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The Baiij objective look; tifically aimi ifirms some no: :l and [helpstfi ivious shorti for action sti eport, “Perspe Battalion Aggielife Page 3 • Tuesday, November 10, 1998 )ueen of country r ole Models BY BETH FOCHT The Battalion idings andE; University C;: Southerland'si the summar ^ ingers and performers come and go, but leg- J ends never die. Country music legend Patsy Cline’s music is still as popular today as it was during her lifetime, and can be heard at Rud- \uditorium tonight and tomorrow night as “Al- m Payel 1> ••• P ats V Cline” comes to Bryan-College Station. aDDrovedfoitf 16 ^^ Cpera and Performing Arts Society con- A .l n ®s the 1998-99 season with this musical look at af Eneineeriil'k anc * career Cline. it of Nuclear J ine was ^ ie ^ irst ^ ema * e so *° arti st to be elect- ‘fp the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1973. achelor of sc gineering aa ence in Radii jineering cm iged. The cm Departmer: chnologyan ution hascln f science ini alogy with a |ae was, and still is, a huge country star who e an impact on the recording industry and [red doors for female recording artists, n March 5, 1963, Cline was killed in a plane h at the age of 30, three years after her career taken off. [ithough Cline had only been a country star for ort time, she had a total of nine Top 40 hits in than five years. mology Of:§ft er her death, nine more of her songs hit the inologyOptrf ts > an d she became one of the first country cations TecliJ ts t0 cross-over to the pop charts. T\lways... Patsy Cline,” by Ted Swindley is based ir of sciencilhe true story of Louise Seger who met Cline in for the Coflew an h was friends with Cline until her death. The Ticulum haspcal combines two dozen of Cline’s songs, in- ling “Walkin’ After Midnight,” “I Fall to approved ales’’and “Crazy,” with a 90-minute monologue an Distance! covers Cline’s musical and professional career. Hows studenjindi Bulla plays the character Louise and brings i&M educlto the story. :h meanssuJouise narrates the performance and speaks of id interajue’s rise to stardom by telling personal stories OPAS celebrates life of Patsy Cline with musical ‘Always’ ions. The dents to ea lut her friend, lammy Hysmith portrays Cline and sings her var- lout attend hit songs throughout the story. and the i hat the dipl iugh the dist m. OR 3V. 10 ie also bears a remarkable resemblance to the ger, not only in her presence, but also in her voice [singing style. Robbie Thomas, chair of the OPAS student com- lee and a senior mechanical engineering major, id this performance and the entire OPAS season |be wonderful. It is always exciting to get a different kind of mu ll to bring to Bryan-College Station,” Thomas . “OPAS is continuing with the mission of en- jtain, inspire and enlighten with this diverse per- - Snance of a country music legend. GRAPHIC COURTESY OF OPAS j ‘“Always ... Patsy Cline’ is basically a review of all of Patsy Cline’s music,” he said. “The story is told by her greatest fan and her friend, and within the story, the performance goes to Cline’s songs.” Thomas said the actress who portrays Cline has a unique story to go with her portrayal of Cline. “Apparently the actress that plays Patsy Cline was found singing in restaurants, similar to how Cline was discovered,” he said. “She is almost a facsimi le of Patsy Cline.” Stephanie Swanzy, a member of the OPAS stu dent committee and a senior biomedical science major, said this musical has positive and infor mative aspects. “The musical depicts Patsy Clipe’s musical career and could be inspiring for audience members,” Swanzy said. “It could be inspiring because Cline went after her dream to be a country music artist. “Cline was one of those people who came from a low beginning, but her persistence and talent led her to the top,” she said. “The performance might show audience members things they did not know about her life. The performance with also show how Pat sy Cline’s music will always be timeless.” For more information on “Always ... Patsy Cline” or any upcoming OPAS events, call the MSC Box Of fice at 845-1234. ■■ ■ F. _ Former eers! i cement .Services! managed tystaK] Student Publrtis I ews offices at?«013 [ one: 845-3313; far Website: http://!