Page 4 • Wednesday, September j2, 1999
Aggielife
Will your GRE score
be high enough?
'...programs across the country...have abandoned the Idea of bigger is
better and have settled on a different model of graduate education:
Enroll fewer students, but give all of them full financial support.
-Chronicle of Higher Education, 2/22/99
Class starts October 11 in Aggieland!
1 -800-KAP-TEST
kaptest.com AOL keyword: kaplan
*GRE is a registered trademark of the Educational Testing Service.
Kaplan gets you in.
FATBURGER
delivers
846-4234
Bargers • Fajitas • Sandwiches
Fried Appetizers • Variety of Plates
Desserts • Drinks
and a lot more
1/4 Burger
Large French Fries
& all you can drink
only $ 2.50 + tax
Dine in only
Must present coupon. Limited time only.
May not be combined with any other offer. One coupon per person.
Japanese Korean Restaurant
We now provide tepanyaki
ready to cook at your table!
H 3 a Ppy H
s ' e P/n „
4//s” ® l 'erVo!=, *
HAIKU SUSHI LUNCH SPECIAL
Sushi & Teriyaki Combo
3 Sushi & 4 Piece Rolls & Gyoza and Fish
an order of Chicken Teriyaki or
Beef Teriyaki or Shrimp Tempura
Miso Soup & Salad & rice
$
8.95
846-7900
Mon - Sat: 11:30-2:30 (lunch) SiOO-SLSOJDinner) 607 East University Dr.
Sun 11:30-3:00 (lunch) 5:00-9:30 (Dinner) College Station
R-U-N ?
Find out if you've been selected
for membership in
Golden Key National
Honor Society
Stop by the information tables:
Sept. 21 st - 24 th
@ Rudder Fountain
Information Meeting:
Sept. 21 st @ 7:00p.m.
Koldus 111
Mexican Invasion
Dance troop tells history of Mexico through per for mm
BY JEFF WOLFSHOHL
The Battalion
A new kind of culture is coming to Texas
A&M. For the first time, “Ballet Folklorico de
Mexico de Amalia Hernandez” will make
Bryan-College Station one of the stops on its
national tour.
Ballet Folklorico will perform with a 14-
member chorus, making this the largest and
most spectacular touring company from Mexi
co to perform in the United States in more than
two decades. .
Amalia Hernandez is the brains behind the
entire project.
Adam Friedson, producer of the dance, said
Hernandez began conducting research more
than 40 years ago.
“Amalia was very aware of the Mexican cul
ture, so she undertook doc
umenting with pencil, pa
per and audio tapes in
order to capture the ritual
practices of daily village
life,” Friedson said.
Friedson said Hernandez
did not limit what she could
learn and achieve.
“She studied everything
from the specific dances of
the ‘Day of the Dead’, [as
pects] of culture, and the dif
ferent texts to be familiar
with the empires and how
they were created,” Fried
son said.
This year Ballet Folk
lorico celebrates its 47th
anniversary.
With each year, audi
ences increase, spreading
the awareness of the Mexi
can culture.
Friedson said they have
already visited more than 90
countries, and over 85 cities
in the United States.
“The fact that we have
toured in the United States
every year is very unique
for a dance company,” Fried
son said.
“We are not just an entertain
ment event, we speak from the heart
and soul of Mexican culturd.”
The Ballet Folklorico is centered in
the Palace of Fine Arts of Mexico City.
When the ballet company began, it was
composed of only eight members.
“Amalia held open auditions in order start her
own dance school, adding to the few existing
dancers,” Friedson said. “She created a program
that now is very well known.”
Friedson said Hernandez has expanded the
numbers over the years, as well as the impres
sive reputation.
“There are now over 300 members, and it is
a dream come true for a dancer to be admitted
into the program,” Friedson said.
Kelly Whitted, president of the Dance Arts So
ciety, said she is excited about the program com
ing to A&M.
“I think any kind of performing arts at A&M is
beneficial because [we are] known as sometimes
just an engineering college,” Whitted said.
Whitted said it is great for the A&M com
munity to see a show as unique as the Ballet
Folklorico.
“A lot of people have never seen anything like
this; it is a different kind of dancing,” Whitted
said. “The show will be a new variety of per
forming for many of the audience members, so it
will give the A&M community a new taste of bal
let dance.”
Whitted said she also sees this as an opponu-
nity for A&M to benefit in the long run.
“There is an interest for dance art and A&M
needs to bring in more of these types of perfor
mances,” she said. “Texas A&M has to be more
accepting in order to shoot for Vision 2020.”
Friedson said the tour covers 15 cities in less
than six weeks.
“This is more work than football players do
for games, yet the dancers love the opportunity
o
to perform under Amalia,” Friedson
football team plays six games a week
Friedson said Ballet Folklorico portra;
thing too descriptive for words andtha;
tually uplifting
“What’s unique about Amalia is tkl
the combination of music, costumestj
rate your eyes with color and ther"l|
mov ement layered on u ith the his
co, she creates an almost archetypical]
dial experience,” Friedson said
The Ballet Folklorico introducesaufe
the authentic side of Mexico.
