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Page 14 The Battalion Wednesday, August 28,1991 Page Cr Continu "Biol science moder science have i the ne 1 focusii logy. 1 dersta: Som group worry more than c< "If orient) ing tc owns "I doi logy, 1 one in "W. mal p ing b part i just < plant shoul phasi gy-" An than Ti Contir onstrc nated est pr Pag many from \ 1 i i 01991 Hewlett-Packard Company PG12102B More and more PhDs across the coun try are recommending Hewlett-Packard financial and scientific calculators to their students. And for some very strong reasons. “The HP 48SX Scientific Expandable has powerful graphics tools that are remarkably helpful to students learn ing mathematical concepts. And with the equation solver feature, it’s excel lent for applying mathematics to engineering,” according to Dr. William Rahmeyer, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Utah State University. “The HP Business Consultant II has an equation solver and extensive math functions. These free the students from computational tedium so they can think and interact on a higher level;’ says Dr. Lee V. Stiff, a professor of math education at North Carolina State University. So go check out the HP calculator line at your college bookstore or HP retailer. You’ll agree, there’s no faster relief from the pain of tough problems. HP calculators. The best for your success. W/in% HEWLETT mL/lM PACKARD POST OAK MALL A&M-Z A Amazing Aggie Access scant blocks from the campus at rvey Rd. Crunchy Corn Dogs B Bealls Glitzy Gifts Galore Dillard's delightful duds I high-tech [ hardware Burgers & Banking ^ ji , y [Easy Entry & Exit C Colorful Cookies & r-Lf ^ Kid's Clothes lloads^ I i F Irresistible Ice Cream & Italian Cuisine Foley's & Food Court j JCPenney & Jazzy Jewelry 0 Often'^^^ P of ^famous T' Labels if Plentiful Parking Places & R Sun 12:30- 5:30pm Rolexes & Refrigerators V Victorias Secret & video games S W Sears & Service Merchandise Marveious 9, movie s MdrY-nDntc va N never a dull moment Post Oak Molly Q Quality! y-. Quantity! lU Quite vk Quick! Trendy Texas A&M Togs u tilitarian or ultra-slick undergarments X-pectant mother's clothes Warbling Wrens & Window Shades A & xerography Y Yummy zillions of Yogurt |!|| other things POST OAK MALL Texas f> Bypass al Hwy .30 Qb What's your news IQ? Current events exam becomes first test of new semester (AP) How much do you remember about the stories that have been in the news recently? If you score fewer than five correct answers, you have been spending too much time on the crossword puzzle. If you get eight or more right, you might consider desktop publishing. All correct? You would make Joe Pulitzer proud. 1. Soviet President Gorbachev took back control after a short lived coup foundered, with spirit ed help from Boris Yeltsin — who is: (a) Soviet prime minister; (b) president of the Russian republic; (c) president of the Politburo. 2. The coup was thought to have been triggered because President Gorbachev was on the point of signing: (a) a new law releasing political prisoners; (b) arms reduc tion treaties with the West; (c) a new Union Treaty ceding more powers to the republics. 3. Hurricane Bob hurtled up the Eastern Seaboard and then was gone, but not before doing enough damage to cause a state of emer gency to be declared by the gover nor of: (a) N. Carolina; (b) Mas sachusetts; (c) New Hampshire. 4. In its fifth annual survey of the nation's largest 300 metropolitan areas. Money magazine rated as the best place to live in America the metropolitan area around: (a) Provo and Orem, Utah; (b) Water- bury. Conn.; (c) Terre Haute, Ind. 5. In elections in Mexico, amid complaints of fraud, the ruling In stitutional Revolutionary Party: (a) was roundly trounced by an opposition coalition; (b) lurched to shaky victory and seemed unlike ly to stay in power; (c) won an ' tl overwhelming victory. 6. Congressional investigatoc studying a $4 billion federal joli training program found that:(i women and blacks are more liMf to be channeled into low-payinj jobs; (b) black men are offeree! Of portunities equal to those offeret white men; (c) there are no dij criminatory patterns. 7. Janel Bishop was in the news- she is: (a) Miss Teen New Hanif shire, and she won the Miss Tee USA pageant; (b) associate prole sor of political science at Stanforl and she became Soviet special on President Bush's National^ curity Council; (c) the Palm Bead Circuit Court judge whowasaf pointed to take the William I Smith rape case. 8. California and Texas grower said they'd been losing thousand of dollars a day since federalir t spectors linked a nationwide food poisoning outbreak to contaminal ed: (a) tomatoes; (b) cantaloupes (c) peaches. 