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Finding a field of dreams
By Christ! Erwin
The Battalion
I any college graduates are
finding out that a college
degree is no longer the
ticket to getting a good job.
Students who
have not yet gradu
ated are realizing
the importance of
supplementing
their classroom ed
ucation with real
world experience.
Daniel Orozco,
assistant director of
placement services,
said companies look
for people with
work experience.
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A&M or any school
to get a degree,” he
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FINDING AN INTERNSHIP
• Start looking early.
• Network. Professors, family
friends, students, and information from
the Career Placement Services can
be helpful in finding an internship.
• Be flexible to go where the in
ternship is. The Career Placement
Center will help you find an apartment,
a roommate, etc.
• Don’t rule out unpaid intern
ships. The Career Placement Center
will help you find funding or get an ad
ditional job.
• Look hard. The more you look
around, the better your chances for
finding an internship that meets all
your needs.
— Tips from Daniel Orozco,
Assistant director, Career Placement Center
Internships not only make students
more marketable, but they allow stu-
ved the Royal 1 ; dents to evaluate a career choice, he
said.
Ken Troupe, a December ‘93 gradu
ate and kinesiology major with a spe
cialization in sports management, said
he interned with Astrodome USA, a
sports management company. •
His internship involved working
with the Houston Astros marketing,
sales promotion, hu
man resources and
sales.
Troupe said he
knew it would be
tough to get a job in
sports management
and interning would
be a good way to get
his foot in the door.
“It is extremely
hard to get a job in
sports manage
ment,” he said. “The
trend in profession
al sports is to keep
hiring new interns
for free labor.”
“But I worked
hard and the Astros
hired me back.”
Troupe said his
internship paid off
because his job with
the Astros allowed
him to make con
tacts which helped him land his cur
rent job as the director of marketing
and sales for the Tyler WildCatters.
Leslie Busier, a senior journalism
major, said she decided to intern to
make contacts and gain experience in
the field of communications.
Busier, an intern with the public re
lation department of USAA, United
Services Automobile Association, said
she writes press releases, promotes
programs and is developing a crisis
communication plan.
“This job has given me many net
working opportunities,” she said. “I
have met a ton of people who will
make good references in the communi
cations field.”
Busier said her internship has al
lowed her to learn things that can’t be
learned in the classroom.
“I’m learning how to relate to peo
ple, market myself, and in the
process, I’m gaining more confi
dence,” she said.
Busier, who will gradu
ate in May ‘95, said she is
glad her internship has
given her the chance to see
how the corporate world
works.
“I’ve been allowed to
take a peek at the real
world, without being in it yet,”
she said.
In addition to networking oppor
tunities, internships can help students
understand what they are learning in
their classes.
Ryan Sicking, Class of ‘96 mechani
cal engineering major, said his intern
with Union Pacific Resources in Rock
Springs, Wyoming will help him un
derstand engineering theories.
“Hands-on experience will help me
know how things work, and will help
me understand the theories in my up
per level engineering classes,” he said.
Sicking said he is gaining experi
ence and learning the mechanics of op
erating a natural gas plant by helping
out the maintenance crew.
“This internship is a lot better than
any job I would get back home,” he
said. “I am getting a lot of engineering
experience, plus the chance to travel.”
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Center has many internship opportu
nities, but students must be willing to
look for the internship.
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Barbecue review finds fine cuisine - not just sassy sauce
By Jeremy Keddie
The Battalion
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Ivertis
he idea of movie reviews became boring as
most prove to be summer flops, so it
seemed inviting to search for the town’s
best barbecue.
Although there are numerous road-side
barbecue pits around the Bryan-College Station area, the
search for the most bad-to-the-bone barbecue was limited
:t it work
For your
business
call
45-26%
to three establishments: Tom’s
Barbecue and Steak House, Mart
in’s Place, and Pop’s Barbecue
Inc.
Categories for each “Best Of’
include brisket, chicken, sausage,
ribs, beans, potato salad, sauce,
and atmosphere.
Remember ... people have dif
ferent palates.
The first stop was Tom’s Bar
becue and Steak House on Texas
Avenue.
Upon walking through the
doors, posters displaying Aggie
tradition attract immediate at
tention. Seating is arranged in
an open fashion and adds to the
family style restaurant.
The food disappointed in com
parison to its long-standing reputation, but the staff was
courteous and added to the lively atmosphere.
