The Hill contents January 1996 Departments p3 THE EDITOR'S NOTES EDITOR JEN HUMPHREY DISCUSSES THE NEW MAGAZINE FORMAT OF THE HILL. p4 POP CULTURE JAVA JOINTS BY DOUGLAS McGREGOR THE GOOD OL' CUP OF JOE HAS TURNED HIGH CLASS WITH THE GROWING TREND OF UPSCALE COFFEE HOUSES IN LAWRENCE. p6 MUSIC CALENDAR WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE LIVE MUSIC SCENE AT THE BOTTLENECK,THE GRANADA AND LIBERTY HALL. Feature p8 CHEAP THRILLS BY MEGAN POPLINGER LAWRENCE HAS COPIOUS INEXPENSIVE THINGS TO DO THAT SAVE THRIFTY STUDENTS MONEY. p7 ESSAY TWO-AND-A-HALF YEARS OF SOLITUDE BY SEAN DEMORY A PERSONAL ESSAY ON LIVING ALONE IN COLLEGE. p10 IN ARTS PREVIEW BY MAVIS ALLEN PREVIEW OF THE RIVERS OF CHINA ARTS CALENDAR EVENTS ON CAMPUS AT THE LIED CENTER, CRAFTON- PREYER THEATER, STUDENT UNION ACTIVITIES p12 TECH TODAY MORE IS LESS BY LESLI CARPENTER AMC HAS OPENED A 22-PLEX THEATER IN WARD PARKWAY SHOPPING CENTER. THE NEW THEATERS OFFER A MORE INTIMATE FILM EXPERIENCE. PISIN SPORTS CAMPING OUT IN ALLEN FIELDHOUSE BY JENNI CARLSON DIE-HARD KU MEN'S BASKETBALL FANS CAMP OUT TO GET THE BEST SEATS OF THE GAME. 2 The Hill $ \textcircled{*} $ January 1996 --- ---