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Page 12AThe Battalion/Monday, April 20, 1987 National campus magazine highlights famous students Warped by Scott McCu SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Mi chael Weiss found the lives of some of his more celebrated Syracuse Uni versity classmates so interesting he started a magazine to highlight them. The 25-year-old law school grad uate is counting on that same curios ity and fascination about the famous to make his magazine, Panache, suc cessful on other college campuses across the nation. “It’s kind of a People magazine of and for college students,” Weiss said of the quarterly magazine, which re cently made its debut on 65 cam puses around the country with a 100,000-copy printing. “It’s a mag azine that highlights the hottest peo ple on campus.” The magazine has enjoyed great success at Syracuse, where it was launched by Weiss in early 1985. “Syracuse has a student newspa per and a university magazine,” Weiss said in a telephone interview from the magazine’s new offices in the Queens borough of New York City. “But there was nothing that really excited the students in the way that some of the national magazines do. Nothing with any flair.” Weiss, who had attempted to pro duce a similar, less flashy magazine while an undergraduate at Stanford University, only to see it succumb upon his departure, decided to give his idea another shot at Syracuse. Joining with two Newhouse School of Public Communications students, Robin Clark and Catie Lott, Weiss persuaded the school’s student organization to contribute $500 and sold some advertisers on his idea. “It’s kind of a People mag azine of and for college students. ” — Michael Weiss, Panache founder dented” $11,000 to the publication, advertisers more than doubled that figure and Panache was selling 15,000 copies on a campus of 21,000. At that point Weiss and his two colleagues began thinking about a national magazine. “We sent out old copies to schools and the reaction was even more posi tive. And I felt there was a void there to be taken advantage of,” said Weiss, who has put his law career on hold to pursue his dream. TOPAY WEl'RE- PEEP IN Vie. 70NGLe6 OF AFRICA WITH EXPLORER SiPWEV WHACKBUSCHE.K... m r>. CARDUtfE.I THWKVJE'KE Rl&HT ON THE EPGE OF THE LEGEa/PARJ . elephavt graveyard' |y ..dES this is IT/ Tost 0H THE OTHER SIDE OF- WHO THE HELL ARE. you ? I'M THE 6RAVEDI6GER III ?vr m Waldo by Kevin Thom “At first the response was ‘We don’t need another magazine, espe cially when it’s not going to add any thing to the campus environment,’ ” said Weiss, who set out to prove that thinking wrong. The first issue featured Syracuse student Tim Green, a Rhodes Scholar candidate and an All-Ameri can defensive lineman who now plays for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. “There was a big, positive reaction to it,” Weiss said. “With full-page glossy colored photos and pull-out posters, everybody thought a profes sional organization was getting in volved.” Eventually the student organiza tion contributed an “unprece- The magazine also was able to at tract national advertisers, although that accomplishment did not come easy, said Weiss. Because Panache comes in an 11- by-16 inch tabloid form, Weiss first had to persuade companies it was worth their trouble to alter the size of the advertisements. The mag azine’s independent nature also made some companies hesitant, he said. “While they had faith in the con cept, they weren’t sure we were going to be around after the first is sue,” Weiss said. WADE, YOUR MERMAID HAS GOT TO GO» / WHY? BECAUSE THE LEASE DOESN'T ALLOW . NAKED MAMMARIES' IMME THAT/ OH,IT /, DOES HOT/ , • Nearly all the stories and photo graphs are the products of students at the 65 schools that received the first nationwide issue of Panache, which was free. Starting this fall, the magazine will sell for $1.95. Rebels Safeway to cut 8,000 employees after closing 131 stores in Texas MANSFIELD (AP) — Carey Chatman has spent more than 20 years cutting, trimming and skin ning meat for Safeway Stores Inc., but soon, he along with about 8,000 fellow employees, expects to be out of a job. Safeway employees from Big Spring and Snyder through the Dal- las-Fort Worth area to the Louisiana and Oklahoma borders will be out of work after the chain closes 131 of its Dallas division stores next Friday. The chain also is closing proc essing and distribution systems in the Dallas suburb of