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Network Events Theater brings movie previews to Rudder
government organizations interested in the “It would include such televised events like
BY JENNIFER SPURLOCK
The Battalion
exas Aggies will make their way to local
theaters this semester in the tradition of
courtship and entertainment. Little do
hey know that in just a few weeks they will be
ibl' to view movies in the comfort of Rudder
Theater without the usual sticky floors, high
triced tickets, obnoxious teeny hoppers or mid-
ile-aged sticklers determined to keep the aver-
Joe from uttering anything from the faintest
Whisper to a deep breath.
^^^^^^Hf>oon the MSC Film Society, in cooperation
'~-^^/Vvvith a corporation, Network Events Theater
,N1 T), will be bringing sneak previews to Texas
SS^AlM-s very own Rudder Theater.
, s The Sm Styan Whitworth, the vice chairman of the
eperience thr^ 1 ' Film Society, said he is excited about the
NE T program that will debut in Rudder Theater
I's range
ing with'the', ■‘The NET will be providing all digital the-
n be heard ■ ater e Q u *pment giving students the opportunity
tracks and t0 - iew blockbuster movies just two days a
Vtvfc/v said wet * < ^ or a P er > 0 d two to five times a
7 iuitansu ^M^ 1 ’” Whitworth said,
ny hjrdcort. T he P rice of Previewing is not as
hig i as one might think.
return for the equipment,
•• Austin •• a ftinimum of 10 students will
’, H TTbe randomly pulled out of the
1 1 ‘ " cro .vd by MSC members to
fill out a marketing survey
fTRO-MATlCOTor the NET corporation
bui admission to the
movie will be free,” Whit-
md undent: worth said. “The MSC
ling out ofi Tilm Society will only be
expensive repaying the rental fee for
tones. Rudder Theater. ”
Klio-recortfc mTrish Allamon, a se-
L J5 Frowns': nior biology major, said al-
atchy rnela though it will be a chal
king beaut:, lenge for the MSC Film
mart/ Say srSociety, she hopes that it will
’ now/ Wir; allow membership to grow.
' heart.” /M“When we went to the NET
• again, CentnHrrfteting to review guidelines, I no
tice bad : tiled that no other school had an ac-
their smanaTual film society at the presentation,” Al
um, TTiexr.. dainon said.
1. (Gratfc / ■"Our film society was among many student
program.
Even though this sounds like a great idea to
eager film society members, the program had a
hard time finding its way into the hearts of cam
pus officials.
Penny Ditton, a sponsor of the MSC Film So
ciety, was one of the first to witness the NET'S
policies for business when she attended a 1994
presentation in New York. Penny said that with
its previous regulations the NET, required cam
puses to provide a room for an entire year of
viewing on an everyday basis. A&M is such a
large school, it would be out of the question to
reserve a room every day.
“At the time, it was impossible to acquire a
room guaranteed for that long on the campus,”
Ditton said.
Another negative aspect of the program of
fered in 1994 would be that NET’S entertain
ment viewing would include more than just the
planned films.
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■ T have to meet with the pro
fessor after class to let them know
ny situation so that I can get en-
arged notes,” he said. “Other-
sllcgc students-Vise, I can’t read them.”
ate openings ( Whitlock also gets special as-
dc direct mail distance from her professors,
■ • h y^j^ome of whom have never worked
r rowth w b.h a disabled person before.
■“I have had a good experience
vith my professors,” Whitlock
;aid. “They have always been un-
: marketing car.j erstanc jj n g anc j w jHj n g to j n
iny way.”
1 Richardson doesn’t think of
limself as different from anyone
?lse. After classes, he has a regu
ar day. He goes to work out and
re hangs out with his friends. He
laid he knows A&M is a conserv-
itfve place, and he does get funny
; ooks from people sometimes,
ts, 7 daysavsee j.. S ince j have the prosthesis in
ny right eye, people stare.”
lichardson said. “It does make me
'|el abnormal sometimes because
nncctedtothelrbeople don’t know the scenario.
