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Friday • October^ Tuesday, andtheFiif ting the bookreadi Wish poet receives Nobel Prize ' the lust PeaceteM]', ntion of the group,tt ; tolerance, whensta pictures werefeatij h’s work helps ieif e'e so injustices agi happen again, te is proud to sen said. “By beta ae reminded ofkin icople) were i is. I think that’s wfe revent it from happi . 1 intole® ig forward to shaii| fortunate thatsbet i*r writing dreams. 70s that I wouldn’t ust glad that Ihadt mam 1)1 dn’t SHOP AT Mm Page 5 Friday • October 4, 1996 OCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — A 73-year-old Polish poet who dis- wed her Stalinist past to become inspiration for movie makers and k bands won the Nobel Prize for ature Thursday, ffislawa Szymborska had gone for in the southern Polish holiday rt of Zakopane just before the dish Academy announced the 2 million award. am very happy, I am honored, at the same time stunned and a le bit frightened with what dts me,” she told Poland’s Radio , “I’m afraid I will not have a et life for some time now, and is what I prize the most.” trguably Poland’s most popular t, Szymborska’s work inspired 1994 movie Red as well as pro- ing lyrics for Polish rock stars, tics say she is both deeply polit- and witty, using humor in un- ccted ways. [he citation described her as a ozart of poetry,” a woman who ed elegance of language with efury of Beethoven” and who not afraid to tackle serious ijects with levity. izymborska’s later poetry is re- ge of sorts against her first two iks, published in 1952 and 1954, attempts to conform to social realism at a time when Communist censorship held sway over Poland. She later disclaimed both books and became a critic of Josef Stalin, likening him to the Abominable Snowman in the 1957 poem “Calling Out to Yeti.” Szymborska (pronounced vees- WAH-wah sheem-BOR-skah) ‘‘is very reserved. Some call her shy but she is a very intense person,” said Sture Allen, the secretary for the Swedish Academy. Praise quickly poured in from her native country for the first of this year’s Nobel laureates. “Again, Poland was noticed, and first of all this woman was noticed — so modest as a person and so great in spirit,” former President Lech Walesa, the 1983 Nobel peace laureate, told Radio Zet. In a burst of patriotic fever, Polish Finance Minister Grzegorz Kolodko said he will exempt Szymborska, a native of the medieval city of Krakow, from paying tax on the prize money. Szymborska’s influence and works have spread beyond literary circles into Poland’s popular culture. Polish rock singer Cora put her poem “Nothing Twice” into song last year, and another Szymborska poem, “Love At First Sight,” in spired the lauded, enigmatic movie Red by the late Polish direc tor Krzysztof Kieslowski. Her most recent book, The End and the Beginning from 1993, is not yet translated into English. Works available in English include View With a Grain of Sand, People on a Bridge and Sounds, Feelings, Thoughts: Seventy Poems. One publisher, Harcourt Brace, ordered 12,000 more copies of View with a Grain of Sand and said they should be in U.S. bookstores within 10 days. Four other Polish-born writers have won Nobels in literature: Czeslaw Milosz in 1980, Isaac Ba- shevis Singer in 1978, Wladyslaw Reymont in 1924 and Henryk Sienkiewicz in 1905. The Swedish Academy keeps its deliberations secret and the criteria it uses for choosing winners are not known, other than the prize’s basic stipulation that it honor fine writing. Szymborska is the third woman in the past six years to win the litera ture prize, after American Toni Mor rison in 1993 and Nadine Gordimer of South Africa in 1991. The Nobel Prizes in medicine, economics, physics and chemistry will be announced next week in Stockholm, followed by the peace prize on October 11 in Oslo. NOBEL Literature • 1996 Winners since 1986 1996 Wislawa Szymborska, Poland 1995 Seamus Heaney, Ireland 1994 Kenzaburo Oe, Japan 1993 Toni Morrison, U.S. 1992 Derek Walcott, St. Lucia,x West Indies 1991 Nadine Gordimer, South Africa 1990 Octavio Paz, Mexico 1989 Camilo Jose Cela, Spain 1988 Naguib Mahfouz, Egypt 1987 Joseph Brodsky, Russian- born American 1986 Wole Soyinka, Nigeria RQLLMENT ntinued from Page 1 he University Access and Equity Plan has iut80 programs designed to help minorities, programs focus on recruiting goals for mi- ties, building a sense of community, and Iping minorities learn about the services |M offers. 