Garland. Only a few management person nel are expected to be transferred to other Safeway divisions. “They’re cutting us loose,” said Chatman, 45, who now makes $15.69 an hour as manager of the meat department in Mansfield. He has been a Safeway employee since 1966, starting in a Fort Worth store at $2.93 an hour. Kroger Co. is buying the store where Chatman now works, but he does not know if he will be hired. Safeway spokesman Brian Dowl ing said the chain has no idea how many of its former workers will get jobs with the buyers of the stores. Most Safeway employees are be ing told by the new owners that they will have to apply for jobs just like everyone else. Kroger spokesman Peter Larkin says that many Kroger personnel will be transferred to the eight Safe way stores the chain is buying. Buyers of about 90 stores said they will reopen most within a few days. Another 41 stores have not been sold, Safeway says. (Continued from page 1) streamed to the downtown Plaza tie Mayo across from the Government House Sunday, in response to calls by radio and television announcers to defend democracy. “I have made a decision . . . within a few minutes that 1 will leave per sonally for Campo de Mayo to de mand the surrender of the sedition- ists,” Alfonsin told them before heading to the helicopter pad. Earlier Sunday, the president placed police at radio and television stations to keep anv sympathizers of the military rel)eis from attempting a coup. were reported. Authorities cleared ikt around the suburbanzonej ml.mti v schoolSundav. Campo de Muvn was disturbed early Sunday when uIhuk 100 angry members of the far-left Humanist Party tried to cross |X)lice bat tiers outside the infantry school. Police tear-gassed them, hut no injuries Alfonsin has receivedln mm i for his democracy, tome and abroad, since tlx lelied his government Iasi 1^ las at the 14th Paratroopf ie.il Cordoha, 440 miles a >1 the capital. | The Texas Employment Commis sion office in Fort Worth expects to receive unemployment benefit claims from about 1,700 former Safeway employees in stores in Tar rant and Johnson counties. Zelma Batie, regional director for the commission’s Fort Worth office, also estimates that more than 650 former Safeway employees in the re gion from Snyder to Abilene to Wi chita Falls, Brownwood and Weath erford will file for unemployment benefits. Drugs (Continued from page 1) On July 1. 1985, it became a Schedule I classification based on the Controlled Substance Act, she says. Schedule I drugs are danger ous narcotics, such as heroin, that have high abuse potential and no medical use. Janet C. Winniford, assistant di rector of student affairs at Texas A&M, says Ecstasy was used legiti mately by therapists and psycholo gists to treat patients who were ner vous or “uptight.” "Because the parent chemical was not a controlled substance, use of de signer drugs, especially F« stasv. was not illegal," Winniford says. “But even though the drugs are now ille gal, their use is still prevalent." Winniford says there is a problem with designer drugs at A&M. “There are people that do have drug problems," she ws reflection of society and* student lx>dv and facultv.i there is substance abuse " Winniford is workinpor vtl to get a I S. Deparimct t at ion grant for a dnigabu (ion Und counseling pre A&M. "It is a serious problem is a need for education, slit m ■McDonald's DRIVE-THRU ..SERVICE MCDONALD’S INTRAMURAL HIGHLIGHTS University Drive Hwy 21 Texas and S.W. Parkway Manor East Mall McDonald ■ I BREAKFAST EVERY MORNING IM GAMEPLAN ENTRIES CLOSE Fun Run: ENTRIES CLOSE: Fri., April 24 CONTEST DATE: Sat., April 25 TIME: 9:00 a.m., Meet in front of G. Rollie White Distance: Approximately 3.1 miles (5K) ELIGIBILITY: All TAMU students, faculty, staff and spouses. Men and Women, individu als only. Anyone under 18 competing in this run must be a TAMU student. Entrants must have a current student ID or a rec reation ID with an IM validation. Frisbee Golf: ENTRIES CLOSE: Fri., April 24 CONTEST DATE: Sat., April 25 at 11:00 a.m. Meet at the ski slope. ELIGIBILITY: All TAMU students, faculty, staff, and spouses vyith a current stu dent ID or recreation ID with intramural validation. Entry forms are available in the IM-Rec Sports Office, 159 Read Building. Entries wil be taken at the event site on an availability basis only. Archery Doubles: ENTRIES CLOSE: Tuesday, April 21. CON TEST DATE: Tuesday, April 28, beginning at 6 p.m. in room 304 Read Bldg. ELIGIBILITY: