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By HELEN WOLFE
Special to The Battalion
The history of Voices of Praise is
part of the understanding of its pre
sent.
Voices of Praise started as a five-
member gospel choir in the MSG
Black Awareness Committee in
1982.
The choir has grown the past, nine
years to more than one hundred
members including five musicians,
making it the largest black organiza
tion on campus.
As a service organization, Voices
of Praise visits local nursing homes,
sponsors outreach programs for lo
cal youth and provides moral sup
port for its members and non-mem
bers.
Darron Edmonds, junior finance
major and choir chaplain says, “I’ve
always been serving the Lord and
this is just a way for me to use the
gifts God gave me.”
Dana Moore, Class of ’90, says she
continues to sing because of the
closeness she feels for the other
members.
“I stayed because of the feelings it
brought out.”
Their feelings shine from hours
of hard work. It is appropriate then
that “We Must Work” is the theme of
I the 9th Annual Voices of Praise Gos-
pelfeston November 17.
The day’s activities kick off at 10
I a.m. and end with a gospel music ex-
| travaganza in Rudder Auditorium at
I 7 p.m.
Gospelfest will feature choirs
| from universities throughout Texas,
I including the University of Houston,
I the University of Texas, Prarie View
A&M, as well as, A&M’s Voices of
Praise.
A banquet in the Memorial Stu
dent Center begins at 3:15 p.m. and
is open to students and non-students
for $10. The culmination of the days
events will end with Gospelfest in
Rudder Auditorium at 7 p.m.
Ticket prices for Gospelfest are $4
for students and $5 for non-stu
dents.
For more ticket information call
Rudder Tower at 845-1234.
Voices of Praise will also host a
Pre-Gospelfest at 7 p.m. Saturday at
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church - 310
W. Martin Luther King. Admission
is free to the public.
Junior Eric Warren performs during a Voices of Praise rehearsal in All Faiths Chapel.
Carbohydrates offer
energy, other nutrients
By STEPHANIE GROGAN
KARA HOSACK
Special to The Battalion
What is starch and fiber, and why
are they important to you?
Eating foods with adequate fiber
may help you control your weight.
High fiber foods take longer to chew
and take up more room in the stom
ach, allowing you to feel satisfied
while actually consuming fewer cal
ories.
Carbohydrate foods are not fat
tening, but provide a source of en
ergy, fiber and other nutrients.
Complex carbohydrates are better
than simple carbohydrates.
Complex carbohydrate foods —
such as beans, peas, nuts, seeds,
fruits and vegetables and whole
grain products —contain fiber,
many essential nutrients and cal
ories. Simple carbohydrates foods —
such as sugars —provide calories,
but few other nutrients.
Increased intake of complex car
bohydrates also can help increase di
etary fiber. Fiber is the part of plant
food that is not broken down during
digestion.
There are two types of fiber: solu
ble fiber and insoluble fiber. Insol
uble fiber does not dissolve in water,
yet absorbs large amounts of water.
This fiber is useful in treatment and
prevention of constipation and di
verticular diseases (diseases involv
ing formation and inflammation of
pockets in the intestinal walls). Insol
uble fiber is found in wheat bran,
whole grains and vegetables.
Soluble fiber forms gels in water.
It is commonly found in beans,
fruits, oats and barley. Soluble fiber
slows down the absorption of nutri
ents and helps the body in regulat
ing blood sugar levels. There is also
some evidence that fiber may play a
role in the prevention of colon can
cer and heart disease.
How much fiber is enough? The
average American consumes 10-15
grams of fiber daily. For a healthy
person, fiber intake should be dou
ble that, or 20-30 grams daily, rec
ommends Dr. Jane Cohen, regis
tered dietican and nutrition
specialist at A.P. Beutal Health Cen
ter. To make sure you get enough
fiber in your diet, eat fruits and veg
etables, whole grain breads and cere
als.
Can you get too much fiber?
Large amounts of fiber (more than
40 grams daily) have the potential of
Fiberfacts
for you
Do you know the answers to the
following questions about starch and
fiber?
1. Carbohydrates that, provide the
body with essential nutrients as well
as calories are:
a. nuts
b. sugar
c. fruits
d. a and c
2. Fiber is broken down during di
gestion and transported to the
body’s tissues.
a. true
b. false
3. One source of soluble fiber is:
a. wheat bran
b. carrots
c. apples
d. whole grains
4. Starches are fattening and
should not make up a large part of
the diet.
a. true
b. false
Answers:
1. d 3. c
2. b 4.b
binding essential materials and mak
ing them unavailable to the body.
