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SCUBA LESSONS 1/2 PRICE BUDDY SPECIAL f Sign up and get vour Buddy in at 1 /2 price J Classes begin: April 20tt)/f, fcaii for schedules J May 4th May 18th Oceanic Dive Computer Console only $399.00 Zeasle Integrated BC Systems Otieil Wet Suits Water Ski/Scuba Trip; Cozumel- June 24th - June 29th only $695.00 fR/T Air. Hotel. 4-davs Boat DivineJ 115 College Main. College Station fOn NorthgateJ 409-846-9396 Jordan Fellows Presentations Edward Pogcr<S will report on his research in Egypt where he studied various aspects of maritime culture, and he will discuss his work in Turkey and Israel. Theresa Pc<sl will share her experience as a summer intern with an agriculturally-based company in Australia. Ravi Krishnan will relate his experiences in India where he engaged in clinical work in family medicine. Wednesday, April 15 7 p.m. 510 Rudder Reception following MSG Jordan Institute for International Awareness For more information contact 845-8770. GMAT Free Preview The Princeton Review will be holding a free GMAT preview session on Wednesday, Apr. 15th at 7:30 pm St. Michael's Academy, 2500 S. College Come see how students nationwide raised their scores by an avg. of 90 points! Classes for the June test begin May 16th. Call to reserve a seat. We'll call for pizza. 1 -800-749-6336 THE PRINCETO REVIEYV We Srorf Mart"! 4r ATTENTION The below listed student organizations have had cash accounts in previous years at the Student Finance Center. These cash accounts are considered dormant and funds will be transferred to Student Organizational Funding on May 29, 1992. Any individual possessing information concerning these cash ac counts should contact the Student Finance Center at 845-1114. Abilene Hometown Club Advancement for Clinical Training Aggie Scholars Alief Hometown Club Alpha Psi Omega Am. Assoc. Equine Practioners Angelina Hometown Club Antique Auto Club Appropriate Technology Art Film Society Atascosa Hometown Club Baytown Hometown Club Between the Lines Black Dragon Co. Black Student Alliance Bowie Co. Hometown Club Brazoria Co. (So.) Hometown Club Bread for the World Chi Epsilon Pi Christians in Architecture Christians in Medicine Christians on Campus Clear Lake Area Hometown Club College of Science Student Council Cypress Valley Hometown Club CARP. Dangerfield Hometown Club De Sota Hometown Club Denton Co. Hometown Club Ennis Hometown Club Food Engrs. Cub Footbag Association Genetics and Plant Breeding Geology Graduate Students Grayson Co. Hometown Club Hang Gliding Club Health Research Herpetological Society Hill Co. Hometown Club Humble Hometown Club Hunger Relief Effort Hurst.Euless,Bedford Hometown Club Interdisciplinary Education Issinnye Karate Jackson Co. Hometown Club Jaycees Johnson Co. Hometown Club Karnes.Bee & GotiadJ Lancaster Home Land Development Lee Co. Hometown Club Literary Society Living Historians Mesquite Hometown Club Meteorology Undergraduates Mining Engineers Misselmen Mu Kappa Tau Mu Sigma Musicians Club One Wheelers (Unicycle) Orange Co. Hometown Club Ovella Hometown Club Pasadena Area Hometown Club Pennsylvania S/E Hometown Club Phi Sigma Phi Sigma Kappa Pi Mu Epsilon Planning Forum Plano Hometown Club Plant Science Club Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Real Estate Club Rho Phi Alpha Round Rock Hometown Club San Angelo Hometown Club Shorin Rye Karate Sigma Gamma Epsilon Sigma Lambda Alpha Social Dance Club Sports Memorbilia Collectors Stock Dogs Association Students for Academic Excellance Students for Responsible Expression Students Speakers Fund Students Transf. from Other Colleges Stud. Working Against Many Problems TAMU Timers Toyota Owner's Association Van Zant Co. Hometown Club Victoria Hometown Club Village of Hope Waco Hometown Club Wharton Co. Hometown Club Wheels (Roller Skates) Whole Foods Club Page 8 The Battalion Tuesday, April Arrested Development on mission to motivate By Chris Eklof The Battalion Arrested Development "3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of..." Chrysalis "3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life of.." does not come live from the streets; in stead it comes from down a country lane. Rap, viewed largely as an urban music form, moves out in to the Georgia countryside courtesy of Arrested Development. This ain't no country music, though. There are not any fid dles or steel guitars, instead you get a steady supply of scratching records and sampled tunes. There are not any tear-jerking stories of honkytonk women or getting drunk, instead you get a more