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Hail to the chief
New national FFA officers Raquel Lacey, Liam
Brody, Andrew McCrea and Curtis Childers
celebrate their recent election A&M student
Childers (below) was elected national president.
A&M student elected
to FFA presidency
By Lesa Ann King
The Batialign
T ne Southwest Conference Champi
on Fightin' Texas Aggie Football
team may be competing for the na
tional championship) title in football, but
Texas A&M has already earned one na
tional title this y£ar in the area of agricul
tural leadership. On November 12, at the
National FFA Ccfhventidn in Kansas City,
Mo., Curtis Childers, a sophomore agri
cultural development major at Texas
A&M, was elected to serve as president
of the National FFA Organization.
Formerly Future Farmers of America,
the FFA is a national organization of
417,462 students aged 14 to 21. FFA
members develop their leadership skills
and prepare for careers in the science,
business and technology of agriculture.
Many agricultural students at Texas
A&M University are familiar with FFA
because of their involvement with the or
ganization in high school. Some FFA
members choose to stay active in the or
ganization after high school graduation
so they can run for state and national of
fices or appdy for scholarships and other
national awards. 20-y'ear-old Childers'
continued involvement in the FFA gave
him the opportunity to compete for 1993-
94 national FFA president.
He said, "The FFA is the best
well-rounded educational tool that high
schools have to offer. Students learn
practical skills, applied sciences and how
to grow personally. FFA has become the '
role model of how classes should be ,, x ;
taught in high schools."
As national president, Childers will
take a one-year leave of absence from
Texas A&M and travel over 200,000
miles to promote and enhance agricul
tural education and the FFA. During
his year he will also meet with national
and international leaders of govern
ment, education, business and agricul
ture. Childers' travels will also include
a two-week trip to Japan to participate
in an international experience program
designed to strengthen agricultural re
lations overseas.
Most importantly, Childers and his fel
low officers will travel the 50 states speak-
See President/Page 10
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Tribe Called Quest
The vibe goes
By Rob Clark
The Battalion
"I would die for hip hop."
That was the unconditional love
and respect for rap that rapper Q-Tip
from A Tribe Called Quest spoke of
Sunday night at Rockefeller's West in
Houston.
Q-Tip's partner-in-rhyme, Phife
Dawg, shares this die-hard attitude for
rap.
"We eat, drink, sleep and wake up
hip hop," he said. "Plus, we live in the
atmosphere where it all started. New
back to basics
York City, and everybody's a hip hop
head."
Since their debut in 1990 with "Peo
ple's Instinctive Travels and the Paths
of Rhythm," Quest's unique style of
creative sampling and lyrics has
caused many to label the group as "al
ternative rap." Phife said caitegorizing
the group can be frustrating.
"Critics always want to label some
thing," he said. "Rather than saying,
'Yo, this is good music,' they want to
limit everything. I really wish people
would stop tryin' to be the Siskel and
See Tribe/Page 10
De La Soul expands its mindstate
By Rob Clark
The Battalion
De La Soul
From the D.A.I.S.Y. Age to the
Buhloone Mindstate, De La Soul has
put a creative twist on rap unlike any
other. But what it comes down to is
simply understanding where De La
Soul is coming from.
De La's first alburn, "3 Feet High
and Rising," introduced the world to
the D.A.I.S.Y. Age, which stood for "Da
Inner Sound Y'all." But elements of
peace in this theme prompted many to
classify De La members Posdnuos, Tru-
goy and Maseo as hippies.
"For what people thought the
D.A.I.S.Y. Age meant, as far as hippies,
that was never there," Posdnuos said.
"That wasn't the situation at all."
With that, De La decided to, in
essence, kill the D.A.I.S.Y. Age with
their second album, "De La Soul is
Dead."
"We would've killed any image put
upon us," Posdnuos said. "It wasn't so
much that we hated the labeling of the
word hippie, but just being labeled pe
riod."
But Posdnuos said the original vibe
of the D.A.I.S.Y. Age will always be a
part of the group.
