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Bobby D’s
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April 14
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HAZING KILLS:
In the last decade over 60 college
students have died as a result of
hazing activities.
Eight students at Frostburg State University were charged with
manslaughter in the alcohol poisoning death of a freshman. John Eric
Stinner, 20, was forced to drink at a party hosted by an organization
he was a member of. John consumed at least six beers and 12 shots of
vodka in two hours. He was found dead in his dorm room on November
9, 1997 with a blood alcohol level of .34 percent, more than three times
the legally intoxicated level of .10 percent.
Similar stories are becoming all too frequent.
STOP HAZING.
The next victim could be an AGGIE.
HAZING FATALITIES ARE NOT THE RESULT OF “EVIL” PEOPLE.
THEY ARE THE RESULUT OF ASSUMING THAT NO HARM WILL COME.
DON’T MAKE AN ASSUMPTION-IT COULD COST A LIFE.
To report hazing, contact one of the following offices:
The Department of Student Life
Student Conflict Resolution Services:
Call 847-7272 to roport any incidents of hazing.
The Office of the Commandant:
Call 458-1341 to roport hazing involving
members of the Corps of Cadets.
The Department of Student Activities:
Call 845-1133 to report hazing involving members
of a recognized student organization.
University Police Department:
Call 845-2345 to report any incidents of
hazing.
This advertisement is brought to you by Student Conflict Resolution Services-the Department of
Student Life, within the Division of Student Affairs.
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Popular music has forever been
a game of follow the leader. It
seems as soon as a Nirvana be
comes the new rage, a Sponge will
be trotting at their heels. It seems
inevitable then, that following the
success of such techno-metal acts
as Marilyn Manson and Korn there
would be a crop of less-than-
mediocre bands like Static X.
Aside from the album booklet,
which, among other things,
thanks Beavis and Butthead and
White Rain hair products in the
same breath as their producer, the
group initially shows some
promise. The guitars are turned up
loud, the lead vocalist is very an
gry at something, and the addition
of a dedicated keyboardist/sam
pler should make for an interest
ing mix.
Unfortunately, the band fails to
live up to its promise in the most
spectacular way. Imagine a disco
song an hour long run through a
lawnmower, only without the per
sonal charm.
The lyrics are even worse than
the music. The words themselves
could have been penned by any
seventh grader with a rudimentary
knowledge of swearing, sex and
drugs and the will to offend his
parents. High points are few and
far between on this record, as ex
pected from any follow-the-leader
band. (Grade: F)
In these days of opaque con
tact lenses and men who wear
makeup, image is quickly out
pacing talent as a prerequisite
for entry into the music busi
ness.
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left by Virgos Merlot’s debut al
bum, Signs of a Vacant Soul.
The band sports some heavy-
artillery instrumentation ready
to dish out a sonic opus on par
with bands such as Radiohead,
but, unlike many bands who uti
lize multiple six-strings, the
three guitarists do not leave each
other room to stretch out and
seldom communicate ideas dur
ing the brief instrumental pas
sages dotting the album.
The three guitars are often
found playing only two guitar
parts and overdubbing each oth
er with a third providing a back
ground of white noise.
Lyrically, the album is a touch
of goth and defeatism, an idea
which plays well enough with
the band's vampire-ish image to
please the groupies.
The album does have its share
of ready-for-radio singles, from
the spin-off “Winning" to the ul-
tra-trippy “Disregarding.’’
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for-video rockers, the rest of the
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