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jhe Texas Alcoholic Bever
age Commission is crack
ing down.
TABC has issued a warning to
ny minor who is spending spring
in South Texas: if you plan
ervice drinking, there will be stiff
r« Department M ties if y° u J are caught.
We crack down every year,
jEreg Hamilton, the chief of en-
ircement for TABC, said. “We
reusing the publicity as a de
ment. Our main focus will be
the additional;
Rations, Ndifu-
rnment’s treat
tional students, | e Beaches, and our means will
different. The mere fact that
ley know we will be there will
itpefully convince people to be
jfeand sober.”
TABC will conduct minor
lugs at businesses, bars and
lbs. They will also have Cops
iShops operations, where
feats will pose as employers or
istomers to curtail the sale of
itohol to minors.
Hamilton said TABC is trying
g I | || (T11 ensure everyone has a safe
*"*"*"*"*■ t pring break.
^ ‘We will have more agents at
nges of the busi-i 1( i re island and Port Isabel,”
lamilton said. “DPS (Depart-
icnt of Public Safety) will
ave troops up and down the
agents will be
lecking rest stops,
prior to
spring break, we will be conduct
ing minor sting operations on
stores just off the roadways.”
Working in conjunction with
TABC is the organization Moth
ers Against Drunk Drivers.
Kirk Brown, a member of the
local MADD chapter, said the or
ganization is trying to prevent
needless deaths due to drinking
and driving.
“We had problems in the past
because there was little enforce
ment of the law so minors could
buy,” Brown said. “Once propri
etors find out about TABC, the
sales to minors will decrease.
“The bottom
line is that we
are trying to
save lives. Forty
to 45 percent of
automobile ac
cidents are al
cohol-related,
and with the
increased
speed limits,
it is more
dents will make the annual trek
to Padre Island and the sur
rounding beach areas for a week
of rest and relaxation.
However, this year many stu
dents under the age of 21 will be
more careful.
“You are always scared of
MIPs,” Valerie Manzanares, a
freshman environmental de
sign major, said. “But you
drink anyway. You just need to
watch where you drink if you
are a minor.”
Paul Bubel, a freshman archi
tecture major, said being a mi
nor does not make someone au
tomatically irresponsible.
“Twenty-one is an arbitrary
number,” Bubel said. “It does not
make you magically responsible.
Minors are more responsible be
cause they are worried about be
ing caught.
“Minors are more likely to
keep the alcohol inside, like in
their condo.”
Throughout the week, the
Student Life Alcohol and Drug
Education FYograms is sponsor
ing a “Spring Break 1996” week
of activities in the Rudder Foun-
of how well
. “We make stu-
students coming
jeague schools."
3 of Business Ad-
n the University
ows Program,
ble to students
st nine hours of
ster, eligible ju-
to apply for the
ellows Program,
pie each year,
rim executive di-
m, said the pro-
d allows students
^s they pursue,
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tain area.
“We are targeting socially ir
responsible behaviors,” Scott
Blackwell, a graduate assistant
in the Department of Student
Life, said.
“It is mainly alcohol, and be
fore people take off, we want
them to see our displays.
“The main thing is, we want
students to make a pledge not
to drink and drive.
“Studies show it deters peo
ple, because a majority of peo
ple will remember that pledge
and find an alternative ride.”
While most students see the
beach as a haven for fun and a
break from the toils of classes,
Brown warns students that fu
nerals and jail time are not part
of the fun.
“I suggest that students go to
Padre, and they can have just
as much fun without the alco
hol,” Brown said. “They might
even remember it.
“I have no objection if you
are at legal age. When you are
the legal age, you are more re
sponsible because most of the
binge drinking takes place
with minors.
“This behavior only leads to
needless deaths. You could be
productive members of society.”
Hamilton said alcohol does not
necessarily equal a good time.
“The state of Texas is getting
serious about this,” Hamilton
said. “People could destroy
their lives, but also the store
owner’s livelihood.
“They think that drinking is a
rite of passage, but it is not.”
Un Vailed ’96’ gives bands chance to display talent
'96
8yKristina Buffin
Motalion
C ollege Station
is out to show
the nation it
is not just a coun
try music mecca.
Texas A&M
sndMSC Town
will host the
Southeast regional
toncert of “Magnavox
Presents Un Vailed
: The Ultimate Band
aid Board Event” at Rud
ler Auditorium tonight
it 7.
Jamie Tedford, from
Collegiate Advantage,
A&M was a
lerfect choice for
snew event.
