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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1987)
3 Welcome to the Batt cave 8 Although thousands of copies of The Battalion are read daily, many people never think to look at the story behind the stories. Who decides what will go into the paper each day? When does the day begin in newsroom and does it ever end? What are the steps leading to the completion of each day’s paper? We’re inviting you to experience A Day at the Batt. Dear Readers 6 Some Battalion editors have waited a long time to express their opinion to you, their sometimes faithful readers. In this somewhat unusual Mail Call, Battalion staff members take advantage of the situation to get a few things off their minds. Batt-folks 10 After spending a day at the Batt, you are probably wondering who all those people were who we talked about, and exactly what their jobs entail. We’ve taken the opportunity to introduce some members of the Fall 1987 staff, and let you meet the people behind the pages. Aggienizing Answers 11 Since our editors had a chance to tell you how they feel, we figured it would only be fair to give you a chance to express your opinions on The Battalion. Remember when ... 12 The Battalion was born in 1878, only two years after Texas A&M was founded, but back then it was called the Texas Collegian. We’ve come a long way since the early days, but in this article we take a look back at the way things were. Movie review 4 Steve Martin’s new film, “Planes, Trains and Automobiles, ” isn’t one of his best, Tom says. But the personality conflict between Martin and co-star John Candy does add humor to the movie. Album review 4 Progressive music listeners have a new band to listen to, Tom says. Shelleyan Orphan, with the album “Helleborine, ” follows in the footsteps of the Cocteau Twins and Prefab Sprout, but with more instrumentation than these other bands. Dear Readers: As the year draws to a close, so do this semester's issues of At Ease. We decided to end things with a fun topic, or at least one that we hold near and dear to our hearts. Being aware that most people do not realize what it takes to put out a day's paper, we thought it was high time to introduce everyone to the world of intrigue, the world of excitement, the world of pressure, the world of wonder... the world of The Battalion. Our main story outlines a typical day at the paper. With students slaving about 17 of the 24 hours each day, the newsroom is seldom quiet Each hour, some stage of the paper's production is taking place, and each minute, the destination: the printing press. Come spend a day with us as we wrestle the beasts of the Since there are more than 50 people working bribe Battalion, it is obvious that not everyone perbrms the same job. Our second We talked to editors, staff writers and to talk to you. So in the fashion of the Dear page's Mai! Call, we have a collection of Dear Reader letters. students what they like and don't like aboutThe Finally, we’ve included a story on the history of the Battalion. You might be surprised to find out that this paper has been around for a long, longtime. Thanks to all of you for making our semester enjoyable, and thank you especially for and to read At Ease next semester And don’t ever hesitate to let us Good luck on finals! At Ease Staff Editor Assistant editor Senior staff writer Staff writers Reviewer Photographer Karen Kroesche Lydia Berzsenyi Melisa Hohlt Staci Finch Leslie Guy Tom Reinarts Dean Saito