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ALSO, CATCH THEM LIVE WITH THE RAINRAVENS THAT HIOHT AT THE DIXIE THEATRE. 13.95 CD ’SALE PRICED THRU 7/2/96 FREE REFRESHMENTS WITH ID COURTEST OF: AUSTW TEXAS vvww.celis.com msLin S4S-00 1 '7 Page 6 • The Battalion • Thursday, june 27, 1996 Gay literature opens eyes to others' lives The study of English lan guage and literature is essential to our understanding of our cul ture and our relationships to it. This understanding is crucial to all of us, no matter what our in terests or future profession. Through literature one can ex perience the lives of a different gender,class, race, culture and yes, even sexual orientation. Gay and Lesbian Literature is not a celebration of homo sexuality. Nor does it “take the spotlight off the authors’ work and shine it on his (her) per sonal life.” Most importantly, our professor never attempted to “further homosexual inter ests in class.” Gay and Lesbian Literature is the only class I have taken where sexuality is discussed openly. Homosexuality may be just a “behavior” in the eyes of some, but it is a “behavior” that affects a person’s life immensely. Some may question why A&M would want a class that focuses on authors with this one trait, but if you were to ex amine the reading list for this class you would find authors from classical antiquity, pre sent-day America, Victorian England, men, women, aristo crats, poor-white trash, etc. And while these authors all lived vastly different lives, this “one trait” colored all their ex periences. Perhaps if being gay were considered as normal as having swimming as a hobby, these authors would not have had to record for all time their ostracism and subsequent loneliness and pain. It is important that homo sexuals’ contributions to litera ture be recognized. Far from being a subversive group of child-molesting perverts who are out to undermine society, gays are just people. People who live and love and feel pain just like everyone else. The only difference is that gays have been forced to do all this out of the view of mainstream society. Their literature en lightens the average Jane to their lives. Kristin DeLuca Class of ’96 Course contributes to intellectual thought The opinions expressed by David Recht in his column on the gay and lesbian literature course that I teach are based on a lack of information and there fore grossly distort both the na ture and purpose of this course. If you are interested in under standing what this course is re ally about, and how it is an in tegral part of the study of liter ature, please begin by consult ing the description of this course on the web, reached by its link on the English Depart ment home page. A list of read ings is included. The course explores the vari eties of human experience as they are conveyed by literature. Reform Party to convene on TV DALLAS (AP) — Ross Perot doesn’t expect people to trek cross country to attend the Reform Party’s two-part nominating convention in August: Folks can settle into their recliners and take it in on TV. Substituting satellite technology for human contact, organizers are casting the convention as a giant high-tech town meeting in the tradition of New England town-hall gatherings. “The communications systems are there to include more people in the Democratic process,” said Russ Verney, the Reform Party’s national coordinator. “A lot of people will be able to sit in their liv ing room. Our national convention is not expected to draw people from across the country to attend in person.” Even without cramming thousands of flag-waving, screaming dele gates into a bunting-and-balloon-filled hall, Verney expects the Re form Party convention to generate excitement and rally the troops. But Curtis Cans, director of the Committee for the Study of the American Electorate, fears something will be lost in the high-tech translation. “You sacrifice the human aspects of coming together at the polls and conventions,” he said. “The question of politics through elec tronics rather than through people is not a good development for our society.” The Reform Party already had wandered from the traditional party path by splitting its convention into two pieces. On Aug. 11, the party will hold one day of nominating speeches in Long Beach, Calif. Then on Aug. 18, the party will announce its presidential candi date at Valley Forge, Pa. C-SPAN, the public affairs cable network, has committed to showing both segments, said Perot spokeswoman Sharon Holman. In the week-long intermission between the two sessions, Reform Party members will vote on their presidential choice. They’ll be able to do so through computer linkups, the telephone or by mail. “People who signed our petitions will ultimately get an identifica tion number to validate their voting,” Verney said. The Reform Party will send out a mailing in the next seven to 10 days that will explain the voting procedures for members. The per sonal identification numbers, or PINs, will follow soon after. Verney said a company that has not been