One of the most experienced judges to ever sit on Texas’ highest court.” "Appellate Judge Jthe Year" . 2000-2001 "Best Administrative Judge" 2000 "Trial Judge of the Year" 1994-1995 KEEP JUSTICE MIKE SCHNEIDER ON THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT Recognized by three Texas governors for his judicial excellence. For more information: www.mikeschneider.org Finance Office 713-722-7444 Campaign Office 281-346-0204 Fax 281-346-0956 Toll Free 866-880-MIKE Pd N by Judge M*c $RNER By Kendra Kingsley THE BATTALION Viewers be warned: “Rent” is not your old-fashioned Broadway production. Without shying away from contempo rary issues such as AIDS and unbridled sexuality, “Rent” is at once shocking, energetic and enlightening. Opening with roommates Mark (who has just been dumped by his lesbian girlfriend, Maureen) and Roger (a strug gling musician reeling from his girlfriend’s death) the plot unfolds through a series of ener getic and contagious songs. The roommates are in danger of being evicted by Benny, their new landlord - and ex-roommate — who inherited the apartment building and its next-door lot Richmond City Council votes to honor slave who plotted revolt RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The City Council in this former capital of the Confederacy voted unani mously to honor a slave who plotted a revolt. The resolution calling Gabriel Prosser an "American patriot and freedom fighter" commemorates the 202nd anniversary of his hanging on Oct. 10, 1800, in Richmond. Dozens of conspira tors also were executed after two slaves told their masters of the plot. "This resolution seeks to correct an error in history whereby Gabriel has been seen by many as a criminal, as opposed to a patriot and a freedom fighter," Councilman Sa'ad El-Amin told the council Monday. The resolution was opposed by Ron Doggett, Virginia president of the European American Unity and Rights Organization. "When you honor Gabriel, you honor his planned intentions. And his planned intentions were mass from his father-in-law. With this newfound power. Benny plans to build a cyber-arts stu dio on the lot — which will ultimately mean leaving its homeless occupants without a place to sleep. What follows is a series of plot twists conveyed through an energetic score of songs - notably “Tango: Maureen,” “Over the M(x>n,” and “La Vie Boheme.” While the plot is at times dif ficult to follow, the raw talent of the cast more than compensates. In particular, the vocal talents of Justin Rodriguez (Angel) Caissie Levy (Maureen) and Kevin Spencer (Roger) could easily put Britney or the Backstreet Boys out of business. Yet perhaps what ismey striking about “Rent” is itsn, sion - and not simply the J socially acceptable kind that takes place between twoheta sexual lovers. Instead, the play explores, relationships of HIV-positi ve homosexual men, emotional aggressive lesbians and an ' S&M dancer and her trauma, ti/.ed lover. In short. Rent" does not 4 appoint. Instead, it delivers energy and an imflinching nft. sage to live, in the words of | play, for “no day but today Ku»h t<> th<- Imi\ of fit-e l»ffort* tick** •<<•11 out! \ ami Ja ~t.n at hogir' NEWS IN BRIEF murder and terror," Doggett said. Prosser's plot called for killing whites with weapons made from farm tools. The slaves planned to set fires, commandeer the city arsenal, take Gov. James Monroe hostage and then negotiate their freedom. Call for more family concern sparks debate among feminist groups NEW YORK (AP) - A call for a "motherhood movement" proved controversial Tuesday as feminists — including the author of a book about high-achieving, childless women — sparred over issues of work and family. Sylvia Ann Hewlett, whose Creating a Life: Professional Women and the Quest for Children landed her on "Oprah" and the cover of Time, said that American women face "painful, difficult trade-offs." "It turns out that almost uniquely in the world, in this country somewhere between a third and a half of women in pro fessional careers will end up leading lives without children," she said. Kim Gandy, president of i? National Organization ij Women, disagreed k Hewlett's findings. Gandy said that an analfsis! census data by the Econ® Policy Institute found that“ra ried high-achieving womens exactly as likely to havehadi by ages 36 to 40 as all others ried women working fulltimei percent in both groups." The two women spoke! symposium sponsored ^ Barnard College and the Iniiit for American Values described by organizers asra to a Motherhood Movemert' "For much of the second tali the 20th century, motheiti and the concerns of mottos were outside the mainstreani the women's movement,’sal the organizers, a consortium women's groups seeking tc oncile feminism and mo hood. 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