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i Page 4/The Battalion/Monday, October 3,1983 Alabama scores with Ag by Rebeca Zimmermann Entertainment Editor Members of Alabama say they weren’t sure if Texas A&M liked them last year. Friday night they had no problem in terpreting Aggie whoops. Being called back for two lengthy encores definitely means Texas A&M likes Ala bama. Alabama, named the 1982 “Vocal Group of the Year,” “In strumental Group of the Year” and “Entertainer of the Year” by the Country Music Association, is labeled a country and western band. “What we write and record is us,” lead singer Randy Owen said at a press conference before the performance, “and if that’s country, that’s Alabama.” But the group puts on a per formance that even a rock ’n’ roll fan can enjoy. Opening with the always popular “Love in the First De gree,” Alabama pleased the Aggie audience from the start. Owen and bass guitarist Teddy Gentry came onstage wearing Aggie T-shirts, but that was only part of the crowd pleasing. Owen got the crowd going with many references to Texas A&M and College Station. All the members horsed around on stage and obviously enjoyed per forming. They made you think they wanted to play all night. As it turned out, they played for almost two hours. Baby,” “Tell Me a Lie” and “It Ain’t Easy Bein’ Easy.” Fricke, named “Female Voc alist of 1982” by the Country Music Association, has a breathy but pleasant singing style and showed it off well on “Tell Me a Lie.” She worked well with her band, but the band’s singer Ben ny Wilson — who has a good singing voice despite sounding a lot like Willie Nelson — had a rather obnoxious stage presence sometimes. itly review Country singer Janie Fricke and the Heart City Band opened the concert with a 45-minute set, warming up the crowd even be fore Alabama took the stage. Fricke is very personable on stage and she had no trouble get ting the crowd to clap along with her hits “Don’t Worry ’Bout Me * * * * * * * * * * * * GO ANIMAL! Get a T-Shirt from the Humane Society of Brazos County Monday, October 3 at the MSC 30 different styles! New designs! * * * * * * * * * * * * . j _. j. The most enjoyable number was “Fox on the Run,” which Fricke called “Tennessee dan cin’ music — cloggin’ music.” By the end of the number, she and Wilson were performing the dance step to it and the crowd was appreciative of the song and dance. But the audience obviously was there to see Alabama. When green, yellow, blue and purple smoke started rising from Ala bama drummer Mark Hern don’s drum set, people jumped to their feet and started screaming. Despite some sound equip ment problems early in the con cert, including persistent hissing sounds that marred some of the a cappella harmonizing by the O , the atmosphere of fun l" throughout the concert. Don’t let the rest of the Semester go to waist! STAY IN SHAPE THE REST OF THE SEMESTER FOR ONLY $45 at quently hollered, “Ain’t we havin’ fun?" On one song, amid a lot of horseplay, Cook, Owen and bass guitarist Teddy Gentry leaned in various contortions and play ed each other’s guitars — quite well. And it was hysterical. A great thing about this group is its sincerity, warmth and feeling in vocals and play ing. You know band members are having a great time, but you also sense the sincerity behind such songs as “My Home’s in Alabama,”, “She’s a Lady” and “Close Enough to Perfect.” Those songs also are the ones with the most a cappella harmo nizing and these singers can car ry it off — even in G. Rollie White Coliseum. The last three songs in the concert set were calculated to end the performance on a high note. Three favorite hits, “Feels So Right,” “Old Flame” and the popular-for-fast-polka-dancing “Mountain Music,” closed the concert with reverberations of clappin’, stompin’, whoopin’ and hollerin’ good times re sounding throughout G. Rollie. The crowd also was treated to a preview of some new music to be released on a new album in February, and those songs were quite good. One in particular that was played in the first encore, “I’m Not That Way Anymore,” has some of the best lyrics I’ve heard in a long time. Lines such as “A child of the 60s in ’74 / but I’m not that way anymore,” and the refrain, “Time’s closin’ yester days door / I’m just as happy as I was before / ’cause I’m not that way anymore,” hint at this song’s probable success. MSC travel offers more student trips by Tracie L. Holub Battalion Reporter Picture yourself skiing in Colorado, strolling down the Great Wall of China or par tying on Bourbon Street. BOOT DYNAMICS Classes 7 days a week. Exercise as often as you like BODY DYNAMICS 900 Harvey Rd in the Post Oak Village 696-7180 The first encore also in cluded “Gonna Have a Party” and the group’s anthem, “My Home’s in Alabama.” Owen changed the refrain in the last chorus to “But tonight we’re all Aggies / No matter where we lay our heads / Tonight we’re all Aggies / Southern born and Southern bred.” He had the crowd eating out of his hand with that song. By the time the group came back to play the second encore, most of its big hits had been play ed. So the second encore turned into more of a jam session. “We always like to please the crowd,” Gentry said at the press conference. And Alabama did just exactly that. Get your picture taken at the Freshmen, Sophomore pictures are being taken NOW from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Oct. 3-7, Oct 10-14 Senior pictures begin Oct. 10 Trips to New York City, New Orleans, the Dominican Republic and Winter Park, Colo., are planned for stu dents this year, said D. Searcy, primary adviser of MSC Travel Committee. “We