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Page 4 • Monday, September 14, 1998 A.ggielife talion back 1 alcohc fORK — i is back set of Improve lean and sra court tlcohol re- 'am. was ar- st year in | by police Ted him in a i-O-mph 2 :o drunken dri d got a year’s reminis ! film c 'ILLE, Ky. — s the good c n we were rr e’s Cotta ve were all ;i -npty soda J bottles to or nickels. KANM gives students alternative to ‘repetitivei BY STEPHEN WELLS The Battalion A young man steps into what will be his home for the next two hours—a small room, about the size of a walk-in closet. There are no windows, and the room is a rat’s nest of old albums, CDs and broadcast ing equipment. He clears his throat, says a few words into a microphone and begins playing a track by a band his listeners have probably never heard and may or may not like. He is a DJ at KANM and he would not have it any other way. KANM radio can be heard on Cable radio 99.9-FM and 1600-AM. To most, the station just means “the student radio thing.” Kyle Kovel, KANM public relations directo- ra and a junior computer science major, said the radio station is for the benefit of the disc jockeys as well as listeners. “This isn’t a job,” Kovel said. “We actually pay to work here, since we have dues. I give $25 a semester to be a part of this.” The job of KANM is not just to give a stu dent resume experience or to teach broad casting to a journalism major. Kristen Palme, KANM music director and a senior biochemistry, genetics and psychol ogy major, said the station tries to give Col lege Station residents a taste of different kinds of music. “We want to offer people music they can’t usually get here in town,” Palme said. "We also want to provide a couple of hours for artistic expression. We offer an artist’s outlet gallery for the unknown artist." Do not expect to hear a Matchbox 20 song when tuning in. Majed Azouqah, KANM assistant music di rector and a junior electrical engineering ma jor, said KANM is the place to listen for undis covered talent. "Personally, I get sick of the music that gets played [in B-CS],” Azouqah said. "You hear the same dumb song 300 times a day. What’s the fun in that? Overexposure will kill a good song.” Ryan Boone, a sophomore accounting ma jor, said sometimes popular music is the best choice for a radio station. “Why tune in if you don’t know the artist?" Boone said. “You listen to the radio and hope they play your favorite song. These songs are popular because a lot of people like them." Ultimately, the decision of what kind of mu sic to play rests on the DJs shoulders. “The DJ gets full control over their show,” Azouqah said. “The only restriction we give them is to try not to play a Top 40 song, or do some things that might offend some listeners." There is always a drive to recruit more DJs, even if KANM already has enough to cover their airtime, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. “We usually end up with 120 to 130 per cent more DJs than we need at the beginning of the semester, but as the semester goes on, the number goes down,” Kovel said. "We’re always looking for more DJs.” If a student does not want the responsibil ity or does not have the time for a regular show, KANM offers other options. S-.r-i., r C:=.£- I i K i x 0W W( a buy film,'■ I can tell jut having e and elec id gas cut 11 couldn't pa' eriencu was g om staff and Lint, S ANGELES “We’re always looking: somebody to fill in for son their show if something ha; said. "These are fully traiB step in to help out when it in the booth." Michael Dailey, KANM and a junior computerscie DJ can put as much or as lit show as they want. He said they isaftei winni for the perfect show in their.vOod As it Ge ’You can spend as little;.’ f° r Helen H time you spec tamed best at your show. ” Dailey eries for “Mae more time if you want topAY s Emmy A DJs, the way they pn mthepieside form to them. They reallyspe^ 11 ^ ' ” c ' thinking about what theypb to play their songs in.” As in every aspect ofcollept being a successful radio stac Aition ami pace setting. “It can be a lot of work,"I does get stressful sometimes, let it get so. There’s alwaysa once.” Some students may denif they are missing some of (lies station exists. Steven Livingston, KANMi! representative and a seniorpf said students who think broate ateurish should come join 0 “If you can do better, come" us,” Livingston said. “Welo« : this,’ h won best 3my Awards f site Jack Nict Rounders rolls its way to top of box of LOS ANGELES (AP) — The gambling drama Rounders played its cards right to lead the box of fice going into the fall season, but summer releases including There’s Something About Mary dominated the Top 10. Rounders, relying on the draw ing power of Matt Damon as a re formed card shark drawn into a deadly game, had $8.8 million in ticket sales during the weekend. The only other debuting film in the Top 10 was Simon Birch, which opened in fifth place with $3.3 million, according to indus try estimates Sunday. Everything else on the list came out during the summer. Mary, the raunchy comedy that rose to No. 1 after eight weeks, fell back to second place with weekend sales of about $8 million. It retains broad audience ap peal because at its core it is a warm love story with an interest ing heroine, said Tom Sherak, chairman of the 20th Century Fox domestic film division. “She’s nice, she’s warmheart ed, she’s everybody’s girl next door,” Sherak said. “And one joke after another makes it funny, and people want to laugh.” The summer holdovers also in cluded Armageddon, which closed in on the $200 million mark in gross sales as it tied with How Stella Got Her Groove Back for ninth place, according to Ex hibitor Relations Co. Inc. “A summer film doesn’t know summer’s over if it’s a good film,” Paul Dergarabedian, president of Exhibitor Relations, said. The strength of the holdovers could make it tough for the more than 140 movies set for release in the fall season,wt the weekend. 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