Column
TbplOUes
told by men
By Debra Goldstein
■ The Daily Orange
Syracuse U.
Some may see top 10 lists as trite.
However, I doubt you’d ever see
anything like this on Letterman.
Before you read this and call me
a reverse sexist witch, stop for a sec
ond and think about it. Guys, most
of you have used at least one of
these, and girls. I’m sure you’ve
heard more than one.
Here are the top 10 lies college
men tell women:
1. Til call you.” No. we don’t
believe that you lost our number
either. Ever heard of 411?
2. *1 just want to see what the score
is.* A friend of mine used this one
the other day and we ended up
watching 45 minutes of Cleveland
football.
3. “We're allowed to see other peo
ple.” Beware of the man-with-a
girlfriend-who-wants-to date-oth
ers-on-the-side syndrome. If you’re
allowed to see other people, why do
we have to duck under the car seat
as we drive past your girlfriend's
apartment?
4. “No, my mom really does like
you.” When you have to assure a
woman of that, there’s a problem.
If your mom liked me so much, how
come she chased me around the liv
ing room with a knitting needle last
time I was there?
5. “1 hate shopping.” Yeah, sure
you do. Everyone hates acquiring
something new. right?
6. “You’re not that fat.” This goes
hand in hand with "Your hair
doesn't look that bad.”
Maybe if you said those things
without smirking, we would
believe you.
7 “I just passed out on her floor."
Of course you did. Why would you
want to crawl into hed with a
Marilyn Monroe look-alike when
you can sleep on the linty carpet'1
8. The girl your roommate saw
me having lunch with? Oh. she’s
from my class; we wen* working on
a group project.”
9. “I'm really shy." In other words.
I don’t really like talking to you.
10 “It was mutual." Ever notice
that men never admit they were
dumped?
LIFESTYLE
Tattoo you
Students discuss their
experiences under t he
needle
Page 9
DECOR
(’lassie art
• h'ipnal I’lt asx), (lova
and other pnnt.s hang at 1
ot < aiitiirnia. Berkeley
Page 9
MUSIC
Rocking Russians
The Soviet I'ninn's Gorkv
Park releases an allium in
America
Page 10
BOOKS
Facing adulthood
Novel examines inner
conflicts faced bv a recent
college graduate
Page 11
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REX CURR> THE SHORTHORN U Of TEXAS ARLINGTON
U of Texas. Arlington senior Marc Masters Helfand has studied magic since the age of 9
He’s a magic man
By Lisa Cain
■ The Shorthorn
U of Texas. Arlington
Mari' "Masters" Holland, a marketing
senior from Ixinj; Island N V, practical
ly lives, breathes, sleeps and eats magic
"I practice at least an hour even day.
hut I’m constantly thinking alxiut it.“ he
said
The 22-year-old transplanted Texan
has lieen studying magic since he was ;)
years old It all started with a plastic
mattii’ hat I'roni Tovs H l’s. uui lie was
hooked
Holland, who although i student also
performs manic professionally, plans to
manage mil market his blossoming
career .lifer graduation in Ma\
I want to make a good living doing
what I love to do " he said Donald
Trump wouldn't call it a good living, hut
as long as I’m working. I’ll be happy"
Ifelfand's mam goal is to lie a working
magician without having to relv on a side
business
Ills, act consists of a nine and a-half
minute routine that revolves around a
picture on an easel He creates a dames
See MAGIC MAN Page 11
Students
start funky
coffeehouse
By Steven Ochs
■ The Daily Pennsylvanian
U of Pennsylvania
“For me. this place is a sign that the
Reagan years may he over.” said
Associate Knghsh Professor ('ary Mazer
as he sipped on a steaming cup of cap
puccino
'This place” is Kxpresso Kongo, the
newest1 and perhaps only icoffeehou.se in
the l ’. of Pennsylvania’s vicinity, created
hy five present and former university
students Mazer was one of dozens of
patrons who turned out for the opening
of what mas !>e Philadelphia's funkiest
foray into the world of espresso
“You’ll have to hoar with us, because
we've never really done this before." said
senior Sydney Thornburv, one of the
shop's owners, as she greeted guests at
the front door
Thornburv. a Izis Angeles native and
late night coffeehouse groupie, said
Kxpresso Kongo fulfills her dream of a
place “just to hang out" in Philadelphia
'You can come here and sit forever and
sse don’t care." she said.
I'he decor, which fhornhurv descrdies
as “just like 1 had imagined it." is Ivitli
kitschy and cozy Kright green w alls are
f ramed w it h purple and black woodw ork
and second-hand furniture alxiunds
fhornhurv and her four partners
seniors John Ruocco and Natalie
.Minardi, junior Krett Keyserand recent
graduate (lien Kerger had a lot to
overcome They first charmed the local
zoning Imard into granting approval for
the cafe, and then transformed a used
clothing shop into a scene reminiscent of
a lack Kerouac novel.
'•lohn. Sydney. (lien and Krett were all
See COFFEEHOUSE. Page 9
‘Rocky Horror:'
rice, elbow sex
By Jeanie Taft
« rh*» Technician
North Carolina State U
Brian plents nt net1, n least two rolls
of toilet pa|HT i newspaper million!
forget vour raincoat
Mans ol'vou mas alread) know what
event requires these items But lor those
few innocents still left, these ire some
ol the accessories sou need tor the infa
mous Rocks Horror Picture Show
I'his cult l"ilm classic is most often seen
it midnight shows, when the atmo
sphere is dreads i hit skewed It pops
up tor runs around the countrs. usualls
at repcrtors film houses And wherever
See HORROR. Page 9
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wchael Russell the technician north Carolina state j
Fans react at a showing ot The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Rialto Theatre in Raleigh