The best at Tom’s was the Texas style ranch beans -
hot and spicy. But nothing beyond appealed to the taste
buds. If the barbecue sauce was served hot instead of
room temperature, perhaps it would have scored higher.
Tom’s Aggie Special appeared most favored by cus
tomers, and watching the various customers entertained.
Served on butcher paper, which may be a new dining
BARBECUE ‘BEST OF' AWARDS
RANKED IN ORDER OF QUALITY
Brisket: Martin’s, Tom’s, Pop’s
Chicken: Pop’s, Tom’s, Martin’s
Sausage: Pop’s,. Martin’s, Tom’s
Ribs: Pop’s, Martin’s, Tom’s
Beans: Tom’s, Martin’s, Pop’s
Potato Salad: Tom’s, Martin’s, Pop’s
Sauce: Martin’s, Tom’s, Pop’s
Atmosphere: Martin’s, Tom’s, Pop’s
style unless you have visited the traditional crab houses
of Louisiana and the east coast, the “Aggie Special”
comes in portions of one to three servings. The meats
available give the customer an opportunity to taste all
the aspects of barbecue.
Pop’s Barbecue Inc., also located on Texas Avenue,
was the next stop. Although fast food barbecue is at
times unappealing, Pop’s barbecue took many of the
“Best Ofs.”
The restaurant is decked out
country diner style with picnic
table cloths and provided the
sweetest barbecue in town. Or
ders are placed moving through
a cafeteria style line, and pa
trons pass the smokehouse room,
where, while waiting, they can
view the meats being roasted.
Pop’s served the best ribs,
chicken and potato salad. The
batters used on the ribs and
chicken were sweet, but not to
the point where it felt like eating
candy. The potato salad was cho
sen “Best Of’ because Pop’s was
the heaviest on the mustard.
Martin’s Place, located on
South College, seemed most ap
pealing and notched the best
overall award. The atmosphere at Martin’s is small, qui
et and as close as one can get to home-style eating.
Established in 1925, the brick building is Bryan-Col
lege Station’s oldest restaurant. With two pit grills - the
largest one holding up to 700 pounds of meat - Martin’s
concocted the best flavor in brisket at a price college stu
dents can afford. The menu has a wide variety, a tab for
four will usually be under twenty dollars.
And that’s plenty of barbecue for an entertainment
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By Timm
Doolen
Special to The
Battalion
“The Pinchpenny Phan
tom of the Opera”
Written by Jack Sharkey
and David Reiser
Starring Stephanie
Tramel Alvarado
and Brice Sem-
mons
; Directed by Bob Wenck
Rudder Forum
It’s not Andrew Lloyd
^ Weber, but “The Pinch-
f penny Phantom of the
Opera” doles out a pretty
good time at the theater.
“Pinchpenny” is yet an
other take on the now fa
mous theme of a phantom
haunting an opera house.
Numerous books, plays
and films have recreated
the story, and in the late
1980s, the Andrew Lloyd
Weber musical “Phantom
of the Opera” again
brought the story to the
forefront of pop culture.
In “Pinchpenny,” the
setting is changed from a
Paris opera house to “the
tiniest and tackiest opera
house near the Fort Worth
Stock Yard.”
The plot is pared down
to its barest — an up and
coming star is helped by a
murdering masked man
who picks off some famous
opera stars.
The music is wonder
ful, especially considering
it was locally written, and
the inventive lyrics are
the funniest parts of the
play.
Several mock operas
are staged during the pro
duction, including takeoffs
on “The Magic Flute,”
“Carmen” and “Sleeping
Beauty.” All the parodies
excellently copy the styles
of the originals and make
interesting and comical
twists on them.
Stephanie Tramel Al
varado plays seven char
acters who all die, and is
by far the best singer of
the four main actors. Her
voice is almost too good for
this play, making painful
ly obvious any minor flaws
in the other three voices.
Although the play is
funny, the murder joke
goes on a little too long.
The time it took to kill the
Ken Troupe, a 1993 Texas A&M graduate, start
ed his career in baseball with a Houston Astros in
ternship, which helped land him a job as director
of marketing and sales for the Tyler WildCatters.
SIC REVIEWS
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Dredge Rock
Music fans will grind into two releases
By Chris S. Cobb
The Battalion
“DGC Rarities Vol. I”
Various Artists
Alternative
Geffen Records
When there is an oil spill, it is called a slick. But, in fact, it is
not slick at all, just really sticky and really sludgy a really big
mess. Thus, the same can be said for this recording.
