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“Below: William B. Davis, " Cancer Man " from the popular t.v. show The X-Files, served as an Accent speaker in April. His presentation allowed hundreds of X-Files fans to hear about behind-the-scenes as- pects of the show, as well as ask ques- tions about the show and its stars. C me One, Come Accent and SGP Bring Inexpensive Entertainment to the University of Florida and the Gainesville Community When asked who his favorite speaker was, Chairman of Accent, Andrew Rosin, replied, " Magic Johnson. " Accent, the University of Florida ' s Speakers Bureau, has been working with various national agencies to bring prominent ers to Florida since the 1960 ' s. The best part about the program? It ' s all free. No student or member of the community has ever had to pay to hear a presentation. This year ' s venue included Bob Dole, the 1996 Republican Presidential Hopeful, Dr. Drew Pinsky and Adam Carolla, from the popular MTV program Love Lines, and John Singelton, producer of Higher Learning. Past speakers include Arthur Ashe, Oprah Winfrey, Kurt Vonnegut, and Pres. Jimmy Carter. In bringing these distinguished men and women to UF ' s campus, Accent hopes to enhance students ' education outside of the classroom. In addition to Accent, UF has another student-run entertain- ment organization on campus. Student Government Productions, or SGP, is a division of Student Government that works to bring inexpensive shows to the Univer- sity of Florida. This year it brought in the hit music group, The Wall- flowers, jazz-performer Branford Marsalis, and the Indigo Girls as well as many other popular enter- tainers. Although it must charge money for most of its venues, SGP concentrates on keeping the prices low and the energy level high. Student Life 9 ”