plan these trips to give people different experiences at a price that they can afford,” Searcy said. “Our first two trips are ski trips to Colorado during Christmas break. The one to Winter Park will be from Jan. 7-14 and the one to Crested Butte will be from Jan. 6-14.” The trip to Winter Park will cost from $405 to $425 de pending on room accommo dations. The cost of the trip to Crested Butte will be $335. This fee includes bus trans portation, lodging and ski lift tickets. The students will stay at Timber House Lodge in Win ter Park and Mountain Edge Condominiums in Crested Butte. Searcy said the trip to Win ter Park will be more expen sive because two meals are in cluded each day. She said other expenses will include additional meals and ski rental at $30 to $35 for 5 days. Sign-ups for the Winter Park trip began Sept. 19 and it is already half full, Searcy said. Sign up will begin Mon day for the Crested Butte trip in 216 MSC. Students must bring a $150 deposit when they come, she said. Searcy said Christmas break is not the only time trips are offered. “We plan to offer trips to New York City, to Dis- neyworld and two more ski trips during spring break," Searcy said. “We will also have the Mardi Gras weekend this year. It went over pretty well last year; everyone seemed to have a good time.” The committee also is plan ning a trip to Disneyworld in the spring. Searcy said she got the idea tor the trip when she heard how well it went over at Louisana State University. “We think the students will enjoy this trip,” Searcy said. “L.S.U. had a great turnout on this trip and we’re hoping the same happens for us.” “We are also investigating the possibility of offering a ski Austria trip,” she said. “Those are both in the planningsu though.” The committee also sponsor three internatii trips this summer. Stud can travel to Europe, Cki and the Dominician Repiis “We don’t have everytlj set up on those tripsy Searcy said. "The internal al trips usually begin end of the spring semts and last a few weeks ‘ will have to provide theirn transportation to LA.fon China trip, though." The European, andfl mff / <4 ni< an Republic trips nil * ''dki $1,000, and t*? cost over $1,000, andtht to China will cost ak $2,000, Searcy said. To help cover the mi the overseas trips, thecoi tee offers interest-free In to students. Applications the loans will be available^ this semester. Loans are granted tos dents based on the amoi money needed, the kindofi quest submitted and the tier of people applyingfon loans. "We have all kindsofi periences that peoplecan part in," Searcy said students go on trips if find a good deal. Thetripn offer let people open up experience different tyles.” Workshop aims at improving teaching Cro Wes engineeri Midland. U by Mitch Clendening Battalion Reporter Some Texas A&M faculty members will be on the other side of the lectern for three nights beginning Tuesday. Dr. Glenn Ross Jonhson, coordinator of the University Center for Teaching Excellence, will host a workshop for teachers aimed at improving teaching techniques. The workshop will begin with demonstrations of poor teaching techniques. Johnson then will suggest effective alter natives. The series will end with a demonstration lecture utiliz ing the techniques he has recom mended. Johnson said there are sever al lecture techniques he wants to see disappear. Some of them in clude the lecturer who reads a pre-written text or who speaks in a monotone voice. These are the targets for improvement in the workshop. Johnson also will suggest techniques for increasing the accuracy of testing students’ progress in a course. The multiple-choice test uestion often has much room for improvement he said. To im prove them, answer options should be similar, and should be kept on the same page as the question, he said. Teachers also should provide students with an opportunity to justify their answers, he said. Its surprising how many teachers do not learn correct testing procedures, he said. Johnson also will talk about methods for motivating stu dents. Because students only learn what they want to learn, he said, teachers must concentrate on improving the teaching en vironment. Educators should provide positive reinforcement or reward for good perform ance, he said. Johnson said regularly sche duled quizzes are good student motivators. He said he personal ly prefers using scheduled quiz zes, with a few ‘pop,’ or unsche duled, quizzes. Johnson said teachers should let students know what type of questions will be on a test. Diffe- by Connie Hi Battalion Rep< College Station c rent types of questionsti different methods of stul said. He also recommend! viding students withasylb the beginning of a course I Johnson has been cond) the workshop at Texas Have suggestions or since 1971. He said it begat |br the city goverm aid for teaching assistanls,; Utact the city man, the program grew, he bet Irst, mayor Gary H get requests to conductalt ; Halter gave his workshop. Since 1973,Jo: jincheon seminar, has presented the workskjlating with the City both faculty and teachinfithe College Station 1 tants. Benter Friday. In January of this yesl Citizens should e separated the groups anfgpinions and nee< does four workshops a »hatever means the Johnson said responseii om f6rtable, Haiti program has been good.Wjluding letters, tele best indicator of its suct«ppointments with been the continued interior city council meet the workshop. |- But, ideas are me The workshop hours each evening, Til through Thursday. it’s! Texas A&M faculty, buti| ance is limited to 1 reservation system. 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