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r ^Election Commission of SITU DENT “GOVERNMENT TEXAS A & Ml UNIVERSITY oO' < s \G^ POSmONS AVAILABLE: Student Body President, Yell Leaders, Residence Hall Association offices, Off Campus Aggie offices, Student Government Legislative Chairs, Student Senate positions, Graduate Student Council, Class of 1991,1992, & 1993 Class Council offices. filingi monday, 26 february - friday, 02 march 214 pavilion, 9:00am - 5:00pm There will be a $5.00 filing fee. Other information and details concerning mandatory candidate meetings will be available during filing week. ^**V*$T : ■BH THE TEXAS A&IVl UNIVERSITY STUDENT GOVERNMENT On March24,1990 / the Texas A&JsA University Student Government will once again sponsor our annual community service project known as The Big Event. Thousands of A&M students volunteer their time and talents to par ticipate in this project. The main purpose of The Big Event is to enhance the quality of life in the Bryan/College Station area. It is a great privilege for us as students to be provided with the opportunity to return to our community this small service. The rewards from the devotion of time and energy cannot be emphasized enough. Thank you for helping us help others! THE BIG EVENT COMMITTEE 1989-1990 Clip and mail BIG EVENT PARTICIPATION APPLICATION Name of organization or individual Name of organization's Representative Phone number Number of students available for project. Brief description of project desired. Will you be able to supply any equipment or funds? Yes. If so, what and/or how much? .No. APPLICATIONS DUE BY MARCH 9, 1990 Big Event Representatie's signature Clip and mail If you have any questions, pleaes call: Patti Russell 696-1439 Brent Kettle 847-1476 Alicia Alpenfels 696-4031 Staci McOlgan 847-7475 Student Government 845-3051 Please Mail To: Student Government 221 Pavilion College Station, Tx 77843-1236 Aggies Helping Others Page 6 The Battalion Thursday, March 1, WiRPD Bol THAT WAS YES, WPEED. mi, tETS AU 60 TO A MWE NOW. HEY, 1 7H0U6HT YOU VEXE ALMOST BROKE. PAUL? w by Scott McCullar cm on, i was, Birr i was ABLE TO PAY FOK MY SUPfEfc WITH WHAT you guys left on THE TABLE PACK THESE so... WALDO MY INSTRUMENTS SHOW THAT THERE IS AN INTERDIMESIONAL ENERGY SURGE COMING IN THROUGH THE CAMPUS NETWORK. THAT MEANS SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO GO DOWN INTO THE STEAM TUNNELS AND FOLLOW THE CABLE SYSTEM TO FIND WHERE THE DARK WORLD HAS ENTERED THE COMPUTER? SPADE The Ton6v£i£$% LApY Ahd Host Hnvt EicAKO AFrtR You up the/R CAR. wff cAnT PHIL L I PS, PL /A/ ‘” “ THE **6* OF TH«r RAPTORffD REF M TTti the Mr*'] 1 I Hflppie, Please...T‘m fsHe — SHE MOST H/*E BEEN L CLEAR I** THE HoRT SPAPE. X DoMT TO <*° TO jail... WE could leave Tbd^THEK. ... f?EMEM6EH SKl LHNKAT XT' ColpLD all. BE MICE THAT HMlN ~ Rush concert too high-tech, but music no less entrancing By CHUCK SQUATRIGLIA Special to The Battalion Smorgasboard. I know. Smorgasboard is not a word commonly associated with a concert. But it is exactly what Rush provided for about 20,000 fans at the Houston Summit Sunday night. What else pfe you going to call a presentation that appealed to the eyes, ears and heart? A concert fea turing the latest in audio and visual technology? A show highlighting some of the band’s best music from its 16-year career? It wasn’t just a, concert — on their Presto tour, Rush reached into their collective magic hat and cast a spell that entranced their fans for more than two hours. Still, that isn’t to say the show was without fault. More on that later. When Rush hit the stage, they gave the crowd the first of many sur prises. Instead of opening the set with “Spirit of Radio’’ or “The Big Money,” they played “force Ten" and immediately followed with an even bigger surprise by playing “F- ree Will,” from 1979’s Permanent Waves. Rush has not performed “Free Will” in concert since 1984. As it turned out, Rush focused on older material more than they ever have in the past. They performed such classic tunes as “Red Barchet- ta,” “Closer to the Heart,” “Overtu re” from 1976's 2112, “La Villa Strangiato,”. a nine-minute opus from 1978’s Hemisphere, and the ancient “In the Mood,” a single from their first album. But the show wasn’t just a trip down memory lane. Rush played plenty of new songs, focusing on material from their last three al bums, Presto, Hold Your Fire and Power Windows, with an occasional track from Grace Under Pressure and Signals thrown in for good mea sure. Ironically, Rush played little material from Presto, performing only “Superconductor,” “Show Don’t Tell,” “The Pass,” “War Paint” and “Scars.” The relative lack of new material was a bit odd, considering that tours usually support a band’s most recent album. But enough about what they played. It only constituted one great music, you’d think the was perfect, right? fechniall was perfect, hut this perfection at the expense of emotion. Rush does not interact espec well with the audience, choosin let the music do the talking. In situations, that’s okay, but with the lasers, sounds and sights, it hard to concentrate.on the ban they became almost secondary to effects. As a friend said, it was too technical.” R, tush does not interact especially well with the audience, choosing to let the music do the talking. In most situations, that’s okay, but with all of the lasers, sounds and sights, it was hard to concentrate on the band — they became almost secondary to the effects. course of the smorgasboard. Lead vocalist and bassist Geddy Lee is fond of the phrase “Saved by Technology,” and Rush certainly used a lot of modern technology to work their magic. The band’s PA system employed Dolby surround sound, which, when coupled with the lights overhead, made the audience feel as if il were part of the show onstage. The system was especially effec tive during “Xanadu,” during which the sounds of space whirled throughout the arena, creating the feeling of traveling through space. The light show was almost beyond description. Multiple lasers were used to project images over the audi ence in a dazzling array of shapes and colors. Rush also projected live-action and animated film sequences on a screen behind them to accompany the music. With all these special effects and Additionally, Rush upset t? fans by not performing two oft! most popular tunes, “The Ttt and “Spirit of Radio. Furthern* failing to perform “Red Tide “Presto,” two of the best tracks ft the new album, was also a mistake As a final criticism, duringabtt between songs, three won dressed in Playboy bunny outfit! pea red on stage to serve Gedd 1 drink. 1 don’t think Rush plan' that stunt, judging from Cede surprised response. Needless to say, the bunnies: no place in a Rush concert — a band that never has had tores to cheap attempts for applause they always have taken theirconct very seriously. All in all, the show was excel: but Rush needs to realize that : go to a show more to see the In than to see the technology.Tk' got it backward. 4.U /A m "This is precisely the sort of thing no one ever believes' -Baron Munchausen Spider and Jeanne Robinson JJL Walter "Chekov" Koenig Of STAR TREK Richard Pitti of elfquest Plus Seventeen Authors and Artists Presented by: '£©3*0 ‘ :r:i FULL - CON $11 The Science-Fiction /Fantasy /Honor Committee Before March 15th for Students; $13 for non-students Art Show and Auction March 29 - April 1, 1990 Robot Monster Masquerade Ball 1 ' Buckaroo Banzai L aX 9 at Texas A&M University Quest Video Room Tickets Available at MSC Box Office For More Info call Agglecon XXI at 845-1515 Clockwork Orange Shock Treatment By Of am fall filr the fail the “N hat