*-1 loesnotimpl|S|)(«-| ?, For campus, tol, | 1 5-2596. For to-1 ■ ig offices ate ittOlS I 8 am to 5 pi. I ervices Fee entitles I single copiofUiel > ics 251. Mai sutd r cr the fall or SM 310 permoi.lo| American Enpiess. shed daily. islets and Mond* n (except Uniwsif nivetsity-fciwScais ► oSTMASIERiSend Reed McDonald | mix 77843-1111.'] I won* I dirstiik jxim under tlx® ■table. It was e. really nr0 ud moment- Until lx® fell off the “balcony and broke his neck. I d do anything to turn back the clock. I can’t forget. Re can’t walk. I won nothing. He lost everything. alcohol do what you want it to? Or does It leave you dry? Maybe there ’a something better. For a free article on drinking and college life, call 1-800-236-9238. dnnking.everystudent.com A&M organizations offer break from reality BY KYLE WHITACRE The Battalion T exas A&M student or ganizations offer many services to the student body, from. dance lessons to stage plays. Student organizations often serve as fan clubs for a variety of interests. Some offer unique services or are geared toward special interests. MSC NOVA, MSC Cepheid Variable and Academie Vampiri- ca offer the. student body a change from the ordinary stu dent club. MSC NOVA is Texas A&M’s offi cial gaming/recreation committee. The club mainly deals in non mainstream gaming such as role- playing games, card and board games, billiards, bowling, acade mic trivia, military strategy and computer gaming. The group has around 50 members. The two main gaming events NOVA holds are NovaCon, which happens around mid-Oc tober, and WarCon, which is held in mid-February. NOVA also co-programs with other organizations, including activities such as running the gaming at AggieCon, Cepheid Variable’s main program. Clay Hanna, NOVA chair and a senior information systems ma jor, said NOVA is holding a mur der-mystery game Friday. “It’s an event where we’ll act out a murder,” he said. “Partici pants interact with a NOVA mem ber acting out different charac ters involved in the murder.” Aside from NovaCon and War- Con, NOVA holds open gaming every Friday night and all day Saturday in the MSC. “We reserve rooms 139 to 146 in the tunnel rooms (MSC base ment),” Hanna said. “They’re all tim kano/Thf. Battalion open rooms for gaming. Some rooms are featured games and events and sometimes scheduled events. The rest are just open for people to game in. Those rooms are available on a first-come, first- serve basis.” Because NOVA runs gaming programs, they often help out other organizations, such as Cepheid Variable, Texas A&M’s science fiction-, fantasy- and hor ror-fan organization. Cepheid Variable was started in 1968 and its enrollment during the first years consisted of mainly mathematics and science majors. It has since expanded to an offi cial MSC committee that is respon sible for providing programming to the students of Texas A&M. The main events held by Cepheid Variable include Aggiecon, Schlockfest, and live performances of Rocky Horror Picture Show. AggieCon is the largest event put on by Cepheid Variable. Each March, the large convention takes place in the MSC and features a host of guests and events such as gaming, art shows, panels, a mas querade ball and a 24-hour ani- me/video room. Schlockfest is a contest held in October that showcases bad, or “schlock,” films made by A&M students. Juan Munoz, vice chair of Cepheid Variable, winner of the first Schlockfest and a junior po litical science major, said the films are judged on how bad, tasteless and unusual they are. “Our main focus is science fiction,” he said, “but we’re try ing to put more focus on fanta sy and comics.” see Clubs on Page 5. $1.198!! if Pentium II Systems AMDZ1 K6-2 Systems Intel Pentium II Systems with: Pentium II 266MHz processor Enwin MidTower ATX Case Abit BH6 Motherboard 64 MB RAM, SDRAM, DIMM, PC-100 4.3Gb Ultra DMA EIDE Creative Labs 32X CDROM Archtek PCI 56K X2 int. W/Voice Modem Iomega Internal IDE Zip Drive Sound Blaster 16 OEM Mitsumi 3.5"/1.44 Floppy drive Expert 4Mb AGP Video card Impressions 80 Watt Speakers Impressions 5VX 15" .28mm.Monitor Mitsumi 104 key soft touch PS/2 Keyboard Mitsumi 2 button PS/2 Mouse Free Computer Access Mouse Pad Windows 98 w/Plus! 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