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11 >ve lesday • May 5 ; 1998 ML The Battalion GGIELIFE Inco I (inued from Page 3 )ilpu ie Texas j wim Ipriu ]for TCalif. | n-'.': thatw neasure] les Cjuco de Mayo is celebrated in many different across the country. This year CAMAC will be tmg a special celebration on campus, mam j he festivities in Los Angeles last a whole week, e yHui; Houston had a big parade on Sunday,” Castro has j | “There are dancers, Spanish bands and Mari- [i&. This will be our first time celebrating it on c lan E f naus — the fifth usually comes during finals. We rnm ® i|‘ to celebrate it for many years to come.” e CAMAC celebration will celebrate not only anic culture, but some of the other cultures d on campus as well. e have nine acts from various Hispanic orga- ions, singing and dancing,” Castro said, pa Alpha Psi will also be doing a step show, so ’s a variety of acts.” gel Pina, a senior management major, said AC’s event was in part sparked by the festival’s ellation in Bryan. “There has been a festival in Bryan for the last few years,” Pina said. “It was getting pretty big, they would have big-name Tejano bands, but the city council recently decided not to support it. So we moved it to College Station.” Pina said the festival helps to bring the Mexi- can-American community together to celebrate their culture. “It’s usually a family-oriented type thing. There are all different kinds of foods and contests.” Antonio Verduzco, a senior history major, said Cinco de Mayo is as much about the present as it is about the past. “For us it’s a celebration of Mexican-American culture here in the United States,” Verduzco said. “The festivities help people to recognize our con tributions to culture. What it means is almost equivalent to the celebration of the Fourth of July. It’s celebrated almost in the same fashion, with fireworks, cook-outs and music.” CAMAC’s Cinco de Mayo talent show and awards ceremony will be held in Rudder Theater tonight at 7 p.m. isal. M'P'ngc! (ET IMMMMMMMM mi mmmmmmnnmmmmmmi ^inued from Page 3 leakins said she came from a collar existence in Fort th, TX, where writing was )r considered a viable career, bne time I approached my n and dad about it, and they d how I was going to make jey,” Deakins said. “I think had misconceptions about a writer does.” [writer writes about what in- >ts them, and the same goes ieakins. dy work reflects my interest in [different people react in the same situations,” Deakins said. “Those situations may involve me or people I know or some thing I read or saw.” Deakins experienced plenty from the time she started her studies at A&M, to when she came back to finish her education. When she first attended A&M she was an English major, but saw herself getting into the business world. Deakins was a successful restaurant manager on the verge of getting a major promotion when she decided to come back to school. “I just decided the restaurant business wasn’t for me,” Deakins said. She does believe the business world and the subsequent class es she took on the subject helped her writing. “In marketing and advertising the goal is to connect with peo ple as quickly as possible, much like poetry,” Deakins said. “I think there are many more simi larities between business and writing than people realize.” Still Deakins said she is glad she is writing and hopes to con tinue to do so in the future. “This is definitely a dream of mine come true,” Deakins said. “You just have to try and make it happen.” I'HXAS A&M UNIVERSITY fej TEXAS AMI. SEW GRADUATE: I .^VCJ CS-JKflgSi J DON'T LEAVE AGGIELAND WITHOUT ANY SOUVENIRS! Post Oak Mall • 764-4444 Here's what you'll get at Meineke: 125% OFF!$10 OFFISH) OFF lifetiivie brake PADS & SHOES Valid on installed product only. Discount applies to regular retail pricing. One Coupon Per Vehicle EXHAUST PARTS ONLY Valid on installed product only. Discount applies to regular retail pricing. 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