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MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1980
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A&M cavalrymen injured
when thrown from horses
Two Texas A&M cavalrymen were
■njured Friday when their horses
■eared during the filming of a charge
for a promotional movie.
■ Steve Stone, senior civil engineer
ing major, sprained his wrist when
his horse veered into a fence and
( Bobby Swanson, a senior journalism
major suffered a mild concussion
(when he was thrown from his horse.
Swanson was still being held Sun-
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Cavalry were performing for a film
being done by the Texas A&M public
relations department.
Stone said that during the last
shot, a 20-man charge, his horse ran
in front of Swanson’s, causing it to
rear, and sending Stone’s horse into
a fence.
Both men got back on their horses
and finished the scene.
House said that the films were
made to be distributed to various
television stations.
The filming was done at Fiddler’s
Green on FM 2818 where the horses
are stabled.
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By LAURA CORTEZ
City Staff
State senatorial candidate Kent
tan resident, Piufiaperton called redistricting a
his .MicTOcartoiuftfroyducar’ issue in the senate race,
n the city. His it is determined by law, not
h sells for under if jby individual senators,
le range, weighs*! 11 a Friday morning press confer-
seats two, opei pee, Caperton said, “There are
oer hour, is lice misconceptions about redis-
ider moped n focting as it was in the past, and as it
on two batteries r * n ^e 1980s.
e batteries. K Itis no longer a political toy. Dis-
plug it in an ip cts are no longer drawn in propor-
1 in the drivewaii® 11 to the power of the members of
emight.” the legislature. Voting rights legisla-
gv saver. Pivars I’ 01 ’ an( ^ court decisions have set the
er of a cent a: |Pg e for the redistricting task. These
State and federal mandates cannot be
ves the electric loured-
lelv for short srf«ll e saic ^ that his opponent. Sen.
will becomeltn jjpl iam T. “Bill” Moore, has tried to
•tical low-price redistricting from the 1980
Bnsus seem like a major issue, even
var ’s e/ectrii .though it is not one.
or under ^.i HCaperton said that redistricting
ange, weighs ifell he done by studying the popula-
seats two opr§ 0n anc l areas of interest. He said the
Ii7e« nf*r’liI-P urt decisions regarding redistrict-
\cu York .“‘S 1111151 he recognized and adhered
faf/omafl(/opelp opulation
projections for the
ries similar state estimate the population at 13.3
' rics - pillion in 1980, Caperton said. He
ped that this would mean each
pnatorial district would include
pproximately 428,000 people, and
e5th Senatorial District, which in-
|udes Brazos County, exceeds that
gure by 60,000.
Caperton said that phenomenal
growth in Brazos County means that
key portions of the district will re
main intact.
“Brazos County’s growth rate only
strengthens its place in the 5th Sena
torial District,” he said.
Candidate
to speak here
State senatorial candidate Kent
Caperton will be on campus Tuesday
to discuss issues concerning Texas
A&M University, such as the Perma
nent University Fund, professors’
salaries and space deficits on cam
pus. He will speak in 402 Rudder at
9:30 a.m.
Variety winner
grabs audience
By DEBBIE NELSON
Campus Staff
Mike Higgins, a member of the
Revelliers, won the MSC All-
University Variety Show Satur
day night.
Higgins sang a touching yet
hilarious “Still” by the Commod
ores.
About 1,060 people sat spell
bound as Higgins, strikingly con
fident, introduced his act by de
dicating the song to his lady, with
whom he had been having prob
lems.
Higgins spoke to the audience,
“I know she’s out there. Come on
up onstage so I can sing to you.”
A nearly-audible sigh slipped
from the audience while heads
turned to search for the lady. No
one appeared, so Higgins began
the song alone.
Higgins’ second crooning of the
love song or the uproar from the
audience at the lyric-coordinated
gags.
After singing the song, Higgins
turned and waved offstage for his
lady to join him. The audience
clapped in encouragement.
As the pianist set the mood and
several members of the audience
grew misty-eyed, Higgins walked
stage right with outstretched
arms, only to return with a leash
in hand and dog at his heels. The
audience exploded with laughter.
Never faltering in his vocals,
Higgins first rolled his eyes and
wiped up the floor behind the
yawning dog.
Singing, “We played the
games that lovers play,” Higgins
bounced a ball across the stage;
then sang “we made mistakes
along the way,” and put a stuffed
animal in front of the dog.
His face buried in the dog’s
neck, Higgins ended the act to
unanimous applause.
Higgins miraculously kept the
act from becoming either maud
lin or sappy by maintaining a sin
cere attitude in a ridiculous situa
tion.
Comedy and genuine talent
also dominated the three-way tie
for second place and the third
place spot.
Keith Smith ran his self-styled
ventriloquist’s dummy. Pappy
Jones, through a comedy routine,
the alphabet and a tongue twister
while never moving his lips.
B Bumble and the Stingers, a
50s band in true Sha Na Na form,
stung the audience with their
rocking harmonies and be-bop
routines.
The Skillet Lickers, a five-
member bluegrass band from the
second floor of Dunn Hall, pick
ed, strummed and joked through
“Tennessee Stud.”
Third place winner Teri
Richardson did a snappy dance
routine to a “Cabaret” medley.
The other acts 12 acts included
a Kenyan singing Swahili songs, a
scene from “Taming of the
Shrew,” a roller skater, a guitar
ist, and various vocal and in
strumental acts.
Horse show next Sunday
The Third Annual Open Horse
Show, sponsored by first-year stu
dents at the Texas A&M College of
Veterinary Medicine, will be held
Sunday.
Kathy Nordstrom, in charge of
publicity, said participation in the
show is open to any interested
equestrians. She said competition
will be divided into two major divi
sions: English and Western. The En
glish divisions will have competition
in dressage, equitation, pleasure and
hunter classes.
The Western division will include
halter, pleasure, reining and horse
manship classes. Pole bending and
barrel racing competition will also be
held.
Plaques and ribbons will be given
in each class and a high point award
of $75 will be awarded for the top
horse and rider combinations in both
the English and Western divisions.
An award of $25 will also go to the
reserve champions in both divisions.
Nordstrom said entry fees are $5
for dressage and $4 for all other clas
ses. Anyone interested in entering
the show should call 779-3101 or 823-
4851.
The show will be held at the eqes-
trian park about two miles west of
Collge Station on FM 60. Nordstrom
said concessions will be available at
the show site.
In case of rain, the show will be
held April 6.
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