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r 1996 WOMEN’S WEEK AWARDS Texas A&M University’s Women’s Week Awards, established in 1994 as part of Women’s Week, are designed to honor Texas A&M University students, staff, faculty and administrators who encourage and promote the sensitivity to and awareness of issues that relate to women. Categories (one award will be given in each category) Student Staff Faculty Administrator Currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate/professional student Employees other than faculty or administration Tenure track or non-tenure track faculty Department head level or above NOMINATIONS DUE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29 BY 5:00 P.M. Please contact the Vice President for Student Affairs Office at 845-4728 for further information. Nomination forms can be picked up on 10th Floor Rudder Tower. L. 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II 1 800 842-2733,'ext. 5509, For a current CREF prospec ■ • I nc.. f upper-Directoro 'Analytical Do to, 1995 (Quarterly) ' ‘ 'nvist ot send money. Page 4 • The Battalion Aggielife Monday • February 26, 2Pac throws away talent on self-indulgent All Eyez On M By Rob Clark The Batt alion Dear 2Pac, oh troubled soul, why must you waste your talent? 2Pac is to rap what Mike Tyson is to boxing. With a wealth of talent for style, intelligent and thought-provoking lyrics, and more charisma than anyone else in the rap game, 2Pac has every thing going for him. Everything except a nasty habit for getting in trouble with the police, that is. Fresh out of jail on sexual as sault charges, 2Pac returns with All Eyez On Me, appropriately ti tled for all the controversies sur rounding his every move. But no remorse or regret is evi dent on the album. Instead, 2Pac displays a newfound paranoia that the walls are closing in on him. There’s nowhere to turn, it seems, except for his new home at Death Row Records, where Dr. Dre has taken him under his wing and made him the latest ca nine in his dog pound. Dismissals of the legal system are to be expected from a per former frequently behind bars, but 2Pac just doesn’t explore it well enough. Ironically, he could have learned a great deal from fellow star/suspect Snoop Doggy Dogg. Snoop’s “Murder Was The Case” displays the thought process of a man tormented by in ner city crime. But 2Pac defends himself in a state of denial to the point of ex haustion. “Only God Can Judge Me” seems to be the theme of the entire album. Album Review 2Pac All Eyez On Me Death > Row/lnterscope ^,Decorrfs The bright spots come mainly from the array of guest stars. Dr. Dre lends his production and vo cal skills to the excellent “Califor nia Love.” Stealing the show, however is Roger Troutman, of the old funk group Zapp, who adds his unique computer-box vo- 2Pac's latest album is titled All Eyt cals to the song. Elqually impressive is Nate Dogg, who seems to make a habit of improving rap songs with his smooth choruses, as in “All About U.” Despite the song’s inane topic — skank women who seem to show up in rap videos — the song is one of 2Pac’s most danceable and appealing on the album. Snoop makes a strong appearance on “2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted.” The contrast makes the song, as 2Pac’s gruff style mesh es perfectly with Snoop’s rhythmic drawl. Grossly misused, however, is George Clin ton, the man who opened doors for Dre’s G—funk style. “Can’t C Me” lacks Clinton’s funk power, and throws it back into the already- crowded pool of mediocre tracks. Unfortunately, 2Pac proves misogyny is alive and well in rap. Unlike his hit “Keep Ya Head z On Me. Up,” several tracks show deep scntment for women. The all often used degrading labelsol “bitches and hoes” are litterefi throughout the album, especial on “Skandalouz” and “Wonder Why They Call You Bitch." It’s nothing shocking,but® taindy nothing special. But audiences are 2Pac, as All Eyez On Me deb® at No. 1 on the Billboard alb® charts last week. And its state as rap’s first double album is £ impressive undertaking. But more than half of the songs are throwaways, anli would have had a greaterit pact if the garbage had been disposed of. Instead, what could lave been a tight, effective alb® reduced to a self-indulgent two-hour snooze fest. 2Pac is wasting whateirf be the strongest sourceoftel- ent in rap. His recordsitaubf selling, but his style is mi®! Perhaps all the eyes on should just look the other it*! Unforgettable leaves viewers unfulfille M&vie Review Unforgettable Starring: Ray Llotta and Linda Fiorentino Directed by: John Dahl Rated: R IS By Kristina Buffin The Battalion To relieve the guilt of his wife’s murder, Dr. David Krane (Ray Liotta), is bound and determined to find the people re sponsible for his wife’s death. Krane is willing to do anything, including making himself a human laboratory experiment. At a banquet, Krane meets Dr. Martha Briggs (Linda Fiorentino) who is conducting memory re search in rats. She is trying to determine whether or not she can inject cerebral fluid from a rat that knows how to successfully run a maze into another rat to see if memory can be transferred from one en tity to another. Krane decides to test this memory stimulant on himself to become the first human experiment, un beknownst to Dr. Briggs. What results is an addic tion for Krane. Despite the serious side effects, Krane injects himself with anyone, from his wife’s to a police detectives, cerebral fluid. Unforgettable is unlike many other murder sus pense movies which have been re leased recently. Just when you fig® out who did it, the plot takes an foreseeable twist. Director John Daul does a goodjol with shot sequence. The scenes wher Krane has memory flashbacks are fectly sequenced. Liotta does a good job of portrayir the medical examiner who just cap get over his wife’s death. Krane is at coholic who was out getting sloshed the time of his wife’s murder and blames hirasel though the charges against him were dropped. Fiorentino, who starred in The Last Seduction and (Jade, is convincing as the neurologist who Is an ordinary life until she gets caught upinKrar. quest to uncover who and why his wife was The only bad part of the movie comes attheeo The writer must have decided to tease the autfe After discovering who murdered his wife, the aid 1 1 ence is left with a dream by Krane, whereheseS his wife again. However, the movie fails to info® the audience what happens to Krane. What makes it even worse. Unforgettable, tk movie’s namesake, sung by Nat King Cole, ispla? during the dream sequence. This cheese ruined2■' fectly good movie. - - ■ IL fiSF3z= All students, faculty and staff are invited to attend public hearings to discuss an increase of the General Use Fee Monday, February 26, 1996 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Rudder Theatre Tuesday, February 27, 1996 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. ! Rudder Theatre Office of the President, Texas A&M University