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starting at 10 a.m.
In its first Jail-A-Thon, the United Way Student Government
Jtommittee will “arrest” members of various student organizations
lor S50 an hour by Rudder Fountain. The money raised will con-
[itribute to the committee’s goal of raising $15,000 for the Brazos Val
ley United Way.
I Jenna Martin, subchairman of the committee, said she wanted to
have a Jail-A-Thon because it would create exposure for the United
Way on campus and get student organizations involved in their
luses.
“We try to come up with creative and innovative ideas of getting
e campus involved,” Martin said. “It’s not so much just a fund-rais-
it’s also for awareness.”
Mike Panozzo, subchairman of the committee, said the committee
lent letters to over 100 organizations asking for participation. They
ill most likely reach a goal of having 20 people arrested, which
ould raise $1,000, he said.
“We didn’t expect to have as many people participating as it
leems like there’s going to be,” Panozzo said. “It seems like it’s going
|o be pretty good.”
To raise the rest of their $15,000 goal, Martin said the committee
Irganizes other events such as Kiss Off at Kyle, the Sigma Alpha
Epsilon Chili Fest and The United Way Night at The Hall.
I With hard work and well-organized events, the committee will
definitely reach their goal, Martin said.
“We’ll be just ecstatic,” she said, “but the main reason we’re here
is awareness and to get involved in United Way projects.”
The money raised goes to causes such as Phoebe’s Home, a shelter
for battered women, and the Big Brother program, Martin said.
The student committee doesn’t take all the credit for the money
which is raised through the year.
“Although we are the committee that raises the money and
awareness, the check that is made payable to the Brazos Valley
United Way is from all Aggies,” Martin said. “We wouldn’t be suc
cessful if it wasn’t for the students. It’s their effort too.”
Martin said she also wants to show people that involvement in
the United Way goes beyond just college.
“This is an organization you can really get involved in when you
graduate from college,” Martin said. “It can be a life-long service for
a lot of studerpts.”
Panozzo said students should be willing to participate because the
money is donated to a local chapter of the United Way.
“We’re putting back into our community,” Panozzo said. “If you
want to know how to get involved, this is it. This is your communi
ty.”
Jennifer Scheifley, a freshman environmental engineering major
who was nominated by Pi Beta Phi to be arrested, said she was will
ing to embarrass herself in public because the United Way is an im
portant organization.
“It’s going to be total humiliation because you’re in front of every
one, but it’s worth it because it’s for a good cause,” Scheifley said.
Scheifley said she is going to ignore the embarrassment and just
enjoy it.
“It’s going to be fun,” she said. “I hope people come out and give
me money.”
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Students agree to temporary
"imprisonment" to help raise
money for Phoebe's Home
and the Big Brother program.
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Dolores Claiborne
Starring Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason
Leigh, Christopher Plummer, Judy Parfitt
and David Strathaim
Directed by Taylor Hackford
Rated R
Playing at Post Oak Mall
★★ (out of five)
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athy Bates is trying to win another
Academy Award Oscar for playing an
other psychotic woman in another
tephen King movie.
With the motto of, “Sometimes being a
yitch is all a woman has to hang on to,” Bates
stars in the title role of Dolores Clairbome.
Set in the fictitious town of Little Tall
sland in Maine, the movie is a predictable
md boring psychological thriller about a
voman accused of first degree murder for
he second time.
The mystery begins when Dolores’ notori-
msly difficult employer of 22 years, Vera
Donovan (Judy Parfitt), dies after falling
lown her stairs.
Dolores is accused of murdering her em-
>loyer by Detective John Mackey (Christo
pher Plummer), a man who has dreamed of
utting her behind bars ever since he couldn’t
jrove she had killed her husband, Joe St.
Jeorge (David Strathaim), 20 years earlier.
Claiborne’s attitude toward Mackey and to
rthers around her make her look as guilty as
he circumstantial evidence stacked against
Jer. She has become a social outcast and ap~
Tears to be an insane murderer.
Jennifer Jason Leigh plays Dolores’ es
tranged daughter, Selena, who is compelled to
some home after a 15-year absence to help her
nother. Although addicted to pills and alcohol, Se
lena has become a successful journalist and wants
to help defend her mother.
Through constant flashbacks, the abuse Do
lores and Selena have suffered at the hands of
Joe St. George is shown, making their bitterness
and anger more understandable.
Finally, the mystery behind Joe St. George’s
death is revealed. But the way he dies is com-
Kathy Bates stars as Dolores Claiborne.
pletely unrealistic, making the plot of the movie
even more disappointing.
Although the movie, is a mystery about what
really happened to Vera Donovan, it also is a
personal story of a troubled mother and daugh
ter, Both women realize they have a lot in com
mon through their terrible pasts and can help
each other confront their horror.
After a long and drawn out plot, the movie’s
ending is predictable and is not worth the long
wait. There’s a sense of relief and indifference
when the movie finally ends.
By Amber Clark
The Battalion
T o celebrate its 40th anniversary, the Newport
Jazz Festival has packed a few bags and is
taking a tour. The musical compilation, hosted
by MSC Opera and Performing Arts on Thursday,
features 11 jazz artists and music spanning three
jazz eras — New Orleans jazz, bebop and swing.
Producer George Wein’s first pro
duction was the original festival,
held on the tennis courts of a casino
in Newport, R.I.
Wein’s festival featured several
fledgling jazz artists, as well as
jazz legends Dizzy Gillespie and
Ella Fitzgerald.
Four decades later, Wein still
presents top jazz artists, but he
has condensed the original festival
into a musical package that travels
nationwide.
The festival has been changed to
fit tour scheduling, so rather than
a day-long event, the music is
squeezed into a three-hour perfor
mance. But rather than try to
recreate the original Newport Jazz
Festival, Wein and the band travel
with displays of vintage pho
tographs and memorabilia from
the first festival, and film footage
from previous performances.
The band features traditional
jazz sounds and instruments, in
cluding saxophone, piano and
drums. The festival creates its own
music, but the performance fre
quently features tributes to the
great jazz artists.
Jon Faddis, trumpet player and
band leader for the Newport Jazz
Festival, began his musical career
at age eight. Faddis found inspira
tion in the works of Louis Arm
strong and Gillespie, and as a
teenager Faddis was playing with
Gillespie at the Jazz Workshop in
San Francisco. He began perform
ing with other famous artists and
quickly gained recognition as a
jazz performer.
By age 40, Faddis claimed sev
eral studio accomplishments, including perfor
mances with several contemporary musicians
and the trumpet featured in “The Cosby Show”
theme.
The group has received critical acclaim for the
festival, and they dedicate much of their time to
continuing a unique jazz heritage.
“I think that knowing the history of the music
is very important in order to go forward in the
music,” Faddis said.
Jazz performer Jon Faddis leads the Newport Jazz Festival band.
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