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Thursday
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS CLUB: will meet at 7pm
in 112 O&M.
DELTA SIGMA PI: will meet at 7 p.m. m JO* Rudder, h
fessional activity followed by quiz over 31-35. Businessar
tire required.
ELECTION COMMISSION: will present a debate between
candidates for student body president at 7 p.tn. in 6(i|
Rudder. AH students are encouraged to attend and as)
questions.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP: will present Clayton W. Williams,
jr. speaking on “Building a Communications Network"it
1 !4 Blocker 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Visitors welcome.
MSC CEPHEID VARIABLE: will show “RoIierbaT at
p.m. and “A Clockwork Orange” at 10 p.m. Cost forboili
movies is $4 for students and $4.50 for non-students.
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS: wilte
at 8:30 p.m. in 504 Rudder. T.S. Poindexter will speak.
SIGMA TAU DELTA: will meet at 8 p.m. in 124 Blocker
SOCIETY FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND NEW VEN
TURES; will meet at 7 p.m. in 301 Rudder.
SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS: will meet at 7 pan.it,f
103 Zachry. Officer elections and Glenn Neland lor Texas t
Instruments will speak.
SWAMP: will meet at 8:30 p.m. in 305AB Rudder.
TAMU JAZZ BAND: will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the MSC Mas
Lounge.
TAMU FENCING CLUB: will meet at 7 p.m. in 267 Eas;
Kyle. Fencing and discussion of tournament. Newcomen:
welcome.
VICTORIA AREA HOMETOWN CLUB: will meet at7p.it
in 109 Military Science Bldg, to plan spring party.
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5 p.m. at Rudder Tower.
INTER-VARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: will tuea
at 7 p.m. in 510 Rudder. Maureen Flowers will speak. Ev
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IM-REC SPORTS: superstars entries c lose at 6 p.m. in 139E.
Kyle.
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Aggie science fiction
begins today
By KENNETH SURY
Re/>orfer
The Memorial Student Center
will be the galactic rendezvous for
science fiction fans as AggieCon
XVI begins today.
AggieCon Xvl, MSC Cepheid
Variable’s four-day science fiction
convention, will be a conglomeration
of sci-fi movies, panel discussions,
art shows and demonstrations, said
Martha Wells, program book editor.
Student passes are available for all
of the events scheduled during the
convention, for Texas A&M stu
dents, a four-day pass to AggieCon
XVI is $7.50 and a one-day pass is
$4. Non-student passes cost $12 for
all four days and $5 for one day.
Thursday’s lineup of night movies
are “RoUerbaB” and Stanley Ku
brick’s “A Clockwork Orange.” Fri
day night AggieCon will sponsor
“The Terminator,” “The Adven
tures of Buckaroo Banzai” and
“Phantasm.” Saturday night’s fea
tures are “Star Wars,” “The Empire
Strikes Back” and “Laserblast.”
Other movies and television epi
sodes will be shown from 10 a.m. to
7 p.m. every day on the second floor
of the MSC. All the night movies will
be in Rudder Auditorium.
Although the movies are what at
tract many people to AggieCon,
Wells said there is much more to see
and do than just watch films.
Science fiction writers and illus
trators will be on hand for demon
strations, autograph sessions, special
readings and panel discussions.
“AggieCon gives students a
chance to hear there favorite sciffll
fiction writers speak and re»
own works,” she said.
Wells said panel discussions d»
ing with science fiction issues willt-
dude the topics of “ I he Trou#
with Selling SF is...,” “ReagansSt
Wars” and “SF in Rock Videos.
Among the writers and artistsi
be featured are award-winning»
ence fiction writers John VarleyT
Brvant and artist James Christenser
Varley will he AggieCon Xjli
guest of honor. He has won two Hi
gos and a Nebula award. Bor
awards are given for excellent^'
science fiction writing. Varley is®
known by science Fiction readersw
his “Titan” trilogy.
Bryant will serve as toastmasW
for Saturday’s banquet. Bryant
free-lance writer for 17 years,!
won two Nebula awards for the shot!
stories “Stone” and “Giants”.
Christensen’s artwork has
peared on various book covers
in NASA’s 25th Anniversary Sho»
“Visions of Other Worlds." He cur
rently is working on the lime-Lili
Books series “The EnchanW
World.”
Besides the movies and o |S '
cussions, the dealer’s room is 311
other popular part of AggieC°"
Wells sa\a. In the dealer’s room so
ence fiction-related hooks, ga®’’
posters and other paraphernalia t 30
be purchased.
AggieCon has been a yearly evei"
since 1974, although four convex
tions before 1974 weren’t called Af
gieCon at that time.
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