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The Battalion
Thursday, July 1,1993
‘Women on the range’
A&M professor researches history
of females in beef cattle industry
By JENNIFER SALCE
The Battalion
Some Texas A&M professors
spend their time researching out
on the range instead of the library.
Sociology professor Dr. Eliza
beth Maret has written a novel
about women's productive roles
in ranching.
In "Women Of The Texas
Range: Women's Productive
Roles in the Texas Beef Cattle In
dustry" Maret answers the ques
tion of what tasks women per
form in the beef cattle industry in
the past, present and the future.
Maret said someone needed
to address the roles of women in
the beef cattle industry.
"The cattle industry is one of
largest industries in the Texas
economy," Maret said. "Very lit
tle has been done about women in
this field."
A cultural myth leads people
to believe the beef cattle industry
is male dominated, Maret said.
She said by looking at evidence
of women participation in the
beef cattle industry she found an
increasing diversity in the indus
try. Women hold many of the po
sitions in the industry, she said.
"Today, more women hold po
sitions in all types of agricultural
industries," Maret said.
Tammy Caskey, coordinator of
admission and records at the
Texas A&M school of veterinary
medicine, said, "More women ap
ply to the veterinary medicine
school than men."
Caskey said 220 women quali
fied as applicants to enter the
school compared to the 140 men
applicants.
Maret's inspiration to write the
novel came after she did extensive
research on women's occupations.
See 'On the range'/Page 5
KANM’s ‘Out in the open
Radio show focuses on gay,
By MARGARET
CLAUGHTON
The Battalion
KANM's radio show, "Out in
the Open," began broadcasting
again last Friday after a short ab
sence. "Out in the Open" is a gay
and lesbian news radio show fo
cusing on issues affecting the ho
mosexual community.
The show started in the fall of
'92 as a 90 minute broadcast. "Out
in the Open" now broadcasts from
6-9 p.m. on 99.9 FM cable radio.
From 6-6:30 p.m. "Out in the
Open" presents "This Way Out,"
a nationally broadcast gay artd
lesbian radio magazine covering
up-to-date information on politi
cal, news and religious issues.
"We want to give people more in-
lesbian community issues
formation on these issues," said
Kerry Shatzer, host of "Out in the
Open." "It's hard for people to
get this kind of news in College
Station."
"This Way Out" covers interna
tional, national, state and local
news concerning gays and lesbians.
"It helps familiarize the com
munity with the news and history
of the gay and lesbian move
ment," Shatzer said.
From 6:30-9 p.m. the hosts of
"Out in the Open," Kerry Shatzer
and Jay Leva, hold "Speaking
Out," a talk show discussing local
events, music and other issues.
"The music is mostly alterna
tive and club music," Shatzer said.
During "Speaking Out," phone
calls are taken. Listeners both for
and against homosexuality are en
couraged to call.
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Several cities’ plans for the weekend
By MARGARET CLAUGHTON
Tlte Battalion
(=( Houston will host the 1993
Houston Freedom Fest at Buffalo Bayou Park
(713/496-2177) on July 4th.
(=( Dallas will host the 1993
Dallas Freedom Fest at Fair Park (214/890-
2911) on July 4.
A four-day weekend and a holiday — the
perfect ingredients for a full-blown road trip.
Texas A&M students, faculty and staff have a
chance to travel and celebrate Independence
day throughout the state of Texas.
Several Texas cities have planned a med
ley of mass celebrations for the Fourth of July
weekend.
d, College Station's Wolf Pen
Creek Amphitheater (764-3486) will host a
4th of July Extravaganza on July 3.
From 6-8 p.m. there will be concessions,
games and entertainment for the family.
From 8-10 p.m. programs and festivities
are scheduled including special guest ap
pearances from the Rockefellas and others.
The largest fireworks display in the area
to date is scheduled for around 9:45 p.m..
The Extravaganza is sponsored by the
College Station Noon Lions Club, City of
College Station, Post Oak Mall and KTEX
106.1. All proceeds go to Sight First.
d In Bryan. Fun Fly '93 will be
held July 3 and 4 on Coulter Field (778-6120).
Fun Fly '93 will include airplane rides, arts
&crafts, food and drinks, pyrotechnics demo, a
silent auction, and World War II displays.
Hours are from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Satur
day and from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
Fun Fly '93 is presented by the Post Oak
Mall Lions Club with the participation of the
confederate Air force "Aggie Wing" and
KORA/KTAM Radio.
The concert schedule is as follows:
• Ms. Francis and the Rhythm at 12:30 p.m.
• The Roadkings at 1:15 p.m.
• Stephen Stills at 2:30 p.m.
• Hal Ketchum at 3:45 p.m.
• Ms. Molly and the Whips at 5:15 p.m.
• Sammy Kershaw at 6:30 p.m.
• The Doobie Brothers at 8:15 p.m.
A fireworks display is scheduled for
9:30 p.m.
The 1993 Houston Freedom Fest is spon
sored by Budweiser and benefits Texas Parks
and Wildlife. Admission is free. Park gates
will open at 11 a.m.
