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Organization provides comaraderie for 'older Ag
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Attending college at an older
age than most students can be a
difficult experience.
Students Over the Traditional
Age (SOTA), an organization de
signed to help those wanting to
meet people a little older, plans
several social activities a semester
and holds a transitions conference
for older Aggies.
"There are over 7,000 students,
both graduates and undergradu
ates, that are classified as over 24,"
says Robert Dickens, a 26-year-old
mechanical engineering graduate
student from Houston, and presi
dent of SQTA. "The majority are
graduate students, but a lot are
undergraduates."
Dickens says these students
deal with a variety of problems
that most traditional aged stu
dents don't.
"Feeling really awkward and
out of place is part of the experi
ence," he says. "(Older students)
go through many of the same
things freshmen do, but at a differ
ent point in their life."
Most older students are single
and support themselves complete
ly, Dickens says. They are trying
to coordinate part time jobs and
pay off loans at the same time.
Doris White, treasurer of
SOTA, can identify with this situa
tion. A 35-year-old junior me
chanical engineering technology
major from Amarillo, White says
she was tired of being a secretary
and wanted more of a challenge.
"When I graduated from high
school, I didn't know what I want
ed to do," she says of her decision
not to attend college right away.
"After working a while at several
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Students Over the Traditional Age (SOTA) provides social functions for A&M’s older students. Pictured here are (fr
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(president), Karen Wade, and Tommy Armstrong (vice president).
places, I decided I wanted to do
something technical to make more
money. That is why I came to
A&M."
It was a tough decision for
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friends thought she was making a
big mistake.
"A lot of people told me not to
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White says when she started
classes, she was very self con
scious about her age and didn't in
teract with the students socially,
just scholastically.
"There were a lot of times
where I finally would ask the oth
er students, 'How old do you
think I am?' and they always an
swered younger than I was, so
that was good," she says.
Classroom interaction prob
lems and making ends meet have
not taken the most effort, she says.
Finding a roommate has posed the
biggest challenge. As people get
older, they become more set in
their ways.
"I think younger people might
expect me to mother them,
that's not true," White says,
also have a lot of my owns:
and I'm not sure if somet
younger would appreciateil
much as I do."
White says it was hardtoto
to A&M and be by herself. SO
helped her to meet people
own age and adjust to collegel
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Social Distortion refines
'rockabilly on speed'
Continued from page 11
band also adopted a new musical style, taking the sound of 50's
rockers like Jerry Lee Lewis and Eddie Cochran and adapting it to
the 90's. The band's 1990 self titled release "Social Distortion"
took the group to the top of the alternative charts and led to a well
publicized tour with Sonic Youth and Neil Young.
With "Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell," Social Distor
tion proves that the last album was no fluke. Ness and the boys
refine the rockabilly on speed style that's been featured on the last
two albums. Although shining moments are fewer on the new re
lease, "Heaven and Hell" is a better album overall. The rough
spots that occasionally marred "Social Distortion" are gone,
ironed out by a new tightness to the band and consistently better
songwriting.
Ness, as on earlier releases, focuses most of the songs on the
the pitfalls of fast living. Whether its women on "Bye Bye Baby,"
or a murder rap in "99 to Life," Ness growls out his lyrics with the
intensity of someone who's been through what he's singing
about. The rebel attitude that surfaced during the group's punk
period is still intact, but it's now sharpened with a streetwise wis
dom. Ness sings about life in the fast lane, but he also makes it
clear that he doesn't make the same mistake twice.
"Heaven and Hell" also features some experimentation with
the band's sound. With "This Time Dartin'," , Social Distortion
plays an actual tears and beers country song. Although this
might seem like quite a leap, the group adapts well to a vintage
country style, and the Johnny Cash-like "Darlin" is one of the
strongest cuts on the album.
Other memorable songs include "Making Believe," "When
She Begins" and "King of Fools," a track that easily stands along
with former tunes "Ball and Chain," "Prisonbound" and "Story
of My Life" as one of the band's best songs.
Dave Jerden returns to produce the new album. After produc
ing Social Distortion's last release, Jerden went on to fame as the
co-producer for Jane's Addiction. However, instead of the lush
sonic effects Jerden used on two Jane's Addiction albums, he
wisely takes the opposite approach for Social Distortion. Jerden's
production techniques utilize a "live in the studio" approach
which gives the band's sound a crystal clarity. On CD, the acous
tic guitar and percussion sound especially sweet.
Behind all the talk of changing attitudes, great production,
and a sense of (gasp!) remorse. Social Distortion is still doing
what they've always done best: producing kick-ass rock n' roll.
The band probably stands as one of the last bands in a rebel rock
style that started with the rockabilly kings of the '50s and contin
ued through punk bands like the Clash. With "Somewhere Be
tween Heaven and Hell," Social Distortion continues that tradi-
ton. Rock 'n' roll fans can be assured that as long as fvhke Ness
decides to write music, that vintage Chevy and a midnight cruise
aren't very far away.
Robin McAuley and Michael Shenker of MSG
MSG means 'Mostly
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MSG has been known by sev
eral names throughout its twelve
year history, but it has always
served one major purpose - as the
vehicle for German guitarist
Michael Schenker to deliver soar
ing harmonies and searing solos.
MSG's latest self-titled album con
tinues this tradition well.
Schenker demonstrated his
musical ability to the world many
times during his long career. He
played two stints with the Scorpi
ons (brother Rudolph's band that
Michael helped form in 1973),
made six albums with UFO in the
'70s and most recently he played
in the all-star group Contraband.
Schenker first formed this
band in 1980 as the Michael
Schenker Group and put out four
albums under that moniker. In
1986, Schenker recruited Irish vo
calist Robin McAuley and the
band was renamed the McAuley
Schenker Group. Now, with the
release of their third album,
McAuley says that MSG does not
stand for anything at all.
Schenker, playing his trade
mark Flying V guitar, opens up
the album with a blistering intro
on "Eve" and rarely lets up on the
accelerator from there. "Eve" has
a catchy chorus to go along with
the frenzied spurts of guitar work.
"Crazy" is the twisted story of
a boy who is angry about how his
father raised him. Years later,
they meet in prison and he has the
opportunity to pay back his dear
old dad. "I'm gonna pay a little
visit when they call lights out /
He'll be kicking and screaming
when he sees how I turned out."
On the ballad "When I'm
Gone," the album's first scheduled
release, Schenker spices up the
slow song by throwing in guitar
twists behind McAuley's vocals
The album's other true bait
"What Happens To Me," sp:
lights McAuley's vocals moref
Schenker's guitar. Most
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voice. At times on the hardf
songs, his voice is grungy an
rough, but on the ballads it shinf
through crystal clear. More'
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"Never Ending Nightmare"
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