“Many things, like poverty and gove
problems, that are known about Mexicc
what the country is all about," Friedson:
has the highest beauty, and wewantto
fluence and encourage an appreciatio
culture’s richness.”
Friedson said ih
Folklorico is a celebi
life.
“The show is univeJ
for Mexicans it is aboJ
we are and the prided]
ture,” Friedson said. ]
Those who attend
dez’s creation will be
ported to another time
Though Friedsoni. ; or some
ducer for the Ballet R Mfese tl
he said he felt overrAimur
watc hing the show a; nay also
ence member. i more
“In OklahomaCir. fe^ uate
the crowd to watch the J 5 or tc
•; w~ stU( ^
was. where 1 wasancJ^/ stl
problems were. AmaHicJ ord
Tp 16 r
BY
he
of
ma
spell over you, andyxii
en away.”
The Ballet Folkion:
Mexico has perfoiwj.
dio City Music H; :::]
Shrine Auditorium
This is the fiirr^l
ballet to come tokta-fa
lege Station area\
Angie Castro, p agemen
viser for the Come wd stu
Awareness for Mexic 'Ourspei
lean Culture (CAMAC] ipsup
was amazed upon learnEgftfyoii
A&M would be a performan.rP
nation.
“1 have heard incredible thing:I
this dance company, and it almost seJ
me that they decided to come to Texa.o
Castro said.
Castro said the benefits for the locale:
nity are great.
“It’s a very unique opportunity for Bn:
Photo Courtesy of Ballet Folklorico de Mexico
lege Station, Texas A&M and particularly w ata ] c
panic community,” Castro said. “It’sai [LqRi
to showcase our culture and educate lap 0 ut
about this tradition.” Irsasi
Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amaltiessice
nandez will perform tonight at 7:30 infJblscie
Auditorium. ^^JlHligges
Tickets are available through Tickeffiflamt
and at the MSC Box Office. is "
» pres:
SHAPERS HAIR PRODUCTIONS
1673 Briarcrest, Bryan
774-0589
17 Stylists * 4 Natl Techs
We offer: Haircutting and Styling,
Coloring Foiling and Highlighting, Perms,
Straightners, Acrylic and Cq-el Nails,
Manicures, Pedicures, and All Types of Waxing
Ca.ll for an appointment
Reception desk open Tuesday - Saturday
the
with RUTHIE FOSTfl
Sat., Oct. 9-4:30 p
in the historic Crighton
Tickets available at TicketM
Sun., Oct. 10 - PAT GREEN S
PARTY w/Roger Creagef
& Corey Morrow 12:30
CONROE CAJUN CATFISH FESTIVAL For info cc
October 8 • 9 • 10 800-324
Located on the square in Downtown Conroe 409-539
Be on your way
to an “A”
Organized, detailed, typed notes
Done by top students in class
Fast quality service • Semester packs, exam packs, and daily notes
HOW DOES IT WORK? Top students in selected classes
take notes which are then typed and available for you to pick up the NEXT
DAY! You may pick up the notes whenever you wish - daily, weekly, or
before exams - whenever.
ACCT 209.506
ACCT 327.504-505, 507-508
ANTH 202.500
ANTH 205.501
ANTH 205.504
BIOL 113.503
BIOL 113.504
BIOL 114.500
ECON 202.506, 509-510
ECON 202.507-508
ECON 203.506
GEOG 305.500
GEOL 101.510-515,57
HIST 105.508
HIST 106.507
MGMT 105.500
MGMT 211.501-502
MGMT 363.501-502
MICR 351.501-510
MKTG 321.501
MKTG 321.504-505
MKTG 345.501-503
PHYS 201.511-520
POLS 206.501
POLS 207.502-505, 510
PSYC 107.508
PSYC 323.500
RDNG 351.500
RENR 205.502
SCOM 301.500
SOCI 319.500
VAPH 305.501-503
694-9403
707 Texas Ave., 222D
(Next to Barnes & Noble)
30
19 h
iesom
uzan
majc
req
ncial
|tism
ours i
tsare
yfee
ester:
base!
onali
sions
know
'ceden
“The
byihi
leral lo
iociatit
■s,”Cai
[te criter
ai i makf
** such;
Irking
snts wit
BLACK & WHITE COPIES
Receive 8 1/2’ * 11’ full- or self-serve, auto-fed, single-sided, black-and-white copies on white bond for justify
limit. Offer is limited to one coupon per customer. Customer must relinquish coupon at time of purchase. CouponW
be reproduced and is not valid with other coupons, offers or discounts. Offer valid at time of purchase only and
discounted or credited to past or future purchases Products and services vary by location. Coupon void where pr:
restricted by law No cash value. ©1999 Kinko’s, Inc. Kinko’s and Kinko's Express Yourself are proprietary marks ci^
Ventures, Inc. and are used by permission. All rights reserved. Kinko's requires written permission from the
in order to reproduce copyrighted work.
846-8721
509 UNIVERSITY DR. W.
kinko'r
Express Ourself."
AAD156
24 HOURS / 7 DAYS A WEEK
WWW.KINKOS.COM
Expires 12/31/^
FPsare