What's your history in the Ann Arbor music Beene? I started in the music business as a roadie - being firmly convinced by my friends that I couldn't sing. I did that \Wti11975, when I started working at Mr. Floods' Party as a sound man. It was the original hip music bar, opened in 1969. I did sound there \Will 1980, when they went bankrupt. I actually toyed with the idea of buying the place, but one thing after another told me not to. I bought the Joe's Star Lounge in.stead, opening it in January of 1982. We did that for a little over three years, getting acts in there like REM, 1m lohos, the VlOlent Fems, etc., but I got squeezed out in a development ploy, and that, combined with the liquor liabilities of owning a bar, convinced me against getting back in. Bars were scary propoeitions; landlorde were hard to deal with and I just never found. a space that worked. Meanwhile, guys were coming in from out of town and opening coffee shops. Thoee of us who were in Ann Arbor all along have been drinking cappuccino at the Blind Pig since the early 8eventies, we never thought it would be the next big thing. It's a little embaJTasaing to think that I was spending all ofthat time trying to figure out how to open a bar and sell booze when the coffee house thing came right under my nose. But, hey, you live and learn. Before Cava Java opened UP. Ken Whiteman (the owner of Cava Java) knew I was interested in music programming. That's the evolution into what Cava Java is today. Why did you start music at Cava Java? It'a a nice room, and there's not muchmuaic em that lideoftown that's not in an alcohol-intenBe environment. Cava Java is a different kind of venue, more of a abowcaae for bands.

What kinds of bands are you looking for"! I try to mix it up between interesting new bands and those who are going to bring in business to the club. I'm kind of walking a tight rope. I can't book the big names as full blown rock and roll bands since we don't have a dance floor, and there are only 70 seats or so. But on the other hand, those big names are coming in and working, in some incarnation or another, because they like the concept and they like the room. A lot of bands like being able to play with a different sensibility. On the other hand, I also like finding bands that interest me. Bands with an interesting sound and some charisma to tum people onto. And it seems to be working, because there are several bands that started out playing my place and are now popping up on everybody's schedule all over town. How do bands react to the low volume of Cava Java? Some people come in after spending a lot of time thinking about it and really revel in it: different kinds of percussion, different instruments, di.fferent arrangements. But for some people it's a real battle because they haven't really considered it and how they are going to deal with it. Drummers are often too loud, \Wtil they get the hang ofit. Bands sometimes try to play at the same levels they would at other bars, but it's not appealing for the audience, or the people upstairs. On the whole it seems to work for bands. It's not unplugged, it's just room appropriate. And the audience?

The audience response has been pretty good, they have really been enjoying the scene. With some of the solos I get on Thursdays, George Bedard and Frank Allison, it's an extraordinary opportunity to see people like that in a more intimate setting. People really like that a lot. It's a nice place to see music, it's not a beer ';id bam or a hot p ic k -u p spot. W ha t do you want to do for the Ann Arbor musicseene? My goal is to get people out to have a good time. AB trite as it may seem to some people, the old MC5line that Johnson Sinclair wrote in the liner notes to the first album about driving people out of their minds and _ ,...,-"

into their bodies is still, after all of these years, a clearer picture of what rm trying to do if anything. There are so many things in this world that constipate people both physically and mentally: you got to get that education, take the LSAT, get that good job and make those big bucks. The pressure is incredible, and people seem to be making it even harder on themselves. It sure is tougher to be twenty now than it was when I was twenty and you can drive yourself completely nuts if you don't watch it. . The purpose behind music, art and food is to pleasure yourself, without the recharging you can get from those kinds of experiences you can go crazy. There are plenty of people out there trying to figure out how to get a buck., I'm trying to figure out a way to get people out to have a good time. Upcoming show. at Cava Java inclwk Shari Kane on Thursday, September 29, Circru of Lao on Friday, September 30, and Steve Leggett and Friends on Saturday, October 1. Ml

They Might Be Giants BY CHRIS MAcKEcHNIE

OHN FLANSBURGH AND John Linnell, the two quirky members of Brooklyn-based They Might Be Giants, return with another extraordinary album, John Henry. their third overall and their third on Elektra Records. The first thing that stands out on this album is the enormous amount of horns. While they were away they added Kurt Hoffman on They Might Be Giants trumpet and John Henry saxophone Ele.ktra to their group and they put him to good uae on almost all of their songs, especially the big-band style "'Extra SavoirFaire" and the '7O's glam-rocki.sh "No One Knows My Plan. " The most impressive horn arrangement, however, has to be Linnell playing the bass sax on the exciting "Spy," a remixed version of the one originally fOund on the excellent "Why Does The Sun Shine?" EP. The first song on John Henry, "SubliminAl," reaffirms the ability of a They Might Be Giants song to get stuck in }'OUr head. Don't be eurprised ifit seeps into your subamscioue with, out your knowing it. "Sleeping With

'The Flowers" rombinee a poweI'-cllord structure in the verse reminiscent of Rush while boasting a fast, poppish chorus reminiscent ofTMBG's classic songs of old. Unforttmately, the rest of the songs, showcase the Giants effort to try to become more of a serious "alternative" group. Songs like "I Should Be Allowed To 'Think" and "Why Must I Be Sad?" have great music and addrese the important issues of censorship and overblown issues, but I can't help yearning for the time when They Might Be Giants were putting their hands inside the Puppet Head and were going down to Cowtown. 'Ib.e biggest problem. is the inclusion of a song called "'Ihe End Of the Tour." aaro.rore RE.M fims will know that their great guitar player Peter Buck once said, "A group is finished once they write a road song." Well, I certainly hope this group isn't finished. This is an impressive album that suffers only from the addition of a couple of songs in order to "pad" out the album to a more CDfriendly sixty minute length. I can't complain however, because most groups couldn't write twenty original, different, songs that sound good. TMBG has written fifteen,' and that is etill pretty good. Ml .. "' "' .â&#x20AC;˘

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