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The Battalion Pat iber 19, IFE Page 3 Tuesday • November 19, 1996 I Briefs kson marries child’s mother - frozen, ,tf ENTERTAINMENT i — withal million, he deal e: lker y busiiJH ther bakerP* Jding Enter- :akes and? more thar : ^TONDON (AP) — Did MichaeM ernationai acfkson do it or didn’t he? His lew father-in-law says the pop very mucfdtai’s baby was conceived by ar- !'s long-star:ififcial insemination, not the old- on and dirasi ioned way. vart, Kello^ MJackson was married last JOrateaffaweek to nurse Debbie Rowe, i expecte:vh' is six months' pregnant] ne end of .ender's p md New i. III.; and id the plai affected, basedi ection Jackson with his child. Gordon Rowe, 67, who lives in Cyprus, said he was shocked when his daughter called to say she was ex pecting Jack son’s baby. “I just imes were )y’s Batts co r lclr|,t he| P myself. I said, ‘ls- interne; H’b this the same man who was ourname r abused 0 j child abuse?”’ Rowe , nW told the London tabloid News of ma can vc. il noontor;^ 6 ^ or ^- ss is http: - He addecl that afl;er a silence com/edito'!]| dau g h t e r said “Come on ands htm lts not 50 bad ‘ We had the chl d by artificial insemination.” the send J 1 . said -. 'Debbie, why artifi- cial insemination? Isn t he ca pable of fathering a child like anyone else?” ■ “She laughed and said, ‘Michael doesn’t do anything ghs & Lot ike anyone else.’” ri v Orystal returns m js Oscar’s host Expffi i_os ANGELES (AP) — After 62°F shying away from the Oscars for two years, Billy Crystal is _s Lxpeclfcomjng back for another turn 84°F as host. “Once Barry Scheck turned it lorrowVdown, | had a feeling they’d (pectedlcome to me,” Crystal said, refer- 04op ring to one of O.J. Simpson’s lawyers. “Send any Oscar jokes to my web site at www.whyis- irtesy o\ Ttheshowsolong.com.” It The March 24 show will be ^-Crystal’s fifth stint as Oscars host. He won Emmys in 1991 and 1992 for his writing of the Oscar show, and received Emmy nominations for his performances ® in 1991, 1992 and 1993. tllfPaparra z i duped nits Hoy illegal photos Love! BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Arnold Schwarzenegger played two roles on the set of “Batman ewillg" a i d Rol: > in ” — * n character as , Mr Freeze and also as bait in a 8 literal tra p set for p a p arazz j. xirtancel Warner Bros, executives were n furious when unauthorized U01U footage of George Clooney as th( Gaped Crusader aired on TVs Inside Edition. |l Studio officials spotted a pho- tographer in unedited footage from the set and again on Oct. 19. The photographer was arrest ed after he came back for more i needs. Wf'djring Schwarzenegger’s first day t you to ihekof Shooting. . Security guards said they called police after watching the ^"^^man snap photos with a tiny _ T camera allegedly smuggled in inside his sock. —|—T Michael Carri and two com panions were arrested. They jssen, Cn^pleaded innocent to charges in- ts Editor eluding trespassing, burglary isualARTsfr and carrying false identification. ’eb Editor Sates’ posh home dto Editor , c„ i3lmost completed f MEDINA, Wash. (AP) — You’d better start shopping for that ck, Christie ^'Perfect housewarming gift. Mi- rt,Courtneyw 1 crosoft chairman Bill Gates’ lome is finally due for comple- tin LeBas.Aai^tion in the spring, just 10 years liter he start- -urtick,Colby 1 - ec | p| ann j n g j-j- „ The home •r»iT e ><Peg ed ■ cost about $10 million. ■ tes s P° kes " an & RyanR»r w cman Shelby t Ed Goodwn. 1 Barnes said / Be tab now is between $40 •ivision of ste # million and 3uiiding.Ne»' |tQ mjujQp^ jbat's unfurnished. : //bat-web.t# j he majn house features an a 60-foot pool, a 20- 5-2678 Tr at t,1ea1;er > an mdoor-outdoor Single copy ofl 10 ' a lakeside pavilion and a to charge s ketb a I l-racq uetba 11 court. B Outside, there is a 20-car un- springsemesijdprground garage, a $1.4 mil- periods) at^mn caretaker’s residence and a =sschanges 1 gjjest cottage. 111. edgers Gates Two-percenters take a stand as the non-traditionalists on campus, bleeding a lighter shade of maroon. O til , loy/1 c' '.J '•./ ( w By April Towery The Battalion S ome Aggies have spent this month attending football games and Bonfire cut and stack. Others have treated November as any other month, and game days are simply days to catch up on sleeping and studying. These non-participating students respond to howdys with hellos and refrain from marking the day they can finally whoop on their calendars. They are called two-per centers because of their lack of enthusiasm and desire to give the full 100 percent to Aggie tradition and spirit. Junior environmental design major Keith Petersen defined two-percenters as “people who don’t go out of their way to do all the Aggie things.” Petersen said he has been called a two-percenter because he doesn’t participate in the Aggie traditions. “Being a two-percenter is looked down upon by those who are gung ho about tra ditions,” he said. “I didn’t come here to wear