ITE 'from Pa%i I Albarado, na Lambdi'. !nt. 1 main quest is asking tk : em to be Hi; tiers will rec or the spring Ivarez, met Chi sororir, iajor, saidi a good wa ogether. nival is at nents and goals ut .'ommonc d. he Battalion Aggielife Page 3 • Friday, September 25, 1998 trange Brew four of brewery offers look into making of Shiner BY BETH FOCHT The Battalion rs from Pay i said a laige ; i-school stui did notei® tidal packag $ill] 588 ha; ority enrol e had hoped r e need tool kages.” a outlined c" for enrol vedra said,; ease retem le system! m aggresshf ign. Thefts is Sept. 12,1 itment tons is will settf ients whatt i offer, system nee: elementar tools to en! tations ini yavedra said I to ensure its have taki instead of: se only one uate in seni; college ba of Regent osed sessii lay at 8:30 mattefl ein ON (AP)-TC iciaryComn 1 ' slators wot'' ition retevffltf fitness fot ire no curreo' oeachmentii ca Lewins^ Hyde, R-l, ild vote on a f 3 first full ^ aved, the :e that salt leachmentii® E ighty miles south of Austin is the little town of Shiner. Shiner is home to three important things — little over 2,000 Texans, the beer irived with an attitude and the little irfvery Shiner is famous for, the Spo- tJ Brewery. |he Spoetzl Brewery was founded erman and Czech settlers who ted a beer with the old-world taste remembered from their native htries. These settlers, known as the ler Brewing Association, built the tzl Brewery' in 1909, hoping to de- >p a “home brew” rather than a brew. ” 1914, the association recruited mos Spoetzl, who was a Bavarian a? master. Spoetzl brought to the brewery an old-world recipe that had been passed down in his family for generations. Two types of beer. Shiner Blonde and Shiner Bock, originated from this recipe. Spoetzl bought the brewery in 1915 and used these two recipes to make the brewery thrive. Today, the Spoetzl Brewery is the sixth largest American specialty brew ery, and produces Shiner Bock, the number-one selling bock beer in the country. What makes a bock beer dif ferent from other beers is in the way that it is brewed. The historic brewery has worked hard to keep its history and heritage as the oldest independent brewery in Texas, while growing into a major play er in die specialty beer industry. John Hybner, Spoetzl brew mastt said in a press release that even tho^ the brewery has increased production by over 600 percent in seven years, the brewery is dedicated to tradition. “There is a sense of tradition throughout the brewery, especially in the way we brew our beer,” Hybner said. “Even as we continue to grow, we still make it just one batch at a time to keep that old world flavor.” Texans can go to Shiner to see where Shiner Bock is made and to see how this melding of modern-brewing technology and old-world brewing techniques make the Spoetzl Brewery an American original. Erline Duke, public relations repre sentative for the Spoetzl Brewery said the brewery is looking at a record number of visitors to tour the brewery this year. see Shiner on Page 4. ’magination Station brings tale of heroic woman to B-CS BY MARIUM MOHIUDDIN The Battalion “A! in’t you boys ever rowed before? Here, gimme those oars. I’ll show ,you how it’s done.” The immortal words of the “Unsinkable” Molly Brown are still alive today thanks to the im mense popularity of Titanic. She was the light of hope and kind ness among the upper-class and a breath of fresh air proving that not all women were idle. Molly Brown’s life has been por trayed in movies, a television minis eries and a Broadway musical. Opening tonight at the ’Magination Station is the musical “The Unsink able Molly Brown. ” The musical chronicles the life of one of America’s leg ends. Her story spans from her childhood in Hannibal, Mo., to Leadville, Mo., where she works in a tavern. This is where she meets and mar ries James Brown, who strikes it rich and moves the cou ple to Denver. Being a wealthy but unpolished woman turns the snobby aristocra cy against her. She experi ences the pains of want ing but not being de sired. How ever, the high-spirit ed Irish girl overcomes the odds and becomes a well-traveled, cultured Amer ican icon. JP BEATO/’lHE Battalion Joanna Bush plays Molly Tobin in ’Magination Station’s “The Unsinkable Molly Brown.” The musical runs weekends for the next three weeks. Her travels through Europe, and Asia cause her to become a passenger on the Titanic on her journey back home. Randy Wilson, director of “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” and the artistic director of ’Magination Station, said each year, they open the season with a big musical. The success of the movie Titanic made the choice of this year’s opening show much easier. “I remember as a child watching the movie in junior high and just loving it,” he said. “I love the music, and I love the spirit of the show. I have always wanted to do the show, and I have wondered why it was not revived. I thought if we did the mu sical, nobody would know who she is, but now everybody knows her. ” She may seem to be a brash, loud woman, but the play explores her emo tions as she deals with the difficulty of not fitting into upper society. It also ex plores her ro mance with her husband. Wilson said Molly Brown is re membered be cause she repre sents a piece of the American past. “It is a slice of American history, naive Ameri cana, set to some wonder ful music,” he said. “She symbolizes the last of the frontier spirit of America. She was an outspoken and very wealthy woman, but she showed that you can be generous and open. see Brown on Page 4. We make a lot of things better (sunglasses) (cosmetics) ^ (note books) % (sports drinks) (hair gels/shampoo) (toothpaste) (backpacks) (in-line skates) (sports apparel) 50% off VALUE. 3FF Vo OFF 695-C ■sh Co fl Ol NIVERSW aging Editor e Editor ’hoto Editor o Producer b Editor Editor ;ht News 0- i A&M United News offices 8 45-2647: r endorsee#' 96. For cla# office tais <■ udenttopiebt are $60 per^ nth. To cla?