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By Gerry Beitz -eatures Editor It’s absolutely normal. It happens to everyone. You want to see a movie. Hey, there’s nothing wrong with that! Don’t worry about it. In fact, it happens to millions upon millions of people every year. Right, you probably have questions about this just like others just like you do. That’s okay too. For instance, you’re probably won dering where in Lincoln you can go to get help for your “problem.” There are a great many of places to catch a movie in downtown Lincoln, just a hop, skip and a jaywalk from campus. The closest one is the StarShip 9 (1311 Q Street), a nine-screen dis count house, meaning that it shows second-run movies for a reduced price ($1.50 all seats, all the time). The most advantageous thing about the SS9 (be sides the price) is that it opens at 1:45 p.m. Monday through Friday, mean ing you can catch a cheap flick after classes are done and be home before dinner! Around the comer and down the block is a three-comer of movie hous es. The northeast comer of 13th and P streets has the Douglas 3 (your run-of the-mill theater); the Stuart Theatre (HUGE theater with a balcony!) is on the southeast comer; and on the north west comer is the Cinema Twin (com fy seats in upper section). Head a block west, and another seven screens can be found; the Lin coln 3 just had digital sound installed, and the Plaza 4 almost always has a good flick. If you’re driving around town and get tired of the downtown scene, try die Edgewood 3, located at 56th street and Highway 2 in the Edgewood Shop ping Center, or the East Park 3, located on 66th and O streets m the East Park Mall. The advantage to these places is evident: parking availability. All Lincoln theaters except the StarShip 9 offer a student discount with student ID, so keep it handy. The Douglas Theatre Company owns and operates all but two of the movie theaters in Lincoln. The Mary Riepma Ross Film Theatre is located right here on the UNL campus in the Sheldon Art Gallery (12th and R streets). First-run films that usually don’t make it to the mainstream the aters play here. A film showing at the Ross Theatre is almost 100 percent guaranteed to be a winner. Out in the historic Havelock district is the Joyo Theatre (6102 Havelock Avenue) and is run by Don and Edy Montgomery. The prices are cheap, the concessions have the widest selec tion anywhere, and the Montgomerys always try to have a PG-or-under flick for families to view. •11 Pool Tables -Foosball •5 Dart Machines • CD Jukebox •Pinbalk-Videos • 22 Mkrotaws, Specialty, Import Beerson Tip ENJOY FINE BEERS, GOOD FRIENDS, FUN TIMES AT SUITE 9 LOUNGE. YOUR GOOD TIMES PLACE! 2137 Cornhusker / Lincoln, NE 68521 / (402) 477-6410 £3 ^5!* i§ is $ §i ^ s§ ^ m ® % ss Mary Riepma Ross &g&33^S$g;&&&&£3&£3££ College of Fine & Performing Arts heldon Memorial Art Gallery & Sculpture Garden th&RSts University of Nebraska-Lincoln 402 472-53S3 Hurry to get your seat for some of the best movies In the world! Offering a choice selection of critically acclaimed, first-run releases and classics from the U.S. and abroad, the internationally recognized Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater features a diverse and stimulating presentation of the cinematic arts. To find out what's ^playing, check your newspaper or call 402/472-5353^ f . . Our Welcome To You... Use this coupon on anything you desire from a unique collection of clothing, sports wear, and footwear like you'll find nowhere else. Start your college career with a distinct difference, and enjoy the savings on us. Po^Jt *‘cg, 30% off Regular Price! 30% Lincoln Store Only. Valid thru July 9th. All Men's and Women's Clothing, Sportswear, and Footwear ^vf f V Post /Nickel A Campus Clothing Tradition 14th & P J