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X-otic X Files;
Season premiere of X Files: material may be
confusing, but there is something for everyone.
by Adria Kovaly
Collegian staff
America’s favorite federal
agents are back, and the plot lines
arc as “X-olic” as ever.
Chris Carters’ The X-Files
premiered Friday on the Fox
network, kicking off what
promises to be another successful
season of programs.
The show picks up close to
where last season’s Finale left off.
This show starts with a chase
scene in which Fox Mulder
(David Duchovny) and Dana
Scully (Gillian Anderson)
attempt to protect an “alien” from
another non-human assassin.
Mulder and the alien flee with
their adversary in close pursuit.
At this point, the story splits.
Mulder and the alien travel to a
farm in Canada. There, cloned
R.E.M.'s New Adventures
by Tim Holsopple
Guest Columnist
R.E.M.’s newest offering,
entitled "New Adventures in HI
FI,” sounds like a collection of
outlakes from their last two
albums. Automatic for the
People and Monster.
The fourteen tracks display the
trademark laid back style that
R.E.M. have perfected in their IS
years together. They often flirt
with the idea of brash rock &
roll, but continue to retain their
composure.
New Adventures in HI-FI draws
listeners in with embracing
rhythms and contagious beats,
then keeps them enthralled with
thoughtful music and poignant
lyrics.
The album is proof that
Tragedy at Behrend
by Sheila L. Bickel
Entertainment Editor
The Greek tragedy, Antigone,
the story of Oedipus’ daughter
will be performed at the Behrend
Studio Theatre in November.
This classic was originally
produced approximately 2500
years ago, however Theatre
Director, Tony Elliot, has decided
to produce the play again to
X-traord inary
... en lend the fields amid bees
.osc sting is deadly to humans.
If this was not odd enough,
the female clones all resemble
Mulder’s sister, Samantha, who
was thought to be abducted by
aliens as a child. As they
attempt to return home, the
assassin strikes, apparently
killing the alien and one of the
clones Mulder brings with him.
Scully, in turn, begins
decoding information that was
entered into government
computers by the aliens.
When she hits a rut, site
contacts another agent, who in
the past both aided and hindered
Mulder. He gives her a small
amount of information on the
codes, but he also warns Scully
that she should worry about
protecting Mulder’s hospiiali/.cd
mother.
Temporarily disregarding this
R.E.M. has evolved into a band
that crafts delicate pop
masterpieces and soft-nosed hard
rock dirges that become
permanently etched on listeners’
minds the first time they arc
heard.
The opening song, "How the
West Was Won and Where it Got
Us,” is a piece that slowly and
calmly rides a bass riff
reminiscent of lounge music.
A simple piano
accompaniment slices through
the monotony, as docs the
inclusion of several exotic
instruments, namely an ennio
whistle, bozouki, and something
rarely found on R.E.M.'s albums:
synthesizers.
The next song, "The Wake -
Dp Bomb,” changes the pace and
rocks much like the songs' on'
expose students to a variety of
play forms.
One version by Jean Anouilh
was written as a reaction to the
Nazi occupation of Paris during
World War 11.
In Anouilh’s version, Antigone
represents the French Resistance
who, through incomprehensible
odds, refused to compromise.
“The core message is that
people need to take a stand and do
Scully discovers that the alien
had been entering a form of
inventory, one which kept tr;> k
of people who had received small
pox vaccinations.
Once she has shared this
knowledge with other federal
agents, Scully turns to keeping
an eye on Mulder’s mother until
he returns. Mulder’s informant is
killed shortly after, but he
manages to leave Mulder a Final
clue to aid him in his search for
the truth.
The show then closes with the
assassin speaking in the hospital
room with “Cancer Man,” one of
Mulder's constant antagonists.
The alien heals her at a request
from Cancer Man, in hopes that
this will give Mulder a reason to
“lone down” his investigations.
For those of you who are
reading about The X-Files for the
first time, I will tell you this: It
Monster did, showing their
affinity for variety.
”E-bow the Letter," first
single from the record, offers a
guest appearance from Patti
Smith, who lends her vocal
talents to a song made intriguing
by Michael Stipe’s own
talk/singstylc.
