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Luckily, keeping Texas A&M students entertained has been the mission of MSC Town Hall for almost 50 years. As one of the four committees that originally made up the MSC, Town Hall has been bringing entertain ment to A&M since the 1940s. This year. Town Hall is at its strongest. The committee has a record number 180 members and a new relationship with Reed Are na. It seems one of A&M’s oldest organizations is gear ing up for its most successful year to date. Town Hall began its semester this past weekend with a retreat that allowed its members to become ac quainted with each other. Chosen by an application/interview process, the 103 new committee members are preparing for the coming year’s activities, which include smaller events such as Coffeehouse and Play Anything, Say Anything as well as larger shows like the November 20 Faith Hill concert. Lise Bohn, a Town Hall co-chair and a senior Eng lish major, said the organization feels good about its increased size and is ready to expand its programs as well. “We’re really excited about all our new members,” Bohn said. “We’re ready to take on some new projects, and we feel like [now we can] represent a good cross- section of the University." In the past. Town Hall has organized concerts rang ing from Sonny and Cher to R.E.M. and has even had some famous committee members such as Lyle Lovett. Vice-chairs are in charge of Town Hall’s program ming. They are responsible for booking acts, which in cludes contacting management and signing contracts. The bulk of the committee is divided into units, each led by a director. These smaller groups concentrate on designated areas of expertise and put in the legwork required to make an event happen. Town Hal) also keeps a logbook in the Student Programs Office that committee members can use to offer suggestions for upcoming events. Over the years. Town Hall has honed concert orga nization to a science. The committee has worked hard to develop positive relationships with concert pro moters and other industry insiders. Their efforts have seemingly paid off as Town Hall continues to book acts such as Harry Connick Jr. and George Strait that would otherwise overlook a small town like College Station. Town Hall is also making an attempt to book oth er types of artists. “Club shows” feature acts such as Tori Amos and other performers considered to be non mainstream. The shows, which normally take place in Rudder Auditorium, have historically been some of Town Hall’s most innovative and groundbreaking shows. Although these concerts normally run smoothly, Christine Ogilvie, a Town Hall co-chair, said an event can sometimes become more complicated than ex pected. When Town Hall brought alternative act Cake to Rudder Auditorium, for example, the lead singer of the band reportedly disappeared just before showtime. “Two girls saw him in Rudder and yelled ‘Hey, you’re the guy from Cake,”’ Ogilvie said. “He just turned around and ran. It was funny.” JAKE SCHRICKUNGTlilf l Mark McDavid. a junior marketing major,sii MSC Town Hall’s Open Mic in front of Rudderlcl Although Town Hall does bring in largeaetd ganization is just as interested in allowingstuc: express themselves. Several Town Hall prograd eluding Coffeehouse and Play Anything,Saij thing, offer a forum for virtually any typed!5 tainment imaginable. Any talent, from fire-eS bagpipe players, is welcome and even otote] Melissa King, a Town Hall member and a? journalism major, said the committee welcomal dent participation and does everythingpossibleiij the local music scene. “Coffeehouse and Play Anything, Say Arl have two basic goals — to support local talenil provide students with alternative forms of eni ment,” King said. “Personally, I’m sickofgoingl movies. These activities help both aspiringartirl bored students.” Although the acts that perform at Coffeehoiis primarily bands that come to the committee,b- said anyone is welcome to visit Town Hallinlfej dent Programs Office and get into the action. In addition. Play Anything, Say Anything ii vided specifically to let any member of the A&M| munity show off their unique skills. Instrument'] a soapbox are even provided. “We were really excited about the soap tow Ogilvie said. “We wanted everyone to get up] speak their mind and then sign the boxw were finished.” Unfortunately, the box has collected onlyttiw] natures so far. It should be noted, however,p box still sits unused at all Play Anything, Say W sessions, and anyone wishing to speak theirP still welcome to step up. taci mtin i [“This 8s been , While pse sit ieir fee “We \ s>ona c Eople w project: forums We Social Security Where do we go from here? y\ Come and share your views in an engaging discussion on social security and the proposed reform measures. Results from this forum will be presented in Washington! D.C. in January at a national meeting. bomi Reni Presented by Nathan Cray and Conor Seyle, NCHC members from Texas A&M. Overtl' 5 ] summer they won the National Social Security Challenge Championship. The prized] a $100,000 grant to get college students engaged in the national debate on Social Security. They plan on holding these forums on campuses all over the country. Thursday, Oct. 15 6-8 PM Rudder 601 project: campus issues c. . http://honors.tarnu.edu/ss{orui' i5 i 4^ iPersons with disabilities call 845-1515 to inform us of your special needs. We request 'notification three (3) working days prior to the event to enable us to assist you to the best 'of our abilities. MSC Great Issues 0^, http://wwwmsc.tamu.edu/MSC/Greatlssu e5