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Page 4nThe Battalion/Monday, February 4, 1985 STATE AND LOCAL >1 m 1 he Memo}; ial Stu<l< Feb. i 7. Interviews Un president and director wt t ommiuee chairmen veil able to ,my interested applki dons can be found in the Sttioej tiutrd session Monday at 7 p.nn •j will begin its officer setet Pi,, e^edutive vke-presider >n and. S. Interview [ar. 23 and 524. In ter vie a Information about aO of Jhogtnms Office or at an OOTRudder. Big Event looking for job requests lU v.tn-t.olkgt' Stauon area residents and busmess«ts are encour aged to submit job requests for the Big Event, a four-hoar service - project sponsored by Student Government. More than 5,000 Aggies will participate in the Big Event cm Maiv.2< To place a ji4> teouest, contact Markka Pena at M5-3051 in the Student Goveimneht Office. l"%a M iiiiiil ^ ^ ^-v^s >:< Vji'-v j| ouenesses n Music, dance bring the East to A&M By ANN CERVENKA Suin' Writer “Far away on this globe, there is a country called Bangladesh,” the an nouncer said, introducing a classical evening of dance and music from the East. Bangladesh Night, sponsored by the Bangladesh Association, MSC International Programs and The Arts Council of Brazos Valley, fea tured local and out-of-town groups performing traditional and modern pieces. A.Z.M. Obaidullah Khan, the am bassador of Bangladesh to the United States, gave/a brief introduc tion. “Bangladesh is a small country that has a lot of problems, but we are proud of a most resilient people,” he said. “We are quite confident that we can find the end of the tunnel and come out with pride and dignity." All the female performers wore traditional costume — the sari. The sari, a garment of lightweight cloth, distinguishes the Bangladesh culture from those throughout the world. The garment is a symbol of poise and femininity for the Bangladesh One of the dances, performed by a New York dance group called The Spring, was based on tea harvesting in the hills of the northeastern part of Bangladesh. The delicate ritual of picking the leaves was portrayed in this dance. The Spring also performed the ballet “Matrimony,” which rep resents the happiest event in the Bangladeshi family. The groom and Photo by WA YNEL GRABEIK Dancers perform the Tea Pluckers dance . bride do not see each other until the matchmaker unites them at the wed ding ceremony. All the dances required intricate foot-rhythm, woven hand and finger gestures and graceful head movements. Roksana Islam, a singer from Texas A&M, has performed on tele vision in the United States, Malaysia, Japan and her native Bangladesh. She sang about a girl impatiently waiting for her lover to return from a far away land, and a love song' about a poet’s dedication to a woman. A pop group from Oklahoma, “Bengal Tiger,” sang spiritual songs with instrumental accompaniment. For the Americans in the audience, they sang “Country Road" by John Denver. Two young sisters from Austin, Lina and Luna, performed “The Fisherman,” a folk dance about a SHOP ALL FOLEY'S STORES MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY 10 TO 9:30 (DOWNTOWN HOUSTON MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 9:30 TO 6. SATURDAY TIL 5:30). wife joining her husband tomakefc task more fun. Other performers included i Bangladesh Youth Choir, Sadk Satya, Dr. Bhattacharyya and Hi Rao, all from A&M. Instruments used included i!i| harmonium, a wind insirumentskj lar to an organ; the (ahla, a pair drums; the sorod, a plucked insin mem dating back nearly 2.000year.: and a bamlxx) flute. CATALENA! 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Whether you are a freshman, soplio- more, junior or senior, you can be gif- ing some thought to your resume.If you are a freshman or sophomore,you can be planning activities to supple ment your college education and pro vide more material to draw on when you write your resume, the word to summary in French. If you are close/ to the job market, it is time to take stock of those experiences and begin to look at the form you wantyourre- sume to take. A resume has more in formation on it than just your major. That may stump you for a moment un til you realize that is going totakea little digging to come up with the in formation you need. The process of writing a resume involves 'research into yourself - paid and volunteer work experience, extracurricular activ ities, hobbies, likes and dislikes.lt also involves 'research into the jot market' - the settings and activities that appeal to you. You can find on! about work environments in a variet) of ways, but the library in theofficeol Career Development is a starting place. hext week I will talk about different resume formats and how to choose one that will accurately representyonr abilities. So, watch for our little col umn every Monday in the Battalion, as it will get more and more informative, "Speciiil note aboul the writer Z- Rosaagela Mngisl profession,)l resume writer for Midland Heights Inten tional, located at 40.S University Dr. w., at Hoithgalt. above ’Campus Photo'. She is an English and HumanSti- .-nces major with an extensive background in career*- velopment and foreign languages, She enjoys meeting people, talking and exchanging ideas. BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION: ~r A< Battalion Classified 845-2611