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Daniels Band wins
approval of Aggies
By BELINDA McCOY
Battalion Staff
The Charlie Daniels Band followed its tradition of fiddlin’ and
stompin’ its way into the hearts of its audience Thursday night at G.
Rollie White Coliseum, and the Aggies responded by following
through with their tradition of warm welcomes to visiting bands.
The concert, sponsored by MSC Town Hall, got off to a slow start
actually, with a somber band playing to an even more somber
audience.
But as would be expected from a school steeped in tradition and
patriotism, the mood of the night changed dramatically when
Daniels counted off the beginning beats of “In America” to the
background of an American flag.
From that point on, the band seemed to hold the whooping Aggies
in the palm of its hand, passing its Budweiser cans from member to
member.
Daniels himself left no doubt about who was the leader of the band
as he roamed the stage with guitar or fiddle in hand, winking at this
member and smiling at that member, chewing his gum as he strum
med along, dancing a modified jitterbug every so often, stomping off
the beginning beats, and always remembering to thrust his arm out
in time to cut off the final beats.
Even though Daniels was a joy to watch, two of his musicians
almost stole the show from him several times.
Tom Crain’s expertise on the guitar and Joe “Taz” DiGregorio’s
keyboard rivaled Daniel’s own talents on the guitar and the fiddle.
Most of the concert consisted of songs from the band’s latest two
albums, “Million Mile Reflections” and “Full Moon.”
When asked later if the Aggie crowd impressed him, Daniels
responded, “Yeah, I love ’em. I’d like to take ’em all home for
supper. ”
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By KATHY O’CONNELL
Battalion Staff
College Station City Council
Thursday night voted to deny re
peal of the rezoning ordinance of
the Raintree residential area. An
extensive discussion on holding a
referendum election to repeal the
ordinance preceded the decision.
The ordinance, approved Jan.
8, rezones a 55-acre tract off the
Highway 6 bypass, adjoining the
Raintree subdivision.
The land was changed from re
sidential and agricultural open
zoning to M-l planned industrial
zoning.
City Attorney Lowell Denton
listed three reasons why holding
the election would be illegal:
—A referendum cannot change
or otherwise affect the status or
continuing validity of an ordi
nance zoning or rezoning a tract of
land.
—Any attempted election held in
accordance with the provisions of
the City Charter would be void as
to its affect on the zoning ordi
nance in question.
— The council cannot be legally
compelled to hold a referendum
election under these circumst
ances.
Denton based his reasons on
past court decisions concerning
zone changes. He also suggested
the Council “decline holding a re
ferendum election.”
The meeting was held to hear a
presentation from members of the
Citizens for Responsible Govern
ment. They presented a petition
of 500 signatures asking for a re
ferendum election.
Robert Webb, chairman of the
organization, contends that in the
city charter citizens have the right
to petition for a referendum elec
tion. The charter does state
citizens have this right (to ask for a
referendum election); however,
this doesn’t necessarily apply to
rezpning.
After more discussion. Mayor
Gary Halter called for a vote. The
Council voted 6-1 to deny a re
ferendum election.
Councilman Bob Runnels voted
against denying the referendum.
Cavalry to perform
in Houston parade
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Parsons’ Mounted Cavalry will
ride beside dusty trail riders in the
Houston Livestock Show and
Rodeo Parade Saturday morning.
IV ! Fifteen members of the cavalry
® will travel to Houston Friday, said
ionti Dennis Scamardo, commanding
their officer. Many other riders will ride
jsnot on horseback to the show, but the
,yi| cavalry will move its horses in
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The parade kicking off the
5 ,f rodeo will begin at 9:15 a.m. and
lC ®-f travel down Main Street.
The cavalry has been invited to
ride in the parade in the past, but
it didn’t participate last year be
cause members didn’t R. S. V. P. in
time, Scamardo said.
This year the cavalry has ridden
in parades in Fort Worth, Navaso-
ta and Bryan and plans to ride in
parades in San Antonio and Wood-
ville.
Twenty-one junior and senior
cadets make up the cavalry. Each
member owns his own horse.
Cadets who want to join the
cavalry can apply at the end of the
spring semester of their sopho
more year or during their junior
year. Applicants must have at least
a 2.0 grade point ratio and some
riding ability.
The applications are reviewed
and voted on by the junior mem
bers.
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THE CORAL REEFER BAND
March 7, 1981
7 p.m.
G. Rollie White
Coliseum
For tickets & information:
MSC BOX OFFICE
845-2916
THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1981
Foreign student seminars
to continue through April
By SHEILA FRAZIER
Battalion Reporter
International students at Texas
A&M University are presenting
their views on issues feeing their
countries in seven public seminars
lasting until April.
The first seminar was held
Wednesday in 102 Zachry. The
next round of talks will be in
Zachry on March 5.
A total of 35 members of the
International Student Association
have volunteered to talk on their
countries’ cultures, politics, and
religions. Each of five students at
each seminar will speak for about
10 minutes and then answer ques
tions from the audience for
another 10 minutes.
The purpose of the seminars is
to increase awareness of current
issues and problems in foreign
countries.
International student adviser
and sponsor Tina Watkins said the
media in America do not cover
conflicts in foreign countries com
pletely. Because of that, she said,
most Americans don’t realize the
strain foreign students are under
to fit the images Americans have of
them.
Five members of I.S.A. who
were concerned about American
biases formed a committee to
organize the seminars.
“There are two sides to every
story and we wanted to be able to
present the other side,” said com
mittee member Sandy Olivieri.
“Unity is our goal,” said Sam Oli
vieri, president of I.S.A. “Not
only for international students but
for the whole Aggie family.
“We all have differences and we
understand that, but we have a lot
in common also,” Sam Olivieri
said.
The idea for similar seminars is
not new; they just didn’t come ab
out because of fear they would cre
ate a cold war atmosphere, Sandy
Olivieri said.
At the Wednesday seminar
Mostafa Mostafavi, president of
the Iranian club of I.S.A. and the
mediator of the speeches, said he
was thankful for the opportunity
for students to present their opin
ions.
The I.S.A. has 1,799 student
members broken into groups from
85 countries, including the United
States. Beside being a service
organization, it gives members
the chance to socialize with other
foreign students.
CLASS OF ’84
COULD I HAVE THIS DANCE?
FRESHMAN CLASS BALL
MARCH 6
$9.00 a couple on sale at MSC Box Office,
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