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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1997)
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ON SEPTEMBER 8 & 9 (or until class fill) COST: $30 PER COUPLE (non-students add $20/person rec-sports fee for classes in GRW) CLASSES START SEPTEMBER 14 C&W CLASSES RUN 5 WEEKS, JITTERBUG RUNS 4 WEEKS For more information, visit the Aggie Wranglers on-line at: http://www.tamu.edu/aggie_wranglers or* ^OJVE <? 696-5570 rr.nrLn Monday Night Football $1.00 Chuggers of Miller Lite ^ $1.00 Bar Drinks ^ ' Vva Also: Hot Dogs, Nachos, Frito Pies \\rt' e TUESDAY Bones & beer 42 Tournament for CASH Winners Take ALL $1 Pints (Bud, Bud Light, Zigenbock) $1 Bar Drinks Free Burfiers & Doss 5 till.... $1.75 PITCHERS 8-10 Fajitas & Hot Links 5 till.... 500 Well $1.00 Chuggers 8-10 nua E cy SHRIMP BOIL 5 TILL. 500 Well $1.00 Chuggers 8-10 ^ MiWIlit.fA'I 500 Well $1.00 Chuggers 8-10 ^ ITT I .KYI - SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL ^ r 500 Bar $1.00 Chuggers 8-10 L The Battalion IFESTYLES giving them u Students seek low prices, vintage party outfits at local used clothing stores By Aaron Meier Staff writer F or years, the fashion runways of New York City, Paris and Mi lan have been filled with styles modeled after the vintage clothes of the ’60s and ’70s. Students at Texas A&M who cannot afford the cloth ing of Anna Sui or Jean Paul Gaulti er have to search elsewhere for vin tage clothing. Charity resale shops, such as Goodwill and Twin City Mission’s Second Chance Resale, offer clothes hounds a way to indulge their fash ion sense or to find a crazy outfit for a party. Denise McDonald, a junior ac counting major, recently shopped at Second Chance Resale at North- gate for some retro outfits. As a Bon fire chair for Fowler, Hughes and Keathley, McDonald shopped for a “Pimp and Ho” Bonfire cut. McDonald said at the “Pimp and Ho” cut, dorm residents will dress up in ’70s outfits. “I have been to some other places looking for stuff, but this place has all kinds of cool retro stuff,” McDonald said. Among the items McDonald found was an old polyester Uni versity of Texas button-down shirt with longhorns embroidered on the collar and sleeves. McDonald said she planned to alter the shirt so the longhorn would be hornless. Pat Baillargeon, manager of Second Chance Resale, said stu dents look for all sorts of things in the store. “Some students come in here looking for clothes for strange par ties, like ’60s and ’70s parties,” Baillargeon said. “We have Fish Camps come in looking for stuff to wear. I even have student cus tomers that come in here every day looking for things.” Items besides clothing can also be found in the shop. From eight- tracks to copies of National Geo graphic dating to Oct. 1969, vintage items can be found on every rack and shelf. “As I was walking through here, I got nostalgic,” McDonald said. “There is so much stuff here to look through. It really takes you back to middle school and high school.” Baillargeon said the resale shop benefits many different charity or ganizations, such as Phoebe’s Home, a shelter for battered women and children. The Goodwill Store at 2600 Texas Ave., donates its proceeds to training programs for disabled and handi capped people. The training pro gram teaches them job skills for the modern workforce. Martha Robbins, manager of the Goodwill store, said students shop ping for party clothes visit the store often. “The clothes we have carry a big nostalgia factor with students,” il'ednesd ERVICE ntinued fro Strong emoti found amoi tudents share :ers. Many gr S including iem groups, i ussion group: nonymous ar torkshops offei The SCS offer le line, callec pen after reguk ad 24 hours oi lirdyearofopei staffed by s I irough extensiv ipervised by th id backed up 10 can be dire: lone call. Smith said lotional dist: iod dry cleane Counseline, a ivides 'taped ly topics. Acomplete li itained at the 5 Also at the f iurces such as inter. The cer ROBERT MCKAY/The Battauo ienn Krauser, a junior zoology major, looks at clothing at Second Chance Resale in Bryan. The store, among others in the area, contributes to charities. Robbins said. “The parties for the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s bring in a lot of business. Also, people come here to throw together a cheap Halloween costume.” Kyle Kendall, a senior account ing major, recently purchased a blue leisure suit for a ’70s-themed fraternity party. “The clothes for the decade par ties are easy to get a hold of,” Kendall said. “The stuff is usually really cheap and popular because everyone is able to do it.” Expect* sitcom! LOS ANGELE Robbins said everyone can fin something at resale shops. “We don’t have any particulalcity, crime-bustii clientele demands,” Robbins said sons authority, h “Students of all types comeintofut gels, gives coun nish their apartments. We evejand knows alien used to have a vintage clothingseci’i'tpersonally sp tion.” I Just joking: “ Second Chance Resale ana^on television Goodwill representatives said dolButthe above e nations are welcome. For more inj:iin various con formation regarding donations, cajne heart of mar Twin City Mission at 823-3424 oLries. Goodwill at 823-2083. j Dramas repre Itie 36 new serif Isroadcast netwoi Student Counseling lends a hand By Marium Mohiuddin Staff writer some, a simple remedy can be dis covered when they discuss their T ucked in the back of campus, lies Henderson Hall. Howev er, Henderson hides an un locked treasure, the Student Coun seling Services. The SCS may sound familiar from the list of important telephone numbers every student is given at the beginning of the summer. How ever, this service is far-reaching. College life poses many prob lems for new students. Many have to deal with leaving home and fam ily, dating, grades, tests, career choices, professors, drinking, drugs and sex. These factors can overload an already-burdened student. For STUDENT COUNSELING SERVICES Information 845-4427 A&M Mentors 845-8900 Career Center 845-5139 Testing Center 845-4427 Helpline 845-2700 CounseLine 845-2958 The SCS web site is found at www.scs.tamu.edu problems. This is exactly the pur pose of SCS. Talking can help one solve their problems and explore ones thoughts and feelings. Upon entering the newly-reno vated halls, artwork from around the world is displayed on the walls. Employees of the SCS firmly be lieve their responsibility is to the students, and their job is to make all varieties of students as com fortable as possible. The office hours of the SCS are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon through Fri. Ap pointments are preferred and can easily be made. However, if a stu dent feels they may have an emer gency they can come in at any time. The SCS is staffed with one psy chiatrist, four doctors of psycholo gy, 15 psychologists and five profes sional counselors. They provide counseling services for individuals, couples and groups. Andy Smith, associate directoL of counseling services and coor dinator of consultation and-ootlp" reach, strongly urges students not to wait until the end of semester to discuss problems. All records of the SCS are ke[ confidential. 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