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Fadnittioins Week IVIarck 6' 1 ' - 12' 1, A' je T/Je < c> ^ %. When was the first ***• q “Fish Camp” ^ and where was it held? If you know the answer, place it in the box at the Traditions Week table at Rudder Fountain for a PRIZE! Schedule of Events M: Fish, T-, & Howdy Camp W: Corps of Cadets & Yell Leaders T: Parent’s Weekend Th: Muster & Silver Taps Traditions Council Thanks El Chico and On The Border Mick said, "They made my lips explode!" 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If you miss us tonight, send your resume to our Corporate office: Keane, Inc., Dept 601AD170 Ten City Square, Boston, MA 02129 Phone: 1-800-36-KEANE, ext. 1335 Fax: 1-800-544-0157, Attn: Dept. 601AD170 An equal opportunity employer, m/f/d/v. www.keane.com IELIFE Monday • Marche Author of ‘Legendary T<“\,i gets book series reprinti By Stephen Wells Staff writer T here is one thing people should know be fore they talk to Jeff Carroll, author of the “Legendary Texas-Unsung Heritage” book series. They need to be prepared to listen to someone who has a lot of life experience. They also should keep in mind one other thing: He has so many great stories to tell, an individual is better off letting him do all the talking. The first volume of the “Legendary Texas" se ries was published in 1992, and there have been four more volumes published so far. However, that first story was the result of a lifetime of ex perience. Carroll has, in his time, done just about everything there is to do in life. “I’m one of those people who’s done pretty much everything at one time or another in my life,” Car- roll said. “I’m your standard jack of all trades.” The origins of the series are a story within themselves. Carroll quit a career in government service (he was a forester) to open up a custom leather shop. Since then, he has taught history at Texas A&M and Blinn Community College. The stories he writes are the sum total of all the expertise he gained in his careers. “It (the book series] started after I left the gov ernment and started up my own custom leather shop,” Carroll said. “Some of the stories that are in the books were ones I used in advertisements for my store. After 1985 it got picked up by 22 newspapers in Texas for the sesquicentennial celebration. Then we picked it up even more and started telling the stories as a radio spot on KAMU. I think that, right now, about 62 radio stations are running those stories now.” Carroll said he always has been interested in a good story, to the point of quitting a career in forestry to pursue a doctorate of history from A&M. His love of a good tale began early in life. “Really, my background is in the natural sci ences,” Carroll said. “I started out as a forester, but I’ve always been interested in history. I first got interested in stories about history as a child listening to my father tell me stories. I was also very interested in the authors of that time and read a lot of their books.” Unlike the authors he read as a child, ^ said his stories are all based on actualever^ .in as close u> hi torical accounts as am IC textbook. In fact, Carroll (who currentlyte history at Blinn) often uses his bookse convince students lush n \ can be as ink 3 as any fiction. JBP "All of the stories are history," Carrolls? it’s not, I’ll tell you in advance. II it’s ali treasure story, it does have some basisi course, it’s not completely true. If it was,; I’d he out digging for treasure instead of: ing the story' behind it for everybody tore The first five volumes of Carroll’s sen: being reprinted by Wheelock Press. Tl: publisher has improved the quality and: illustrations by Kelly franklin to enhanced! perience of reading the book. “It was a real challenge to illustratethttll Franklin said. "1 read through every storyj an idea of what the story said to meast And, most of the pictures are pretty histot accurate. They’re my versions ofpictunq during the writing process.” Although Carroll said he has nevermt many of the subjects of his stories, hesti a bond with them through his writinganc- times, through others who know his writ “I can only meet them [the peopleO writes about] in my dreams, since mosi people 1 write about are dead," Carrollsa:: sometimes I’ll be giving a lecture orasc and afterwards someone will come up tor. say ‘Hey, that was a pretty good story you about so-and-so ... he was my uncle.’" As for running out of stories to pubfe roll said he does not think the day w come. So far, he’s committed 250 stories! while airing over 500 on his radio shov, keep coming to him every day. "No, I don’t think I’ll ever stop writing: unless I die I guess,” Carroll said. 'Tvegou log of so many stories it would take years; to write them all.” So, if you ever happen to meet wii: Carroll, reward yourself by taking theti: listen to him. After all, he’s got hundrt stories to tell you. Titanic to top Star Wars as No. 1 box-office film of all LOS ANGELES (AP) — The only question about Titanic is where will the voyage end? Fresh off its triumph at the Direc tor’s Guild of America awards, the blockbuster stayed at No. 1 with $18 million in weekend ticket sales, main taining its course to become the top earning movie ever. Its latest challenger, U.S. Mar shals, was second with $17 million. Titanic will soon surpass Star Wars as the all-time North America box-office champ. Counting re-releases, Star Wars brought in $461 million. Titanic, the No. 1 movie through its first 12 weeks, has earned $449.6 million. “It’s going to sail past $500 mil lion in the next couple of weeks, which no film has ever done in the U.S.,” said David Davis of Houlihan, Lokey, Howard & Zukin, film Industry investment bankers. “It looks like Titanic \n\U finally get the throne,” he said Sunday. “That’s one of the big stories — when is it go ing to get caught?” It could take another movie with Titanic lead Leonardo DiCaprio. The Man in the Iron Mask, out next weekend, features DiCaprio in dual roles. If Titanic stays atop the box office chart next week, it will tie Tootsie and Beverly Hills Cop for a record 13 weeks straight. On Saturday, Titanic director James Cameron won the! prize. The winner of that* ally repeats at the Acade-. scheduled March 23. Listed below are the t' ticket sales for the top 10' North American theaters through Sunday. Final figure: pected Monday. 1. Titanic. $18 million. 2. U.S. Marshals, $17 ir 3. The Wedding Singed: 4. (tie) Hush, $6 million. 4. Twilight, $6 million. 6. The Big Lebowski,® 7. Good Will Hunting^ 8. As Good As It Gets, $3- 9. Dark City, $2.7 millior 10. The Borrowers, Class of ‘75 Superior courtroom experience from the Republican felony prosecutor. Jim o c k e Judge County Court at Law 1 Experience is the key Paid pol. ad for Jim Locke, Don Smith Treasurer, 8108 Bunker Hill, College Station, TX. 77845