All TAMU students, faculty, staff and spouses are eligible if they meet eligibility requirements in the in tramural calendar. DIVISIONS: Men’s, Women’s, and CoRec. Individuals entered in men’s and women’s AND CoRec will shoot only once and count the same score for both divisions. EQUIPMENT: Participants should provide their own equipment. Rules and restrictions on equipment are avialable in the Intra mural-Recreational Sports Office, Room 159 Read. Rock Climbing JOIN US AT THE ROCK ON APRIL 24-26 FOR AN INTRODUCTION TO THE THRILLS OF ROCK CLIMBING! Experienced guides will teach a va riety of climbing techniques and safety skills. Spend the weekend testing your new skills. \ The $30 fee for this adventure in cludes rental of group camping equipment, climbing equipment, transportation costs, camping per mits, and experienced instruction. The trip is offered to beginning and intermediate climbers and is limited to 13 participants. Sign-ups begin April 6 and will continue through April 20 in the Intramural-Recre ational Sports Office in 159 Read. For more information, please call Patsy at 845-7826. PWOiswt, w •HAftU I0H- ^ i i V j i. s: Come join last year’s Men’s and Women’s Doubles Frisbee Golf Champions for at ing of fun. Entries close Friday, April 24. TAMU Outdoors There are still openings in the following trips: Rainout Number Canoeing The Guadalupe River is the most popular canoeing river in Texas and is famous for its exciting Whitewater and scenic beauty. Spend the weekend of April 24-26 camping on the banks of the river and testing your Whitewater skills. Softball season is still in full swing and there is a chance some may be cancelled due to inclement weather. If the weather ty teams may call the Rainout Number, 845-2625, tofindoutifgames^j been cancelled. Golf Driving Range The Golf Driving Range is now open for business from 4 p.m. until dark on Sun.-Thurs., 1 p.m.-6 p.m. on Fri. and 12 p.m.-5 p.m. on Sat. The Driving Range is located at the Intramural Sports Center. A small bucket of balls for students with ID and faculty-staff with recre ational ID is $1 . so . For community members and anyone without an ID, the charge for a small bucket of balls is $2. 00 . Large bucket with ID is $3. 00 and without ID is $4. 00 . Club rental is also available. The $25 fee for this weekend adventure includes rental of canoes, group camping equipment, campground fees, shuttle costs, instruc tion both before the trip and while on the river, transportation costs, and an experienced guide. Sign-ups begin April 6 and will continue through Monday, April 20 in the Intramural-Recreational Sports Of fice in 159 Read. The trip is offered for beginning and intermediate canoeists and is limited to 14 participants. For more information, please call Patsy at 845-7826. Opening Ceremonies For Intranffl Sports Center Opening ceremonies for the Intramural Sports Center will bt Thursday, April 30 at 3:00 p.m. at the Driving Range. Everyone is P' J | to attend. Wrestling Team Takes FirstPlact At State Championships ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Pre-Trip Meeting: Monday, April 20, 7:00 pm in 162 Read Pre-Trip Canoe Clinic: Wednesday, April 22, 6:00 pm at the Forestry Club Pond McDonald’s Intramural Highlights is sponsored in the Battalion by your local McDonald’s Restaurants at University Drive, Manor East Mall on Hwy 21 and on Texas Avenue. Stories are written by Genni Miller, graphics are by Mike Cantrell and photos are by Mark Figart. Footnotes -Participants in the Fun Run should meet at 9:00 a.m. in front of G. Rollie White. -Participants in Frisbee Golf should meet at 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Aggie The Texas A&M Wrestling Team finished out their season attl#| Championship held March 7 at Texas A&M. Winning by a p weight class were: O.C. Perez, 118; David Foley, 126; Dan I George Ciotti, 150. Johnny Lenz placed first in the 167 lb. an overtime decision while Tad Mulder also placed first in I weight class. Other Aggies to place were Chris Hunter, third in f^j weight class; Bob Swearingen, second in 158 lb. weight class; Wi rest, second in 190 lb. weight class and Rob Kammon, second weight division. The Texas A&M Wrestling Team competed against four I championships coming out ahead over second place SWTSU.CoifJL lations to the team for adding another victory in TAMUsdomins' | the sports arena. WAS Linnas, fence c Nazi a I dons, v ! 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