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CRN YOU EXPLAIN HISTDRV PROWOeS THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION. A CLOSER EXPMlNRTtON REMEALS SOME OF THE MOST NOTORIOUS FIGURES, FROM. THE INQUtsmON TV TOE McCfmW, WERE ACTUALLY MATU XW FACT, TWO OF OUR MORE RECENT R5HCHO- PPTHS. ADOLPH HITLER AND CHARLES MANSCH TAUGHT PENANCED m ArGPG / \SPADF PHILLIPS. Rl. X HOPE THAT CLEARS THINGS UP. / nn— Dolf. I’m Telling You, WE CAN'T (x> To THE POULTRY SLUUbtfKKHouSE. Hiwt You Ho Conscience HAH?they're HvRUhHb HfFEone in THeKeH jiiwakL. if) ei ,o A4 WOKRY Hot (MY OocK FKiSUp, I v/»s Mistaken it iz Hot C*LLEp ZE FboLTgY fiuLTFr Science?... They chunked the nhme.HuH? CtcHY, TU4T SounDS AUlIbHT THEN. I ■ Teacher’s family lives without TV CANADIAN (AP) — They say there’s at least one in almost every home in America. Its invention un veiled a worldwide communication explosion, and some claim that it is the most important informational source ever created. They won’t get any argument from Canadian school teacher Jim Hawley. He’s been proclaiming the virtues of the printed page ever since he switched off the television two decades ago. “I was raised on the tube, you know, and I didn’t read much,” said Hawley. That changed when he married his wife, Pennie, also a school teacher, 21 years ago this De cember. They got rid of the TV set. “To tell you the truth, I can’t re call the moment we decided not to own one. We’ve never been in the market for one,” he said. He concedes that it is unusual for a 20th century American family to be without a television set, but said they decided to do without the elec tronic houseguest for two reasons. “Spiritually, we didn’t want the undesirable part of it in our home. Secondly, we wanted to raise our kids in the best educational environ ment ... we wanted to be readers in stead of watchers.” Reading has replaced viewing al most entirely for the family of four. In an average school year, Hawley estimated his family checks out about 600 books fromthe library. Although he admits the effect a literary diet has had on his children’s education can’t be verified, Hawley said he suspects the influence has been positive. His oldest daughter, Dena, a sophomore, was ranked first in her class last year and his young est daughter, Lee Anne, is a fifth- grade honor student. The girls watch television occa sionally at their grandparents’ homes, he said, but don’t miss some thing that’s never been a part of their lives. Their friends, he said, are an other matter. “The kids at school don’t believe our kids can live without one. They think they would die.” On occasion, Hawley said, a Na tional Geographic special or other program might cause him to tape a program at another location so he can view it later, but it rarely hap pens. R.E.M. to perform in G. Rollie White Sunday By John Righter Of The Battalion Staff They’rrrrre back! The bohemian gods from Athens, Ga., are once again riding into Aggieland on their wave of bloated egos and social pleas. After a successful visit in sup port of 1987’s Work Tour, R.E.M. is returning, this time making A&M the lone Texas performance on its current college tour. This Sunday night in G. Rollie White Coliseum, Michael Stipe (vo cals), Mike Mills (bass), Peter Buck (guitar) and Bill Berry (drums) will try to back up their title as America’s best band. (That title, however, is not self-proclaimed. According to R.E.M., Pylon is the best band in America. More on Pylon later.) The show is scheduled to start at 9 p.m., and tickets are still available at the MSC box office for $15, which is a pretty cheap price to see America’s best band. Seriously, R.E.M. has been one of America’s top contributions to the wild and unpredictable ’80’s music scene. The classic “college band,” R.E.M. has grown from an early sig- nee of the then unknown I.R.S. la bel, to one of the biggest acts on Warner Bros., the band’s new label, for whom they released last year’s Green album. R.E.M.’s commercial success has aralleled the band’s increasing in- uence on young, unestablished bands. Rarely do college cover bands get through a set without paying homage to R.E.M., arguably the ma jor catalyst behind the current wave of modern folk music. While most bands strive to make their mark through a hit single or wild image, R.E.M. has made its mark by devel oping an everchanging, always origi nal approach to music that has only succeeded in redefining an entire segment of pop music. From the release of Chronic Town, the band’s debut EP, R.E.M. See R.E.M./Page 10 Guitarist Reed performs at Texas Star Tavern By John Righter Of The Battalion Staff Guitar virtuoso Preston Reed will showcase his fingerstyle play ing this Saturday at 9 p.m. at the Texas Star Tavern. The Tavern is promoting the Reed show as one of its main at tractions for the fall season, and for good reason. Reed is quickly establishing himself as a leader of the fledgling fingerstyle genre of acoustic guitarists. Hailed by Gui tar Player as a musician of “ex ceptionally fine . . . compositional diversity and . . . guitanstic brilli ance . . Reed has been wowing audiences on his current circuit with his dexterous finger picks that weave every which way and his innovative neck-slapping style. In the last few years Reed has finally started to receive the rec ognition he so aptly deserves. While critically acclaimed, Reed has suffered from a lack of com mercial notoriety. In the vocal, group-oriented music industry, a solo acoustic artist is at a major disadvantage. Fortunately for Reed, lack of notoriety has not resulted in lack of appeal. Playing in a number of smaller cities, and subsequently smaller venues, Reed has worked hard, not only amazing audiences with his 6-and 12-string acoustic pieces, but also with his warm rapport that includes impromptu guitar lessons and standup com edy. (He used to do music relief for comedy clubs, performing with Robin Williams and Billy Rafferty, among others.) With Instrument Landing, his latest release on MCA/Universal Records, Reed has strengthened his reputation as an innovative guitarist who defies categoriza tion. In a review of his 1986 The Road Less Traveled (a road Reed knows all too well). Playboy critic Charles M. Young named Reed “. . . my nomination for ace See Reed/Page 10 rrnyrprp I ■ Oct. 28 - Texas Fever Live! College & Faculty I.D.’s - $2°° OFF Admission 822-2222 S S S N Thursday October 26 The Grove 8:00 PM Tickets available at the Grove Saturday October 28 Rudder Theatre 3:00 PM Tickets available at MSC Box Office $2.00 w/TAMU ID Children under 13 - $1.00 Thurs., Oct. 26 764-8575 Give the NOID Purchase your favorite pizza from Domino’s Pizza® and get a NOID Bendable Suction Toy for only 99 cents. This fun, completely flexible NOID attaches to any smooth surface. Kids love it! You better hurry. 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