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omic strip is ? lfte one night and wakes up with his daughter missing, snow falling at
bout crime :« e wrong time of year, darkness coming and going at will, all the
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ens when ail The controls in “Silent Hill” are a pain compared to the smoother
unished p ri i|terface of the “Resident Evil” series, but they are needed for camera
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eals witlf fflB 0V ' e - “Silent Hill” is also not for the novice or impatient game player,
ituations tB 10 P uzz l es an( d enemies can be frustrating and the game offers little
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hoi ' 1 : M sual design and the surrealistic levels. Sound design for the game is
It h' 6 fill | so amaz i n g; the music adds intensity and fright to the game in just
’ ^“THe right places. Odd sounds floating around everywhere — like the
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’NSj, a hjlT best horror games to be released and should set new standards for up
coming horror and psychological thriller games. (Grade: A-)
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MarioKart
Nintendo
Nintendo 64
Genre: Racing
If this game had a warning from the Surgeon General it would
read - this game is highly addictive and will cause a significant de
crease in sleep and grade-point average.
This game is the sole reason many people buy a Nintendo 64.
With 16 different race tracks and eight different characters, some
thing new happens every time this game is played.
Anybody who played the original version on Super Nintendo will
be pleased with the vast improvements this game has received while
at the same time keeping everything that made the original great.
Most of the old characters are present, some of the same basic
tracks and everybody’s favorite “Battle Mode.”
The upside to this game is it allows up to four people to play at the
same time, so it will bring out the competitor in anyone and will
quickly turn good friends into enemies.
The game play is excellent — quick and responsive. The charac
ters will do what they are supposed to do when they are supposed to
do it.
The graphics are typical of Nintendo — bold colors with a cartoon
type of quality to them.
The graphics are not great when compared to some of the newer
Nintendo games, but they are passable.
The simple fact is this game is just plain fun.
“MarioKart” will cause the hours on the clock to roll off without
anybody noticing, which could be a bad thing, but in this case is
not. (Grade: A +)
— Scott Harris
People In The News
;! n I;,;;: (Bird shows distaste for
Fabio at new roller coaster
Studiosoiwj WILl - IAMSBURG - Va - ( AP ) — Busch Gardens
(touted Fabio’s ride on a new roller coaster called
, i 1 -Apollo's Chariot as “Modern-Day Adonis vs. An-
nesame ' ‘ cient-Day Sun God."
But a bird upstaged the supermodel and the
d at thesaffi
ers all overtoil
ride.
The animal hit Fabio on the nose and cut him,
Matt »(| sending blood streaking down his chin and
ips joineii&., cheeks. Several women sitting near him in white
isof.la tunics, portraying goddesses, were splattered
un 'with blood.
le Phillip: Fabio was treated for a one-inch cut on the
inly Texasibridge of his nose and released from a hospi-
larman.” tal.
Studios' “He’s fine, no serious injuries,” park
lege newspaf-Tspokesperson Deborah L. DeMarco said. “I
lies toexpanij don’t know about the bird’s plight.”
ts well. I Sbe said “We’re very sorry that it happened,
It was an act of nature.”
——•(Strickland honored in
upcoming special episode
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A special episode of
“Suddenly Susan” will pay tribute to cast
member David Strickland, who hanged himself
last week.
The episode of the NBC sit
com will be taped the week of
112, with a broadcast date
yet to be determined, produc
er Warner Bros, said Monday.
Production was suspended
ffter Strickland’s body was dis-
pvered March 22 in a Las Ve-
as motel room. The cast and
!Brew decided to return to
make the episode in his honor.
Spike Lee defends new
film about serial killer
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Spike Lee says his new
movie about the Son of Sam killer isn’t a sell
out.
The movie depicts the hunt for David
Berkowitz, who killed six people in random
shootings in 197C and 1977. Seven other peo
ple were wounded in attacks that terrorized New
York City. Berkowitz is serving life in prison.
Lee told students at the University of Geor
gia Tuesday that the film isn’t a diversion from
his black-themed movies but a look at the re
gion he loves.
