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Cover: The life of football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant is
portrayed in the film, "The Bear," which opens across
the nation today. Bryant coached at Texas A&M be
fore moving on to Alabama, and part of the movie
deals with the experiences of the coaches and players
during his tenure here at A&M. In this issue of At
Ease, you'll find out what it was like to play under
"The Bear," what it was like to be part of the movie
segments filmed at A&M and what director Richard
Sarafian thinks about A&M and his experiences while
making the film.
At Ease
Editor Bill Hughes
Assistant Editor Angel Stokes
Editorial Assistants Robin Black, Dena L. Brown
Senior Staff Writer Leigh-Ellen Clark
Movies Shawn Behlen
"The Bear" 8
Features
Former player remembers "The Bear"
An interview with Director of School Relations Lloyd Taylor 6
Cadets play movie extras
A&M students participate in the filming of "The Bear" 6
And now... a word with the director
Director Richard Sarafian talks about filming "The Bear" 7
Music, poetry festivals planned next weekend
Roundtop and Kerrville sites of autumn festivals 4
Town Hall opens season
Bob Hope and Alabama return to Aggieland 4
The Dishes return to B/CS
Put on your dancing shoes Friday night 5
Collect books, collect money
Friends of Library sponsor contest 5
Renaissance Festival will open Oct. 6
Make plans now to step back in time 10
It was one of those days when...
These columns were written under the influence of 13
Diversions
Best Bets
Robin Black previews clubs, concerts and other dis Tactions 4
Movie Reviews
Shawn Behlen reviews "Until September" and "All of Me" 3
At the movies
WhaTs showing at theaters around town 16
Album Reviews
Peter Rocha reviews new album by The Steve Morse Band 5