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■HR The Battalion Thursday, June 17,1 Our hope, our future Sports program offers guidance social development to local kids By MARGARET CLAUGHTON The Battalion RICHARD DIXON/The Battalion Christopher Thompson (front), Torrance Johnson, Kenneth Drones and Marco Joshua wait outside Medical Sciences Saturday for a free physical. The youths are participating in the National Youth Sports Program. R.C. Slocum football camp. Lady Aggies basketball camp, golf camp, baseball camp, tennis camp- of all the summer pro grams Texas A&M offers, one is geared for a different group of kids. The National Youth Sports Program (NYSP) provides a free summer sports camp for under privileged youths 10 to 16 years of age. The NYSP works with institu tions, such as Texas A&M, to pro vide kids from low income areas the opportunity to visit major uni versity campuses. With the help of the Texas A&M Department of Health and Kinesiology, the local NYSP camp works with youths from Calvert and Hearne as well as Bryan-College Station. "Some of these kids have never come on campus before this pro gram," said Dr. Frank Ashley, project administrator for the NYSP. "By bringing them to the university, we want to show them 'Hey, four to six years from now you can come here and get an ed ucation.'" To be eligible for the NYSP camp, youths must meet the Fed eral poverty guidelines. Through school counselors, low income youths are identified and sent NYSP applications. "We learn to get along with people bet ter here and outside the camp." — Derrick Brooks, Calvert High student progrc ad ski] tion and skills development in sports such as basketball, football, soccer, golf and swimming. Each camper can choose to participate in three activities. Trained coach es and student athletes supervise the sports instruction. Personal and social develop ment is also a part of the camp schedule. Each day, campers at tend 45 minute enrichment ses sions addressing topics such as al cohol and drug prevention, nutri tion, job responsibilities, sex edu cation, and AIDS awareness. "We can cover the topics that the schools can't," Ashley said. "Kids coming from economi cally disadvantaged environments are more likely to encounter prob lems in these areas," said Ashley. "We're really hitting the high risk kids." Campers attend the NYSP pro gram from 1-5 p.m. everyday for five weeks. "The session is longer than most summer camps," said Rose Schmitz, education director for the NYSP. "This makes it easie for counselors to get closer to til kids and make a real difference." Counselors involve the kids simulated job interviews an gameshow scenarios to maintai: the youths interests. Older youtl perform educational skits fo younger groups in the camp. "They kids are more recepft to their peers," Rose said. Derrick Brooks, a 15-year Calvert high student attendin NYSP for the second year, said though football is his favoril part, the enrichment sessions a fun as well. "We learn to get along wi people better here and outside tli camp," Brooks said. Guest speakers are anothi part of the enrichment session Fourteen-year-old Brandi Shaw, second year camper with NYS1 said the most influential parte her camp experience was a vis from some female prisoners. "A lot of people talk ton about drugs and stuff," Shat said. "But it makes you realize can really happen. It changed lot of peoples minds." Support for the NYSP stem from the U.S. Department Health and Human Services am the NCAA. With the help of fed eral funding and the cooperatio; of several major universities, tlii NYSP has grown from two insti tutions in its first year to 175to day. 9\[ewfotl<i artist John Qorha zoitC perform Saturday By MARGARET CLAUGHTON The Battalion Get ready folks! Folksinger-songwriter John Gorka will perform Saturday, June 19 at the Stafford Opera House. "His music is a little bit of blues mixed with a little bit of folk," said Kyle May, employee of the Stafford. Gorka uses his acoustic guitar and deep baritone voice to sing songs of both a serious and funny nature. His lyrics address topics ranging from the thoughtful and heart wrenching, as in his song "Semper Fi," a tale of a soldiers prospects on coming home from war, to the light hearted and hu morous, as in his song "Prom night in Pig town." The Fort Worth-Star Telegram calls Gorka's songs "subtle humor with a razor sharp edge." Gorka said his music was in fluenced by artists such as Jim Croce, James Taylor and Judy Collins. A&M media law professor finishes writing novel Inspired by Grisham’s ‘The Firm,’ professor creates media story called ‘The Tape’ By JENNIFER SALCE The Battalion Folksinger John Gorka performs Saturday night at Stafford. f Rolling Stone titled Gorka "the preeminent male singer- songwriter of the New Folk Movement." He won the 1984 New Folk Award at the Kerrville Folk Festi val. His latest work, "Temporary Road," was released last summer. "Gorka's music is the kind you can sit down and listen to," May said, "I think the college crowd will really enjoy it." The Stafford Opera House will open it's doors at 8:00 p.m. Teaching media law isn't the only thing on the mind of journalism professor Don E. Tom linson. After a year of juggling his career, personal