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By Karl Pallmeyer
\f iisu Critic
The Memorial Student Cen
ter’s Town Hall committee de
serves a pat on the back for bring
ing the Judy’s to DeWare Field
House Friday night. The show it
self wasn’t that fantastic, but it
showed there is a need for that
type of program at this school.
The group plays a unique style
of minimalistic, new wave music.
he band has released three al-
jums, “The Wonderful World of
Appliances,” “Washarama” and
Moo,” that have been extremely
jopular in the Houston area.
The band’s live shows also have
seen popular.
Originally a trio consisting of
David Bean on lead vocals, guitar
and keyboards, Jeff Walton on
bass and backing vocals, and
Dane Cessac on drums, but the
band has made a few changes.
Cessac has been replaced by
Matthew McCarthy on drums
and a saxophone player, Scott
Krshnak, has been added.
The band also has added a
“girl,” Vanita E. She doesn’t sing
or play an instrument, she just
stands on the drum riser and
dances. Friday night was the sec
ond time the band has played in
public with the new lineup.
About 2,000 people were
packed into DeWare to see the
new Judy’s. Most of the audience
seemed familiar with the music
and sang along with the band.
The look of the Judy’s has
changed quite a bit. The sweaters
the band members used to wear,
which looked like rejects from the
old “Lost in Space” television
show, have been replaced with
black tuxedos. Bean now sports a
beard and looks like a beatnik,
the type who would hang around
with Jack Kerouac. But he still
adds his special brand of humor
to the music.
During “Watching My TV,”
Bean holds a portable television
set on his shoulder and sticks it in
front of the microphone so that
the chorus is punctuated with
static. For “Guyana Punch,” a
nice little song about Jim Jones,
Bean grabs a pitcher of water and
douses the audience.
The Judy’s played a few new
songs along with songs from their
albums. Aside from “Guyana
Punch” and “Watching My TV,”
the band played “Mental Obses
sion” and “She’s Got the Beat”
from the “Washarama” album.
“Milk” and “Grass is Greener”
from the “Moo” album also were
featured.
The evening had its ups and
downs. The band didn’t show
much energy during some of the
newer songs.
Photo by Greg Bailey
David Bean of the Judy’s holds a portable television set to the
microphone during the chorus of “Watching My TV.”
Krshnak’s sax added quite a bit
to the sparse arrangements of the
band, but the old songs weren’t
much different. DeWare’s poor
acoustics caused problems. It was
hard to hear the vocals over the
bass and drums for most of the
concert.
isneros: c New Texas’ faces choice for future
■ AUSTIN (AP) — Texas fates a
;r tlioice between mediocrity and ex-
(lllence as it prepares for the "New
Texas" ol the 2 1st century, San An
tonio Mayor I lent v Gisnei os savs.
■ Cisneros was the keynote speaker
Hiturdav lor a University of Texas
ctmlerence on the state's future.
■ A panelist on the program, Larrv
llemple, chairman of the Select
••ile. (iMiimittee on Higher Education,
to. W
said the actions ol the 1DS7 Legis
lature max determine the state’s
standing in higher education circles
lot the next two decades.
The second annual Allan Shivers
Conference was part of the College
of Journalism’s “New Texas” Sesqui-
centennial project devoted to Texas’
future in the information age.
Temple noted that the recent spe
cial legislative session made deep
budget cuts, mostly in higher educa
tion, and approved only a small tax
increase.
“ The jury is out on out commit
ment to higher education,” he said.
“When the Legislature meets in the
spring ... it max determine for a
couple ol decades what xve do in the
economy of this state as it relates to
higher educ ation.”
Another panelist, economist Rax
Perryman of Baylor University said
his 20-year economic prediction for
Texas shoxved a 2.0 percent groxvth
rate for the state, higher than the na
tional prediction of 2.7 percent.
'll is the response of the people of
Texas that causes me to be opti
mistic." he said. “ The state alxvays
does a little bit better than expected.
The people have a can-do spirit.”
