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January 31,1 The Battalion iednesday inuary 31,1996 Aggielife Page 3 3 to the system, ty taking placeot s illegal activities. (' any serious at ss to the adminis ms are not a ma ; aputer violations uthorized useol >iracy. •tor for Coinput said many stu lenge of commit glory of... beinj said. It is criminal Student Judicial 1 department, lent Judicial Ser-j iputer violation! on from the Uni- 3 criminal histoiy it students learn office, some stu- if not two, cases in warnings but jolicy),” she said, e University." nputer violations ■e becoming corn- gains popularity. The Nixons bring uniqueness to B-CS lie Nixons are performing tonight at the Dixie Theatre. come ind ), a professional College of Bust lelping Whittak- useum concept, m ages 1 to 13 ssup said. “Par- . too. 1 have vis- useums all over i my family and ag my kids out o leave because t so much fun.” is scheduled to 3 years, and the d a location, n’t decided on a nuseum;’’TVhit aough a prime ation is the old ig in Bryan.” gets underway, he hopes A&M ;e an interest in ’s museum will >r student orga- mlunteer work," s one of 41 peo- i 521 applicants ;g grants, which .side each appli jertise. By Amy Uptmor The Battalion C omparisons between new comers The Nixons and the established Pearl Jam have abounded from critics and fans alike. But The Nixons’ lead singer Zac Maloy just doesn’t see the connection. “I personally don’t hear it,” Maloy said. “They’re a rock band with a singer that sings roughly in the same register as me, but that’s it.” As far as comparisons go, Maloy said his band, which is performing tonight at the Dixie Theatre, should not be categorized at all, much less with Pearl Jam. “People ask me what kind of a band we are and I tell them, ‘You make that decision; you tell me,”’ he said. “I think at times, we sound way different from a band like Pearl Jam.” The Nixons’ road to stardom be gan about four years ago in the unexpected town of Oklahoma City. Maloy, then a political sci ence and communications double major in college who hoped to go to law school, was in a band with fel low Nixon Jesse Davis. “We knew Ricky (Brooks, The Nixons’ bassist) and John (Humphrey, The Nixons’ drum mer) were in another band in Ok lahoma City, so we just kind of came together,” Maloy said. As for starting a band in Okla homa City, Maloy said the music scene wasn’t bad, especially con sidering its proximity to Dallas. “Dallas is only three hours south, so we played Dallas more,” he said. “Our first show was on a Tues day night at Trees (a club in Dal las), and it was free. We practical ly had to pay people to get them there. We played around Texas a lot. We played in College Station to two or three people, and it’s just grown since then.” Despite the success of The Nixons' first two indie recordings, it took a knock on the door from MCA records for Maloy to realize he might not be going to law school after all. “The college band was just for fun,” he said. “We decided to give it a shot and went out and just started playing. “When we got signed to MCA, it was a point when we saw this was for real.” Foma, The Nixons’ first album on MCA records, was released in 1995, shortly after the band was signed to the label. Despite its quick release, Maloy said Foma rep resents the best of The Nixons. “We recorded basically every thing that we thought was conceiv able,” he said. “We had about 20 songs, and we picked the 12 best.” Even though the album and song title, Foma, is taken from the works of Kurt Vonnegut, Maloy said there is no story be hind the band’s name. Neverthe less, Maloy said many artists and writers have influenced his mu sic, including some rather unex pected performers. “The Toadies are a great new band with a good sound,” he said, “but, honestly, I listen to Lyle Lovett and Dwight Yoakum more than anyone else.” Several of the songs on Foma appeared on the band’s 1994 indie LP album, Halo, including “Sis ter,” whose success on the radio was not only a factor in the band’s signing, but also in Foriia’s latest blast of stardom. See Nixons, Page 4 The Wheel World fewer cars would make world a better place Life without a car is hectic, inconvenient M Jeremy Hubble Columnist D espite constant dieting, the American pub ic continues to get fat- Oui-physical con dition is despicable. The environment, is king destroyed by pollution. And, to top ’, nobody can find aparking place on campus. There is one simple solution. Ban cars. What started out as a great in novation has now transformed it self into a nightmare and an ex cuse for laziness. People jump in car and drive 50 feet for a pack of gum. And we wonder why we’re faining weight. Take care of a few problems and College Station will iethe perfect bike ;own. We already have like lanes, sidewalks md public transporta- Aon to facilitate car- tee transportation. 