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Wednesday, October 23, 2002 Ellis Marsalis became a participant in 1990. TIAA-CREF Individual and Institutional Services. Inc . and Teachers Personal Investors Services, Inc., distribute securities products. ©2002 Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association- College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF). New York, NY. Ellis Marsalis was compensated. 1 Talks on Afghanis^ Bonn, November 2001 ☆ ^ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ The European Union Center at Texas ASM University presents: Responding to Terrorism; A European Perspective with His Excellency Javier Ruperez Rubio Ambassador of Spain to the U.S. Friday, October 25, 2002 10:30 am Room 2 115, Bush Academic Building-West International Progams Office / Texas ASM University AGGIES THE battauo Music Review V 2.002 . Music Review V 2.002 The Last DJ Tom Petty Warner Brothers » n ii m Throughout Cry, Faith Hill’s Fifth studio album and follow-up to her multi-platinum smash, Breathe, Hill continues her pop cross over with less success than with her past two releases. Hill’s attempt to become a genre-defy ing icon has left her sound without any character or personality. The CD wanders from pseudo-country to urban to gospel with little success. It is very front- loaded, and many of the songs on Cry are remi niscent of early 1990s pop. Cry already sounds outdated after being released only a week ago. The minor highlights are the title-track “Cry” and “Free.” One wonders if the new found freedom Hill sings of in the song is from country radio. The remaining three-quarters of the album's tracks are forgettable ballads despite songs from well-known writers such as Beth Nielsen Chapman (“This Kiss”) and Annie Roboft (“That's the Way”). Most of the songs suffer from lame lyrics such as “Our love’s the moon/ Our love's the Kingdom Come/ Our love's the flame/ Our love's His will be done.” The low point of the album is “Beautiful” where Hill laughably speaks, rather than sings, the song’s insipid lyrics. The vocals are meant to sound provocative, but fall Hat. The song is a sad attempt to recreate Alan Jackson’s “I'll Go On Lovin' You” or Madonna's “Justify My Love.” Cry is an album that does not know what it is or where it belongs. The only redeeming quality is Hill's soulful voice-it has never sounded better. Devoted Faith Hill fans will likely enjoy it, but Cry is a serious misstep for a truly talented artist. ► L Petty’s first release since 1999 comes win high expectations. Coming off the less-than- spectacular Echo (1999), fans waited with hi hopes that the Petty of the past would returnfe another ride. What fans got is an album that focuses Petty’s belief that music comes first, and mow second. He takes shots at record companies and the CEOs that run them. He speaksof record deals going to those with good looks.(It makes his point over and over again, eveninii* liner notes where the album is dedicatedto “everyone who loves music just a little bitmw than money.” This is a man fed up with the music industry. Nonetheless, Petty keeps the style thathas made him famous. Every song is unmistakably his. There are slow ballads (“blue Sunday”) bluesy rockin’ numbers (“joe”) andevenon that can only be described as Buffett-esque (“the man who loves women”). Hewroteor wrote every song on the album and had a in producing it. Petty remains one of those artists that you either love or hate. There really is no middle ground, and that stands true for The Last DJ. 'Cr^r 'uT'uT'uT -Jeremy Osborne -Denise Schott M By Don't waste youi harddriveras Download it Bum your friend's copy on .eoo tfe? **** Spend" the dough, buy "your oi Buy it, bum it, tell a fru :v-' :■ . NEWS IN BRIEF McDonald's again reports lower profits CHICAGO (AP) McDonald’s Corp., again reporting lower profits, said Tuesday it will pare new restau rant openings nearly in half in 2003 and invest more heavily in its sluggish U.S. business. Third-quarter i earnings dropped 1 1 percent over the pre vious year, McDonald’s said, reflecting lower sales in the I* United States, Germany, Britain and Japan — four of the chain’s five biggest markets — at restaurants open at least a year. The hamburger giant, strug gling amid the glut of U.S. restaurants and perceptions of poor service, also said it needs a “significant improvement” in sales to achieve its full-year earnings target. The Oak Brook, 111.-based company said it now plans to open 600 traditional McDonald’s Other! restaurants worldwide next ye down from 1,050 in M including just 100 in the Uni States — less than a third off- year’s total. 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