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.J t . ft A ' 1 tel lit?! lUH ii i iol il op 4k n m m mx. H. .rri j. J i mw iiBiii 'in1 1 nil i' ixTMnTtiffrgffiiWMw Village Inn provides sobering atmosphere Opinion by David Wars One of the almost inescapable facts of Lincoln night life is that the bar steward is just not going to let you dance all night at the expense of his sleep or his liquor license. However, in spite of the immovable 1 a.m. deadline, you need not go home early, if you can forego visions of alcohol, and instead knuckle under to the curious charms of wretched coffee and variable quality side orders, both of which may be had in abundance at the Village Inn, at 29th & 0 Streets. , M . , . The Village Inn is a member o! a chain of pancake houses all boasting roughly the same decor, much on the order of the International House of Pancakes organi zation. However, where the International Houses are furnished with bright lighting and what one might charitably call a coldly clashing color scheme, the Village Inn emphasis is on a lower-level of lighting with color emphasis on red and brown tones, the result being a warm low-keyed atmosphere that encourages slouching and long conversations. The menu offers a fairly wide assortment of things to be had for under $1. Standouts in this category are the English muffins and the bagels, expecially the latter, served with jam and cream cheese. For those who feel thev can let themselves go, moneywise, a sure bet is the redoubtable Chef's Salad, an imposing pile of lettuce liberally heaped with tomato wedges and slices of. cheese, ham and turkey, making the salad a treat at $1.85 plus tax. dovid wore Diners do not always fare so well. Hash browned potatoes sampled over a three-year period have run the gamut between nearly raw to carbonized. Buckwheat pancakes have exhibited a similar variance. Happily, the Inn has managed to turn out a consistently edible waffle, but the same cannot be said of their so-called French Pancakes, which have verged on decency only once in this writer's experience. On the theory that the less said about something unpleasant the better, the best thing to say about Village inn coffee is nothing at all. However, one finds one's self drinking prodigious quantities of it in spite of the corrosive nature of the brew, so this writer suaaests a powerful antacid! (in liquid form for emergencies) as a companion for Inn-going. There are compensations, though, for the erratic quality of the edibles and potables. One does not stumble into an establishment at 2 a.m. expecting Cordon-Bleu caliber cooking. Rather, what one searches for is a place to carry on a conversation started at a bar or perhaps to sober up in before attempting the long bicycle ride home. Essential for both of these functions is a quiet, nonabrasive atmosphere and lots of coffee. The Village inn supplies both. In addition, the service, while often times interminably slow, has never been deliberately rude, something that cannot be said for certain other Lincoln establish ments. In the final analysis, though, it is the people that haunt the Village Inn that make it such a delectable last stop at night. They come from all age groups, income brackets and racial categories. Blacks, whites, greasers, gays, high school kids and senior citizens, all are attracted to trie Inn, where one may watch them from the obscurity of a window booth, arid secretly rejoice that in his insomnia, he is not alone. f 1 Q I Daily ot 2:30, jSTS I j , 1 71 J I Daily at 1:30, 3.30, . j VS ItidtW III U 5:40, 7:45 & 9:45. j i' , 1 s q m s it,iieikf m Sua! mm &iMm NOTHING SHORT OF A MASTERPIECE! . STUNNING! SLEEPER HIT OF THE YEAR! IT HAS TEN TIMES THE ENERGY OF MOST CONTEMPORARY FILMS!" - Rex Reed, N. Y. Daily News W HmJr U L -trmtr' JU W C9 PG . 1 Star of "Amtrican Graffiti" 1 1 X ' 1 V.J PLAZA F 11 tf'rrr"ll t HUSKY, TWOS S00K! Daily et 2:30, 4:45, 7:00 & 9:30 J, PLAZA . 4 V i j t f mMm i ''Harold and Mauda" finally ended its run in Minneapolis, after 798 precedent-shattering days (or 26,z months, or 2 years and 2VSt months, however you count). Some picketing neighbors, tired of looking at the same old marquee, breathed a sigh of relief. But thousands of H and M devotees, who had been seeing the movie over and over, were left wondering what they would do with their Saturday nights. "Harold and Maude" are ours now. We don't anticipate any picketing - there are a number of other marquees in the neighborhood, after all. But if the record making crowds are any indication, we do anticipate a long, long run. Maybe even longer than the one set by Minneapolis. . Can we match them? Can we beat them? Let's go. HAROLD and MAUDE fifrrwnnriDOM BUD COST ooooooooooooc, opeclal femturoffo Rimed In MWeik by RtinheM Morxba$n, Artiit in Rrdefi( lor BonUri lil Usiretlsa and Professor ( Art ot Comordia Cllg in Sf wrd, Nfcrika. Wednesday 7:30 a.m. College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Office Nebraska Union 8 a.m Arts and Sciences Advisory Board-Union . 11:45 a.m. YWCA-Union 3 p.m. Women's Action Group, "Madonna Gilbert" Unien 3. 7 and 9 p.m. "Anais Nin Observed", Documentary Film Sheldon 3:45 p.m. Accounting Club - Union 4 p.m. Phi Chi Tneta-Union 5 p.m. All University Fund Union 5:30 p.m. Gamma Lambda Union 5:30 p.m. Engineering Toastmasters-Union 6:30 p.m. ASUN Senate Union ti . .k ..., K 7 p.m. University Health Center , Food Handlers-Union 7 p.m. Student Volunteer 5ervices-Union 7 p.m. Interfraternity Council-Union ' 7:30 p.m. University of Neb raska Wildlife Club-Union 8 p.m. George Shearing Quintet, Lincoln Community Concert, Season Pass only, Pershing Auditorium. 9 p.m. Mortar Board-Union ll!!0Si!IIllSi!!Ii!Si!!3ilISIlli!IliillSI!IllSiii!il!iiiis COOPERILINCOLSM ! 54th & O STS. 464-7421 JT.M , . . ... J". 4 1 NIGHTLY at 8: IS P.M. 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