,‘It is a big
thool with a good
local music scene,”
ledford said. “We
lave done things with
A&;M before, and they have
a good nonapathetic
student body. We
expect a pretty
big turnout.”
Court
ney Mar-
burger,
vice presi
dent of spe
cial events for
Town Hall, said
“Un Vailed” will
give A&M the op
portunity to shat
ter its pure coun
try image.
“This is great
because we
haven’t been
able to have a
lot of con
certs this
year,” Mar-
burger, a se
nior biomed
ical science
major, said.
“Its neat be
cause it is free and it will give us national
recognition as bringing alternative rock ’n’
roll bands here. It will show that we listen
to all types of music, not just country.”
“Un Vailed 1996” is a search for the na
tion’s best unsigned band. Earlier this year,
over 200 college radio stations took demo
tapes from unsigned bands. The radio sta
tions gathered their best selections and sent
them to Musicland, where a panel of music
industry experts judged the entries.
Sixteen bands were chosen to compete
at four regional concert events, and a local
panel of music experts will select two win
ners from each region. The three other re
gional sites are at the University of Mass
achusetts at Amherst, the University of
Colorado at Boulder and the University of
Las Vegas at Nevada.
The four bands competing here,Voodoo
Grove from Louisiana; Youngin’ from San
Antonio; Bone Shelter from North Caroli
na and Kneegaskit from College Station,
will compete for a chance to go to Vail,
Colo., on March 29 for a three-day
sports/music festival.
While the nation’s top snowboarders
compete during the day, the nation’s top
See Battle, Page 5
Moore learns from life
Moore
By Amy Uptmor
The Battalion
A lthough Ian Moore is
constantly writing new
songs, he has devoted
nearly the last year of his life
to touring rather than record
ing a new album.
With the exception of a
week’s vacation in Mexico, the
performer, who will play at the
Dixie Theatre tonight, has en
joyed playing live. Moore said
touring is a way to visit many
great cities, including his fa
vorite place to play.
“I love Amsterdam,” he said.
“I’ve played there four times.”
Another one of the per
former’s favorite cities is New
Orleans, which shows up in
many of his songs.
“I’ve spent a lot of time
down there,” he said. “It’s a re
ally sensual place, but it does
n’t just involve the senses. It
makes you do things you
wouldn’t do — that’s what I try
to tell myself, anyway.”
Religion is another topic of in
terest to Moore, commonly sur
facing in his writing.
“It’s a part of my life, but
I’m not religious,” he said.
“I’m very interested in religion,
though. I’ve probably read
more theology books than
many theology students.”
Moore has experienced many
impressive high points in his ca
reer. He was a guitarist for the
legendary Texas performer Joe
Ely, and he opened for the
Rolling Stones on six of the
band’s last tour dates.
“It was mostly people know
ing the right people,” he said.
Born and raised in Austin,
Moore said he loves the city, and
he is pleased with the recent
surge of Texas bands that have
made it big. He said he hopes
this wave of Texas music is
more than just a phase because
the bands deserve the fame.
“I like the Toadies and Trip
ping Daisy,” he said, “and I
hope for their sake, it’s not a
phase, because they’ve been pay
ing their dues.”
Despite the fact that new
bands such as the Toadies are
considered by many to have a
more progressive sound than
Moore, he said he does not feel
his music should be labeled as
classic rock.
“My guitar style is much
older,” he said. “They (the
Toadies) get their sound from
the ’70s, whereas I get mine
from the ’60s.”
Still, Moore said he feels no
love for classic rock and he feels
no pity for the possible disap
pearance of the genre.
“I hope it f—kin dies,” he
said. “I hate it. I’ve never put
myself in that genre. There are
so many bands that sing that
style that are cheesy. I mean,
who would you rather listen to
— Jeff Healy or the Toadies?”
Just as much a part of the
Austin music scene as Moore is
the annual South By Southwest
music conference, which begins
next week. Moore has played the
festival twice in the past and
will play at the award ceremony
this year.
But there’s another thing
Moore said Austin is known
for — benefits. Moore said he
has also been bitten by the
benefit bug.
“Austin is the benefit town,”
he said. “We’ve probably
played more benefits than any
thing else.”
Moore has worked with
Greenpeace, who he said often
sets up tables at his concerts. He
also recorded a track for Hempi-
lation, an album from which
proceeds were used to promote
awareness, rather than advoca
cy, of marijuana.
Although Moore said he has
not made plans to start record
ing a new album, he would like
to start recording more music
while on the road.
“I’m recording every
where,” he said, “and I’d like
to just start making my own
bootlegs on the road. I’d like
to get my own equipment and
just record everything.”
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