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I apartment will; is Agricultural and Texas Agrif nent Station to; tiers, retailers,r d consumers, Aggidifi The Battalion • Page 3 0^ O^ale of flwo fTlncnors rmatit on campus, ph is linked toli stmaster. othing to do witt >h system, you ce:J| by name andtlif I 3 correct address.' . this way of sen remember peopil :e said, “so it isf to mail to a simp] t the ph systemii nd at many other] e familiar withr he said, “you car, aiversities.” accessible from t bn campus, M<j machines. ,ers cbnnected tel e software for tlf Ambrose said. Photo by Tim Moog/ The Battalion IKBTX news anchors, Laura Wilson and Tony Cornett are plan ning to get married in March. By Margaret Claughton The Battalion Laura Wilson and Tony Cornett share the set of the KBTX newscast every night at six and ten. They sit side-by-side and with cor dial smiles inform their viewers of the day’s latest news events. But tonight that standard six-inch space between them has shrunk to one and both look way too giddy to be discussing Rwandan refugees or the invasion of Haiti. Laura’s hands are on the desktop, loosely clasped to gether. The third finger on her left hand catches the stage lights just right, and gives away the shiny new stone which symbolizes the reason for her bubbly smile. Tony sits proudly next to her, surprisingly quiet for a newscaster. But words aren’t needed to read the chemistry between these two. On the air, they are Cornett and Wil son, the dutiful newscasters ever concerned for their viewing audience. But off the air, it’s Tony and Laura, effer vescent couple glowing with the excitement of their recent engagement. It all started when Cornett joined the KBTX staff in 1992. But it wasn’t until he began co-anchoring with Wilson a year ago that things began to heat up. “We’ve always had a great working rela tionship,” Wilson said. “From the first time we worked together we clicked. News an choring is like dancing. You have to find the right partner with the same rhythm.” But the two did not start dating until March, when Cornett finally got the courage to ask her out. “I had told a good buddy of mine what I thought of Laura a long time before we start ed dating,” Cornett said. “It took me a while to ask her out because I thought I should do it in a unique way. So if she said no, neither one of us would get embarrassed.” Cornett decided a letter would be the best method of asking Wil son out. Less than two months later Cornett was carrying in his wallet a magazine cut-out of an engagement ring . Wilson said she was pleasantly surprised by the sapphire ring Cornett chose be cause she had always wanted an unconven tional en gagement ring. Cornett’s proposal, Wilson said, was also a bit out of the ordinary’. While dressing for work and having a bad day, Wilson said Cornett came to her apart ment. After convincing her something was missing from her outfit, Cornett produced See Anchors, Page 4 Photo by Tim Moog/ The Battalion Wilson and Cornett conclude their evening newscast Monday. KANM provides the radio alternative xt levei By Jeremy Keddie The BattalJin From a snail room in the Koldus Building, tie sounds of alternative music come from LAMM, a non-profit student- run radio s&tion. Broadcating since Oct. 7, 1973, KANM is nn by students who volunteer th,eir timeind can be heard 24 hours a day, sevenpays a week on cable 99.9 FM. To keepthe station running, station manager fobert Anderson appointed more tharlSO volunteer students to work as flsc jockeys and alternates. An derson sjid that at times, it can be a dif ficult ta$ to maintain the station. “Sind people aren’t getting paid, sometines it’s not a priority,” Ander son sail. Firsttime disc jockey Orlando Ro drigue?? a mechanical engineering tech nology najor, started at KANM last Sat urday. His show, “Tricrotic Mobocracy,” features alternative rock and rap. Ro drigue! said he had anxiety attacks at the befinning of his first show. “Atthe beginning I didn’t want to speak” Rodriguez said. “I said to Brian (his partner), ‘You say something.’” Rodriguez said things smoothed out after a while, and that the experience was good for him. Rodriguez said he applied at KANM looking for a new way to get involved with A&M. “I thought it would be a new experi ence, different from organizations and other clubs where you have to be an offi cer to really have a say,” Rodriguez said. The disc jockeys at KANM are com mitted to diversity in their programming, and have 66 shows throughout the week, said Roger Rippy, program director. He said he chose the disc jockeys on the ba sis of experience, seniority and originali ty of their proposed program format. The majority of the programs consist of alter native music, covering mostly everything not considered Top 40 programming. “The deejays can play Top 40 artists but only songs that are from a different rotation,” Rippy said. Rippy said KANM’s programming is extremely diverse. “Estrogen and Ex cess,” features bands that include women. “Replugged” features “music that would suck on MTV Unplugged,” “The Tejano Show” features Spanish rock’n’ roll. “Bargain CDs: they are for