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EVERYDAY SPECIAL 1 Large 1 Topping Pizza $ 7.99 or *6.99 (after 10 p.m.) Better Ingredients. Better Pizza. Serving Texas A&M Campus 846-3600 Daily Lunch Specials Pizza By The Slice 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Weekdays Now Accepting Aggie Bucks Off Campus Call College Station Bryan 1100 Harvey Rd. 3414 East 29th St. 764-7272 268-7272 Beginning Conversational Language Courses Courses are being offered for students and non students through the MSC Browsing Library starting Oct. 12 and 13th. Registra tion can be done after noon and in the evenings in the basement of the MSC in the Craft Center. all 845-8770 for more information French Have you been planning to learn French or maybe travel abroad? This beginning class is for those who are new to the language and need to leam the language quickly. Don't let a lack of language skills interfere with your travel plans. English as a Second Language (ESL) A course designed for those whose native language is not English. An ESL and American culture class for nonnative speakers, international students and visitors. This course consists of reading, listening and pronunciation of the English language taught through role-play and vocal practice. Eight week class. Section A — M-W Oct 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28, Nov. 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 30, Dec 2, 7 6:00-7:30pm T-Th Oct 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29, Nov. 3, 5, 10, 12 8:00-9:30pm S45/student • $50/nonstudent Japanese A beginner's class to introduce the student to all the aspects of the Japanese language and culture through firsthand experience. An intense class learning situation for students interested in becoming comfortable with conversing in Japanese and existing within the culture. Section B—MAV Oct 12, 14,19, 21, 26, 28, Nov. 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 30, Dec 2, 7 8:00-9:30pm $60/studcnt • S65/nonstudent Spanish I The most practical of all foreign languages for anyone living close to the border. Grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary will be stressed in this hands-on course. This course is for beginners who want an intense first encounter with the Spanish language. M-W Oct 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28, Nov. 2, 4, 9, 11 8:00-9:30pm $45/student • $50/nonstudent Chinese Learn how to speak and also hear the Chinese language (Mandarin) in this beginning level course. This class will cover basic grammar and simple charecter w'riting. A must for travel in Asia. Challenge yourslef. T-Th Oct 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29, Nov. 3, 5, lO , 12 6:00-7:30p $45/student • S50/nonstudent M-W Oct 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28, Nov. 4, 9, 11 6:00-7:30p $45/student • S 50/non student Coming October 10 GIG EM Aggies, cheercard Take it to the game and cheer for your Aggies! Only in The Eagle Retail outlets and vending machines only And available before the game around the campus. *7 Celebrity Skin Hole Label: DGC General Store General Store Owen Temple CD courtesy of Temple Music Come shop at Owen Temple’s General Store, if one wants to buy generic brands of country songs at discount prices. ^ Temple, a singer-songwriter from Austin, com bines tired chords with his mumbling, monotonous voice for an album full of cliched love songs, tales of beer-drinking and reminisces about lost loves. For true country tales, pick up a Robert Earl Keen or Hank Williams Jr. album and leave Temple to spin the heartbreaking tales like “Me and Maria" and “Mary.” (Grade: D-) — Jeff Webb from! After a four-year break during whichCn Love reinvented herself, Hole returns dios and delivers an outstanding newstylei bum Celebrity Skin. “Celebrity Skin ” is not only the title trackoffej but a personal anthem for Love as well as c| “When I wake-up in my make-up/ it's tooeaii dress/wilted and faded somewhere in The album shows an evolution grunge it displayed in the 1994 effort Live to a new southern California-pop feel. Hole guitarist Eric Erlandson deliversani hook-laden performance full of cheesy, yel] riffs that simply dazzle. Smashing Pumpkins member Billy Cop: inite influence on the group’s song writingslyi So Marti," and “Malibu,” which, with the ill make up the heart of the album. Overall, Hole delivers a performance felt, diverse and absolutely incredible. (Grade nyc vu aha Iwn fou lln 199 anndor Aggie |cCown Irk a sf IThe nt Jrting y feinst Te jthose g llhis se • Micteii startei inst Kc Fortun, ;ie foo simila Last ye nev had a ,&M’s Iwn llhis boom boom baby Ugly Americans CD Courtesy of Ugly Americans Part groove, part funk and part rock describes the sound of the first major record release from the Ugly Americans, an Austin-based funk band. The first single from this album “boom boom baby” was released late last spring and received quite a bit of radio play. The band shares a sound similar to Vallejo and has toured with them on several oc casions. The album itself excels in style diversity, keeping it interesting rather than sticking with one sound and overplaying it. From the slower, groovy melodic sounds of “Texas Isn’t Big Enough” and “Dancing at the Foot of Angels” to the rock-influenced, funk beats of “Boom Boom Baby” and “Fastest Man Alive,” the al bum keeps a good pace while throwing down that Texas- style funk. (Grade: B) — Kyle Whitacre Mechanical Animals Marilyn Manson Inter.scope Records Marilyn Manson has changed his image and e style of his music to produce a different, exoticsoi Manson turned in his “Bible Belt-haunting"0 something a little more melodic and maybeevt soothing.In fact, the most offensive thingabou! bum is the cover depicting an androgynous Mi Mechanical Animals features “Posthuman” ami “Dope Show.” These songs are catchy in adaxktt loween way. Overall, the evolution of Marilyn Mansonfc made a nice pit stop with Mechanical Animals music would make a good soundtrack fora (Grade: B-) Soul Factor, an acoustic/rock band, will | Eugene’s House of Java at 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8 Ugly Americans, a rock band, will play with Soak at The Theatre at 10 p.m. Twisted Faith, a rock band, will play at Cow Hop at 9- Saturday, Oct. 10 Throwaway People, an blues band, will playaK Path at 10 p.m. Dogwood, an alternative band, will play at the Crooked Path at 10 p.m. Blue Valentine, a blues band, will play at Fitz"' 9:30 p.m. Superband Wasteband, a local cover band, will play at Fitzwilly’s at 9:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9 Last Free Exit, an alternative band, will play at Crooked Path at 10 p.m. Mike Cancellare, an acoustic musician, wi Sweet Eugene’s House of Java at 9:30 p.m. John Cox, a blues/funk musician, will play a' 1 Station at 9:30 p.m. High Chicago, a blues band, will play at Fitzwilly’s at 9:30 p.m. Seth Walker Band, a blues/rock band, Hop at 9 p.m. NovaCo In tIhe imemoriaI StucIent Center OciobER 16-18 Con Pass $15 Board Games ° CCGs ° FlPGs Historical S. Miniatures Gaming Gompijrbor* Room with 85 computers!! ost Spon&on&d by (409J 764-1136 ^CVVWHJTER |y,SG NOVA 4L Visit our web-site at http://novacon.tamu.edu ( E-mail: taihen@tamu.edu Call us at 845-1515' i