serious look at the black experience in America. Arrested Development is composed of three men and two women. This coed lineup places the group's political stances on an even keel. There are not any sexist attitudes coming from this group. The often overheard ref erences to "bitches" and "hos" do not raise their ugly heads on this album. The different styles and sex uality of the voices available in the group give Arrested Devel opment the ability to create an interesting vocal interplay be tween the members of the group. This interplay lies in stark contrast to the drab back ground music which consists of a bunch of garbled, fuzzy noises. The best thing about Arrest ed Development is that they give credit where credit is due. There is an extensive section on the album cover that gives writ ing credits to the artists that they sampled from. Earth, Wind & Fire and Sly Stone are just two of the artists borrowed from. Sly Stone's "Everyday Peo ple" is transformed with new lyrics into "People Everyday," a funky reggae look at a con frontation between "a nigga and an African." "People Everyday" is a prime example of the focus of the group's lyrics. Some of the other issues that they hit on are black teenage parenthood ("Mama's Always Onstage,") television addiction ("Children Play With Earth") and apathy in the America's black Baptist churches ("Fishin' 4 Religion"). The group's name even re flects their mission to motivate people to improve themselves. Arrested Development's writer/ producer Speech says that "too many of us, and certainly too many of our so-called leaders, seem to be struggling along at On their debut, Arrested Development bring urban rap to Georgia countryside for a Southern perspective on the bl experience in America. the level of weasels or donkeys. I take it to be a massive, world wide case of arrested develop ment." Arrested Development's goal then is to change attitudes. Mu lt is consid millioi same t at Te consid sically, it leaves much tobede-Koj-t)-, sired. The beats are not h-|& anne strong and there are not am catchy musical hooks. LyricaijB to though. Arrested Developnrf. y n f has some quality things tosay. Austin natives transplant, become Aggies to be sj But stone, case, v crunch the Ur By Dawn Heliums The Battalion Not everyone from Austin wants to be a Longhorn. Students like freshman Kristi Dillinger made the choice to come to A&M despite growing up in a city that bleeds burnt orange. "The first thing people always ask me when they find out I'm from Austin is 'What are you do ing here?'," said Dillinger who is a psychology major. "Then after I explain to them why 1 chose A&M they say, 'Good choice.'" Dillinger, who moved to Austin in 1980, said she was most discouraged from attending the University of Texas because of its reputation of being a weed-out school. She also didn't like the fact that the campus was so big and spread-out in the downtown area. But she also had her doubts about A&M. "It was hard for me to come here at first because of the stereotype of A&M in Austin," Dillinger said. During the time she was de ciding between A&M and her hometown university, Dillinger made a trip to College Station to see the 1990 Bonfire. The next day she drove back to Austin to watch the game and sat on the Longhorns side. "It was really weird because I've grown up supporting Bevo but wanted to be an Aggie," Dillinger said. Dillinger is not alone in her de cision to leave Austin and become an Aggie. According to statistics in the Registrar's office, of the 33, 157 A&M students from Texas en rolled this spring, 930 are from Travis County. One of them is freshman Stacy Garrett who also left Austin to attend A&M. Garrett, whose parents gradu ated from U.T., decided to attend A&M because of its reputation of being a well-rounded university. She said her mother was excited about her decision to come to A&M because she also wanted to attend A&M, but at the time, A&M was purely an agricultural and mechanical college. Her dad's response was a little different. "My mom told me that he real ly doesn't mind, but he won't tell me that," said Garrett. Growing up, Garrett supported both Texas and A&M teams; when they played each other, she avoided choosing a side. She said her fami ly has both U.T. and A&M fans, which makes holidays interesting. "On Thanksgiving Day, all the Aggies in our family will go in one room to watch the game, and all the Texas fans in another room. It's fun because whose ever team wins gets to gloat for the entire year," Garrett said. A big factor in Garrett's deci sion not to attend Texas was Austin's size and increasing crime rate. She said she feels safe in Col lege Station and is glad she got away from the meanness in Austin. 