you” features CDs which can be found in resale music stores, and “Fishing with the Locals,” consists of Texas bands. But not all of the shows deal strictly with music. “Tea Time” features poetry readings, while “Science Fiction Hour” consists of science fiction stories. With few expenses, the station spends most of its money on improving the quali ty of the studios and music library. Rippy said the station has thousands of CDs and 10,000 records. KANM also publishes a magazine, The Alternative, which is distributed throughout the com munity. The Alternative includes move ments in the alternative scene, reviews, interviews with performers and the sta tion’s top requested songs. Aside from producing a variety of shows, KANM also conducts promotions with bands. Last week, it sponsored JACKOPIERCE’s concert at Rudder Photo by Tim Moog/ The Battalion ' Disc jockey Matt Edel, a senior civil engineering major from Austin, works with the See KANM, page 4 sound levels during his radio show at KANM Monday afternoon. [ONT chief i, Opinion editor | LNE, Photo editor :K, Sports editor Aggielife editor , Stephanie Dube, Slacf lesser, Angela Neaveil’; Islam, jennifer Monlie! □by, Tim Moog, Gina ; ' mpson ?r Cressett and Jeremy ka, Aja Henderson,Ei* 1 !' 3eorge Nasr, Elizabeth ay during the fall andfB except Universityhol«bj College Station, IX'’T Xonald Building, Texas' ; A&M Universityinlk i. Editorial offices are 1 'j rsroom phone number' ndorsement by The 8^ classified advertising 1 1 ours are 8 a.m. to5p' | By Rob Clark The Battalion After weeks of trying to score an interview with the Spin Doctors, time was running out. The press people kept saying “Oh, geez, they just aren’t doing any interviews right now.” Oh well, no big loss, right? But it’s Friday after noon, and someone tells me there’s a phone call for me., “Hello, this is Rob.” “Rob, are you ready to in terview the Spin Doctors?” Oh yeah, hey no problem. After I picked my chin up off the floor, I tried to compose myself. But with no prior notice, I wasn’t exactly prepared. Time to wing it. ’ The band manager tells me the lead singer, Chris Barron, is all set to be interviewed. “Hey, I’m your friendly neighborhood lead singer,” he said, settling my nerves. I tell him this will be a totally spontaneous interview, as I had no idea I would get the interview. “Thats OK, I never know what you guys are gonna ask me,” he replied. “It’s good to be spontaneous.” The Spin Doctors are currently on tour with the Gin Blossoms and Cracker. After the huge suc cess of the band’s first album “Pocket Full of Kryp- tonite,” which spawned smash hits “Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong” and “Two Princes,” there was spec ulation the band would suffer from the “sophomore slump” with its second effort “Turn it Upside Down.” But Barron said they ignore such criticism. “We just blew it off really,” he said. “You learn to go about your business. We play music, rather than worry about a bunch of talk.” But the first album’s success was welcomed by the band. “It was great selling tickets, selling records,” Barron said. “We were so ecstat ic, to tell you the truth.” Barron said that on the new album, they tried to keep the same formula as the first while still experimenting. “We really did a lot of the same stuff, and we tried to keep it really spontaneous,” he said. This spon- tanaeity included recording the first track “Big Fat Funky Booty” on the first take. But after only two or three minutes on the phone, Barron said he had to do another interview. Damn, now I can’t ask him if he’ll ever play Shag gy in the film version of “Scooby Doo.” But I managed to get another band member on the phone. Anthony Krizan, the new guitarist for the Spin Doctors, has just joined the band on the road. Krizan said he always enjoyed the band’s music but never pictured himself in the band. “I’m honored to be playing with them,” he said. And after only performing a few shows with the band, Krizan said it is quite an experience when the lights go up and the crowd roars for the Spin Doc tors. “It’s rewarding,” he said. “It’s like a high, a nat ural high. It makes you feel good, you just dig it.” Krizan brings a blues and funk background to the band, having once played in a nine-piece funk band. Krizan also has songwriting experience, having writ ten the Lenny Kravitz hit “Stand By My Woman,” and four songs on the new John Waites album. And the recent whirlwind chain-of-events won’t stop there for Krizan and the band, as they are opening for The Rolling Stones on selected dates on the “Voodoo Lounge” Tour. The chance to open for the band which is wide ly regarded as the greatest in history is a dream come true, Krizan said. Much of the Spin Doctors success is due to MTV, who adopted the videos for “Two Princes” and “Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong” and put them on maximum rotation. Krizan said exposure on MTV can only help an up-and-coming band. “It’s good,” he said. “It gives more people a chance to see the band. MTV is a great thing.” But Krizan said nothing will ever replace the power of a live performance. “This band is kickin’ live,” he said.