“Black folks are saying Spike’s sold out,” he
said. “For me this is a New York story.”
The movie, “Summer of Sam,” is due out in
July.
Attorneys fight to keep
DiMaggio’s will private
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for
Joe DiMaggio asked for his will to be locked
away, apparently to keep it out of the hands of
collectors.
The will was stored in the
Broward County clerk’s office
near DiMaggio’s home in Hol
lywood, where the baseball
great died March 8 after a
battle with lung cancer. He
was 84.
With DiMaggio’s death,
the value of his collectibles
has skyrocketed.
Aside from his signature,
DiMaggio’s will includes the provision that his
only son, Joseph Paul DiMaggio Jr., be given a
trust fund that will pay him $20,000 a year.
DiMaggio’s great-grandchildren received trusts
of $250,000 and $500,000.
DIMAGGIO
The Texas A&M University Student Publications Board is accepting applications for
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Summer 1 999
(The summer editor will serve
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Fall 1999
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from Aug. 16 through Dec. 10, 1999.)
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Qualifications for editor in chief of The Battalion are:
• Be a Texas A&M student in good standing with die University and enrolled in at least six credit
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• Have at least a 2.00 cumulative grade point ratio and at least a 2.00 grade point ratio in the
semester immediately prior to the appointment, the semester of appointment and semester(s) (all
summer course work is considered summer semester) during the term of office. In order for sum
mer school grades to qualify as previous semester grades, a minimum of six hours must be taken
during the course of either the full or two summer session(s);
• Have completed or be registered in JOUR 301 (Mass Comm Law), or equivalent;
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Aggieland
1999
Qualifications for editor in chief of the Aggieland yearbook are:
• Be a Texas A&M student in good standing with the University and enrolled in at least
six credit hours (unless fewer credits are required to graduate) during the term of
office;
• Have at least a 2.00 cumulative grade point ratio and at least a 2.00 grade point
ratio in the semester immediately prior to the appointment, the semester of appoint
ment and semester(s) (all summer course work is considered summer semester) during
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two summer session(s);
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• Have demonstrated ability in writing through university coursework or equivalent
experience;
• Have at least one year experience in a responsible position on the Aggieland or com
parable college yearbook.
Application forms should be picked up and returned to Francia Cagle in the Student Publications office, room 012 Reed McDonald Building. Deadline for submitting application: 5 p.m.
Wednesday, March 31, 1999. Applicants will be interviewed during the Student Publications Board Meeting beginning at 4 p.m. Monday, April 5, 1999, in room 221F Reed McDonald.
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Woman charged with
stalking Dennis Rodman
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A woman ac
cused of stalking Dennis Rodman told a judge she’s
innocent and was ordered held on $50,000 bail.
Marie Boguszewski, 36, of Bradley, III., plead
ed innocent Monday to three counts of making ter
rorist threats and one count of electronic stalking.
Boguszewski allegedly e-mailed and called Rod
man’s former agent, Dwight Manley, hundreds of
times to request a date with Rodman. In Novem
ber, when she learned the messages were not for
warded to Rodman, she threatened to kill three
employees of Manley’s agency, prosecutors allege.
Boguszewski tried to meet Rodman by attend
ing his games and a book signing and turning up
at a restaurant where he was eating, prosecutor
Tori Richards said.
Boguszewski also faces trial in Illinois on
charges of aggravated assault against her father
and aunt.
MTV names director of
new Internet division
NEW YORK (AP) — MTV Networks Tuesday
named music TV veteran Fred Seibert to lead
its new Internet division.
MTV’s parent company, Viacom Inc., creat
ed the MTV Networks Online unit a month ago
to pool the successful Websites for MTV, VH1
and Nickelodeon and to create new sites
aimed at luring music lovers and children.
Two of the new projects call for creating a
Website especially for kids, with a music des
tination, moderated chat rooms, audiovisual
content from Nickelodeon and an online toy
store. Both are to be released later this year.
Seibert was MTV’s original creative director
before founding a TV production company and
running Hanna Barbera Cartoons Inc.
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