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nday • February 23, 1998 J||||k The Battalion mm. I E? I I I? Ef 1 ■ mm mm il I Imh ■f cRITICiUE 11 Senseless Starring Marlon Wayans and Dav Directed By Penelope Sphc Rated R .... Playing at Hollywood 1 Critique: C+ Travis Irby staff writer A udiences can’t ac cuse Senseless of hav ing a misleading title. The new comedy star ring Marlon Wayans and David Spade provides some low-brow laughs, but not much else. Daryl Witherspoon (Wayans) is a busy college student trying to pay a mountain of bills and con centrate on class. He holds more jobs than he can handle and he still can’t seem to make a dent in his expenses. Witherspoon also is after a prestigious job at an investment firm, which he hopes to use to get his rather large family out of the slums. He faces stiff competition in the form of a snide classmate (David Spade) with better resources. Enter an advertisement asking for volunteers to try an experimental drug. The pay is $3,000 and the drug will improve the five senses dra matically. Witherspoon jumps at this opportu nity, since he needs the money and the edge. There are quite a few side effects, rectal itching being one of them. Senseless does provide a few solid laughs even if they all relate to bodily functions. The are enough fart jokes in the movie to make a season of South Park episodes. But they are funny. Wayans exhibits the family talent for come dy as he mugs with bravado that would make Jim Carrey jealous. He is a fairly talented physical comedian with his influences more along the lines of Jerry Lewis than any of his older brothers. David Spade is his usual acid-tongued elfin self. Unfortunately, he is not around except to be a foil to Wayans. The movie really could have played off the duo a lot more, considering Spade’s success playing off another physical comedian, the late Chris Farley. Director Penelope Spheeris, who gave audiences a similar sense of humor with Wayne’s World, keeps the film’s pacing brisk and interesting. The movie bogs down when it tries to be sen timental and romantic. Itchy butt jokes and cracks about bowel movements do not usually move the heart. Senseless does provide the kind of mindless fun audiences might seek (or need) after viewing a cou ple of this year’s Oscar contenders. It is a great movie for those who thought The Wedding Singer was too serious in its tone. Exercise Continued from Page 3 Judy Kallus, a speaker for Aggie R.E.A.C.H. and a senior nutrition major, said students need to realize how much their eating habits impact their health. “Nutrition is very important,” Kallus said. “If you ask me, nutrition is the basis of preventative medi cine. Good nutrition is the basis for preventing chronic disease, and when you mix it with exercise you do double the good.” The Healthy Living series helps students un derstand the basics of nutrition, health and how to manage relationships in a package they can di gest without getting confused. For students who are stuck in the doldrums and desperately looking for a way out, look no further than the phone book or the nearest kiosk. Help is readily available. All an individual needs to do is provide the Jell-O mold for sculpting. Study the Greatest Conflict of this Century in Normandy, France SS II 1998 | It is an honor and a privilege to participate in the James Earl Rudder Normandy Study Abroad Program which studies the most owerful invasion in modern history when Texas &M University's former President Col. James rl Rudder scaled the cliffs of Normandy and •an the liberation of France and ultimately end of World War II. This program is designed repare students of today to he pioneers of a •Meful tomorrow. Choose 6 from the following 9 hours offered: 1306 - Contemporary Political Problems & Issues of Western Europe Prof. Robert Bohrer JUST 489 - Special Topics in the History of World War II Prof. Jim Bradford HIST 489 - Cultural Representations of World War II in Contemporary France Prof. Francoise de Backer For more Information and Applications Contact: Study Abroad Program Office 161 Bizzell Hall West, H45-0544 Hurry! Limited Spaces Available! SUll iMI IlsHfl SMIf [«| Study fTttroud in UTezxico r jp-h) jm tkitw if**' nr&xiao City Summer session 2 July 7 - STujjus/ MB. 199G SRAM 301: Hisraniic Couture and Ois/iuization (3 Hours) rraroqu-isitG. SPAN 202, 203, 222 or equivalent, or approval of instructor SPAN 303: COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION (3 HOURS) Prerequisite: SPAN 202, 203, 222 or equlttalent, or approval of instructor I*c»r Infoi-matJon Professor Santiago Vuquera 201 -C Academic Building Phone (409) 845-2 1 76 Office Hours: 1 :30 2:30 MW vaqucrtt@taiiiU.cdU Study Abroad Program Office 161 Bizzell Hall West Phone (409) 845-0544 htto://mtcmational.tamu.edu/sapo Atl Majors! Don’t miss your chance to spen Summer Session I ’Q8 in ITALV WHAT COURSES WILL I TAKE? You will take a total of two courses (6 hours), consisting of the following course: ARTS 350: Arts and Civilization Prof. Joe Hutchinson or Prof. Paolo Barucchieri PSYC 489: Special Topics in History of Psychology: Psychology and the Renaissance Prof. Dave Wbehr For More Information, Contact: Prof. Joe Hutchinson 337 ELAC 845-0584 E-mai 1: jmhutch @ archone.tamu.edu Office hours: MWF 3:00-4:40 Thursday 11:00-12:00 or by appointment Study Abroad Programs -161 Bizzell Hall West - 845-0544 Prof. Dave Woehr 209 PSYC 845-2097 E-mail: DWJ@psyc.TAMU.Edu Office hours: Thursday 8:30-9:30 / 11:00-12:30 or by appointment OPEN FORUM TO EXPLAIN Texas A&M University Residence Hall RENT INCREASE FOR 1998-1999 xtSU THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1998 6:00 P.M. RUDDER TOWER 507 ALL STUDENTS IN RESIDENCE HALLS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND. FOR INFORMATION, CALL THE DEPARTMENT OF RESIDENCE LIFE 862-3158 OR SEND AN E-MAIL MESSAGE TO <HOUSING@TAMU.EDU> Additional information about the Department of Residence Life is available on the World Wide Web at the following address: reslife.tamu.edu Takingthe gA,e in April? Another reason to sign up for The Princeton Review NOW: Veteran Instructors [ The teachers For this April’s pencil and pa per GRE here at TAMU have over 14 years combined personal experience helping people do their very best on this diFFicult test. You deserve every advantage. Courses start this Saturday. THE PRINCETON REVIEW (409) 696-9099 (800) 2REVIEW Elephants! Don’t forget, FINAL WEEK! Class of ’98 pictures are being taken for the Aggieland 1998 at A R Photography Texas Avenue 1410 Texas Ave S. (between Jason’s Deli and Academy) Drop by A R Photography at its new location on Texas Avenue, or call 693-8183 for an appointment * _ Texas Aggie Athletics' At Home This week Mon & Tue: Golf(W) GTE "Mo"morial @ Pebble Creek Wednesday: Swimming(M) Aggie Invitational Basketball(W) VS.K State 7pm Thursday: Swim. & Diving(M) B-12 Championships Friday: Swim. & Diving(M) B-12 Championships Swimming(W) Aggie Invitational Tennis(W) vs.BYU 1:30 Baseball vs. Tex Tech 3:00 Saturday: Swim. & Diving(M) B-12 Championships Swimming(W) Basketball(M) Tennis(W) Baseball Sunday: Baseball ^ Tickets: 845-2311 or Kroger in College Station J Aggie Invitational vs.Baylor 12:45 vs.K.State 1:30 vs. Tex Tech 3:00 vs. Tex Tech 2:00
