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Features Editor: Lisa Toth Iisatoth@dailyemerald.com Boo-ed off the screen The Bijou has a special visitor attending each showing. Page 12 1 hursday, October 11,2001 ■ Newly-opened Higher Source sells glass pipes, with prices from $10 to $3,000 By Mason West Oregon Daily Emerald Let’s get one thing straight: The store Higher Source does not sell bongs, it sells water pipes. This small issue of semantics is all that it takes for stores such as Higher Source, Hunky Dory Pipe and Tobacco, Lazar’s Bazar and Sweet Potatoe Pie to sell items that Brinda Narayan-Wold, member of the Lane County Prevention Coali tion, thinks have strong illegal connotations. There are strict laws regulating what can be sold and to whom it No grass in this glass can be sold. For a short period af ter its grand opening on Sept. 22 at the old Shizadas location at 133 E. 13th Ave., the store was closed to anybody under the age of 21 be cause the city had not approved its tobacco permit. On one day, in the period of an hour, co-owner Jenifer Liput asked more than 20 people to leave the store because they were too young or didn’t have identification. “I want to keep this store’s rep utation high. That means turning away customers if they don’t have their ID,” she said. The rules go further than that. If Liput or any of her employees think that a customer has intent to use their products illegally, they will not sell to them. All their products are strictly for use with tobacco products. “We have to legally kick you out Water pipes line the wall at Higher Sources, located on East 13th Avenue. The majority otthe blown glass sold at Higher Sources comes from local artists. Adam Amato Emerald of the store if you say ‘bong,’” Liput said. Alec Brown, a University stu dent and Higher Source customer, said the language used when shopping in such stores is part of a game. “You don’t say ‘bong.’ You say ‘tube,’” he said. “I like the ritual of the second language.” Brown said the employees of Higher Source took a no-nonsense approach adhering to the rules, while other stores around town had been more relaxed. “It’s to their credit. They’re not deluding themselves as to what they are selling,” he said. But by playing the game, even a store with good intentions can be undermined by its customers. Turn to Glass pipes, page 11 Friday Night Films features the fabulous and the unsettling Uourtesy Photo ‘The Celebration,’ winner of a Special Jury Prize at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival, will be shown at 8 p.m. Friday in 180 PLC. Admission with a valid UO Student ID is $2. Admission fqr the aeneral public is $3. , . .. ■ Dwarfs, porn stars and Fisher Price, oh my! The Cultural Forum serves up seldom-seen movies sure to please—or disturb By Dave Depper Oregon Daily Emerald Remember when going to the movies cost less than buying property in the Florida Keys? Neither does anybody else. Students can be thankful that the EMU Cultural Forum is making a valiant effort to bring quality flicks to campus for minimal retirement fund damage. Every Friday night (and a few extra nights) this fall, the Cultural Forum will be hosting Friday Night Films at 8 p.m. in 180 PLC. Admission will be $2 with a student identification card and $3 without. Cultural Forum film coordinator Toussaint Perrault has an ulterior mo tive regarding the film series. “My role is to bring films to campus that people normally wouldn’t get a .chance to sea on the*bia screen,”.he,said. Toussaint added that the films are “unsettling. But I think that’s a good thing. They’re not sentimental. All of these films changed cinema upon their release.” Here’s a breakdown of the films in store: Friday, Oct. 12 - “The Celebration” Shot in 1998 using hand-held video, direct sound and no artificial light, “The Celebration” is a Danish comedy drama that won the Jury Prize at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. The film uses the 60th birthday party of a patri arch as the backdrop for a story of sex ual abuse, family betrayal and tragedy. Friday, Oct. 19 - “American Movie” Already a modern classic in some circles, “American Movie” is the I can’t-believe-this-is-true story of Mark Borchardt, a regular Midwestern guy whose lifelong ambition is to film a horror movie. Directed by Chris Smith, and the winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 1999 Sundance Festival, “Ameri can Movie” is a must-see. Friday, Oct. 26 - “Even Dwarfs Start ed Small” ■,,. v. \ > Turn to Films, page 10
