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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 5, 1979)
focus THE BATTALION F^ollcy: F^ocus will accept any stories, drawings or photographs that are submitted for publication, al- though the decision whether to publish lies solely with the editor. Any pieces submitted, whether printed or not, will be returned upon request. Dead line is 5 p.m. the Friday before publication. CEPHEID VARIABLE: “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.” (1956) In the original version of the film, a California doctor discovers that people in his town are being replaced by aliens who duplicate the humans’ bodies but retain their alien minds. At 8 and 10:30 p.m. in the Basement Coffeehouse. GOLF: The men’s team is competing in the All-American In vitational in Houston through Saturday. Friday, April 6 COVER A group of Aggies decided to take to the sea over Spring Break, and found the ways of sailing interest ing. Here they line the rigging in a group pose. Cover photo by Cameron Crane. Focus is published every Thursday as an entertainment section of The Battalion. Contributing to this issue were: Cameron Crane, Bonnie Helwig, Debbie Parsons and Lee Roy Les- chper Jr. EDITOR Gary Welch AGGIE CINEMA: “Dirty Harry.” (1974) Clint Eastwood stars as detective Harry Calahan, who is on the trail of a crazed sniper terrorizing San Francisco. At 8 p.m. in Rudder Theater. This is the first film of the Clint Eastwood Film Festival, which extends through Sunday. AGGIE CINEMA: “Magnum Force.” (1973) Eastwood stars as Calahan again as he attempts to catch a group of local vigilantes who are killing off local mobsters. At 9:45 p.m. in Rudder Thea ter. AGGIE CINEMA: .“Play Misty for Me.” (1971) Eastwood stars as a disc jockey who unknowingly sprurns the attentions of a girl who aims to either possess or destroy him. At midnight in Rudder Theater. BASEBALL: The Aggies play TCU at 3 p.m. in Fort Worth. TRACK: The men’s and women’s teams will compete in the Uni versity of Texas Relays in Austin through tomorrow. Saturday, April 7 AGGIE CINEMA: “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.” (1976) Eastwood stars as a gunfighter who seeks riches during the Civil War. At 8 p.m. in Rudder Theater. AGGIE CINEMA: “Outlaw Josey Wales.” (1977) Eastwood is a man obsessed with revenge against a group of renegades who murdered his wife and children. At 11 p.m. in Rudder Theater. BASEBALL: The team will play TCU in a double-header beginning at 1 p.m. in Fort Worth. GOLF: The women will compete in the Lady Cardinal Invitational in Vidor through Tuesday. TENNIS: The women host Southwest Texas at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 8 AGGIE CINEMA: “Paint Your Wagon.” (1969) Eastwood is joined by Lee Marvin and Jean Seberg in this comedy-musical about a gold-mining town full of brawling men, and the partnership of Eastwood and Marvin and the wife they share. At 2 p.m. in Rudder Theater. TENNIS: The men will play TCU in Fort Worth. Monday, April 9 ARTS COMMITTEE: “Pumping Iron.” (1977) This documentary, which stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, the man who won the Mr. Olympia title six times, is a revealing look at the World Body building Championship. At 8 p.m. in Rudder Theater. BASEBALL: The team will host Oklahoma for a double-header beginning at 1:30 p.m. TENNIS: The men will play Texas Tech in Lubbock. ELECTIONS: Student elections will be held for yell leader, OSA, RHA, student government, graduate student council and class officers. You may vote at the Reed McDonald bus stop, Throckmorton bus stop, Commons bus stop, Kleburg Center, MSC, Commons, Sbisa and the Corps Lounge. QUINTET THE SCENE ABOVE is from a new movie titled “Quintet,” which is based on a killing game invented by director Robert Altman. Paul Newman stars as a player in the deadly game. The look of the film will be unusual and the cast will speak with multiple accents in order to keep the film from being tied to a particular time and place. Tuesday, April 10 BASEBALL: The team will host Oklahoma in a double-header be ginning at 1:30 p.m. ELECTIONS: Student elections will be held for yell leader, OSA, RHA, student government, graduate student council and class officers. You may vote at the Reed McDonald bus stop, Throckmorton bus stop, Commons bus stop, Kleburg Center, MSC, Commons, Sbisa and the Corps Lounge. Wednesday, April 11 AGGIE CINEMA: "The Robe.” (1953) Richard Burton and Victor Mature star in this story about a Greek slave who searches for Jesus Christ’s robe. At 8 p.m. in Rudder Theater. SWIMMING: The men and women will compete in the AAU Na tionals in Los Angeles through Saturday. RUNNERS: The TAMU Roadrunners Club will meet for their weekly run at 6 p.m. in front of G. Rollie White Coliseum. Anyone is welcome to come and run one, three or five mile routes. Rock ’n Roll Country-Western Easy Listenin’ Disco Jazz CHECK OUR WEEKLY RECORD SPECIALS We also stock Maxell recording tapes Open 10-7 211 University Drive 846-3901