£( Awstin's Zilker Park
(512/472-4914) will be the sight of the 1993
Austin Freedom Fest. The Fest will include
concessions,live entertainment and a chil
dren's area including a carnival.
Performances are as follows:
• Joe Rockhead at 1:25 p.m.
• Ian Moore at 2:30 p.m.
• The Doobie Brothers at 4:30 p.m.
• The Romantics at 5:15 p.m.
• The Smithereens at 6:50 p.m.
• Melissa Ethridge at 8:45 p.m.
The park's special attractions will be open
at these times:
• Dallas Aquarium, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
• The Dallas Museum of Natural History,
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• The Science Place and Planetarium, 9:30
p.m.-5:30 p.m.
• The age of Steam Railroad Museum, 11
a.m.-5 p.m.
• The Children's Area, noon to 11:30 p.m.
• The Midway Rides, noon to 11:30 p.m.
• The Hall of State Exhibits, 1 p.m. -5
Live entertainment at Fair Park is sched
uled as follows: r, nr v ,
KPLX stage
• Sonny Burgess at 1 p.m.
• Sammy Kershaw at 2:15 p.m.
• John Henderson at 4:15 p.m.
• Southern Wind at 6:15 p.m.
• Hal Ketchum at 8:30 p.m.
STARPLEX stage
• America at 5:15 p.m.
• Stephen Stills at 6:45 p.m.
• Joe Walsh/Glenn Frey at 8:30 p.m.
KAAM Big Band Shell Stage
• Sounds of the Andrews Sisters per
formed by Three Times a Lady at 8 p.m.
• Dallas Wind Symphony performs a pa
triotic salute at 9 p.m.
A laser show is planned for 10 p.m. and at
10:10 there will be a fireworks display.
Admission to Freedom Fest is free, how
ever, a $2 donation is requested to benefit
Texas Parks and Wildlife.
There will be a fire works display at 9:30
p.m. Admission to Freedom Fest is free. A
$2 donation is requested.
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Cruise excels
By JOHN BAYLESS
The Battalion
"The Firm"
Starring Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehom,
Gene Hackman Ed Harris, Holly
Hunter and David Strathaim
Directed by Sydney Pollack
Rated R
Playing at Post Oak III
You're young. You're poor. You just
graduated in the top five of your Har
vard class with a huge student loan
debt. If a law firm offered you a job for
$96,000 per year with a free car, would
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you turn it down? Not even if the firm
wants to know a little personal informa
tion about your family and about your
relationship with your wife? No, you
won't.
And you-.also won't be able to tear
your eyes away from the movie screen
in this fast-paced adaptation of John Gr
isham's bestseller "The Firm." The
movie, like the book, builds steadily to
ward a roaring climax that will leave
you reeling.
However, "The Firm" is a movie in
the spirit of the book, and not a scene-
See 'The Firm'/Page 5
Academy-award winner Gene Hackman (left) and Tom Cruise star in The Firm.' Mitch
McDeere (Cruise) begins working for a small law firm, not knowing he can never quit.
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‘Last Action Hero’ soundtrack.
A collection of singles
By JASON LOUGHMAN
The Battalion
"Last Action Hero"
Soundtrack
Heavy Metal
Columbia Records
Heavy metal listeners who
are prone to buying cassette
or CD singles are those most
likely to enjoy the "Last Ac
tion Hero" soundtrack with
songs by AC/DC, Alice in
Chains, Megadeth, Queen-
sryche, Tesla and others.
However, for those who
have heard three or four of
these songs on the radio and
wonder what the rest of the
soundtrack is like, well ...the
See Soundtrack/Page 5
Ziggy Harley’s ‘Joy & blues’
dome good, mostly zzzzzzz. . .
By JACQUELINE AYOTTE
The Battalion
"Joy and Blues"
Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers
Reggae
Capitol Records
Ziggy Marley's "Joy and Blues"
will make you groove along in some
parts, and want to fall asleep in others.
The easiest way to tell if a reggae
song is really worth listening to is to
give it the sway test. If a reggae song
doesn't force you to get up and jam,
then there's something wrong.
Unfortunately, the only songs in
See Marley/Page 5
Mr. Wilson comes to life
Matthau saves ‘Dennis’
By JACQUELINE
AYOTTE
The Battalion
"Dennis the Menace"
Starring Walter Matthau,
Christopher Lloyd,
Joan Playwright and
Mason Gamble
Directed by Nick Castle
Rated PG
Playing at Manor East III
Talk about a comic
strip coming to life.
Matthau's ingenious por
trayal of Mr. Wilson, that
short temper and irre
sistible cranky side jumps
out of the comics and
transforms into the real
life crabby neighbor we
all love to laugh at.
With Matthau, this
film resists the temptation
of fading into a field of
conventional corn.
Dennis (Mason Gam-
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Walter
See 'Dennis'/Page 5
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with Mason Gamble as "Dennis the Menace."
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