9. The rich improved their lot all tie this year despite the global eco nomic slowdown. Fortune mage zine reported in its annual at counting of the world's wealthies billionaires that ranked as theriA est of them all: (a) Britain's Queer Elizabeth II; (b) Wal-Mart'sco founder Sam M. Walton; (c) tk Sultan of Brunei. 10. A 5-year contract extensions timated to be worth $25 milliot was given to this 8-year veterar National Football League player making him probably the highest paid player in the league - he is (a) the San Francisco 49ers'J# Montana; (b) the Cincinnati Bert gals' Boomer Esiason; (c) the Mia mi Dolphins' Dan Marino. ANSWERS: l.b 2.c 3.b 4.a S.cfJ 7.a 8.b 9.c lO.c. Latest television craze focuses on reality j LOS ANGELES (AP) — They're popular with the audience, they're cheap to make and they could be the future of television. Reality shows, such as CBS' "Rescue 911" and "60 Minutes," NBC's "Unsolved Mysteries" and ABC's "20-20" and "America's Funniest Home Videos," have grown steadily in recent years, and in- the fall season they seized a significant portion of the network sched ules. The growth has been accelerated by the network squeeze between declining revenues and rising productions costs. "What started out to be a financial consideration has also devel oped into a creative consideration because there does seem to bean audience for these kinds of shows," says Ted Harbart, executive vice president, ABC Entertainment. It goes deeper than merely the fact that the shows cost less to make. Many of the shows, beginning with CBS' "60 Minutes," have become hits. Reality shows touch viewers' feelings in a way that fic tion can't, The most popular network miniseries this past season was NBC's "Switched at Birth," which struck an emotional response with the au dience because it was based on a real story. The PBS documentary'se ries "The Civil War" was a runaway hit. This coming season ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox will offer 17 shows, for a total of 13.5 hours, of reality programming. Reality programs are not new to television, but the proliferation j is. Among the earliest were "You Asked For It" and "You Are There” I in the 1950s. "60 Minutes" has been on the air since in 1968. "Real People" was a popular show of a decade ago — and NBC is bringing I it back in the fall as a special which could begin a new round. A major reason for the growth of reality programming has been the economy, which has had a devastating effect on the networks. "There’s a possibility of none of us making any money this year,’ says John J. Agoglia, president of NBC Enterprises. The six-month writers strike in 1988 may have played a role in launching the current trend. It caused the networks to look for alter native programming that didn't rely heavily on writers. The launching of the Fox network also helped spur the growth of reality shows. Fox, looking for less-expensive alternative program- i ming, found success with such shows as "America's Most Wanted” i and "Cops." Mortal / continued from page 13 and Dominic Appleton doing the best Ziggy Stardust/Bowie im pression I've heard since Peter Murphy's last album. As a complete surprise, you had to pick me up off the floor when I heard the first notes of Syd Barrett's "Late Night" come on. The founder of Pink Floyd's solo material had always been kind of an eccentric favorite of mine, but it takes a special touch to cover his material. One listen to R.E.M.'s version of "Dark Globe" was enough to prove that to me. Oh Blood, however, Caroline Crawley does a beautiful rendi tion that actually expands and im proves the original. As usual on 4AD releases, the photography of Vaughan Oliver is something to marvel. Oliver has been up for British music awards more than once for his stunning artwork and designs, and he was nominated for a Grammy last year for the Pixies Bossanova. For those that buy 4AD al bums for Oliver's designs alone (and I have met such people)/ Blood's black and white and color shots will not disappoint. Unfortunately, the price of Blood may be a limitation for most | listeners. It's available as an iffl-1 port only and prices in College Station are in the $24-25 territory. In spite of all this though, the album clocks in at an incredible 76 minutes long, making the al bum price a little more reasonable I when you compare it to similarly priced imports half as long. In any case. Blood shows This I Mortal Coil as changing froma basic formula4AD compilation i project, to a tightly focused band discovering their own sound. You might not consider your self part of the label's black can dles and incense crowd, but for an introduction both to one of the more unique bands around today and the 4AD label in general, Blood is the answer.