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Off Campus Student Services and Off Campus Aggies would like to recognize our *¥!■!** Best Overall Booth: $200 towards rent Pepper Tree Apartments $200 towards rent $200 towards rent $100 Walmart Gift Certificate $100 Walmart Gift Certificate Most Creative Booth: The Grove Apartments Best Costume, Props & Special Effects: College Park Communities NOW SOOWINO—the 1999 Off Campus Survival Manual ff you missed the Housing Fair, don’t worry, you can still pick one up Just stop by Adult, Graduate & Off Campus Student Services in Koidus, Room 112 The manual showcases information about local off campus housing such as prices and amenities as well as information about roommates, leases, utilities and a whole lot more. <k (School Choice Debate Thursday, March 11, 1999 7:30 p.m. in 301 Rudder Introduction: James Griffin, director of the Bush School Program in Economics of Public Policy Issues Moderator: Jane Conoley, dean of the Texas A&M College of Education Debators: Ken Meier, Texas A&M political science professor Eric Hanushek, University of Rochester economics professor Presented by The Bush School of Government & The Department of Economics The College of Education Persons with disabilities please call 845-1515 to inform us of your special needs. 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Opening for Pat Green and regularly playing at Fitzwilly’s, Shadow Canyon and most recently the Theater, Pritchett’s high-energy perfor mances and unique, witty, some times quirky sing-a-longs are a welcome relief to the mediocrity found in the work of many of to day’s artists. Serving as his own booking agent, publicist and manager, Pritchett’s independent spirit is reflected in his singing and songwriting. With the release of Suburban Legends, Pritchett has strayed away from the country-bar mu sic he is known for and ventured into the world of pop and rock. Growing up in suburban Dallas and drawing from such influ ences as the Beatles, Elvis Costello and Crowded House, Suburban Legends gives Pritchett the opportunity to go back to his roots and mix things up. Suburban Legends brings Pritchett full circle. Whether its the moving soul of “Colorado on Trial” or the sing-a-long-be- cause-you’re-at-a-bar-with-a- beer-in-your-hand sound of “Re sume,” Pritchett takes his listeners through the album with colorful imagery, great imagina- ■*' .* > * -i iL Various Artists Office Space Soundtrack CD Courtesy of Interscope Records Office Space is a Dilbert-esqe comedy by Austin filmmaker Mike Judge, the creator of “Beavis and Butthead.” One of the comical elements of the film is displacing the geeky co-workers of the film with rap by such artists as Ice Cube, Scarface and Geto Boys. The comedic effect is great, but the soundtrack itself is flat, dull and nothing special. Songs like, "Shove this Jay- Oh-Bee” by Canibus with Biz Markie and "Damn It Feels Good To Be a Gangsta” by Geto Boys are the best representatives of the gangster image that was meant to contrast the office nerds of the film. The two tracks by Perez Prado are excellent but are not gangster rap like the rest of the album, but have a Latin beat. “Down For Whatever” by Ice Cube is the best of the rap tracks on the album. In short, the film is great and the soundtrack adds to it, but by itself, the music is nothing spe cial. With all the real artists in rap and rhythm out today, skip this one. (Grade: D) — Kyle Whitacre ■&M i vi iitin Terry Allen Salivation UI) Courtesy ofs U gj With Terry Allen lease. Salvation, thj, Texas troubadour sho get the recognition he Allen has teamed up with t laik, Lloyd Mainesanii Moore, among others to get her an album that is d worth a listen. 1 Allen showcases a songwriting skills ale ability to masterfully variety of instrument The highlight of a cal creativity is “Billy nine-minute "pedal si ley. Allen blends toge songs with one main create a single musics carries several different tbei and emotions. I he low point on thisCC song called "Southern Com i ms song ts easily oneofty most annoying songs ever ten, but when he also relei songs like “Red Leg Boy”ari Ain t No Top 40 Song,” easy to forgive him. Theset* o Sf,1r!T Jlb “*-lase f"S her level of enjoynu' n itji t | M ,| iist0ii0r. Bir whfskev tnfrHl t0UCh -° f - tar whiskey voice also completj on t the sound foi the band, giyi ,, ■ thealin.m.ttnieTewsteel. swt A iiynod\ tnjt enjoys easy- tening, laid-back music shou t “ check out this album and giv some serious playing hme (Grade: B-) —Scott H, M<SC Arts Committee AUTFEST Annual Student Art Competition We will be accepting entries March 22 - 26 (after Spring Break) from 10am-4pm in the MSC Visual Arts Gallery, second floor of the MSC For more infromation: http://vac.tamu.edu J.L sfre 'Wedding ‘Belli Ru (?o*He oee m 'Stiuld ?P' 1S 'HOTU OVZ'h blue dee ad aU y«at / 0%- 15% o// 9H <Ut TUcddiHy f f ? 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