Too much insoluble fiber might
cause nutrients to pass through the
body too quickly to allow for proper
absorption. For this reason, fiber
supplements are not recommended.
If you get your fiber from foods, it is
unlikely that you will absorb too
much.
Some fiber suggestions: Did you
know that:
• 8 whole crackers have 2.2 g
fiber?
• 1/2 cup blackberries have 4.5 g
fiber?
• 1 medium apple with skin has
4.5 g fiber?
• 1 oz. All Bran with extra fiber
has 13 g fiber?
• 1/2 cup kidney beans has 5.8 g
fiber?
• 1 raw carrot has 2.3 g fiber?
More information is available
through the MUNCCH program at
Sbisa Dining Center or through the
A.P. Beutal Health Center.
‘Graveyard Shift’ falls down on entertainment job
By CAROL GLENN
1 wonder if John Esposito’s screenplay of
“Graveyard Shift” disappoints Stephen
King as much as it disappoints its audience.
Based on the short story by King,
“Graveyard Shift” exemplifies how a poor
screenplay and completely unbelievable
special effects can sink a horror film no
matter how hard a cast attempts to save it.
The story is about a run-down textile mill
in Maine that needs refurbishing so that it
can pass inspection and reopen for opera
tion. A group of workers from the mill
helps with the clean-up operations to earn
some extra money.
The group works the graveyard shift
which is from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. because it’s
supposedly cooler while working down in
the sewage, rat-infested melting pot. The
shift encounters its only hindrance in the
form of a million hungry rats and some sort
of super Mighty Mouse rat/bat that lives be
neath the building.
But instead of concentrating on the
premise of the insurmountable sewer
monster, the story goes off on tangents
about labor disputes, office romances and a
romance that blossoms between a new
worker and a sleazy factory worker.
What’s really surprising is that Par-
Movie Review
amount Pictures couldn’t produce a more
realistic sewer monster. A six- or seven-
year-old child that was sitting in front of me
even found it amusing. I think that’s a defi
nite indication that this movie isn’t very
scary. My nieces and nephews found
“Harry and the Hendersons” more fright
ening than this child found this supposed
horror flick.
It’s hard to believe that King, the same
man who wrote “The Shining” and “Pet Se-
matary,” wrote something so mundane as
“Graveyard Shift.” In fact, I still don’t be
lieve it.
I think that Esposito and Director Ralph
Singleton along with the producers just
didn’t give a hoot about what they were
doing. Little do they realize that this ridicu
lous horror farce will come back to haunt
them when they start hunting for their next
job.
The cast, including David Andrews as
the new man on the job, Stephen Macht as
the mill manager, and Brad Dourif as the
sycho-exterminator, try to pull this horror
ick out of the gutter, but their efforts are
hopeless.
I could probably go on about the stupid
ity of this film, but I think enough has been
said. To sum it up the movie isn’t worth the
film it’s printed on, it’s not worth paying
hard-earned money to see and it definitely
is not a reflection of King’s work. King is a
notable horror writer and is slapped in the
face by the producers who haphazardly
threw together this horror spoof.
Take the f out of “Graveyard Shift” and
that’s what kind of movie is left.
Hilariously rated R for profanity and not
for horror, “Graveyard Shift” is now show
ing at Post Oak Three.
HIGHLIGHTS
Indigo Girls return
Indigo Girls are returning to
Texas A&M this weekend in support
of their latest release, nomads^in-
dians* *saints. The talented, acoustic
duo of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers
performed what was probably last
year’s best show in Bryan-College
Station.
Although their latest album falls
short of last year’s great Indigo
Girls, their Epic debut, it at least
channels the duo along the same
course.
Stern, sincere vocals, quick wit and
a natural home-ness in their rapport
are a sure formula for a simple yet
enjoyable environment, even in the
anomalous confines of DeWare
Field House.
Original openers, the Rave-Ups,
will not be performing, replaced by
the Ellen James Society. All I can say
about them, is that they are popular
in Austin right now (for whatever
that’s worth) and their name appar
ently has something to do with au
thor John Irving.
The MSC Town Hall and 104.7
KKYS presentation is scheduled to
begin at 8 p.m., this Saturday at De-
Ware by Kyle Field. Advance tickets
are still being sold at the MSC Box
Office and all Ticketron outlets and
are $10 for students and $12 for
general public. Tickets sold at the
door will cost $12 for students and
$15 for general public.
Front Porch jams
In addition to the Indigo Girls, a
couple of interesting shows are tak
ing place at the Front Porch Cafe
this weekend. Friday night, Austin’s
Two Nice Girls, a notorious regional
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The Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, perform Saturday.
, with the