a Corps uniform and boots and crap and stand up during a football game.” “I used to go to stack when I lived in a dorm, but now I have schoolwork to do on Fridays and Saturdays. I feel like I’m an Aggie but not necessarily an ‘OT Army Ag.’” Senior environmental design majors Christian Sheridan and Ryan Hitt said they agree the majority of the traditions are based around football. “Two-percenters don’t exist in the spring because there’s no foot ball,” Sheridan said. “When you forget to take your hat off at a football game you’ve got this Jimbo Hillbilly just going nuts. I mean, if you’re a ho mosexual, are you a two- percenter because that’s not a tradition at A&M? Is some one going to actually assimi late us to go to a football game? I think they’re two-percenters if they don’t sympathize with us not wanting to watch football.” ' ^ Hitt said although he does not attend every football game, Muster and Silver Taps, he does not consider himself a two-percenter because he has an Aggie ring. “I’m here for school, not the traditions,” he said. “I don’t like standing in the sun. It’s not worth that much to me. I’d rather watch the game at home on TV with my friends. If we had a hockey team instead of a football team maybe I would care.” Kristi Burleson, a senior civil engineering major, said she defines a two-percenter as someone whose main focus in school is not sports- or tradition-related. “Football games aren’t important to me,” Burleson said. “As a two-percenter, my life is not based around the traditions.” “If you’re a two-percenter and you participate somewhat, I can see people getting frustrated because you don’t participate wholeheartedly. I respect the traditions. I’m not out there helping with Bonfire, but I don’t look down upon the people who do.” Sandy Manczak, a sophomore general studies major, displays a Class of ’99 tattoo "As a two-percenter, my life is not base around the traditions. on her arm and greets callers with “howdy and gig ’em” on her answering machine. Manczak said she is probably considered a “gung ho” Aggie but does not look down upon the fellow Aggies who do not get as excited about the various traditions. “Whether you learn the traditions and hold them dearly is your decision,” she said. “If you do hold them dearly, that culture will be with you the rest of your life. To know that people would hold a Silver Taps for me if I died after I got my accep tance letter made me feel like a part of something. I wouldn’t trade coming here for anything.” Some Aggies have publicly criticized students who cling to tradition. According to 1996 A&M graduate Rob Clark’s column in the September/October issue of SPY magazine, “something is rotten in Aggieland. “Where the foul stench originated, I’m not sure, but it reeks of ignorance, imma turity and conservatism. The good ol’ boys still reign supreme down here — see the Corps of Cadets, our resident Gestapo — and the rest of us are left wondering why we didn’t go to the University of Texas. ... They have 6th Street, and well, we have the Dixie Chicken.” Although the Dixie Chicken has become a way of life for some Aggies, being part of the A&M family is what attracted some students to this University. John Urbin, a senior environmental design major, has par ticipated as a student senator, a member of the College of Architecture student advisory council, Youth Fun Day counselor and Fish Camp counselor. Urbin said two-percenters may feel looked down upon because // Kristi Burleson Senior civil engineering major it is abnormal to come to A&M for financial or scholastic reasons and not realize the importance of the spirit of Aggieland. “It’s just like if you live in Dallas and hate the Cowboys,” he said. “It’s not the norm. T moved to Texas my junior year of high school and always planned to go back to college in Illinois, but once I visited A&M, I saw that it is like no oth er school. You can learn a lot and have a lot of fun. My par ents and I recently saw a video in Rudder about A&M that literally gave me chills. I feel sorry for the two-percenters who don’t feel like they’re part of the extended family.” Senior English major Emily Sturgess transferred from Stephen F. Austin University and said she has attended some University-related activities but has been teased about being a two-percenter. “I don’t think my friends understand — they think it’s odd or strange to not be 100 percent behind all the A&M traditions,” she said. “I enjoy a lot of the things that we do at A&M, but it doesn’t dominate my life. I like A&M, but it’s not my everyday focus. That may make me unique here, but that’s just who I am.” .// two-percenter, n. A Texas A&M student who does not partake in the various "red-ass’ traditions involved with the University; An A&M student who does not greet fellow students with the phrase "Howdy," an A&M student who does not bleed maroon; or an A&M student who does not live and die for the Aggie band. Bonfire or any other Fightin’ Texas Aggie tradition. ’