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KU LIFE
Thursday, March 18, 1993
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Valentine, Friday, Saturday
Jayhawk Cafe
1340 Ohio St.
Crossroads, Friday
The Jazzhaus
JZH2Uzs
9261/2 Massachusetts St Clybourn Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band. Thursday
Chubby Smith and his Orchestra, Friday, Saturday
Liberty Hall
642 Massachusetts St.
KU Symphony Orchestra presents "Bleeding Chunks from the Masterworks," 8 p.m.
Thursday, $6 adults, $3 students and senior citizens
Computers help break ice
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Someone left this message. "A tie is a way of identifying those who kiss but in order to be promoted."
One reply read, "Not necessarily. Papa Snurf wears a tie to work, and when he ever listened seriously to another person's opinion?"
not messages also cover more serious topics such as terrorism, sexism and many others.
Metropolis started in January, 1991, and has yet to make a profit, but the operators soon expect to be in the black.
Mary Ann Martin, co-owner of the Metropolis board, which costs 20 cents a minute to use, said chatting was the most popular feature of the board.
"Lots of friendships evolve from chatting, courtships, occasional flights." Martin said.
Many local friendships have evolved, but long-distance friend
says "FidoNet" is a system that allows bulletin boards to contact each other and exchange messages and computer files, Rand said. It has about 20,000 member systems all over the world.
ships have also evolved.
Rand said he recently spoke to people in Germany, China, Russia, as well as Denver, Alaska and Cleveland, all via his computer.
"You can talk to any other computer in the world," he said. Rand said the only cost involved was that of the BBS and the local calls.
But using the systems can have some, well, rather undesirable side effects.
"You've heard about some people not having lives," Foulston said. "Well, there are some people that literally fits."
"It a bit adductive to use them," said Leo Mauler, vice president of KUBBS and co-operator of Rock Chalk bulletin board.
But Mauler said the addictive nature
of the boards stemmed from social interaction with diverse users and helpful discussions. For instance, Electric Dreams offers users advice and discussion about their love lives, Mauler said.
Even more risque, said Mauler, were some GF files, or picture files.
"A lot of boards carry X-rated GIFs," he said.
Sending sexually explicit photos and text through phone lines isn't illegal, said John Bork of the state attorney general's office. Bork said the state's criminal statutes concerning computer transmission of sex material was still hazy, and one statute dealing with minors and sex materials could come into play.
So, people who think using computers is dull and boring should try plugging into the bulletin board scene.
"They have a great entertainment value." Mauler said, "It's a 24-hour discussion group."
Originality lifts 'Fire' above most UFO films
By Brian Whitburn
Kansas staff reviewer
UFOs, aliens. Many believe they do not exist. But some do. Travis Walton is one of those believers.
"Fire in the Sky," directed by Robert Lleberman, is based on Walton's book "The Walton Experiences." He tells his allege encounter with aliens.
But the movie does not focus on just the aliens. It also shows how the Arizona townpeople deal with Walton's disappearance.
D. B. Sweeney ("The Cutting Edge") does a good job portraying the confused, kdnapped human.
Robert Patrick ("Terminator 2") who plays Walton's best friend Mike Rogers, does a great job as a frustrated eyewitness. He spends most of the movie trying to convince the townspeople that he and his friends
are not crazy.
Rogers and his friends are accused of murdering Walton when they tell people that he was kidnapped by aliens. Rogers struggles to persuade the townpeople that he and his friends are telling the truth.
The movie's plot is a little thin at times. Several times during the movie, the characters seemed to just wait for Walton to come back
But at least this is a movie with some aliens that don't act like E.T. and a spaceship that doesn't look like a silver platter. The scenes inside the ship are the best ones in the film. Whether or not the aliens really exist, they are some of the most original ones I've seen.
Safe Ride
I'd recommend "Fire in the Sky." The movie will make you wonder. Is there something out there?
will ride the nights of the 19th and 20th
"Fire in the Sky" gets a B.
BUT will not operate UNTIL March28th
Remember: Safe Ride Hours are 11pm-3am
Have a Safe Spring Break
The Kansas Transportation Board
H. G. Lewis' Splatter Classic Color Me Blood Red
Jewish Film Festival
IUES., MAR. 16 AT 7:00 PM
The Giving Tree
Wed. March 17
Shoot and Cry
Thurs. March 18
Geflite Fish
cosponsored by
Leaving Homes: A Family in Transition
Hillel
The Empty Chair
WED., MAR.17 AT 7:00 PM
THURS., MAR.18 AT 7:00 PM
Roger Corman's Original LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
WED., MAR.17 AT 7:00 PM THURS., MAR.18 AT 7:00 PM THURS., MAR.18 AT 9:30 PM
WOODRUFF AUDITORIUM MIDNIGHT SHOWS $3 • ALL OTHER SHOWS $2.50
ALL ROADS LEAD HOME TO THE HILL
Get ready for a SIX-MONTH FREE RIDE as an ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MEMBER
- Your membership trip begins with the SENIOR COOKOUT,
5:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 21, in the Adams Center parking lot.
Sponsored by your Student Alumni Association
■ Tour the Center and activate your FREE SIX-MONTH LEARNED CLUB MEMBERSHIP. The Club is the perfect place to dine before or after Commencement exercises, before KU football games and whenever you're on campus. Sponsored by the Alumni Association
Last stop is the COMMENCEMENT BREAKFAST.8 a.m. Sunday, May 16, for graduates and their families (program begins at 8:30). Sponsored by SAA, the Alumni Association and the Board of Class Officers
We will follow you with Alumni Association benefits, but be sure to LEAVE US YOUR NEW ADDRESS.
■ As you graduate, don't forget to take along your JAYHAWK BANK CARD, the only VISA or MasterCard that lets you show your 'Hawk heritage wherever you go.
Then go west for the JAYHAWK JOG, a 5- and 10-kilometer road race for students and alumni, or the HAWK WALK, an untimed campus walk, 8 a.m., Saturday, April 24, starting at Nichols Hall on Campus West. Call 864-4760 to sign up. Sponsored by SAA
Remember, wherever your new life takes you all roads lead home to the Hill. As an Alumni Association member you'll never be far away!
Watch for our brochure in the mail. For more information about the Jayhawk Bank Card call the First Bank Card Center at 1-800-222-7458.