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Friday, September 16, 1988/The Battalion/Page 7 News Nose’ cures NCAA blues, KYS-FM originates parody song J itf a By Holly Becka StallWriter The Texas A&M Football Pro- and the National Collegiate A .Aihletic Association have caused quite a stir on campus and in the sur- rtuinding community. It seems you can hear the grumbling everywhere lately. ■ But don’t worry, be happy. ■ One man has decided the repri- niands are an opportune time for the Aggies to laugh over everything that has happened so he has done F something to make the laughter come quicker. I KKVS-FM Program Director and radio personality Chuck Redden is T'' the man behind the voice of “News L^Biose,” a character of the on-the-spot iJ^Heponer who nuevwews Aggie tool- jT’ b.ill players. 1 he “players” caii only ^^|nswer his questions with music. H “It's (the song) made of cuts of lines from random songs that are ■ut today," Redden, who has worked the station six months, said. “News ^Wose has an interview with football V^Blayers. Since Jackie (Sherill) said C^Hte players couldn't talk to the media I^Hlter the news conference, 1 thought Kfliey could answer musically. “bike News Nose asks the first football player, ‘What did they give ou to play for A&M?’ And the song Tst Car’ (by Tracy Chapman) comes on. 1 he reporter says, ‘What Hid they ask you to do in order to re ceive this?’ And ‘Sign Your Name’ thy Terence Trent D’arby) comes In. And so on.” I Redden, who is known by his peers and listeners for doing crazy, funny things and impersonations on iiis morning show, said creating ra tlin characters is nothing new to him. J “1 do a lot of the characters on the norning show like Jim Shorts, the portscaster, Julia Wiles, who reads he school lunches and Willy B. dear, who does the weather. So 1 do luff like this till the time.” ■ “With the morning show, I want C<> try to involve the people who are thought I would blast the NCAA but then 1 thought ‘Why make them madder? ft’s like pouring salt in a wound.’ Then I thought 1 could do something like the ‘Aggie Shuffle,' a take-of f on the song by the Chicago Bears. I decided the quickest thing would be the interview where the players got to express their views." He said his creation took one hour to produce. “1 went into the production room Monday morning with some notes. I add-libbed it from there. Since I’m familiar with the songs, it didn’t take very long.” He debuted the song Tuesday morning. Since then, the song has been played practically on the hour and it was number one on the sta tion’s “Hot, Fast Five at Eight” view er's choice nightIv countdown on Wednesday. He said the song’s response has been pretty good so far. “We’ve been playing it as we get requests. I think everyone is taking it in good stride. It’s meant to be funny - I don’t mean it to be a slap. I’m a big football fan, and I hate that the Aggies can’t go to the Cotton Bowl. This will probably be the only year the Cotton Bowl doesn’t sell out. But maybe this song will help us laugh at ourselves. II we can't laugh at our selves, who can we laugh at?” KKYS radio personality Larry Brown said he thought some of the station’s audience liked the song and some didn't. “About one half like it, the other half don’t. I think most people are grinning when they hear it though." Redden said a couple of the disc jockevs have gotten some negative feedback. “Someone called and said that this was not the time for it (the song). Now is the only time for it. It won't be as funny in a couple weeks," he said. "Personally, I think the NCAA goes a little too far and some of the rules are a bit harsh. But. if A&M did do what the NCAA said it did. then the Aggies deserve to be slapped on the wrist like everyone else. Why should we be am differ ent? I’ll put it this wav though, it could have been a lot worse." For now, the Aggies wil to grin and bear it. just have Odessa hospital managers dismiss two administrators ?■ listening.” I Redden, who describes himself as the class-clown type, said this was a Ifeason why he wanted to do a par- dy song on the NCAA decision. “I wanted to do a parody song— I liought it would be funny. First, I ODESSA (AP) — Board members of Medical Center Hospital, citing potential legal problems, have dis missed the last two administrators connected with the hospital’s former management corporation. During a meeting Wednesday night, the hospital’s Board of Man agers ordered the dismissals of In terim Administrator Judi Guthrie and Financial consultant Jeff St inert, the only remaining Hospital Cor poration of America employees. Guthrie and Stinert were asked to leave because of the possibility of a lawsuit by PICA against the hospital, board member David Meisell said. Medical Center, a 376-bed facility owned by Ector County, was admin istered by MCA until Aug. 8, when county commissioners and the hos pital board terminated the compa ny’s contract. At that time, the hospital’s two top administrators, HCA’s Sam Glenney and chief financial consultant Russ Kyler, learned their jobs were in jeopardy. But the management firm charged that the contract, up for re newal Oct. 1, was wrongly termi nated. HCA regional Vice President Dick