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Pa Lumber 6 The Battalion A r rn7i ii7i7 ±\ It ‘ ? l .1, :j ^ . i Page B Friday • September 6, 1996 >Ps late - rankifi r ON (AP) ~y 5 News a Jal survey of the les - Swarthrme lberal arts sctx 32 ine, now in tin gs, is one that offer gL ' students t )n S hundreds live rsities. nan y of the cr t0 Judge their ^ Sanoff. mar« °i e ct. ‘Howe »°ok that i ?nts need ,rs . and rai Entrepreneures turn music into money : inch r ’ s ranking, „ ttad Harvards 1- It finisr* in d Princeton. ^ the rankings atistical meas. Jt importantci r differences Highs &Lo &Sigrday'sE 92°F ^Sterdav’si. 74°F imiaiLLEjsia Pat James, The Battalion Jason Jordan (Left) and Eric Vroonland (Right) brought Odis Day and the Nights to the Texas Hall of Fame night By Shea Wiggins The Battalion T wo Texas A&M students have proven that it is possible to make good grades and make good money at the same time. Jason Jordan, a senior marketing major, and Eric Vroonland, a senior finance major, have started their own company while finishing school. The two friends have started J.V. Productions, a company that will bring popular acts to Bryan-College Station. Jordan and Vroonland met while working with the Interfraternity Council (IFC). They planned a Jack Ingram concert for the IFC in the Spring and realized there was money in orga nizing events. “We saw that had we had a knack for selling our ideas to students and spon sors,” Jordan said. Vroonland said they were encour aged by peers and mentors. “It was a hit-or-miss idea,” Vroonland said. "We made calls to feel out opportunities and explore our options. We were informed by big-name talent agencies that we had serious potential in the College Station market. It soon became our mission to provide a quality show, from start to finish, that a college student can afford.” Both students took out short-term loans in order to start the company. They said they plan to pay back the loans with profits generated by the concerts. Vroonland said they were lucky to have marketing and finance skills to work with. “We are able to talk to the bands, sponsors and students to sell the con certs, as well as handle the books, expenses and accounts receivable,” Vroonland said. “We work well together.” Jordan finds the managers of the bands through weekly publications and contacts them to schedule events. Jordan and Vroonland brought Odis Day and the Nights to the Texas Hall of Fame Thursday for the IFC Rush Kickoff Party. The young entrepreneurs have scheduled other popular acts through their company to come to College Station later this setnester. The students say they will take prof its from these concerts and invest them back into the company in order to recruit more popular performers, such as James Taylor or John Mellencamp. Jordan said he plans to stay with this business if it can grow and prosper. “We would like to speak to big enter tainers for the spring shows and scout out other towns like Nacodoches and Lubbock,” Jordan said. “We need to get a feel for the market.” Vroonland said the experience as a business owner will be beneficial. “I am going to pursue this business as long as it is my best opportunity,” Vroonland said. “At worst, I will move on to other options and make this project a huge asset to my resume.” Jordan discussed his plans with Clayton Williams, former student and Texas entrepreneur, last week at the MSC Fall Leadership Conference. “Mr. Williams said self employment is the quickest way to happiness because it frees you from the monotony of a job, and it pays for what you are worth,” Jordan said. “This is not possi ble if you are working for someone. If our expansion pans out, I believe I can be self employed. I am very interested in franchising businesses.” Both students said leadership skills and club activities at A&M have pre pared them for organizing a small business. They say activities such as share holders meetings and document prepa ration are familiar to them because of their involvement at A&M. Vroonland said A&M has given him the proper training for his work with the company they have started. “Professors at A&M have encour aged and applauded our entrepreneur ial spirit,” Vroonland said. “I have learned to take everything I know out of the classroom and apply it to the real world, and then I take everything I know from the real world and apply it to the classroom.” inger brings well-traveled ice to Bryan-College Station -^OVIE^S >rke ometrist RELOCATIC MALL TO •lace SOUTH N LIBRARY 1 OF THE SENTE dren and; • Prescrij: Follow Up( srvice E $20 OFF 3 OR CONTi COMPLETE ITS APPLY. PPT. ■ anger. By Li be Goad The Batt alion ina Schlieske admires kd Lang for the way she takes care of her voice, and in the £xas leg of her band’s tour found the country, Schlieske’s se voice sounds like it could ome taking care of its own. haven’t mastered that yet,” aid. return for losing her voice, jeske and her band, Tina and -side Movement have been jng exposure in unchartered lories, including the Dixie tre in Bryan tonight, hlieske, bassist Jeremy b, guitarist Patrik Tanner percussionist Laura nson create a combination Ptmlful blues and rock with that could be categorized the post-modern feminist of rock, which has invaded op 40 charts over the past ears. hlieske said her musical nces stem from the soul of a Franklin and Billie Holliday, e also said she also admires rrrrl” rockers, the women of ho are not afraid to express “It’s cool when people let themselves get pissed off about things, especially since women are taught to be polite and quiet,” she said. “I like to see Tina Schlieske angry women. In the early ’80s, Tina and her brother gathered some friends and began to play in local clubs. “I don’t know if you could call it music,” she said. “It was during the punk scene when anyone could pick up a guitar and play.” The band eventually evolved, acquiring members with a profes sional interest in music. Afterwards, the B-Sides became a permanent fixture in the band, creating enough soul to back up Schlieske’s passionate style of singing, Schlieske said little has changed since the band signed with Elektra, aside from traveling in new parts of the country. “It’s pretty much the same as always,” she said. “We still get in our van and play.” The band’s live performances have been known to be a memo rable experience for the audience. Tina and the B-Side Movement has been dubbed the best “bar band” in the country. Schlieske said the band’s per formances carry an intensity that gets lost on a recorded album. “I don’t want to do something unless it means something,” she said. “And I guess that energy goes off stage and into the audience.” Schlieske said the passion that generates energetic stage shows comes from a fear of failure. “I don’t want to be phony,” she said. “I have to feel like I need to get my point across, and singing just comes out that way.” The Crow: City of Angels Starring Vincent Perez, Mia Kirshner and Richard Brooks Directed by Tim Pope Rated R , Playing at Hollywood 16 A man dies a wrongful death, returns from a watery grave and a crow carries his spirit to avenge the murder of his son. A plot this simple can only mean a dark sequel to The Crow. Vincent Perez portrays Ashe Corven, a character brought back to life after he and his son were murdered by a group of thugs head ed by the mystical Judah (Richard Brooks). Sarah (Mia Kirshner) befriends Ashe with the knowledge of what he must do — her dreams predicted his forthcoming and gave insight on events yet to come. So Ashe walks the path of revenge, but to reach Judah, he must take on each of the magic man’s followers. True to script, the audience is taken on a roller coaster ride of payback, but the vio lence is overdone and drawn out. Drug usage, another undertone of the film, attempts to become a necessary subplot and fails terribly. ■■I ■HHfli Scenes of Judah’s black powder being snorted and caressed in the hands of users does nothing to advance the storyline. With all of these detrimental attributes contributing to the downfall of The Crow: City of Angels, the acting delivered by Perez and Kirshner seem to keep the film above water. As Sarah, Kirshner gives an innocent face the tragic life experi ence developed from living in the so-called “City of Angels.” Perez, on the other hand, is close to perfec tion with abounding emotional flares from one moment to the next. Rounding out the cast, Brooks is static in his tone and movements which gives Iggy Pop, as his sidekick Curve, the chance to ham it up. Overall, The Crow: City of Angels has the desire to show the audience that love is some times stronger than death. What should have been a reality is the need for more sequels to go straight to video. C- - James Francis ION 'in, City Editor r, Sports Editor : Pace, Opinion b ung, Web Editor ckman, Radio EdU dg, Photo Ed raeber, Cartoon l Jon HausenflucMnr Poston, Erica Roy,Melt' LeBas, Decile Maaolt ins & Tauma Wiggins; I* USA School of Defensive Drivin Got a Ticket? Need an Insurance Discount? 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