'ouglas said the Hopwood decision has con- uted to low minority enrollment at A&M and lerTexas universities. If the Hopwood ruling continues to stand lyin Texas, the other states will offer the ROGRAM intinued from Page 1 ’ he said. r the deal, the “Iran would ff but d sti t the oortion uilding. aid he eeking llion in . Talks two io. hon restra ninity iNGELES (AP) -» shon studied fil !o, James Dean anil i in an effort to sliei alities. ras necessary,: Corky in Bound,»| iday. In the r niter Tilly play ies| ho conspire to( /'s gangster boyfrier;f million from th< e flirtation scenes! I found myself#* nd cocking my nedj gs, without re “I knew that was nd that male esst-f ;come one of I s me crazy.” Stesaid it is difficult to find a babysitter during itbotball games, and her children had been ^museum’s camp this summer, inderson has already registered her children the rest of the Game Day sessions this fall be- seher children liked the past session. They really enjdyed it,” she said. “They psaying T want to go back to camp.’ It’s a tiderful program.” Tame Days are held during every home foot- game. The program starts an hour before i game and ends an hour after it is over. The fee is $20 for museum members and for non-members. Park and Ride costs $4 each passenger. hirsley said the response has been posi- scholarships and fellowships to minorities, so they (minorities) will go outside of Texas for their education,” Douglas said. The Hopwood ruling prohibits Texas colleges and universities from awarding scholarships and fellowships based on race. Bowen said minority enrollment may decline in the future if minorities choose a scholarship over taking out a loan. “The minority students A&M recruits quali fy for scholarships that schools in other states can offer,” Bowen said. “We can’t (offer the scholarships) because of the Hopwood case, so they may understandably attend school out side of Texas.” tive and the museum is planning to continue the program next fall. Similar programs may be enacted during the year. The largest response has been in the 5- to 8-year-olds category, Pursley said. The response in the 9- to 12-year-olds group has been minimal, Pursley said, be cause the children are beginning to want to attend football games. No one showed up this past Saturday for this age group. Children can participate in Game Day whether their parents attend the football games or not. Children in the oldest age group may work as helpers for younger groups if they do not want to attend Game Day, Pursley said. More information is available by visiting the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History at 3232 Briarcrest Drive in Bryan or calling 776-2195. Pacemaker Continued from Page 1 Michael Landauer, Fall 1996 editor in chief and a senior journalism ma jor, said he is confident this year’s pa per will be recognized as well. “With the quality of people we get in the newsroom, we can be the best,” Landauer said. “We are constantly im proving one of the 10 best papers in the country, but I know other papers out there are improving as well. “Because we are already considered one of the best paper’s in the country, excellence should be expected. There is no excuse not to be included in next year’s top 10 or not to come away with a Pacemaker.” Dr. Charles Self, head of the jour nalism department and chairman of the Student Publications board, said being a finalist for a Pacemaker award proves to the University that The Bat talion is a fine newspaper. “This is an acknowledgement many of us have known on campus,” Self said. “The Battalion is an excellent pa per. ... This is the result of the work of highly skilled people.” The Battalion will be recognized as a finalist and the winners of Pacemak er awards will be announced Nov. 23 at the College Media Convention in Orlando, Fla. kiiiiiiiiikkkiiiiiiikkkkiki mummn. wmm*mu.m mmummu w. M n M M II H 11 j fi-JJ! | I H M I Contemporary Landscape Service & Nursery Out of the ordinary gifts & decorative accessories, blooming gift plants & basket gardens, dried & silk floral arrangements, gift and hospital delivery. 846-1448 Plain Jane Clothing Your Ivy Brown headquarters featuring casual t dassic Junior & Misses clothing, belts, jewelry, ac cessories, and more. 260-1842 Kaffee Klatsch I Lunch served daily: M-F 11:00-2:30, Sat 11:00-3:00 [Desserts, specialty coffees (Espresso, Cappuccino, Cafe Latte, Mochaccino) & teas served 10:00-6:00. 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