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The most important thing about Saito’s craft, she said, is focus. “I have to know what I’m singing,” Saito said. “I can’t think about anything else. Each song has feeling and meaning, and I have to concentrate on those certain feelings.” Recently, Saito has traveled throughout the United States and Europe making solo and operatic appearances. Saito said she considers herself a recital singer now, but hopes to be considered both a recital and an opera singer in the future. Two years ago, Saito met B-CS resident, Pat Peters, at a performance in Boston. Saito had covered for someone who was sick, and Peters fell in love with her work. That began a two-year battle with scheduling conflicts to bring Saito to College Station. Saito’s performance will include works by Franz Schubert, Richard Strauss and Kosaku Yamada. The winner of the 1992 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, Saito and pianist, Dale Dietert, will travel to Los Angeles and Washington after their performance here. Tonight’s concert begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are available for $8 at the MSC Box Office. The University Chamber Concerts with a performance by Japanese sc season will conclude tonight iprano Kyoko Saito in Rudder. jMembe ipoitunity ■dy elect |fIn the r c ide the cl geratc allc Ithe electio ^Leslie l^lman, s. t0 the halh D“In the n |r banq [usually Ic septative c lure more ilpation. ■She sai< [to donate Hnal $4- Bash and [be the mo ■Trevim searching ■j picket IThe Cl a 1883 llhis cl; expires: 03-31-94 Got a CD Rom Drive? We RENT IBM and MAC CD's!! Guide Continued from Page 3 1705 Texas Ave., Culpepper Plaza 693-1706 M /VUERICAN /MARKETING /ISBOCMTION AMERICAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION Speaker meeting featuring Yvonne Allen Manager of Taco Bell "Opportunity Rings A Bell" • Job opportunities available • Changing their image TACO 'BELL Tuesday, March 29, 1994 Blocker 153 8:00 p.m. presidents are assigned to programming, administration, operations or development. “Basically, I work as a liaison between the student body president and certain committees,” Keating said. “These include the radio show, the public information office and the traditions council.” Following the executive branch is the legislative branch, or the student senate. It is made up of the speaker of the senate, the speaker pro tempore, the committee chairs and the senators. Basically, senators write bills to present to the senate, which they further debate and vote on. Although a large number of issues concern parking issues, Keating said some of the current bills concern issues such as student fee increases, honors disciplinary councils and on- campus daycare. Finally, comes the judiciary branch, which consists of the judiciary board chair and its judiciary members. This branch is designed to enforce the rules and regulations passed by the ffi ;y ai senate. It giv members if tl requirements. Elections will bi Thursday in Blocker, Evans Library and th< will be set for class cc else who doesn’t get Crain said. :ers in < tW 188 3 tioi locat< the power K y train 1 onllict wilh th collegi ■ Col Icq ■ held Wednesda’ construct Zachry, Kleberg, Si would be MSC. Run-ofl elt plJys froi uncil of ficers and a would fur S I percent of the of College ■rd of tl “Just remember,” Crain said, “thep Ajdassd you vote for is the person you are choosinfB* represent you as a student at Texas A&M. may be the only chance you have to voice™ opinion.” II This summer, attend Colorado State and earn credits during 4-, 8-, or 12-week terms. Courses begin May 16, June 13 and July 11 No formal admission requirements Call for a free ‘94 Summer Bulletin 1-800-854-6456 Colorado University Fill Apartments Continued from Page 1 College Station; especially of multifamily complexes which include apartments, condos, townhouses and duplexes. In fact, until last year, no significant number of new multifami ly units has been built since the early 1980s. In 1993, 134 new multifamily units were built. Just in January of this year, permits have been issued allowing an additonal 444 multi-units to be built; a significant increase from the 8 built just two years ago. One new complex, the Enclave, is under construction on Holleman Drive. It is sched uled to be completed in August. John Godfrey, president of Godfrey Devel opment Co., said Enclave Associates, whom his company contracts with, decided to build the new complex to ease the intense demand for apartment housing. “We read that people had to go to Hearne, Caldwell and even Navasota for a place to live. So we did our own research and judging from construction costs and demand, decided it was a good time to build,” Godfrey said. Another complex, owned by Galindo Inc., is also underway on Villa Maria. The West University Oaks complex is expected to be completed in August as well. Juanita Howard, manager for Galindo Inc., said their company also decided to build in response to the need for apartments in Bryan-College Station. So is this new surge in building going to make a difference in rent prices? “Yes,” Jones said. "Prices are going to go up, but they are not going to go up as much.” Both Jones and Robert Branson, president of Branson Research, predict the new com plexes to be at least as expensive as the older ones. They said the cost of construction is one factor that keeps rental prices high. “Rents might continue to go up mostly be cause of the current cost of construction,” Jones said. Jones also said he expects companies to continue building at the current rent prices in the Bryan-College Station market due to esti mates that the Bryan-College Station popula tion will continue to grow. “Projections for population are up,” he Continut said. “So I think construction is going toe tinue.” However, Branson said rent prices willliF to go up even more before building comi; ues. “Rental rates on the average are notkj enough to pay for new building costs,, said. 1 1 see rents going up over time.’ Godfrey said he thinks the rising rentsr not unwarranted. “I’ve heard many complaints about thet.-f’ tf) °^ ing rents,” he said. “But what studentsdorJjyy 165 ' 5 understand is that you can’t rent a placetk! ] ^ c ^ c cost $ 1 00,000 to build for $300 a month.' ^ u j'P ose( i 0 k Should I “He f home ai said. “I didn’t w home ans Ijohnsc to tell he Yet, those who do not appreciate the er rents wonder what it will take forretl d prices to stabilize or even drop. Jones si building activity will have to increase and4 mand will have to decrease before rents rnvc ^ ne drop. soil said. ’] don’t see it happening too soon. , h’eop have no < (The s said. “In the ‘80s, rents fell in response Johnson massive overbuilding. But until this year, I haven’t haven’t been building fast enough to with population increase.” The stalk i Johns< number have hac and to b< cuss issut Study’s results take heat off ‘NYPD Blue The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — If you’re looking for a bit of TV titillation, or trying to avoid it, you may be in need of informed guidance. Despite its reputation, “NYPD Blue” is a veritable bluenose compared with some of the bawdier comedies, according to a new study out of Florida State University. “NYPD Blue” tends to play nude peekaboo, but a review of 2 1 hours of broadcast television — including other dramas and sitcoms — found the comedies routinely pack the most profanity and sexual innuendo. ABC’s police drama gets the conservative Rev. Donald Wildmon riled up, but viewers of “NYPD Blue” are likely to come away with little more than creative uses of a few swear words. (Well, there is the additional satisfaction of seeing a first-rate drama that respects the intelligence of viewers, but let’s not start muddying the waters). Some of those sitcoms, though . . . well, pull the blinds and send the kids to bed; this is hot stuff. The comedies studied had, on average, nearly triple the number of sexual references as “NYPD Blue.” Parents, beware: You can’t rely on a pre-1 0 p.m. time slot or laugh track as a barometer of raciness. Barbara Kaye, a Ph.D. candidate in Florida State’s Department of Communication, decided to research the topic after the local ABC affiliate initially refused to broadcast “NYPD Blue.” “I wondered if it was really that bad, and about what we’re already seeing on TV,” Kaye said by phone from Tallahassee. She workea with doctoral student Lucia Fishburne and coauthor Barry Sapolsky, an associate professor. They studied series which, according to a poll of Florida State students, appeared to have the 222 JOIN PROJECT BELONG FOR SUMMER OR FALL COHORTS EARN VALUABLE EXPERIENCE AND COURSE CREDITS WHILE MENTORING AN AT-RISK YOUTH Applicants are REQUIRED to attend a two-day orientation meeting Tuesday, March 29: 7:00-8:30 pm, Room 108 Psychology and *** Wednesday, March 30: 6:30 - 8:30 pm, Room 106 Psychology Requirements: 1) at least one semester at A&M with minimum 2.0 GPA 2) make a 2 semester commitment to BELONG 3) provide transportation or have access to it For details, CALL project BELONG staff at 845-8800. E-mail: postmaster@ppri.tamu.edu ■ "Rapt jpmson is i lie ulti ■ Guest ■aduate most sexual content. Progrirl from the four broadcast netv®| were taped and scrutinizei including ABC’s “Roseanne’ic Fox Broadcasting Co.’s "Manii [j with Children.” The researchers random!I selected three episodes of ei( li show; they excluded the firstPI hours of ‘NYPD Blue,” howevet because debut episodes tend tot'll exaggerated to gain attention, hi I said. V She acknowledged that it k show’s initial episode contained l fairly graphic (for televisioi| bedroom scene. > However, the three episodif^ studied contained no incidents! implied or explicit sex, altho|| there was one shot of rear nw nudity and the partial baring of woman’s breast, the researchet found. But when it came to sexualij in general, such as language^ topics, the incidence was neil three times greater on sitco® than on “NYPD Blue” — a pf half-hour average of 13.5®' comedies vs. 5 on the pdfl drama. On an episode of "Rosean® for example, masturbation '4 openly discussed after a youngs 1 * was caught in the act. “Can you imagine the Bea'’* saying that to Eddie? m watching it with your parents’] marveled Kaye, referring || characters on the old “Leave i 1 f Beaver” series. M There were slightly more seflsj references on other dramas •"I average of 6.1 per half hoi compared to “NYPD BlueV I Some, such as Fox’s “Melr® 1 ] Place,” were much higher: l’i per half hour. Profanity also was examinfj with the scholars creating a chart of 3 0 offensive terms! 1 gestures divided into curs ( j blasphemy, profanity and so on And darn it, there was 4 evidence: “NYPD Blue” contain 1 ! significantly more of so [ | language than other dramas. 0k, I k 1 dMn' best c bored kick-b svalkf Ji