The other single, "Bittersweet
Me," contains Stipe's confession
that "I couldn’t taste it/I'm tired
and nakcd/I don't know what I'm
hungry for/I don't know what I
want anymore."
Three songs later, the
soothing instrumental "Zither"
quiets the soul and emulates the
same passion as "Star me Kitten"
(from Automatic ...).
These songs, as well as the rest
on the album, were recorded at
various places around the
what is right, even when things
look hopeless," said Elliot.
Elliot’s narrative verson of the
play is the story of Antigone, a
girl who would rather face death
than succomb to the evil king
and her uncle, Creon.
The cast of the Studio Theatre
latest production is made of
primarily new faces.
Of the eleven member cast,
seven are rookies to the Behrend
X-hibit
is confusing. With plots that
range from paranormal uvaliens
to secret government
experiments, many times you
have to see an episode for the
plot to make sense-all the more
reason to check out the show.
It almost always leaves you
thinking, and the subject matter
varies enough that even those
who are not into aliens can find
an episode that will interest
them.
The show is not all science
and intrigue, cither. The personal
lives of Mulder and Scully arc
also touched upon occasionally,
although the relationship between
the two is mainly just as FBI
partners.
The X-Files, which now airs
on Fox 66, Sundays, at 9 p.m.,
has been an exceptional series in
the past and is one I highly
recommend catching this fall.
country: from soundchecks at
shows to a Seattle studio (Bad
Animals, where Pearl Jam and
Soundgarden have recorded
extensively) to a dressing room
in Philadelphia.
The album is well-produced by
Scott Liu, who has produced all
of the band's albums since
Document.
R.E.M. has come along way
since Chronic Town (their first
e.p., released in 1981), both
socially and musically. Stipe,
Bill Berry, Peter Buck, and Mike
Mills started a band that was long
dismissed as trivial and wimpy in
an era of hair bands and glam
rock. They trudged through the
80’s with their musical focus
intact, and along the way gained
the respect and admiration they
justly deserved.
The lead role of Antigone is
played by Joanna Carr. The
Nurse, Ismcne, Haemon and
Creon are played by Lidana
Chinca, Nicole Reichel, Mike
Lechner, and Jonathan Scialabra
respectively.
The play opens on November
IS and will run until the 24.
Reservations will be taken
starting November 4, and can be
made by calling 898-6016.
Free CD Contest
Would you like to win the newly
released Wink CD?
Just fill out this form and return it
to the Collegian office by
Wednesday. The winner will be
announced on Thursday.
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ACROSS
1 Tater
5 Dry to a
vintner
8 Greek
consonants
12 Doves*
hangout
13 In olden
days
14 Disgusting
15 “Sad to tell...**
16 Contemptible
17 “Now me
down..."
18 Sesame paste
20 Race place
22 Offspring
23 Entry at
20 Across
24 Gnat or
mosquito
27 Necessity for
23 Across
32 “I Camera"
33 NOW goal
34 Wet wriggler
35 Edificatory
38 Puts to work
39 Bypass the
flamingos
57 Ruin the
veneer
58 Profound
DOWN
1 “Get lost!"
2 Negri of
commercials
401*11 get you
the silents
3 Hexagonal
moving
42 Alice’s late
friend?
state
4 Cut it out
5 “Catcher in
45 Incessantly
49 Hebrew month
50 Disencumber
52 “ Rhythm"
53 Went like 60
54 Commotion
55 Cook in a
the Rye" author
6 It can cause
an unsightly
swelling
7 Part of
Batman's
costume
8 First
microwave
slang
56 Future
9 Workers’
compensation
10 instant
11 “The the
limit”
19 “Forget it"
21 "The Name of
the Rose" writer
24 Lobbying org.
25 It has Down
Under down
26 Mozart’s
birthplace
28 Coach
Parseghian
29 Oliver Stone
movie
30 Society-page
word
31 Golfer Ernie
36 Poolroom
array
AP counterpart
Kick back
and relax
Singer Jarreau
Anatomical
network
Slept like
Mine car
Malarial
symptom
Symbol of
servitude
Dance lesson
McKinley’s
First Lady