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The picture is not as hopeful with re gard to theatrical films on television." —Jeffery Cole director of UCLA’s Center for Communications Policy ge Fis Amy ieBM However, nearly half of the theatrical films shown .on network television raise serious con cerns about violence, as did many Saturday morning children’s shows as well as promotions for programming. “We found relatively few issues of great con cern within television series,” Cole said. “The picture is not as hopeful with regard to theatri cal films on television.” Of 118 films in the study, 50 — about 42 per cent — raised concerns about violence. In one, Marked for Death, Cole said, “you can hear the spine crack and almost see an impalement.” In children’s programming, the study parli larly criticized shows that featured whatCt called “sinister combat violence” — unrelenti fights between figures of good and evil, singled out include X-Men and Teenage Ninja Turtles. Cole stressed that the study did not count up the incidents of violence in any progrs but tried to look at violent scenes in contexts as whether scenes are particularly gory or viewers are made aware of the consequences of, violence depicted. The series that had the most incident questionable violence — 12 over the season were Walker, Texas, Ranger, Mantis and Thi Files. Others were Due South, Lois & Clark: T/icjj Adventures of Superman, Fortune Hunter,m from the Crypt, VR.5, Marker and America's hi niest Home Videos. The $500,000 study was financed by ABC,CtBj’ ( j e g NBC and Fox Broadcasting Co., but Cole said{|L g hm researchers were not under network control.B said the networks d copies of the 181-p^ gg } e study at the same time it was publicly released.B^gg Although he welcomed the networks’ decisiorBL “p take part in the study, he noted it was l ar gdj:B, es j ir result of political pressure brought to bearB roU ^ members of Congress and others concerned afc ^ violence in the medium. The study is the first of three reports that part of the network-financed project. The next port, reviewing the 1995-96 season, will be leased next year. Buc and a neerir thougl fog lea Upperc the oq EOPLE IN THE NEWS Carter teams with daughter for book ATLANTA (AP) — Peace ne gotiator, poet and former presi dent, Jimmy Carter, has written his first chil- “My father and I have had a pleasant relationship, but meet ing the ambitious publisher’s deadline has been quite difficult for me,” she said. Washington wasnc quick to pursue da Bochco denies dren’s book. The Little Baby Snoogle- Fleejer, sched uled for re lease in No vember by Times Books, was written by Carter and illustrated by his daughter, Amy. The book, about a sea monster that be friends a boy, is based on a story Carter used to tell his children when they were young. Amy, a graduate student in art, said the collaboration with her father worked well. Simpson inspiration wi A.L.O. will c ships,’ A.I every issues time when A.L.C Carter LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steven Bochco denies the O.J. Simpson murder trial inspired his new legal drama Murder One, which follows the same tri al over an entire season. Nor is Bochco, who produced LA Law, concerned about the Simpson trial sapping public ap petite for legal thrillers. “I suppose there’s a risk there, but I think court trials, murder trials, murder mysteries, you know, all of which are sort of embodied in this kind of a show, have always been fascinating to people, to the degree that they’re compellingly told,” he said. The show debuted last night. LOS ANGELES (AP)-. zel Washington credits an boys education with making painfully shy around women. “When I was in colleges! couldn’t get a girlfriend, I was anybody’s sex symbol then, actor told the TV show Extra a segment to be broadcast tod; The I “I went to a private school.: all-hoys school in high school.' I came out, what I liketosay, ; cially retarded,” Washing! said. “I just had no clue ofh of 19! you talk to girls.” ,, Fc In college, secretly ini memi with a fellow student, he str prais gled to muster the courage to New proach her. Ja “I was like, ‘Come Tuesds soph I’m going to talk to her,”’he called. “I was a little slow those days.” Washington, 41, has bee: married for 13 years. Free Computing Courses! Computing and Information Services (CIS) offers short courses free of charge for every one at Texas A&M University. No pre-registration is necessary. All courses are offered on a first-come first-served basis. For more information, call 845-8300 or 802-3139. Microcomputing Short Courses For more information, call 862-3139. •Introduction to the Emacs Text Editor 6:30-8:00 pm Mon. Sept. 18 116 Bright •The Access System lo:oo am Tue. Sept. 19 & Wed. Sept. 20 121 West Campus Library •Introduction to the Vi Text Editor 6:30-8:00 pm Wed. Sept. 20 116 Bright •Introduction to Macintosh 10:00 am Wed. Sept. 13 121 West Campus Library Supercomputing Short Courses Wylbur and VM/VMS Short Courses For more information, call 845-8300. 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