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December 6,11
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Around town
Photographers on campus this week
The photographers from Yearbook Associates will be in
Room 137 MSC all this week to take pictures for the 1983
Aggieland. All juniors, seniors, graduate, medical and vet
school students have until Dec. 17 to have their picture
taken. There will be no makeups after this date.
Room 137 is downstairs from the check-cashing desk at
the hotel main desk. The photographers will be there from 9
a.m. until 4 p.m. everyday this week.
College of engineering wins award
Texas A&M University’s College of Engineering has re
ceived a second award from the National Society of Profes
sional Engineers for outstanding commitment to engineer
ing professionalism. It is ,believed to be the first time a
univeristy has won both honors in the same year.
The college will receive the NSPE Koerper College Pro
fessional Development Award during the society’s winter
meeting in January.
In October, the society announced that the engineering
college had won the 1983 Education Professional Develop
ment Award. Both awards will be presented at the January
meeting.
The Loerper award consists of a plaque and a $ 1,000 prize
to be spent on art for display in student locations or to be
made available on a loan basis t
to engineering students.
Applications available for seminar
The Scandinavian Seminar is now accepting applications
for its 1983-84 academic year abroad in Denmark, Finland,
Norway or Sweden. This learning experience is designed for
college students, graduates and other adults who want to
study in a Scandinavian country, becoming part of another
culture and learning its language.
After orientation in Denmark and a 2-3 week intensive
language course, generally followed by a family stay, stu
dents are placed individually at Scandinavian Folk Schools
or other specialized institutions, where they live and study
with Scandinavians of diverse backgrounds.
The 1983-84 fee, covering tuition, room, board, and all
program-related travel in Scandinavia, is $6,200. Applicants
may apply for supplementary interest-free loans and grants,
awarded on the basis of need and qualification. The applica
tion deadline in March 1.
For further information, please write to:
Scandinavian Seminar
358 North Pleasant St.
Amhearst, MA 01002
Benson named chairman of group
Fred J. Benson, dean emeritus of engineering of the Texas
A&M University system, has been named chairman of Bra
zos Beautiful, Inc., the local division of the Clean Commun
ity System.
As chairman of Brazos Beautiful, Benson will lead a group
of volunteer committees working to change littering be
havior in the community.
The Clean Community System has helped over 300
American communities change littering behavior. Local
leaders have attended CCS workshops and will soon seek
certification as a member of the system.
Enterprise center director honored
The director of the Center for Education and Research in
Free Enterprise here, has been cited by President Reagan
for service to the U.S. International Communications
Agency.
Dr. Steve Pejovich recently received a letter from the
White House for assisting the agency in promoting the
American way of life. He also received a certificate from
USICA, formally the United States Information Agency, in
recognition of outstanding assistance to America’s public
diplomacy efforts.
Texas A&M’s free enterprise center, one of a few in the
nation involved in objective research on capitalism, conducts
pre-college and continuing education programs to assist
government and business policymakers through an analysis
of existing and emerging economic issues. The center re
ceives no public funding, relying entirely on support from
the private sector.
Eldridge Cleaver to speak tonight
Eldridge Cleaver, former leader of the Black Panthers, will
speak here Monday night at 7:30 p.m. in Room 701 Rudder
Tower.
Sponsored by the Texas A&M chapter of Collegiate Asso
ciation for the Research of Principles, Cleaver’s presenta
tion will cover a variety of topics including Reaganomics,
terrorism and violence.
If you have an announcement or interesting item to submit
for this column, come by The Battalion office in 216 Reed
McDonald or call Tracey Taylor at 845-2611.
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by Robert McGlohon
Battalion Staff
HOUSTON — It wasn’t one
of those wild, frenzied, stand-
on-your-feet-for-three-hours
concerts. It was good, solid, no
frills rock ‘n’ roll from a band
with the experience — and the
hit songs — to make it work.
As a part of their much-
vaunted “Farewell Tour,” The
Who played Houston’s Astro
dome Friday night. And they
went out in style.
The set was awesome — a
gigantic flashing W-H-O which
stretched halfway across the
Dome, with the lower half of the
H framing the stage.
The only surprise in the
band’s appearance was the lack
of a scruffy beard on Pete Town-
shend’s face. Lead singer Roger
Daltrey was dressed in a sleeve
less sweatshirt and slacks with
more zippers than was neces
sary. John Entwistle, on bass,
was in a sharp red suit and cow
boy boots — a possible concess-
sion to the unofficial Texas
dress-code. And the newest
member of the band, Kenney
Jones, was hidden by his drum
set throughout the concert.
The concert was not sold out
— only about 45,GOO of the
Dome’s 60,000 seats were filled.
The large number of unfilled
seats probably was because of
the warm-up bands — Steele
Breeze and Billy Squier. People
still were pouring into the Dome
after Squier finished his one en
core, “The Stroke.”
It was a strategic mistake by
the promoters that they didn’t
get The Clash, who opened for
The Who on the East coast.
Even though they opened
with one of their major hits, “My
Generation,” The Who started
out relatively slow. But the in
tensity of the concert rose and a
string of old hits — beginning
with a masterful version of “Be
hind Blue Eyes” — brought
their performance to an early
climax an hour into the show.
well-performed, though undis
tinguished, songs and then
closed with “I Won’t Get Fooled
Again.” As the last song ended,
pictures of the band’s members
— including several of original
Who drummer Keith Moon —
were flashed on the giant over
head screen.
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The 1971 hit opened with a
soulful solo by Daltrey. Then
halfway through th£ number,
the group let go. Townshend
left his melancholy guitar be
hind and cut loose with a wild
lead that set the Dome rockin’.
The Who went directly from
“Behind Blue Eyes” into “Teen
age Breakdown” and the crowd
went wild. Following “Teenage
Breakdown,” the stadium re
sounded with shouts of “The
Who, The Who, The Who.”
The band, as if to show their
appreciation for the ovation,
went from “Teenage Break
down” into “Who Are You” and
followed with “Pinball Wizard.”
Though many thought the con
cert was winding down — it
wasn’t.
The Who played three more
Responding to the crowd’s
roar, The Who returned for an
encore and was greeted by
thousands of flickering lighters.
Following the ancient show
biz adage, “Always leave ’em
wanting more,” The Who didn’t
play “You Better, You Better,
You Bet,” or “Summertime
Blues,” but closed with “Squeeze
Box” and “Twist and Shout.”
The Who does not plan to
play Texas again. We’ll all miss
Townshend’s whirlwind leads
and dynamic stage presence. His
skipping, hopping, gyrating
performances have become a
Who trademark — as has Dal-
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pervaded Friday’s concert —
which is only right. With 20 per
formance-filled years behind
them, The Who has had a major
impact on the history of music
and has change the course of
rock ‘n’ roll.
Their final concert is set for
Dec. 17 in Toronto. The end of
an era is at hand.
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You can renew your rental contract or let S.G. pick up your refrigerator on
Dec. 9 from 5-7 p.m.
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For more details come by the Student Government Office
216-C MSC or can 845-3051
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