'i love reading Police Beat in the Battalion - I'd much rather read about someone who receives harassing phone calls for leaving a penny tip than hear about all tne homicides in Austin," Garrett said. But the system works both ways. Many students born and raised in the Bryan/College Sta tion area leave Aggieland and be come Longhorns. Like U.T. fresh man Quint Foster - his family moved to Bryan when he was six months old, out he never consid ered attending A&M. As the child of former U.T. students, Foster grew up support ing the Longhorns. He would get teased a lot by his Aggie friends but said the rivalry was more fun than anything. Foster said the main reason he wanted to attend Texas was to get away from home and become in dependent. He also saw more di versity and opportunities there. "The transition was a little overwhelming at first, but I was togethe so that center t 1 The studen! prograi colleg( affects are alrc installe fall 199 Lack forced to jump right in, and is then I've been real happylia Foster said. Foster is also faced wii question of " Why areyouii®B n ' n 7 r j l when he tells people at U.T #| acac j er he is from Bryan. Over ten students from & High School have planstoa: Texas in the fall - one of tel Emily Smith. She wasalsok and raised in Bryan, buts growing up here and k: around gung-ho Aggiefansal; time turned her off. I every Smith said she has al™ largest been an outsider in the town; 1 . among her peers. Shecanretr- her making bets with her fel classmates i n elementary sc) on who was gdth/ to win im Texas, A&M footba/Zgame. "It was back when (at shoL A laces were in style,sowewoi bet orange laces to maroonom Smith said. _ Smith isn't afraid to show! educate spirit for the Longhorns. She of! educati sports around her U.T.outfits jdisting school and around town.She4 i ally gets pretty strange looks ,; i Scholas people. j But "1 walked into theChickent lathletes Company one time wearinj Last Longhorn shirt and theladyalt :commi counter looked at me andsi conden 'Hun, you are in the wrongtowi athlete: not me The ss 5 - .^ss * k- Spring Allergy Study Individuals 18 and older with spring allergy symptoms to participate in a two-week long research study (4 visits) with a medication in nasal spray form. $100 incentive for those who complete the study. k 1 Impetigo Study Individuals of any age with symptoms of impetigo (bacterial infection of the skin) to participate in an investigational drug research study using a cream with drug in it. $150 for those chosen and completing the study. * PICKUPS PLUS the stu admitb educat 'schola v/sv Complete service and repair on all pickups, vans and 4WD's. Free Estimates r 512 W. Carson 775-: SERVING AGGIELAND FOR 10 YEARS ravest) The : aractia the pr< student success non-ath of the A rms." Whil IS Tension Headache? Individuals with moderate to severe Tensbn Headaches wanted to participate in a 4-hour headache relief research study with an investigational medication in tablet form. Flexible hours. $75 incentive for individuals who are chosen and complete the study. Daily, till 6:30 776-0400. $ \ % % % j .5. 3. % Asthma Study WANTED: Individuals, age 12-65, with mild to moderate asthma to participate in a clinical research study for 6 weeks with an investigational medication in inhaler form. Individuals must be using inhaled steroids and bronchodilators daily to qualify. $400 incentive paid to those completing the study. % % 3. Skin Infection Study Individuals age 13 and older wanted to participate in a research study for bacterial skin infections such as: infected wounds,infected burns, boils, infected hair follicles, impetigo, infected ingrown toenails and others. Investigational oral antibiotic in capsule form. $100 incentive for those chosen who complete the study. .1 % % % h % For more information call: BIOPHARMA, INC. % 776-0400 % % k ATTENTION ALL NEW OFFICERS! S’ aprobk DO YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BEING AN OFFICER IN YOUR ORGANIZATION? DO YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO YOU ON CAMPUS? Man; Univers Immedi Spirit, tegarde tecogni: pent, a did not governr aditior Not The NEW OFFICER'S PS fdedicat WORKSHOP TUESDAY APRIL 14, 1992 6:30PM TO 9:30PM REGISTRATION 2ND FLOOR RUDDER TOWER QUESTIONS & CONCERNS: taking verwh vent, c leplant, ommit Jationai joverm ouncil fadition The n PLEASE, CALL THE DEPARTMENT OF STUDENT ACTlVmS• : L tude . n, AT 845-1133 fer