The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, December 12, 1986, Image 19

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    Dear Readers:
We are the new At Ease editors, and we just
wanted to take a second to intoduce ourselves
and ease you into our first issue.
Inside you will find a sizzlin ’ synopsis of this
past semester— the good, the bad, and the
ugly. We have also included a collector's edition
At Ease centerfold that can easily be pulled out
and pinned up for your viewing pleasure.
As you may or may not have noticed, we are
initiating a new At Ease regular feature — the
Attention! page. Every week we will run a
picture and/or column of the week on this page,
and we invite your contributions for either of
these categories.
Please do not hesitate to send us your
contributions; we always enjoy hearing from
our readers. In fact, even if you don’t have a
column or photo to send us, drop us a line
anyway and let us know how we’re doing.
We have some really wild ideas for At Ease
issues next semester. Look for off-the-wall
photos, revealing interviews, zany stories and
much more.
And the best news is that we’ll be coming out
on Thursdays. You guys have been telling us
that you never get the Friday paper, that you
wish we came out earlier in the week so you can
make your weekend plans ahead of time, etc...
So, we are happy to announce that starting
January 30 you can find At Ease tucked into
Thursday’s Battalion.
We hope you like our new look. We would
like to thank Tony Cornett for designing the
new At Ease, Attention! and Inside logos and
for all his assistance on this issue. Thanks also to
Phyllis Miller for her tireless efforts on the center
spread. Finally, we are indebted to Bill Hughes
and Marybeth Rohsner for helping us make this
issue happen.
Good luck on finals!
Karen Kroesche Nancy Neukirchner
Editor Assistant Editor
At Ease Staff
Editor Karen Kroesche
Asst. Editor Nancy Neukirchner
Contributing
Editors
Reviews
Photographer
Tony Cornett
Bill Hughes
Karl Pallmeyer
Greg Bailey
Fall '86 Wrap-Up
Where did the semester go? At Ease has compiled a list of
the highs and lows of Fall ’86. Inside you will find brief
summaries of the events that you enjoyed, didn’t enjoy,
or perhaps even slept through. This section is
appropriately divided into The Good, The Bad, and The
Ugly, (cover photo by Bill Hughes)
Special Edition Centerfold
The Ags won the Southwest Conference Championship
for the second year in a row and At Ease is celebrating in
a big way. We have included in this issue a pull-out
centerfold to commemorate the victory over the teasips
that topped off the Fall ’86 football season.
Album Reviews
Karl takes a look at the Zappa family in this week’s album
reviews — Frank Zappa’s “Jazz From Hell” and son
Dweezil’s “Havin’ a Bad Day. ”
Movie Reviews
Dan Aykroyd has released a new video that contains a
collection of his funniest skits. Steven Spielberg’s new
film “An American Tail” is a children’s story reminiscent
of the Disney classics. Karl fills us in.
Extravagant Gifts
If you’ve got a hefty Christmas budget, check out these
extraordinary gift ideas. But even if you can’t afford a
million-dollar party, it’s always fun to wish.
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