The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, November 10, 1998, Image 3

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BY BETH FOCHT
The Battalion
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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.
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[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
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:h meanssuJouise narrates the performance and speaks of
id interajue’s rise to stardom by telling personal stories
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life of Patsy
Cline with
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lammy Hysmith portrays Cline and sings her var-
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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.
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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.”
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