Battalion/Page 3
September 6, 1982
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by Bernie Fette
Battalion Staff
[Town Hall should no lon
ger be criticized for failing to
attract the “big groups.” If the
committee can keep bringing
in performing groups like
Alabama, who needs the “big
groups?”
■ Alabama, currently one of
the most popular country
music bands in the nation,
presented superb musical ta
lent and a warm stage pre
sence to a near-capacity audi
ence in G. Rollie White Col
iseum Sunday night.
I “We’ve wanted to play here
at this university for a long
time,” lead vocalist Randy
Owen told listeners at the be-
Hnning of the show.
Although it’s the kind of line
you’d expect from almost any
entertainer, you could soon
tell that it was meant sincerely
this time.
I Owen, lead guitarist Jeff
|ipt)ok, bass player Teddy Gen-
pry (all three cousins) and
drummer Mark Herndon
presented a set dominated by
songs made popular by an un
determinable number of
Saturday night dance hall
bands.
On “Love in the First De
gree,” “Feels So Right” and
“Why Lady, Why?” the band
offered some of the finest har
mony since the Gatlin
brothers appeared at Texas
A&M almost two years ago.
The band’s southern pride
was reflected in the lyrics of
“My Home’s in Alabama:”
‘I’m in the Heart of Dixie, Di
xie’s in the heart of me.’
Through it all, the highly
receptive audience was on its
feet — clapping, singing and
swaying.
The same type of personal
stage presence was noticeable
in Janie Frickie, who opened
the evening’s performance.
Frickie, possessing one of
the most versatile voices in
Country music, performed as
comfortably on the flowing
ease of “Please Help Me, I’m
Failin’” as she did with her
hard-driving rendition of
“Heartbreak Hotel.”
To top off the perform
ance, Alabama, Frickie and
Frickie’s band combined
forces to get the audience
stomping and clapping one
last time to “Rollin’ in my
Sweet Baby’s Arms.”
by Ann Ramsbottom
Battalion Reporter
Students wanting to compete
in the Texas A&M College Bowl
tournament must register be
fore Sept. 17, the student prog
rams committee chairman says.
Christine Hanks, College
Bowl chairman, said students
may register for the competition
in the Student Programs Office
on the second floor of the
Memorial Student Center. The
fee is $3.75 for individual en
tries and $15 per team.
She called the competition
the varsity sport of the mind.
The tournament is a double
elimination contest in which stu
dents competing as individuals
or on teams of four are quizzed
on subjects such as history, en
gineering, art or trivia. Anyone
can compete, but only one gra
duate student can participate on
a team.
Competition will begin Sept.
29 at 6 p.m. in Rudder Tower
and will continue each Wednes
day in October. At the end of the
tournament, plaques and certifi
cates will be awarded at a ban
quet.
An All-Star team — including
the high-scoring individuals in
the tournament — will repre
sent the University and compete
for scholarships in regional
competition later this year.
SOON IN COLLEGE STATION
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staff photo by David Fisher
Alabama lead guitarist Jeff Cook demonstrates his musical versatility.
Sea grant gets $1.7 million
by Kathy Breard
Battalion Reporter
Jlrhe Texas A&M Sea Gra
Pngram has received
more
th|m $1.7 million in federal
funds — a notable achievement
■since the Reagan administra-
| lion has tried to cut the prog-
ram, the program director says.
''*(■ Congressional support for
th( program, which funds
\ marine-related research and
isA education, has been the main
(pasnn for its continuation, Sea
Grant Director Feenan Jennings
jnecticut, Rhode Island and Mas
sachusetts — have pressured
their congressmen to support
the program.
However, Jennings said: “It
isn’t just backing by people who
make a living from the sea that
E romotes Sea Grant. It contri-
utes to the economic develop
ment of the country.”
The program contributes ab
out $225 million a year to the
country’s economy, according to
a study by Sea Grant directors
across the United States.
Aside from Texas A&M, sev
eral other schools benefit from
Houston, Baylor College of
Medicine, and other institutions
is aided by the program.
In addition to research, the
program sponsors curriculum
development, marine advisory
services, and graduate student
fellowships.
One example of a project sup
ported by Sea Grant is the study
of shrimp mariculture. The
study is aimed at developing a
stronger shrimp industry in the
United States, said Laura Golun-
ga, head of marine resources in
formation at Texas A&M.
percent of U.S. shrimp,” she
said.
Finally, Jennings said, the fu
ture for Sea Grant looks en
couraging, since a proposal for
$25 million for the 1983 fiscal
year — an increase from last
year — has passed in the House
of Representatives and is on its
way to the Senate.
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