■“They don’t know me, and
hty don’t know why I am they
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY CODY WaOEs/ThI BATTALION
a boxing match with Mike Tyson,” Ditton said.
In response to all the negative guidelines
the company offered, the Film Society spon
sors decided to drop the idea in 1994. Five
years later in May of 1999, the NET would
present them with a more acceptable set of
guidelines.
Casey Starr, a senior engineering major,
said he joined the MSC Film society because
of the campus’s film festival.
Now, as the director of this year’s film fes
tival, he said he believes the program will not
only excite A&M students, but it will be a great
opportunity for A&M to be a part of a nation
wide event.
"Texas A&M, as one of 40 schools in the
country participating in the program, is hon
ored by the addition to our film society,” Starr
said. “It is also a privilege to be among a na
tional community that will be able to preview
top-rated movies before their actual release to
the public.”
Another significant event from the NET will
be the prospect for A&M students to be able
to interview movie stars via satellite.
“Certain stars like Robert Deniro
and Neve Campbell have partici
pated in the past,” Ditton said.
“The students across the na
tion could watch via satellite
as Texas A&M students
take turns interviewing
the actors.
“The system might
possibly be expanded
into actual speaker pro
grams for students by
such well-known fig
ures as ,Hillary Clinton
and Mikhail Gor-
^ bachev.”
The MSC Film Society
will be hosting a booth this
Sunday, Sept. 5, at the
MSC’s Open House.
Students can also get an ap
plication for membership on the
internet or at their office on the sec
ond-floor of the MSC but need not be
members of the MSC Film Society to take
advantage of NET.
c) a plus!
way I am, but they also don’t
know any better. You can’t fault
someone for not having all the in
formation, and I try to give people
the benefit of the doubt.”
Whitlock agrees with Richard
son’s thoughts. She said she has
never had a negative experience
with people treating her badly be
cause of her disability.
She said she believes most
people are just scared because
they may not have seen someone
or talked to someone moving
about in a wheelchair.
“I know people will look and
stare, it’s normal,” she said. “But
the worst thing is when people
see me and then they look away
or pretend not to look at all.
“I am a person just like every
one else.
“I have the same feelings and
emotions as those people who
walk to and from class, maybe
even stronger simply because
people expect us not to have those
emotions.
“I think too often people who
are handicapped are shown as be
ing really happy or really sad;
there’s never any room left to just
be human.”
Centro-matic
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Kid Fantastic will again be
opening up for Centro-matic this
Saturday night, along with Captain
Audio.
The August 1999 issue of the
Dallas Observer wrote that John
son’s songwriting talents are gen
uinely moving.
“He [Johnson]
doesn’t just write a
lot of songs, he
writes a lot of great
ones, songs that
take maddeningly
simple melodies
and make them
sound so beautiful
ly complex.”
The Fort Worth
Weekly described
Centro-matic as —————
“the most prolific
band in the area,” as well as
awarding them with the title, “The
Hardest Working Band in Local
Music.”
But the Centro-matic hype only
begins in the newspapers. Local
fans get ready for the upcoming
show with enthusiasm.
'The first time i
saw them play, I
was totally
hooked/'
— Tim Graves
Centro-matic fan
Tim Graves, a senior chemical
engineering major, said he became
a fan after he saw the band play at
the Crooked Path last semester.
“The first time I saw them play,
I was totally hooked,” Graves said.
“I had heard that Will and Steve
played a live show out at Marooned
once, and everyone couldn’t stop
talking about how awesome it was.
I had to go see for myself. ”
Despite their
creative flavor,
Centro-matic has
been influenced
by a variety of
bands, including
Guided By Voices,
The Replacements
and Big Star. Hed-
man said they lis
ten to a strange ar
ray of music as
they ride to shows
' ■ ■■ in their van.
“We all have
pretty eclectic taste,” Hedman said.
“We listen to anything from really
cheesey stuff like Big Squire to the
latest indie album.”
Centro-matic can be seen this
Saturday, along with Captain Au
dio and Kid Fantastic, at 9 p.m. at
Baghis.
i
s, 7 days a week
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Fall 1999 Rush Events
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