I
Engineering Leadership
Friday October 1, 6:30 pm - ? and Saturday Oc
Conference
ctober 2, 9:15 am - 4:15pm
The ELC is a two-day conference designed to build unity and leadership skills among
engineering students, although it is open to all students. Included are socials, workshops,
a design project competition, and dinner and lunch.
Cost $5.00. You can register by filling out registration forms found outside 204
Zachry and 219 Wisenbaker and placing them inside the box marked “Engineering
Leadership Conference” along with your $5 registration fee. Registration Deadline:
September 29 at 5pm.
For additional information, call the Student Engineers’ Council at
847-8567 or visit us online at http://sec.tamu.edu/elc
Sponsored by the Student Engineers ’ Council, IBM, Intel, and EDS
Thursday, 30th
BONFIRE BENEFIT
T U-CalHts til 10 p in.
$ 2.50 PITCHERS ALL NIGHT
DOOR PROCEEDS GO TO BONFIRE
Friday, Oct 1st
SONS OF THE DESERT
LIVE IN CONCERT
$
2.50 PITCHERS ALL NIGHT
Live Music every
Friday & Sa turday
J^age^^TuesdaVjSeptembei^Zg^p^y
lattalioi
For Art’s Sak
R ecently there has been some prevailing dis
crepancies concerning the malevolent, yet
gentle, beast of burden known as “art.”
Many people are experiencing
difficulties accepting others’ de
finitions of art.
Some maintain that art is a
sacred form of communication,
while some believe art is a
physical manifestation of the
soul. One connoisseur com
mented that “Art is anything I
can’t do.” What an interesting
idea! Isn’t it true that, for the
most part, people are drawn to a piece’s individuali
ty and complexity? Could it be that the aspect of ex
clusive performance is what makes something ap
pealing and therefore “art?” I, for one, hope not
because if that were the case, menopause would be
a masterpiece.
Art is not confined to the canvas, of course.
There are as many mediums of art as there are self-
proclaimed artists. From canvas painting to sculpt
ing to literature to music to performance to culinary,
diversity in art is inherent. Not to mention the varia
tions of art therein; whether a piece is done in oil or
water color, marble or wood, post-modern or tuned
low.
Even in prehistoric times, man used whatever
was available to him to make art. From the cave
paintings of Africa to the masterpieces of the Re
naissance to computer-rendered landscapes. Some
may ask, “But sweetcakes, why didn’t Michelangelo
just draft The Birth of Man’ on his PC?” The answer
is simple. Michelangelo could not draft something
as intricate as “The Birth of Man” on a PC because,
like all of the great masters of the Renaissance, all
he had was a Macintosh, and you can not do a thing
with those suckers. Oh, and by the way, in this en
lightened and politically correct society, it is no
longer “The Birth of Man,” it is “The Birth of Per
sonage.”
This was the ironic penalty for many aspiring
artists of old. The piece was confined to whatever
medium was available. Primordial man was stuck
with ash and stone, the poor wretches of 14th cen
tury England were confined to goat dung, and mod
ern man, comfortable in his excess, has penicillin,
foot warmers, Double-Stuffed Oreos and Wheel of
Fortune - alas, the artist no longer suffers.
As plentiful as is the media of art, so is the inter
pretation and criticism of art. Long ago, in a faraway
land, people were educated and trained in the prac
tice of understanding art. These days, everyone is an
expert. And this is the beginning of anarchy on an
artistic level.
We have made the faulty assumption that simply
because everyone has a right to formulate an opin
ion, then everyone’s opinion must be valid. Wrong.
People who formulate opinions are idiots. When
artistic opinion is needed, it should be warranted to
only one source: Me. Unlike you poor, dumb, silly
sheep who chew the cud of opinion, I munch only
the choicest cuts of fact. Art is not in the eye of the
beholder; its in my eye, and what is in my eye right
now is cheap contact lenses.
What I say goes because I am smarter than you
and my views on art are straightforward and honest.
