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Dear Readers:
Within the past few years, A&M has been
trying to improve its status world-wide.
Including line arts classes will help broaden the
views of A&M students. The improvements
now being made include changing the course
requirements for new students and increasing
the number of fine arts classes being offered.
Students are starting to reap the benefits of
A&M’s changes as it becomes a world class
university.
This week At Ease decided to find out what
cultural changes A&M is trying to implemen t
and the success of the ones they have
established. The emphasis on engineering and
agriculture may soon include the study of the
fine arts. For our main story we learned why the
University is trying to form a College of Fine
Arts and how they plan to achieve this goal.
In our second story we looked at the changes
A&M has made in the core curriculum.
Although these changes will not affect many of
you, students enrolling under the 1988-89
handbook will have to consider taking many
classes not previously required. These include
foreign languages and computer classes.
For this week's At Ease we have brought
back an old feature, Aggenizing Answers, and
have asked you, the student body, what
characteristics you believe make up a world
class university.
Finally, we learned about a musical event
that takes place in the Academic building every
Wednesday. If you're interested, bring a brown
bag lunch and join the rest of the a udience for a
relaxing musical experience.
At Ease Staff
Editor Leslie Guy
Assistant editor Lawson Reilly
Staff writers Staci Finch
Suzanne Hoechstetter
Desiree Kennon
Mandy Mikulencak
Kristi Outler
Wade See
Music/Movie Reviewer Shane Hall
Portrait of Texas A&M fine art*; 8
True, A&M doesn’t have a fine arts college. But students
and faculty are doing a lot to improve fine arts programs
on campus. And the University isn’t quite the cultural
black hole it used to be. Fine arts isn’t going to be catered
to your door at A&M, but if you look past your cup of yo
gurt, you’ll find culture on campus.
Curriculum changes 10
The new core curriculum is likely to affect new students
and the classes they will take. It is also causing changes in
departments and colleges throughout the University, and
some of these changes are already affecting students.
Aggenizing answers 7
What changes would push A&M closer to world-class sta
tus? That’s the question we asked students this week.
Brown bag concerts 11
The Brown Bag Concert Series, sponsored by MSC
OPAS Stark Series and the Department of Philosophy
and Humanities, is giving people an eclectic taste of cul
ture in the Academic Building at noon on Wednesdays
this semester.
Live Music 4
Omar and the Howlers is the Texas band that’s next in
line down the road to fame, Shane says. If you missed
their latest performance in town, don’t miss their next
one.
Album Review 5
Johnny Winter has filled his latest album with blistering
blues and rock, Shane says.
Movie Review fi
Shane found that “Elvira, Mistress of the Dark” was a to
tally silly movie — and a lot of fun — thanks to Elvira’s
off-color humor.
Cover photo by Jay Janner
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