'Mortunately, step m campus, and this feat planning gives fay to mayhem. Drivers just can’t ieera to understand tie meaning of “Bi- tyclesOnly.” Bike bes are often in- caded for passen [erdrop off, free larking and ffiergency pass- ng. With cars ing up the liSf ■'TvO bicycle lanes, bicyclists are forced to the sidewalks, creating a chaotic tur moil as they try to dodge pedestrians. Even after having their lane stolen, biking still remains the fastest way to get to class. Driving, it takes five minutes to get to campus, then up to an hour or more nav igating campus traffic, search ing for a parking place and walking to class. A biker simply whizzes by the traffic, arriving directly to class in 10 to 20 minutes. In the driver’s best-case scenario, he might ar rive right before the cyclist. In the worst-case scenario, he’d arrive just in time to hear the professor an nounce the next day’s assignment. The biggest problem facing bicyclists is bad weather. Riding a 1 bike suddenly gets a lot harder when freezing rain is pour ing down. A&M tried to provide an option by providing commuter bus service. Unfortunately, with slow service, long stops and campus traffic, you can just about make it to campus faster walk ing. And don’t even try to pay the bus fare on the spot. Now, it’s either plead a ride or have fun in the cold. Luckily, cold weather is not a common occur rence in College Station. Hopeful ly, in the future we’ll see bike ac cessories such as a lightweight plastic roof, a CD player and a so lar generator. With advancements in alterna tive transportation, cars can be eliminated along with a host of other social problems. Obesity would be curbed, and physical conditions would im prove as people propel them selves. Even leisure time would increase as people combine trans portation and exercise in one. In addition, crime would take a nose dive. There’d be no DWIs. A drunk roller-blader will fall on his face before causing a death. In creased physical activity also contributes to in creased emotional stabili ty and less propensity to ward crime. Without cars’ heavy loads, highway mainte nance costs will be re duced, cutting the gov ernment debt. Persona] fi nancial conditions will im prove because money spent on car loans could be freely spent elsewhere. The world would be a better place to live. And it all starts with riding our bikes to school. Jeremy Hubble is a ju nior civil engineering major. Jonathan Faber Columnist -any students drive to class _every day. lougn sometimes convenient, parking on campus usually entails paying for a parking tag, an hourly rate in a garage or pay lot, or if you don’t use either of those, the occasional yellow PTTS enve lope under your wiper blade. Luckily, I don’t have to worry about any of those things. No, I don’t have some wonderful sys tem of eluding the parking au thorities — my parents wouldn’t let me bring a car to college. My freshman year was easy. I met everyone on my floor, found out where everyone was from, what major they were and whether or not \ they had a car. If they said yes to the last ‘ '• s - criterion, we became good friends quickly. “Hey Steve, feel like going to the mall?” Or, “Mary, didn’t you say you needed to get some food at Wal-Mart? Oh, really . . . want some company?” If I was really lucky, someone might say some thing like, “Well, Jonathan, I don’t • reall y nee< 1 \ go, but here are my keys.” These situa tions were great. I would run my errand, or any others that I thought may come up that week, stop at a gas station on the way back and put $2 or S3 of gas into the tank to express my gratitude. I found that a little politeness went a long way. My sophomore year was a little different. It was my first semester as a resident adviser, and my new residents were eager to kiss up to me in return for some special con sideration if they were, to say, have a party in their room at some later date. I always had a ride wherever I needed to go. This year, however, things are different. I now live in Bryan, far from the festivities of the bustling College Sta tion nightlife. Friends are reluctant to drive “all the"way” out here (it’s only about two miles) to pick me up or drop me off after a night of partying. Getting to and from school usually isn’t a problem, since a shuttle bus picks up a load of students every 15 min utes from early morning until about 5 p.m. The problem usually occurs when I try to get home after a fine after noon of studying in the library and I walk to the bus stop to find the last bus left 10 minutes ago. This exact situation happened two Fridays ago, and I was forced to walk home from cam pus. It took me 46 minutes walk ing at a brisk pace through the freezing cold. Crazy drivers al most hit me at times, and anoth er bus passed me midway through my cross-town jaunt. But at least I’m not bitter. Actually, I had a good time on my walk. I had time to think about the day’s lectures, what I had read while studying, what I was going to do about a girl I had wanted to go out with who would n’t call me back and what the cafeteria would be serving for din ner when I got home. I think I found some an- \ swers, but I’m still looking for suggestions about the girl. I guess living without a car isn’t so bad. I would probably Hnrve many more expenses than I have now, like gas, repairs and the occasional yellow enve lope. I also would have to put up with peo ple asking for a ride all the time. Man, that would be a pain. Jonathan Faber is a junior finance major. j© cQ? 0th @ i am Jay to a Seat! PTEST LAN ATTENTION SENIORS!!! Apply now for the MSC Spring Leadership Trip!!! Mission San Antonio: Adapting for Success Apply now and get the opportunity to attend. You will be one of only 50 students to indulge in the Culture, Leadership and Business Opportunities that await you. 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