publicly identified is handling the assignment of PINs to the approximate 1.3 million Re form Party members. Anyone who has signed a petition should ex pect to get a PIN if they provided a valid mailing address. August 17th I u 1 H&m you onh oP ov\e iMOve oppovftAhiby fo EUe besft KC/\"T pvep<?w4AHov\ ^v^ll^ble! Due to numerous requests, we’ve added one more MCAT course for the August 17th exam. Space is limited to the first 15 people. • Small Classes • 63 Classroom hours • 4 full-length diagnostics • Thorough,focused review Jf/M THE PRINCETON REVIEW Fop more information, or to reserve a space, call (800) 2-REVIEW. Course #364 TPR Office • 513 Dominik Drive Test 1 Sat, June 29 9:00-4:30 pm Class 1 Mon, July 1 5:00-8:30 pm Class 2 Wed, July 3 5:00-8:30 pm Class 3 Mon, July 8 5:00-8:30 pm Class 4 Wed, July 10 5:00-8:30 pm Class 5 Fri, July 12 5:00-8:30 pm Test 2 Sat, July 13 9:00-4:30 pm Class 6 Mon, July 15 5:00-8:30 pm Class 7 Wed, July 17 5:00-8:30 pm Class 8 Fri, July 19 5:00-8:30 pm Class 9 Mon, July 22 5:00-8:30 pm Class 10 Wed, July 24 5:00-8:30 pm Class 11 Fri, July 26 5:00-8:30 pm Test 3 Sat, July 27 9:00-4:30 pm Class 12 Mon, July 29 5:00-8:30 pm Class 13 Wed, July 31 5:00-8:30 pm Class 14 Fri, Aug. 2 5:00-8:30 pm Class 15 Mon, Aug. 5 5:00-8:30 pm Class 16 Wed, Aug. 7 5:00-8:30 pm Test 4 Sat, Aug. 10 9:00-4:30 pm Class 17 Mon, Aug. 12 5:00-8:30 pm Class 18 Wed, Aug. 14 5:00-8:30 pm The Princeton Review is not affiliated with PRincelon University orAAMC The works studied are shaped by the lives, and by the sexuali ties, of their authors, as is true of most literature. It is simply wrong to assume that the course focuses on the lives of these authors and not on how these lives are reflected in the literature. The approach and subject matter of this course art supported by many scholarly lit erary studies. Their main agen da is intellectual, not political: to further our understanding of how literature, like the other arts, works to express the rich complexities of human experi ence. I might add that this course is not required. It is dangerous when down right prejudice masquerades as inaccurate information. “Gay and Lesbian Literature” has al ready been taught four times, and the Faculty Senate and President Bowen have now ap proved a carefully reviewed pro posal for its addition to the Uni versity catalog. Given the wel coming response of so manypeo pie across campus, I can only hope that Recht’s prejudice will not be uncritically accepted by thoughtful members of this uni versity community. If Recht, or any other student, would like to know how the course is really taught, he or she should take it. Harriette Andreadis English Department The Battalion encourages letters to the editor and will print as many as space al lows. Letters must be 300 words or less and include the author's name, class, and phone number. We reserve the right to edit letters fa length, style, and accuracy. Letters may be submitted in person at 01 3 Reed McDon aid. A valid student ID is required. Letter; may also be mailed to: The Battalion - Mail Call 013 Reed McDonald Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-1111 Fax: (409) 845-2647 E-mail: Batt@tamvm1 .tamu.edu DRAFT Continued from Page 1 around small forward available. The Los Angeles Clippers made the first pick of a center with the seventh choice, select ing 6-foot-11 Lorenzen Wright of Memphis. The New Jersey Nets delighted their home fans by choosing Villanova shooting guard Kerry Kittles with the eighth pick. The Dallas Mavericks chose Louisville forward Samaki Walker with pick No. 9, and the Indiana Pacers took Mississippi State center Erick Dampier with the 10th pick. After Stern announced the Marbury-Allen trade, the Golden State Warriors took North Car olina State center Todd Fuller, Cleveland picked Wright State forward Vitaly Potapenko, Char lotte selected Bryant, Sacramen to took 18-year-old Predrag Sto- jakovic of Greece, Phoenix chose Santa Clara point guard Steve Nash, Charlotte grabbed Ken tucky shooting guard Tony Delk and Portland picked the second high-schooler of the night, 7-foot er Jermaine O’Neal of Eau Claire H.S. in Columbia, S.C. Knicks fans who outnumbered Nets fans at the Meadowlands chanted, “We Want Wallace.” When Stem said, “The New York Knicks select John Wallace of Syracuse,” the biggest roar of the night was heard. pi Class of ’96 r As the NBA attracts « more underclassmen, jiwvi No. 1 draft picks are IfeM.® often younger, too. ® Hakeem OLAJUWON 21 yrs, Houston 6 mos. © Patrick EWING 22 yrs., New York 9 mos. Brad DAUG HERTY 20 yrs, Cleveland 8 mos. • David ROBINSON 21 yrs, San Antonio 10 mos. # Danny MANNING 22 yrs, Los Angeles Clippers 1 mo. ® Pervis ELLISON 22 yrs, Sacramento 2 mos. © Derrick COLEMAN 23 yrs. New Jersey ® Larry JOHNSON 22 yrs, Charlotte .3 mos. ® Shaquille O’NEAL 20 yrs, Orlando 3 mos. ® Chris WEBBER 20 yrs, Orlando 3 mos. # Glenn ROBINSON 21 yrs, Milwaukee 5 mos. ® Joe SMITH 19 yrs. Golden State 11 mos. © Allen IVERSON 21 yrs. 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