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By Marium Mohiuddin
Staff writer
E ngineering is the common major associat
ed with Texas A&M. Civil, chemical, indus
trial, electrical, and petroleum are among
the few offered to students. However, among the
future engineers are students who have ventured
beyond the circuits and transistors to the world
of creative expression.
Creative expression conies in all forms; for
some, solving a math problem can be an artistic
medium. Few though can brag artistic expression
through oil paintings, sculpting and leather work.
Fewer still can brag having their work exhibit
ed at Artfest ‘98, an annual juried exhibition, of
Texas A&M students' artwork sponsored by the
MSC Visual Arts Committee.
Salman Khan, first place winner in mixed me
dia and a junior electrical engineering major, said
he never expected to win because he entered the
competition by chance.
“1 saw the flier in my statistics class and it said
Saiman Kahn won 1st place with his mixed media
(leather) “untitled" entry.
it was the last day to enter the competition,” Khan
said. ‘T ran and got my pictures and took them to
the MSC. I made it just in time.”
“For the competition I was suppose to meet
with the judges so I could interpret my work for
them,” he said. “But 1 did not want to tell some
one what I was thinking, so I did not go. The next
day I went to pick up my entries and the guy told
me that all three of my pieces had won prizes. I
did not expect it because the subject matter that
I chose was very foreign.”
Khan said he was very apprehensive about en
tering his work because his subject matter and
the material he used are not common art forms.
“Most people do oil paintings of landscapes or
portraits, but I like to use leather,” he said. “The
older the leather on the piece gets, the better is
looks. It was just something different. I did not
take any classes; I just decided to use it.”
“I try to cover topics that are not seen very
much here,” Khan said. “I want to cover the oth
er side of life. I do pieces about old men, a village
or even a camel. It is like going into the suburban
areas and trying to bring that out.”
Khan said having his artwork is important to
him because it allows him to release the stresses
of electrical engineering.
“I love art, but it is strictly a hobby for me,”
he said. “Unfortunately people can not have a
career solely on art. Art is in every person, you
just have to recognize it.”
Chris Chapman, best of show winner and a
graduate student in visualization sciences, said
he entered his computer animation project
with his partner.
“It is a 45 second computer animation piece,”
he said. “Our piece is about a small creature who
wants to steal gold from a sorcerer. We wanted to
set a medieval and magical mood and we want-
Lanny Ledbetter won 1st place drawing with
“untitled” (teen angst is a rock), made of
graphite, charcoal and ash.
ed to create a complex creature.”
Chapman said the computer has its own
artistic style and more people are accepting it
as an art from.
“If you look at every frame there is shading and
lighting, which is the same as any art piece,” he said.
“No matter what you are using, it’s a tool. There is
no difference between paint and a computer.”
Chapman said he was part of the Visual Arts
Committee and feels that this competition is
important for A&M.
Please see Artfest on Page 4.
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YOU GIVE ME FEVER
Ihe hot spring sun opens doors to B-CS recreation
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April
Towery
Staff writer
S pring has sprung,
so to speak, and
although the
weather has changed,
the way of life has not.
Students will head
to Northgate this
weekend or go to the
movies, all the while
complaining that
there is nothing to do
in this town.
Okay, so Bryan-Col-
Station doesn’t have an ice-skating
:. There is no 6th Street. But what does
Street have that is worth a weekend trek
ustin? Homeless people and mohawks.
Jeresting, yes, but College Station can of-
irthe same caliber of entertainment.
Bn fact, there is very little one can do in
(stin or Dallas that they cannot do right
je in the Brazos Valley.
IThe opportunities for entertainment
I endless. The problem is few people
low they exist.
• Sports
IB-CS offers roller skating, batting
cages, putt-putt golf and countless
equestrian stables. Outdoor entertain
ment can be as simple as picking up a
frisbee or a ball and glove and heading to
one of the numerous local parks.
• Music
Dozens of local bands play on North-
gate and in downtown Bryan each
weekend. Students say there is no mu
sic scene here, which is really just not
true anymore.
We’ve got rock, punk, blues, ska, coun
try and cover bands right here in the area.
Many of these musicians juggle school-
work or a daytime job with their friends (if
even that) showing up to see them play.
• Culture
Interesting art galleries and museums
are few and far between, and B-CS is
blessed to have several. Even driving
down a Texas highway to look at the blue
bonnets can be a relaxing way to spend a
weekend afternoon.
• Food
Sure, food is a necessity, but it can also
be fun to become a connoisseur and try
the different styles of food in B-CS. A va
riety of ethnic foods as well as basic
Texas cheeseburgers are available in the
area. Try looking up restaurants in the
yellow pages for a taste of something
other than McDonald’s.
• Using the Imagination
Some of the best times I’ve had in my
14 years in College Station have been cre
ative and inexpensive endeavors with
friends. It’s always fun to go to a video
store, sit on the floor and watch whatever
movie is playing.