"What we meant it to be — every
thing comes from within our hearts,"
he said. "We do that for every album."
Trugoy said the success of De La's
first album, "3 Feet High and Rising,"
and its big single, "Me, Myself and I"
was a bit overwhelming.
"When 'Me, Myself and I' got re
leased it just skyrocketed, and then it
was like, 'You guys gotta go overseas,
you guys gotta go to the Grammys, you
guys gotta go to the American Music
Awards/" he said.
"It just came so fast, it was like —
sh-t!"
But it was a welcome burden for the
group.
"It was something we enjoyed and
something we were very grateful for
and we just stayed humble and took it
in stride," Trugoy said.
The group's latest album, "Buhloone
Mindstate," also has people wondering
— what does the title mean?
"Buhloone Mindstate is basically ex
panding our minds, like a balloon,"
Posdnuos said. "Where a balloon ex
pands, we're just saying our minds are
expanding to different levels as far as
understanding, thinking and just doing
something different than what's nor
mally done."
The album's key phrase, "It might
blow up but it won't go pop," furthers
the expanding balloon theory.
See De La Soul/Page 10
Students give
rave reviews to
new theater
By Margaret Claughton
The Battalion
Cinemark's latest 16-screen theater complex,
Hollywood USA, opened its doors Dec. 3, offer
ing its glamour and glitz to the Bryan-College
Station community. Construction on the com
plex began last June. Randy Hester, director of
corporate development for Cinemark USA, said
he expected Bryan-College Station to be a good
market.
But what do local
Texas A&M students
think about this glittery
green and purple multi
plex? And what is their
opinion of the quality in
side?
Many students are
impressed with the orig
inality of the complex
and how it differs from
other theaters in the
area.
"The whole thing is
different from anything
here," said Todd Johnson,
a senior psychology ma
jor at A&M. "But College
Station needs that."
The outside appear
ance of the complex has
received a mixed re
sponse. With its purple,
major. green and yellow paint
■■■■■■■■■■■■■job, students say this
theater is hard to miss.
Sophomore Liz Ramirez said the complex re
minded her of a building out of Gotham City.
"It's almost Batman-like," she said.
Ed Culver, a freshman at A&M and his friend
Colin Speight agree they think the complex is a
little on the gaudy side, but said they like the
theater as a whole.
Other students think the bright colors are part
of the the building's charm
"It looks bright and
happy to me," said
Gretchen Oakley, a senior
elementary education ma
jor. "It attracts you, kind
of draws you in."
The inside of Holly
wood USA seems to im
press many students with
its size, decor and quality.
"I like its spacious
ness, openness," Culver
said. "It's very well or
ganized. Great security
precautions."
And extras such as
cupholders and comfort
able chairs have been well
received by student pa
trons. Senior Amy McLin
said she was impressed
with the number of snack
bars located right outside
each theater.
"You can just get up
and get something fast
without missing much of
the movie," she said.
The auditoriums in
Hollywood USA have stereo sound including
either Lucasfilm's THX sound or DTS digital
system, which seem to add a lot to the movie
presentations. Speight said the sound system is
the best he has ever heard.
Culver said, "The sound quality is great; real
ly solid speakers."
Students have been equally impressed with
the number of movies offered by Hollywood
USA. Some said they could actually stay in the
theater all day.
Matinees are also a
big attraction.
"We are lovin' this
matinee thing," Oakley
said. "Some days there
isn't a whole lot to do
here in College Station.
The other theaters don't
offer matinees."
So far, Cinemark
seems to have another
success on their hands.
Not surprising since they
are the sixth largest ex
hibitor in the U.S. with
over 1,073 screens in op
eration.
Most students seem
glad Cinemark chose
College Station as the
site of the new Holly
wood USA. Some say
this multiplex was just
what the local theater
I scene needed.
"The whole
thing is differ
ent from any
thing here."
— Todd John
son, a senior psy
chology major
quality is
great; really
solid speak
ers. "
— Ed Culver, a
freshman general
studies major
"It looks
bnght and
happy to me,"
— Gretchen
Oakley, a senior el
ementary education