But this is a compliment.
“DGC Rarities Vol. I” is a collection of both obscure and well-
known bands’ outtakes. Some are real gems, while others should
remain what they were up until now — unreleased.
Bands such as Nirvana, Teenage Fanclub, Hole, Sonic Youth,
Beck, Counting Crows, The Sundays and others appear in this
collection.
The CD is kicked off by Teenage Fanclub’s “Mad Dog 2CV20.”
The track is like the Monkees, except you can hear the guitar -
distorted enough in places to make Monkees guitarist Mike Ne
smith jealous.
Nirvana follows with the demo of “Stay Away” from their
Nevermind album. The outtake titled “Pay to Play” is very simi
lar to what was released, but not slick and over-produced like
what is on the album. Kurt Cobain never really liked the sound
of the album, and this demo may be more of what he had in
mind.
Up next is a band called Weezer with “Jamie.” The beginning
of the track is played with an unplugged electric guitar that is
miked like an acoustic. This technique was used by bands such
as Jane’s Addiction and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. “Jamie” was
recorded for a friend’s school recording project. He received a B+
and so does the song.
“Bogusflow” by Beck is not the bluesy'dance/rap track like the
hit “Loser.” The lyrics are so ridiculous that the singer even
laughs on the recording and has difficulty regaining his compo
sure. The title describes the whole song.
“Compilation Blues” by Sonic Youth uses a unique effect.
They use feedback from a microphone to sound like a flute. Be
sides this, the band is quiet and avoids using noise to get their
message across.
For those who are not fans by Counting Crows, “Einstein on
the Beach (For an Eggman)” will make you think that the band
is not so bad. For those who wonder why it isn’t included on Au
gust and Everything After, Adam Duritz says in the liner notes
it just wasn’t “mopey enough.”
The Sundays end the recording with “Don’t Tell Your Moth
er.” The lead singer has a sweet voice which would make the
song a hit if the masses could only see a video. She sings with
heart and this makes the track very strong.
If you’re a fan of three or four of the groups, dive in and enjoy
getting caught up in the mess. Otherwise, save your money -
buying it for just one band is a little sticky.
sixth or seventh
person could
have been used
by the writers to
develop the characters a
little more.
But in musical come
dies, especially parodies,
one shouldn’t quibble on
minor points of character
development. The play is
so humorous you’ll die
laughing.
“Pinchpenny” is play
ing tonight through Satur
day at 8 p.m. Call 845-
1234 for prices and reser
vations.
“Hear and Now”
Consolidated
Alternative
London Records USA
If one were to write the words rap, industrial, funk, and
heavy guitar on a dart board, to describe Consolidated, a thrown
dart would have to hit where all the words meet. I hate to classi
fy bands, but alternative is the only way to adequately describe
this band - make that truly alternative.
Consohdated's songs contain strong opinions that would make
Rush Limbaugh run to the hills and Bill Clinton duck and cover.
The goal of this recording is to raise political consciousness and
dance on the grave of rock and roll. The band accomplishes this
on 13 albums released since October of 1989.
This double CD is made up of previous material and upcom
ing songs to be released in August on the recording. Business of
Punishment. From the older material there is some good music
but much of it has lyrics that could not be said in a family
restaurant. One example, the song “You Suck,” features special
guests. The Yeastie Girls.
The song “This is Fascism” has a good groove and a message
that slams mindless conformity. “Accept Me for What 1 Am” com
bines heavy metal guitar with punk rock rhythm. “Brutal Equa
tion” is an unrelenting, driving industrial groove mixed with a
rap reminiscent of Public Enemy.
From the new material, “Butyric Acid” has a dance beat with
heavy rap. The backing music sounds like a gang fight between
N.W.A. and Ministry. For best results, on this song set the vol
ume control to stun.
“Business of Punishment,” the title track of their upcoming
release has a Depeche Mode-like rhythm that is a little funky.
“Worthy Victim” is the best song from both CDs and should be
played loud enough to disturb the neighbors.
The group runs the gamut from rap to industrial to some
thing near heavy metal, and sometimes the mixture doesn’t
fit together. The band proves it’s different from any other be
cause unlike other bands, everything Consolidated attempts
to do, it does pretty well.