Grabbing a few friends and going to
Research Park for a water balloon fight is
also a pleasant experience. And whatever
happened to just sitting at home and
playing cards or a good old-fashioned
board game?
I must admit I, too, have fallen victim
to saying, “There’s nothing to do in this
town.” But I recognize that it’s just an ex
cuse for laziness. There’s plenty to do. The
only requirement is that we take advan
tage of these activities.
April Towery is a junior
journalism major.
Legendary singer, Tammy Wynette,
passes away Monday at the age of 55
NASHVILLE, Term. (AP)—A quarter-
century after Tammy Wynette first told
women to “Stand By Your Man,” the
song again caused controversy. And
again she defended it. Fiercely.
In 1992, Hillary Rodham Clinton an
swered an interviewer’s question about
her husband’s alleged infidelities by
saying: “I’m not sitting here like some
little woman standing by my man like
Tammy Wynette. ”
A furious Wynette demanded an
apology, saying Mrs. Clinton had of
fended “every true country music fan
and every person who has ‘made it on
their own’ with no one to take them to a
White House.”
Mrs. Clinton apologized.
The episode was typical Wynette. The
hairdresser turned country singer often
took flak for millions of women who, un
like Mrs. Clinton, weren’t at the van
guard of feminism.
Wynette spoke to and about lower-
and middle-class women who struggled
to live happily ever after in rural towns
and suburbs, but found that real life did
n’t always work out like the fairy tales.
Through five marriages, numerous
health problems, more than 30 million
records sold and worldwide fame,
Wynette never lost touch with them.
Wynette, 55, died at her home Monday
. evening. The cause of death was believed
to be a blood clot, spokeswoman Evelyn
Shriver said. The funeral will be 4:30 p.m.
Thursday at the Ryman Auditorium.
Born Virginia Wynette Pugh in
Itawamba County, Miss., just over the line
from Alabama, she picked cotton as a
child and earned a living as a hairdresser
before making it as a country singer.
“Her story is really the story of coun
try music,” said Kyle Young of the Coun
try Music Foundation, the historical arm
of the country music industry. “From
humble beginnings as a hairdresser to
superstardom. The strength of her mu
sic was she connected with a wide audi
ence, because she really tapped into real
situations in people’s lives.”
On Tuesday, the Clintons released a
statement saying they were “deeply sad
dened” by Wynette’s death.
“Tammy Wynette defined the
Nashville Sound that helped to make
American Country-Western music pop
ular all over the world,” they said.
“Her trademark style has filled our
hearts, and made her a legend.”
You are invited to
HOLY WEEK AT THE
EPISCOPAL STUDENT CENTER
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
April 8
6:15 PM
7:00 PM
April 9
7:00 PM
April 10
12:10 PM
1:30 PM
April 11
8:00 PM
Agape Meal followed by
Tenebrae Service of Darkness
AT CANTERBURY HOUSE
Maundy Thursday Liturgy
AND Stripping of the Alter
AT ST. THOMAS” CHURCH
Stations of the Cross
(begin in St. Thomas’ Courtyard)
Good Friday Liturgy
AT ST THOMAS’ CHURCH
The Great Vigil of Easter
AT ST THOMAS’ CHAPEL
EPISCOPAL STUDENT CENTER
AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
902 George Bush Drive
College Station, Texas 77840
409-696-0774
canterbury @ tamu.edu
Mathematics Contest
Toniaht!
Annual Freshmen and Sophomore
Mathematics Contest
Wednesday, April 8, 1998
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Room 317 Milner Hall
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It is intended to award at least six prizes:
1. $ 150 for paper judged best overall
2. $125 for second place
3. $100 for third place
4. $80 for fourth place
5. $60 for fifth place
6. $50 for sixth place
Contest problems will cover topics through Math 152
(Engineering Calculus II) for Freshmen contestants, and through
Math 308 (Differential Equations) for Sophomore contestants.
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Contact Doug Hensley, e-mail: doug.hensley@math.tamu.edu
or check the Math Dept. Home Page: http://www.math.tamu.edu.
(For purposes of this contest, freshmen are first-year undergraduate
students and sophomores are second-year undergraduate students.)
YOU’RE
INVITED!
Texas Business Leaders and Nubian Awards
“Celebration of Achievement”
Wednesday, April 8, 1998 at 3 P.M.
MSC Stark Galleries
Join us to mingle with many dynamic student leaders
at Texas A&M, meet a few Texas State Representatives,
and network with several of the state’s leading business
owners and corporate executives. Also, support your
fellow Aggie classmates for their leadership achieve
ments for the 1997-1998 school year. So mark your
calendar...
...TODAY!!!
For more information please call 845-1515.
Persons with disabilities please call 845-1515 to inform us of your special needs. We request three
(3) working days prior to the event to enable us to assist you to the best of our abilities.