The Films of Philip Dick: Blade Runner, Total Recall Minority Report Graduate Student Center 3615 Locust Walk Thu, March 27, 7-9 p.m. Free www.upenn.edu/gsc The paranoid short story writer is fascinated by concealed identity and totalitarian controls on society. A great creator of bizarre science fiction plots in which technology trumps humanity, Dick is a beast of an author. Arnold and Tom possess the daring magnetism of his characters. Moreover, Steven and Ridley do justice to the writer's ideas. Hey, I have recently suffered through some Orwellian nightmares myself. Herr Ashcroft's imprudent fascism makes me want to make babies with Janet Reno. Media and entertainment and their effects on popular culture Houston Hall 35th and Spruce Thu, March 27, 5 p.m. Free Some people have drug addictions, some people have alcohol addictions. I, on the other hand, have an addiction to media and popular culture. Okay, so other people have real problems, and I am at odds with my television. While other people are committing crimes, I am avoiding school work to watch television. Some people may not think that is very healthy, but someday when I am on The Real World, all this media exposure will pay off. Role of Ischemia in Bladder Dysfunction HUP Hirst Auditorium 1st Floor Dulles Fri, March 28, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free When I was 17, I went on this summer program where we built houses with Habitat for Humanity and tried to hook up with our boyfriends in is many different locations as possible. (For some this meant three states, a sculpture garden, Buffalo Bill's Museum, five separate campgrounds, Grand Teton National Park, Yellowstone National Park and one church chapel, for which I will always feel remorse.) Once this girl woke up in terrible pain. It turned out she had a urinary tract infection. My counselor spent an hour telling me and two other girls to wipe front to back and to remember to pee after we have sex. I hate bladders. 2nd Annual TAKING STEPS TOWARDS OPEN MINDS Starts at 34th and Locust Sun, March 30, 1 p.m $10 pre-regristration/$15 registration w/ free t-shirt dolphin.upenn.edu/~openmind/run.html So I hear you win a prize for the group with the most participants if you join this run/walk. I'd do it for at least the prize. C'mon people! This run supports mental health awareness. We know you're all crazy rich people, so you might as well. It's like killing eight birds with one stone. Feeling good about yourself for doing good, doing good, running (you know you're fat or you're at least really self-conscious), getting rid of some money, you know etcetera etcetera. Run, fatass! Cinq a Sept: Vin, Fromage, et Bonne Compagnie Williams Hall 36th and Spruce Street Mon, March 31, 5-7 p.m. Free (215) 573-3550, r.s.v.p. The title of this event has actually been changed to "Thank-God-I-don't- speak-French-because -it's-an-anti-American-language-but -unfortunately -that-means-I -can't-translate -this-event's- title-into- English-so-I'll- just-call-it-a -tasty-array-of- freedom-cheese -and-freedom-wine." Isn't that harsh? I mean, the truth is, I don't mind if we start calling pate "crushed pieces of beef and liver and things" because I think when foreign words are inserted into English randomly (like when people say, for example, "adios" instead of "goodbye") it's bastardization of the English language. Still, I just do that to be pretentious, and this whole French backlash is just weird. Voice of the Dragon Annenberg Center 3680 Walnut Street Tue, April 1, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $21-29 www.pennpresents.org Voice of the (Magic) Dragon was performed by the Schuykill-y, and frolicked in the Annenberg mist in a land call UPENNy. Little Freddy Ho loved China enough, and put together martial-arts and pyrotechnics, and other crazy stuff. Together actors would prance around the stage without fail, Ho smiling all the while as he ran the ticket sale. Even Judith Rodin would bow when 'ere they came, and if this song is not about drugs, than God it's pretty lame. Oh!

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