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ursday • February 26, 1998 ^ The Battalion ■ ■■■ ■ ■ Hji mjm I §fm I ■ ■■ fgm een caught stealin’ ien criminal minds steal from stores rices increase and innocent people suffer Rhonda Reinhart Staff writer lurglars, bank robbers Land car thieves come Pto the media’s atten- on a daily basis. Their es are the subjects of sion shows and movies, |he general public knows much harm these Crim ean do. t there is a category of ’esout there who contin- escape the public eye the Bonnie-and-Clyde- notoriety. These sticky- red criminals are known loplifters, and their five- red discounts are costly consumers. |ie National Retail Mer- ts Association estimates $16 billion is lost to io jlifting each year, and the itpnal Coalition Against Shoplifting estimates that if the costs of shoplifting were coupled with the costs of elec tronic detection and security personnel, the cost of shoplifting would be about $24 billion annually. Jerry Moore, a crime prevention officer with the Bryan Police Depart ment (BPD), said shoplift ing is a widespread crime that affects everybody. “It (shoplifting) crosses over all socioeconomic boundaries," he said. “Tve arrested business people that were in a hurry and just didn’t want to take the time to stand in line. They might have had $100 in their possession.’’ Moore said shoplifters in crease prices for everyone be cause store owners cover themselves by increasing the cost of merchandise. “I’m sure that almost every store experiences it,” he said. “It’s a problem be cause some people think it’s OK to steal.” The BPD Website (http: / / www.ci.bryan.tx.us /police) divides shoplifting methods into three cate gories — concealment, subterfuge and speed. Concealment shoplifters hide stolen merchandise inside clothing, purses, shopping bags or hats. They may also hide items within another package which is then purchased. The shoplifter who chooses the subterfuge method may use an accom plice, price tag switching or fraudulent rehinding. Please see Shop on Page 5. ‘O 1 CD University Plus offers students fun in form of class WL Reck/ess Kelly crashes Narthgate Iternative country” has been one of the biggest buzz words in the music industry the past several years. Al- ugh the genre has spawned a nice uhder- md following, commercial success has n limited. > Kelly (back left, clockwise): Cody Braun, Jay Nazz, Willie Braun, Chris Schelske and Casey Pollock. By Robert Smith City editor Reckless Kelly, the most promising band to come out of Austin in the past year, could change that. The band’s strong hick-rock sound is laced with smooth harmonies, wailing har monicas and catchy melodies. “The kind of music we play is just what hap pens when we come together,” said Reckless Kelly drummer Jay Nazz. Reckless Kelly has been working the Austin club circuit endlessly since moving from Oregon in 1996. “We knew it would take a strong commit ment when we moved down here,” Nazz said. “We’ve been able to get a good following. We all got other jobs when we first got here, but after three or four months we were able to start mak ing enough money to quit our day jobs.” Besides Nazz, the band includes Willie Braun, singer-songwriter and guitarist; broth er Cody Braun on fiddle, mandolin and har monica; Casy Pollock, lead guitarist; and Chris Schelske, bassist. Reckless Kelly has established a reputation as being one of the hardest-working bands in Austin, including playing 13 consecutive nights in one stretch. The band will make its second stop in Bryan-College Station today, after opening for the Derailers at the 3rd Floor Cantina last October. Reckless Kelly will perform an acoustic set at Marooned Records at 5 p.m. and will play at Shadow Canyon tonight at 10. The Marooned show is free, and the Shadow Canyon show is $6. Reckless Kelly released its debut album, Mil- lican, on Chris Wall’s Cold Spring Records in October ’97. The album has an electro-acoustic rock sound with a country edge, and owes a heavy debt to Steve Earle. Please see Kelly on Page 4. By Marium Mohiuddin Staff writer B iology 113, History 106 and English 104 are the exciting classes stu dents have the option of tak ing. These classes are required and most students have to en dure them. Imagine, however, spending the days studying for these classes and the nights learning how to belly dance, stain glass or perfect a billiard game. Welcome to University Plus, the on-campus, art class, dance class, framing, matting, photography, darkroom and wood shop, shop. Dr. David Capeheart, MSC program manager, is the epicenter of the art boom ing from the basement of the MSC, known as Uni versity Plus. “The MSC is the cultural center for cam pus and the center of A&M life,” Capeheart said. “Every cul ture on this cam pus comes through these doors. This is why we are here. The University provides the academics, and Univer sity Plus provides the art.” Cape heart said the shop is open 50 hours a week so the goal of learning is available for all. “We provide membership which allows people to come and do what they wish,” Capeheart said. “If they have a broken drawer or need to fix a little some thing, they can come in and work on it. “We want people to learn how to throw a pot, take a pic ture or cut wood, and we want people to feel good about it. There is no place in the Brazos Valley like this.” However, Capeheart said there is more to University Plus than the shop that most peo ple have walked by when heading toward the bar bershop in the MSC. “Aside from the shop, the dark rooms are extremely pop ular. These are the only dark rooms that are available to anybody,” Capeheart said. “We also pro vide services such as framing and matting,” Cape heart said. “We frame diplomas and are the quickest and [most] inexpen sive. It is student operated. All the work is done by them. I am the only non-student on the block.” Most of all, Uni versity Plus is best known for its vari ety of classes. Please see Plus on Page 4. eplnnt'gx, ■ mm3 v l _ % - * 1 MMB. Replant *98 March 7th Lake Somerville Individuals and small groups are still welcome to sign-up! Sign-up in Koldus 127 http://stuact.tamu.edu/stuorgs/replant Pot and Plant Classes Feb. 26 6l 27 7 - 8:15 • MSC 292A 6l March 1st 7 - 8:15 • 501 Rudder