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The Texas A&M University Student Publications Board is accepting applications for The Battalion The Battalion (including new media products) Summer 1 997 (including new media products) Fall 1997 Qualifications for editor-in-chief of The Battalion are: Be a Texas ASM student with a minimum 2.0 overall and major GPR at the time of appointment and during the term of office; Have at least one year experience in a responsible editorial position on The Battalion or comparable student newspaper, OR Have at least one year editorial experience on a commercial newspaper, OR Have completed at least 12 hours journalism, including JOUR 203 and 303 (Media Writing I and II), JOUR 301 (Mass Comm Law) and JOUR 304 (Editing for the Mass Media), or equivalent. Agcieland 1998 Qualifications for editor of the Aggieland yearbook are: Be a Texas A&M student with a minimum 2.0 overall and major GPR at the time of appointment and during the term of office. 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Jedi dominates box office, beating out Stern's Parts The Empire Strikes Back remains in the top five LOS ANGELES (AP) — Return of the Jedi, the final chapter of George Lucas’ space trilogy, re turned to the top of the box office after 20 years. Jedi earned $16.3 million in ticket sales in its re-release, top pling Howard Stern’s Private Parts from the No. 1 spot at the box office, according to industry estimates on Sunday. Stern’s kinder, fluffier version of his autobiography was third with $9 million, behind Jungle 2 Jungle. The new Tim Allen com edy grossed $11.3 million, ac cording to Exhibitor Relations Co., Inc. Jungle 2 Jungle saw its earn ings drop only 12 percent from the previous weekend, consid ered a strong showing. The film drew mixed reviews but had the advantage of Allen’s connection with his popular ABC- TV sitcom Home Improvement. Stern’s film dropped 38 per cent — not unusual for a first-run film — a week after it knocked The Empire Strikes Back from atop the box office. Empire tied for fourth place with the gangster film Donnie Brasco at $5.5 million each. The only new film to debut in the top 10 was love Jones, which grossed $4 million for sixth place. The movie about romance among black middle-class young adults was voted an audi ence favorite at the Sundance Film Festival. The film noir crime drama City of Industry debuted out of the top 10, earning $800,000 in limited release. Jedi had the weakest re-release opening of the trilogy. Empire had $22.3 million and Star Wars grossed $35.9 million. All three opened in “special edition” ver sions with spiffed-up effects and a few new scenes. About 800 theaters were playing the movies concurrent ly, said Tom Sherak, chair of 20th Century Fox’s Domestic Film Group. “I think having them all out now is a good thing. The timing was right,” he said. “When we did this, we said ‘Let’s tell the whole story together.’” The trilogy was expected to earn $250 million in re-release, Sherak said, noting that the Films have a built-in audience base., Star Wars was in ninth place at the box office with $2.26 million, behind the Oscar-nominated Sling Blade, which was seventh with $3 million, and the Clint Eastwood XhviWev Absolute Power, which grossed $2.5 million. In 10th place was the raunchy dating comedy Booty Call with $2.2 million in earnings. The top 10 films from Friday through Sunday: 1. Return ofthe Jedi, $ 16.3 million. 2. Jungle 2 Jungle,$\\.3 million. 3. Private Parts, $9 million. A. The Empire Strikes Back, $5.5 million. 4. Donnie Brasco, $5.5 million. 6. love Jones, $4 million. 7. Sling Blade, $3 million. Q. Absolute Power, $2.5 million. 9. Star Wars, $2.26 million. 10. Booty Call, $2.2 million. 1111 M % nti! 111! Jill ■III I || JL . X- : . ... m il! If Mf 1111 fill! '!!!!:. 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Abeei saidshen . working next door to the gallery! ‘balks, Pi happened to be watching Knew l ^ uss *. as on “March Through Time” when) n Preside recognized one of the men depi® rt ^ ei the drawing. The man was to 1 grandfather. Abeei said Knox's prints areunc terYevgen because they reflect the truemean 1 ex P an( * of Aggieland. She said his artwoii o sc °w an ways seems to hit an emotionalne in former students. “It really helps to seal their a nection with A&M,” Abeei said!si viting for them get so emotional — theyi >th Yeltsi home, hang it up, and it tugsaitln abed op heart every time they see it." Paige McGilloway, an employee the Benjamin Knox Gallery ami sophomore environmental designJouse sittii jor, enjoys working at the gallerys ot change cause she gains real-world exporters She said the employees at the gall; unmit wi are like an extended family, andi iiursday a teamwork at the gallery is incredife IcCurry sa Knox said he thoroughly reseaio isagreeme es the school or topic he is goinj draw before he begins a newproja ndto repo He said the time spent on eachpri in and Fin varies — he could spend anywhe from two weeks to three months drawing the piece. Knox said he does not mind time commitment because heenjii what he is doing ry further And eme linton, he CN This is my life,” Knox said. “Ck ing artwork is therapy forme—ii me a satisfaction to know I am gnu ing through art.” Since he and his wife Claire constantly on the road, Knoxsaidt does the majority of his work inf mobile home. One of his biggesta; complishments came last Novemlx when his artwork for Texas Tech NEWYC canning tl and the br on Monda printed on the side of a bus. Knoxais recently had the honor of becominji Fish Camp namesake. Abeei said Knox makes everyoi who comes into the gallery feel sped “People connect with him,” Ate n ° ( r ^ said. “He makes so many people hat py. Even if they come in on a rainyd f and in a bad mood, they walkout . lts te P or ' here happy.” Ucanrestn +Son questi will b since tains the m James Continued from Page 3 t economic broadcast CNNwc ganizatiom ed Press, to The only way for James to breat free of the formula it created whet the band formed 11 years ago isfe each member to pursue solo pre I jects. There is too much talem JACKSC De among band members to be wast ed by re-recording the same album gave then' every four years. retrying lh Lead singer and lyricist Tim ^ACP ac Booth recently proved himselfbj going a separate way from theoth er five members of James, recorded Booth and the Bad Anffi in 1996 with keyboardist Angelo Badalamenti. This album shows that Booth can record beautifa music without James. Booth does not need theoth er five musicians to pursueaca reer in music. He alone can ere ate the words, music anil meaning beyond the worko! any James album. The members of James shotl have stopped recording together: long time ago, instead of wasting their time on this project. 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