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Reynolds medical building
houses CS artist's artwork
paper, and I've been with it ever
since," Watkins said.
When she first began creating
collages, she used recycled
materials such as grocery bags,
computer paper and used
watercolor paper.
However, she now uses the
cotton and abaca for archival
purposes.
"I want my art to last a
while."
Most of her pieces are not
very large, usually no larger
than three feet in height, and
they are unframed and deeply
textured.
RANDYNICHOLS/The Battalion
Greta Watkins, whose art is on exhibit in the Joe H. Reynolds
Medical Building, explains one of her pieces Friday morning.
Watkins, whose art is made with handmade paper, has been
making such pieces for 11 years. Other pieces can be seen at
the Arts Council of the Brazos Valley’s “Local Color” gallery.
Watkins is a native of College
Station where she graduated
from A&M Consolidated High
School before attending Iowa
State and the University of
Houston to study art.
By ROBIN GOODPASTER
Reporter of THE BATTALION
The artwork of Greta
Watkins, a College Station
native, is on display in the Joe H.
Reynolds Medical Building on
Texas A&M University's West
Campus until the end of
September.
Watkins is a self-taught paper
maker who uses color, texture,
light and shadow to create
artwork that changes with the
light of day.
"In natural lighting, the art
piece seems to change as the
light moves across it during the
course of the day and the
shadows change," Watkins said.
"I read a lot of quilt books
and looked at the geometry of
the quilts to learn how to create
optical illusions."
Watkins uses cotton linters —
thin pieces of cotton separated
from the seed and then cleaned,
and pieces of banana fiber
called abaca to create collages.
Watkins said she became
interested in paper art 10 or 11
years ago.
"I must have seen it
somewhere," she said.
"During a visit to the library
with my children I picked up a
book on how to hand make
She also attended Texas
A&M as an environmental
design major.
She has participated in local
exhibits such as FestiFall, a
juried arts festival in Bryan, and
the Lubbock Arts Festival,
where she received the Lubbock
Arts Festival Merit Award.
Watkins said she likes where
her art is going, and she will
probably continue with it. She
said most of her art has been
shown locally, and one of her
goals is to show her art further
away from home.
There will be a reception
Sept. 16 in the lobby of the
College of Medicine with the
artist and immediate family
present, as well as the staff of
the College of Medicine, but the
display runs through the end of
September and is free to the
Old Ags sponsor career-planning workshof
By MONIQUE LUNSFORD
Reporter of THE BA TTALION
Former A&M students will be
lending a helping hand to the
1992-93 graduating class by
sponsoring a career-planning
workshop for seniors scheduled
for Sept. 26 at the Clayton
Williams Alumni Center.
The purpose of the workshop,
which has been in existence for
four years, is to allow former stu
dents to help soon-to-be gradu
ates prepare for the business
world. This is accomplished
through various sessions dealing
with important issues that the
graduates will face as they get
ready to plunge into their careers.
Some of the topics that will be
discussed during the program are
career goals and expectations,
mock interviews, interview tech
niques and resume writing, and a
panel discussion where students
can ask former students questions
about career planning.
There also will be separate pro
grams conducted by specific col
leges and some that will be based
on a student's area of interest.
Wynn Rosser, a member of the
Class of '90 and the campus tran
sition coordinator for the Associa
tion of Former Students, says that
this year's workshop has good
potential.
"My hope for this program is
that it helps the participants be
more ready for the job-search
process," he said. "And I hope in
some way that it will help ease
their transition into the working
world.
"I encourage students to
advantage of every opporture:
here at Texas A&M to becoi
more attractive as a potentialer
ployee."
The three sponsors of
workshop are the Assodation
Former Students, the Aggie Pn
fessional Forum, consisting of(o
mer students from the Houstf
area, and the Career Center.
Seniors who will graduated
tween Dec. 1992 and Aug. 15
can register for the workslii
Sept. 21-24 in the Memorial Sti
dent Center from 9 a.m. to
There is a $5 fee that will cove
lunch and resource materials,®
students are recommended
bring resumes and dress in bii
ness attire.
Mobley commends A&M Greek
system for 'positive leadership'
By JULIE CHELKOWSKI
Reporter of THE BATTALION
Texas A&M President William Mobley commend
ed members of the Interfratemity Council (IFC) Sun
day night for keeping hazing and other problems to
a minimum and implementing "positive leader
ship."
Mobley compared the Aggie Greek system to fra
ternal organizations at other universities and said
A&M has considerably fewer problems.
"The Greek system has come under scrutiny re
cently and it has put a lot of fraternities at other cam
puses in great risks," he said. "It only takes a few to
bring the whole system into question and the entire
institution."
Genevieve Stubbs, A&M's first assistant general
council, warned fraternity members to eliminate any
form of hazing and asked if it "is worth it" to risk be
ing sued, going to jail, or permanently injuring
someone.
"The cycle must stop somewhere," she said.
Mobley also addressed issues such as sexual ha
rassment, alcohol and drug abuse, and rivalry
among the different groups. He encouraged input
by fraternity representatives.
IFC President Jamie Webste
said a problem that he hasnt
ticed is the struggle that Greeb
face with other students as
try to increase their involvemei
in the University.
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to put A&M first, but theck
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more of a battle it is with
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