Drilling program
opens new facility
in research park
By Bob Grube
Staff Writer
After operating in cramped quar
ters and waiting 23 months for con
struction on a new facility to be com
pleted, the Ocean Drilling Program
officially has moved into its new
60,000-square-foot headquarters in
the Texas A&M Research Park.
David G. Eller, chairman of the
A&M Board of Regents, said Friday
afternoon at the dedication cere
mony that he was sure the move into
the new complex was a relief to the
people xvorking with the ODP.
“The staff and researchers of the
ODP have not only been split up for
the last two years but they have also
been in very cramped quarters,” El
ler said. “I’m sure they are very re
lieved to be over here together
again.”
A&M President Frank Vandiver
accepted the dedication of the build
ing from Eller.
“One of the happiest duties I have
ever done at Texas A&M is accept
ing this dedication for this magnifi
cent structure,” Vandiver said. “It
has accomplished many great things
since it opened its doors at A&M.
The ODP is a wonderful addition to
our campus.”
Dr. Melvin Friedman, dean of the
College of Geosciences, said the
ODP not only would help A&M but
also would boost the local economy.
He said that from April 1983 to Au
gust 1986, the ODP had brought in
more than $76 million in research
grants to A&M.
“About 16 percent of that money
will be spent locally,” Friedman said,
“and about 96 percent of the money
will be spent in the state of Texas.”
Dr. D. James Baker, president of
the Joint Oceanographic Institutions
Inc., said the ODP has an operating
budget of $45 million and that the
new facility cost about $5 million.
“Today we see a completion of a
part of this program that began over
20 years ago,” Baker said. “Today’s
ODP came from the Deep Sea Dril
ling Program. Now it is clear we are
entering a new phase of research.
“Its success is based on the exper
tise and enthusiasm of the science
operator — Texas A&M University.
President Vandiver has enthusiasti
cally supported this program and
project. The new building is just a
beginning.”
Friedman gave special recognition
to Michel T. Halbouty, chairman of
the Geosciences and Earth Re
sources Advisory Council, crediting
Halbouty with being responsible for
the program’s being awarded to
A&M instead of to the University of
Southern California.
Halbouty said the ODP is impor
tant hot only to the local area and
the state, but also to the world.
“Texas A&M has collected the
knowledge of the ocean depths and
will help advance geological research
to a new dimension,” Halbouty said.
“Each bit of information will lead us
closer to knowing what happened on
this planet many years before.”
Dr. Mark L. Money, vice chan
cellor for Research Park and Cor
porate Relations, said he wants the
research park to be as attractive as
possible so it will attract other re
searchers to the area.
Dr. Philip D. Rabinowitz, director
of the ODP at A&M, said the ODP is
a complex organization that involves
more than researchers.
“We are second to none as far as
capabilities and technology,” Rabi
nowitz said. “We who use these fa
cilities are indeed indebted to . . .
those who strove to make the ODP as
excellent as it is.
“ODP is international. It is funded
by the National Science Foundation
and several countries, including Ja
pan, France and Great Britain. The
Russians have informed us that they
will be joining the program, and
have invited us to Moscow in 1987.”
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and fest fit
for a king!
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Madrigal Dinners Committee presents the annual Christmas
madrigal dinners every evening December 4 through December 6,
6:30 p.m., in the Rudder Exhibit Hall at Texas A.&cM.
Feast on the fabulous foods enjoyed only by the King’s court and
served up in royal style. Enjoy the magic, the music and the merry
making of the king’s court jesters and jugglers. Arid a consort of
the king’s madrigal-singing friends will lift your spirits with yuletide
carols old and new.
Tickets to the Medieval/Madrigal Feaste are $17.75 each for students
and $20 each for neon-students. Discounts are available for groups
of 12 or more. For reservations, call the MSC Box Office, 845-12 34.
VISA and MasterCard accepted.
#MSC Madrigal
Dinners Committee
Memorial Student Center • Texas A<ScM University
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