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Shales will be the first revolving co-host to fill in for Gene Siskel on the syndicated “Siskel & Ebert’’ show while Siskel (He’s the Humphrey receives Harvard fellowship Fellows generally teach a six- week study group and attend classes at Harvard. Ford could ac commodate the school for only two days. SISKEL MSC Black Awareness Committee Presents: mm muni Mi skinny one; Roger Ebert’s the pudgy one.) recuperates from brain surgery. Shales, like Ebert, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning critic. He is The Washington Post’s television crit ic but has reviewed movies for the Post and National Public Radio. Siskel, the film critic for the Chicago Tribune, had surgery in May to remove a growth on his brain. Ebert, the film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, has been host CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Hubert H. Humphrey 111, who lost a bid for Minnesota governor last year to former wrestler Jesse Ven tura, will bury himself in his books at Harvard. He was among the political fig ures named as visiting fellows Tuesday at the university’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. The others include David Beasley, former governor of South Carolina; David Pryor, former sen ator from Arkansas; Barbara Bar rett, former Republican candidate for governor of Arizona; Myrth York, the first female candidate for governor of Rhode Island; William O. Taylor, chairman and chief executive of the Globe Newspaper Co., which operates The Boston Globe; and former President Ford. CBS will air movie about rapist’s run STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — CBS plans to air a TV movie in March on the case of Alex Kelly, the former high __ school wrestler who went on the lam in Europe to escape charges of raping a teen-age girl in 1986. “It’s some thing that has garnered a lot of attention,’’ CBS Kelly is played by 1 tie, a regional stagec Margot Kidder, 11 Lois Lane in the: movies, will portrayia or. Cassidy Rae, start;' Bay,’’ plays thevictii In 1997, a jury is guilty of rape. He is serving a Camf HR sentence. Rundgrenji All-Star Bai KIDDER spokesman Mark O’Connor said. “The intriguing part in my mind is how he was on the lam for so many years.*’ “The Return of Alex Kelly’’ be broadcast March 23. will NEW YORK (APjl All-Starr Band is ; again, and theboysc , elude Todd Rundgre: Ringo Starr first or All-Starr band lOves former Beatle’s fe dans this year alsoHf my Cappello, Gary lit Bruce and SimonK® The band alreaeu formed three dates| City, N.J., and willplr| in New York. The l ? ishes in Orlando, F. •r, J Class of ’9< Katie War ation Depa % McClure Rudder Theater Thursday, February 25,1999 7:00 - 9:00 PM (Dress: Afrocentric or Casual!) intofm.ition (. o MSC BAj at 845-1515 Any questions contact: LaSondra Cairo! E-Mail: lirc0|2at^|cs.tamtiidu Continued from Paged In 1995, Gov. George W. Bush appointed McClure to the Board of Regents, where he serves as chair of the Committee to Develop Criteria for Future System Expansion and the Committee on Audit. He is also a member of the Legislative Committee and the Commit tee on Academic and Student Affairs. In ad dition, McClure serves as the Board of Re gent’s liaison to the Association of Former Students. McClure said Board of Regents members are responsible for development and imple mentation of policies that affect system parts, including things such as curricula, admission standards and faculty tenure. Anthony Edwards, a junior biomedical sci ence major and president of the Association of Black Leaders in Science, said he has met McClure a few times and was nothing short of impressed. “I think it’s very impressive to be president in 1976, especially when African-Americans did not come to A&M until 1964,” Edwards said. “I guess what impresses me the most is lie’s d$yy/i-tp-earth, and as someone of his status, it was unusual.” Leday said McClure is an inspiration to him and that he aspires to one day be like him. “He (McClure] has definitely earned his position working through the ranks,” Leday said. “Looking at people like him work through the ranks inspires people like me. He’s a positive light to others and is really easy to talk to.” Edwards said he thinks McClure is an ex ample of what African-American students can do with hard work. “1 think, in terms of African-American stu dents, he shows what we can strive to achieve at this University,” Edwards said. “If we work hard, we can do anything we put our minds to. It represents not only the di versity of A&M but also the open mindedness of people.” McClure’s impressive resume is a testa ment to those who believe barriers do not ex ist if they are not seen as obstacles. “I think, in a sense, he represents being African-American or a minority and being an Aggie are not mutually-exclusive events,” Ed wards said. “You do not have to make a choice between them.” Communication (Continued front PageS "Companies want people to switch cause it lets them handle morecallsa make a bigger profit." Having a phone handy is uselessii or if the number is not available. 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