life, and other responsibilities, Tomlinson has just finished writing a novel. Tomlinson said the novel entails many as pects of journalism such as media law, media ethics and television journalism. It also touch es on politics, government and human rela tionships. "The Tape" is about ethical and personal decisions that have to be made when a little girl unknowingly videotapes a couple plotting to frame a congressman. He said writers pull from their life experi ences to develop the characters and the plot. "I incorporated my life experiences outside my profession and all the professional things that I know and love," said Tomlinson. His inspiration came from John Grisham's novel, "The Firm." Tomlinson read the novel fhursc i Informal zations. c Rudder 1234. Mondai Starts at clarinet; Wheelei Garrett, Flaying Dohnar “Dow Carnegh For infoi Friday - pie Trio Cor continue perform The t sprightl evoked Even if your us movem< The f tured v\ and Pa more d Mendel also pro Strau for Vio played marvel* well di Harth, \ ter for 1 orchestr concert, Ne on BILL Y MORAN/The M*’ Texas A&M media law professor Don Tomilson recently finished writing a novel about little g that unknowingly videotapes a couple plotting to frame a congressman. last July. "For the first time after reading a novel, I said to myself there is nothing in here that I could not have done," said Tomlinson. Although he admits he may not be as good a writer as Grisham, Tomlinson said he viewed himself as having some similarities to him. He said the writing and the ideas came easy to him. The novel is about all the things that he is comfortable writing about. Tomlinson said writing the novel took a tremendous amount of time out of his life. In addition to teaching media law, Tomlinson is a mediator and a legal consultant. "I wear a lot of hats," said Tomlinson. "Bu writing the book was a labor of love." Tomlinson is searching for a literary a gen' If encouraged by a literary agent, he said h* would like to write another novel in the futurt He said he is going to be patient and perse vere. "If you can't be patient and you aren't ing to persevere, your chances of success art slim to none," he said. Tomlinson said he considers his noveli great accomplishment. "I saw the project through and I am proud of it," he said. O Reviews CHOMPING, STOMPING! Spielberg scores again By JOHN BAYLESS The Battalion Film "Jurassic Park" Starring Sam Neill, Laura Dem, Jeff Goldblum and Richard Attenborough Directed by Steven Spielberg Rated PG-13 Schulmann 6 Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and Lex (Ariana Rhichards) confront a Tyrannosaurus Rex in Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park." I stood in line for more than a hour to see "Jurassic Park," won dering if any movie, especially one with this much hype, was worth the wait. Well, it was worth waiting for and it would be worth waiting for again. AND AGAIN. AND AGAIN. Dinosaurs in "Jurassic Park" live and breathe - they run and move with smooth reptilian sinu osity and are true to the "new" vision of dinosaurs as quick, ac tive creatures. They aren't the See Jurassic/Page 5 Texas Music Festival, second concert Delightfully splendid Young’s new ‘Unplugged’ album By BARBARA GASTEL Special to The Battalion Concert Texas Music Festival Sidney Harth, violin; David Tomatz, cello; Timothy Hes ter, piano and Erik Ralske, French horn Classical Performed at Rudder Theater lively close. Abounding with memo rable melodies and rhythms, this well-known trio was performed by violinist Sidney Harth, cellist David Tomatz and pianist Timo thy Hester. The three musicians' individual playing as well as their interaction made for an engaging See Concert/Page 5 Composer Robert Schumann was right about Felix Mendelssohn's "Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49". Praising the trio, first per formed in 1840, Schumann pre dicted it "will still delight our grandchildren and great-grand children." Such delight was apparent Monday evening, when the trio brought the second concert in this year's Texas Music Festival series at Texas A&M University to a A timeless sensation By JACQUELINE AYOTTE The Battalion Music "Neil Young Unplugged" Neil Young Rock Reprise Records Album courtesy of Marooned Records Mary Macmanus/The Battalion Monday night, violinist Sidney Harth played an engaging performance at Rudder Theater. The only thing I missed while listening to "Neil Young Un plugged" was a cold beer from a local bar. Nothing else could top off the timeless sensation this mix ture of songs from 1967 to 1993 creates in the mind of the listener. Young has done it again. But this time it's even better. The "Unplugged" version of his song, "The Needle and the Damage Done" is a bit slower than the original, but the fact that it's done live gives a breath of life to his long-lived classic. The gui- 'Neil Young's Unplugged' is a lively return to the past. tar sounds stronger, crisper, and practically begs you to preserve the moment. Another famous tune by Young, "Helpless," cries out to you in that familiar way. With the intensity of his harmonica, the See Young/Page 5 or so it 1 lure. Ps' therhooi cribe to dying, h dme at t No, tl 'BIC Me de 'T'S A More You c Qood 4 PER ^ollege Culp