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i.' i \\ | K *. * {. t ■; J. ji h»»; *' *' *•> ’«'■ U >■?] U U {it «vl«lil y The liattalion A GGIELIFE Home page ▼] j http;//vvww.aup.eclu/html/sunr»irr»er.hfeinnl ^Paw^^Monda^^ebmar^^^W ly g« ibson anxiously awaits birth of seventh child OTT N ^ w YORK (AP) — Mel Gibson is a 43-year- Wl Xvilold little kid. ■ The actor who won the Academy Award for ■unding tom best director (Braveheart)jokes that his wife has as well, seven children, their six, and le: hint. ■lie!" ■Tm the eldest child," Gib- ■ the gamel son says in Sunday’s New York rH/7y News. Id not see da ^Preparing to send his el- of mygrotescHstchild, 18-year-old Nell, to ^■llege, Gibson is also await- s too bad. Ht inf the birth in a few months me lunch?" of a new child with wife ike to but I R|byn. le of reachir:B “l didn’t see it coming. It’s a surprise, but it’s 3ier objectl a pleasant one,” Gibson said. “It certainly will keep me occupied. ■ “The other kids are fascinated by the whole pr< cedure. They’re asking every conceivable ■estion, if you’ll pardon the pun.’’ iThe movie star, with a reputation among his ■ers for constant kidding around, stars in Pay- Hck, the upcoming remake of the 1967 Lee Marvin film Point Blank. ■ His many credits include the Lethal Weapon an I Mad Max series, Conspiracy Theory, Ran som, Maverick and Hamlet. GIBSON PEOPLE IN THE NEWS In a Jan. 27 letter to the National Association of Television Program Executives, she urged the organization to ban traveling animal acts in the future. “Animals used in these types of sad displays are subjected to a constant barrage of handling and interaction with humans simply to provide ’entertainment,’” she wrote. “Their constant con finement and handling is both physically and psychologically harmful. I refuse to be a party to their suffering.” Offspring lead singer: New song not about race NEW YORK (AP) — Bryan “Dexter” Holland, lead singer of the alternative band The Off spring, may be white and thirtysomething, but he’s keeping it real in the hit song “Pretty Fly (For What’s wror.; >k me in the fJ you are talk; Tango tips ne, alter yean -esearch insei 3 ties, taxpave et ermine cm iood or bad. ne Megacep: erman. non that con.- r forthemse my priontie ■ice or inphu Lauryn Hill stashes awards away in closet ■ NEW YORK (AP) — Lauryn Hill has already won two Grammys with the Fugees and stands nbminated for 10 more as a solo singer-song- iter. She has also won a slew of other honors. So |ere does she keep all her awards? have about 30 plaques that stay in one closet,” Hill says in the Feb. 18 issue of Rolling Stone. “If you saw where the Grammys were, lu’d be like, ‘This is a travesty!’ But I can’t look at that stuff all the time, because I don’t ever want to become complacent like that. ■ Hill lives in New Jersey with boyfriend Rohan Barley, a former college and professional foot ball player and son of late reggae legend Bob |l!arley, and their two children. B “This is not a museum, and I’m not in any rush to impress anybody,” Hill said. “I don’t feel like my money or my success defines me. I’ve always been very happy just being me." Hill received eight Grammy nominations for mike fuentb 1 her debut solo album The Miseducation of Lau ryn Hill and two more for her work on Aretha _ Franklin’s A Rose is a Rose. Animals’ unethical *■ X{ ‘Cnont rresojH^t rea tment angers Lee c*se hoagie saw chips, and dii"' 1 $4.00 , 29th St.. Bryan ViV, OFFICE OPENS )wing - Today's B LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pamela Anderson Lee is speaking out against traveling animal exhibi tions. B A member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the former “Baywatch” star became algry after she was twice asked to pose with an imals on display by television personality Jack Hanna at a New Orleans TV convention last week. She refused. ■ She was at the convention to promote her syndicated show “VIP” ERIC NEWNAM/Thk Batialion Silvana C. Allievi and Jesus Valazquez, dancers with “Tango Buenos Aires,” instruct theater arts students at a tango workshop Saturday. UJ <R) j CE (Rl ff ui«&*w (PG13) j" m (PG13) j T-shirts • Sweatshirts • Mugs • Stickers d) (PG13) ^ Class of 2001 mm Merchandise imm cuss ON SALE NOW "^1 until February 5 in the MSG sgSyi ' T-shirts • Sweatshirts • Mugs • Stickers Want A OFFICER TRAINING SCHOOL Start your career off on the right foot by enrolling in the Air Force OfficerTraining School. 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If you foresee a problem, please contact Ofelly Huffy or DazHdTaylor at the cluster desf 862-11$!, by ^February 2. a White Guy).” The song portrays a white teen who “isn’t cool but fakes it anyway,” or in other words acts like he’s African-American, Holland says in the March issue of Spin magazine. “It’s really inspired by wannabe gang sters," Holland says. “Guys who go to malls and get the gangsta rap clothes. Guys on Ricki Lake who won’t listen to their moms.” The song on The Offspring’s fifth album, Americana, has helped make the band a mu sical industry paradox, an alternative group that sells a lot of CDs. 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