Coughlin told the hospital board the contract called for a 60-day written termination before the beginning of the next Fiscal year or it automat ically would be renewed for two years. Guthrie had been at Medical Cen ter Hospital since June and took over as interim administrator after Glenney resigned. Kyler was later transferred to North Carolina. “We need to be real careful about all matters dealing with HCA,” Mei sell said. “Really, the essence of what is going on here is quality medical care. We want to give the best quality medical care, and we need people to lead and manage the problems.” At Wednesday’s meeting, the board approved that all duties and property held by HCA be returned to the hospital. I he board also approved that Ec- ;e bodv I id he I Get up to 40% off an IBM PS/2 just by showing tart1 Congratulations! Just by having your name on one of these, you may be eligible to get a great discount on a new IBIVT Personal System/2® computer. And that's the hard part. The easy part's the IBM PS/2. It's easy to learn and easy to use. It can help you organize notes, write and revise papers, produce high-quality graphics, and more. 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Hospital board members had ex pressed concern that termination of the HCA contract would force the facility to give up its HCA-supplied computer software. But hospital lawyer Richard Buck told the Odessa American earlier that the software contract and the management contract were separate, and the hospital has reserve software. I Af L* I I-*. What s Up Friday MANAGEMENT 481: Creed Ford, executive vice president of Chili s. will speak at 10 a.m, in 114 Blocker. CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST: will meet at 7:30 p.m. in 108 Harrington. TAMU MOO DUK KWAN TAE KWON DO: will have a workout and new mem ber signup at 5:30 p.m. in 255 G. Rollie White. DELTA SIGMA PI: will meet from 12 p.m, - 2 p.m. at the Flying Tomato for lunch. All business students are welcome. COLOMBIAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION: will have a general meeting at 7 p.m in 404 Rudder. INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: a speaker will discuss In Hope of Christ's Return’' at 8:30 p.m. in 410 Rudder. ECUADORIAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION: will meet at 6 p.m at the Flying To mato. WESLEY FOUNDATION: will have a welcome back dance at 7:30 p.m. at the Wesley building. INTRAMURALS: entries close for exercise classes at 5:30 p.m. in 159 Read. UNITED CAMPUS MINISTRIES: will have a peanut butter fellowship from 11 30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Rudder fountain. PLACEMENT CENTER: will have an orientation session for all December. May and August graduates at 10 a.m. in 504 Rudder through Friday. THE AGGIELAND: Freshmen and sophomores may take their yearbook pho tos from Sept. 12 to Sept. 23 at Yearbook Associates behind Campus Photo at Northgate. Saturday ASSOCIATION OF AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS: will have an observatory set up for public viewing from 8:30 p.m. - 12 a.m. at the Southwood Valley Athletic Park. ASIAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION: will have a free dance at 9 p.m. in 226 MSC . TAMU JAZZ BAND: will perform at 1 p.m. in the MSC Flagroom Sunday YOUNG LIFE COLLEGE FELLOWSHIP: will meet for Christian fun and fellowship at 7 p.m. in 301 Rudder. AGGIE ALLEMANDERS: will have lessons from 8 p.m - 9:30 p.m. in 212 MSC. A club workshop and dance will follow. TAMU ROADRUNNERS: will have a pizza party for all members at 7 p.m. at the Pizza Hut on University Drive. Monday POLITICAL ACTION OPPORTUNITIES TEXAS GRASSROOTS COALITION: Richard Smith. Brazos County representative in the Texas House of Represen tatives will present "What the Republican Party Offers the Christian Community at 7 p.m. at the College Station Community Center. VOLUNTEERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS: will have an information and orientation session for those interested in volunteering in public schools at 7 p.m. in 230 MSC. AGGIES FOR BOULTER: will have an organizational meeting at 8:30 p.m in 704 Rudder. PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH: Former staff members will meet at 7 p.m. in Taos Apartments #19 to help plan the staff reunion. All former staff members are en couraged to attend. PANAMANIAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION: will meet at 7 p.m. in 231 MSC. MSC VISUAL ARTS: will have lecture at 7 p.m. in 206 MSC and a reception for photographer Dan Younger at 8 p.m. in the MSC Gallery TAMU SCUBA CLUB: will have an informational meeting at 7 p.m in 607 Rud der. WOMEN’S BONFIRE COMMITTEE: will meet with women Bonfire chairmen at 7 p.m. in 228 MSC. Items for What's Up should be submitted to The Battalion. 216 Reed McDonald, no later than three business days before the desired run date. We only publish the name and phone number of the contact if you ask us to do so. What’s Up is a Battalion service that lists non-profit events and activities. Submissions are run on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no guarantee an entry will run. 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