For instance, the term “artist” has been thrown into
a new light. It is mote likclv to be used toiktaid. b
an individual’s personality instead of hisaitisBMorr
ability. Therefore, 1 can safely say of former' dents it
kee, Micky Dolen. : ' t “si
Since sarcasm is hard to convey throughtiitBck w
ten medium, 1 offer this: do not read literally.!:■ Inste,
preceding was simply a spoof of what wet: their w;
ourselves, myself included. We believe that k times o'
we can think “Ooh! I like blue,” and areliviK in the cc
time which is devout in embracing evemone; #. Dam
no matter how farfetched, our opinions are risneerii!
and good and protected by 200-year-old piece j n j ve
per. Indeed, we all have a right to formulate chjjj- p (
but to truly understand art, one must become st vs jj
artist - in the true sense, not t: ft^Sokinr
So you want to be an artist. Unfortunatelv
s Guide to Artistry w\\\ not hulp. TheseoetM^ «|
artistic ability is not in a paperbackoracks:§T. ni]
or a seminar. It is in narcotics. WML B )me ,
Vincent Van Gogh laced his mouth withleEjy. V,
based paint, Andy Warhol dabbled inthe$tufte||T.
tie bit and Da Vinci...well he must have done sofff e 1
thing in order to think up a wooden helicopter r 101 1
powered by two naked men.
But note that narcotics is not theofl/rpot/itii*^ 0 0 ^ !
leads to artistry. Indeed, it is not theW,atftff.r erviCf
Students can gain artistic ability aiv^pwt/ontf^ 01116
making the effort to forego raging tmwsand ? Vo ‘ ve(1
instead simple sit still and look at the o'.
around them. '
One can find just as much artistic inMs
everyday life as they can in dangerous maieri. en °ugli
ten where it is least expected — in one’s n ynderlv
side one’s window, in the ground. H wh
If one has an art project due and has notp^ru
tion whatsoever, just remember that artisevd
where...and it is poorly guarded. If the dead!
near and one feels “inspired” by another’sw
who on earth has the right to stop you fronu
ing yourself?
Whether your piece of art is original or “ii crease
spired” from a friend, a momentous andes$e:B“Ca
time to the artistic process is the bestowingc:4.0,'’ 1
finished work with a title. Artistic trends hav sdnieo
ed from naming pieces after what they obvic roundc
portray (ie: “Sunflowers,” or “Bowl of Fruit" Pson
stractness. i e( j t0
When a collage of colors and embarrassing me
anatomy receives the title “The Fish,” orato«
work boot immersed in banana pulp is bestow
with “Forgotten Passions,” it is time to recom
debut at the gala. Be honest with your titles,
aggrandize what is not present. If one’s
and brooding, do not name it “Picnics on
Likewise, if one’s work is simple and blunt,
est with the title and instead of “Unanimous&
iousness” do your masterpiece justice andnai
after what it portrays: “Duck Made of Macaroi
workl
Eastq
Jacob Huval is a sop
EngliM
Monday. Oct, 4
Tuesdav T Oct. 5
You could just get
a paper route...
Or you could attend the
Co-op Career Fair
Oct. 4-5
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Zachry Lobby
All majors invited!
Ingersoll-Rand
ABB Vetco Gray
Hewlett-Packard
Alcatel USA
Raytheon
Texas Instruments
Advanced Micro Devices
Freese & Nichols
Delta! Airlines
Nortel Networks
Cirrus Logic
Dow Chemical
Intervoice Brite
Trane Company
HEB Grocery Company
Celanese
Vetrotex America
Tivoli Systems
LinCom Corporation
BICCGeneral
FMC
SMI-Texas
Parker Hannifen
UFE, Inc.
Kimberly-Clark
Hovensa, L.L.C.
Granite Construction
Traulsen & Company
Pratt & Whitney
Flow Products, Inc.
Ericsson
Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC
Alcoa Fujikura
Union Pacific Railroad
National Instruments
Elk Corporation
Eastman Chemical
United States Gypsum
3M Corporation
Union Carbide
Bayer Corporation
Lyondell-Citgo
Mobil Corporation
IBM
Sperry Sun Drilling
DuPont
American Airlines
Lockheed Martin
Nokia Mobile Phones
Heat Transfer Research
Central Intelligence Agency
Entergy Corporation
Flowtronex International
NASA-JSC
1 Williamson Collectible)
■ Home of Action Racing Col
I. and Baseball Cards
Manor East Mall
775-5116
«■>(» «■<':» «■ » m mm**
ZIP
ATTENTION
Class of 20i
Don’t be left out of the- 1
Aggieland! Get your F^|
Senior picture taken at 1
Photography. Extended il1
tings are also available for- 1
Visit 1410 Texas Ave. Soutk
call 693-8183. Open 9-12^
1:30-5 M-F.
AGGIELAND