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1 Corp. Rates 24 95 2. Weekly Single 19 £ 3. Monthly Single Rate 15 00 Daily (No Tax) HBQ & Cable TV 3-^ Coffee & Local Calls v Continental Breakfast Microwaves & Refrigerators WELCOME FOOTBALL FANS VARSITY FORD NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS AT www.varsityfordcstx.com check out our specials on FI50s and Rangers, and our Mercurys (all rate, rebate, and inventory information is updated weekly) DOWNLOAD COUPONS FOR SERVICE SPECIALS PRE-OWNED SPECIALS ARE CHANGED WEEKLY (Questions? - e-mail us at newcar@varsity-ford.com) Does your university recognized organization have a special talent to share with your fellow Aggies?? Come Perform erf /M-SC' Spr/ncf Open Mouse on January 23rd!! If you are in+eresfed, we would love i*o give, you a chance In The spoTlighT! Sign up in the Student Programs Office on the 2nd floor of the MSC, or contact Michelle Walker at 845-15 15 prior to Ja n uary 19 th at noon. Since the beginning of this year we have hired more than 200 Aggies and helped them start on their way to a career. Whether it is during the Christmas break, at the beginning of the Spring Semester or anytime of the year, we welcome you to look into what a part-time job could lead to. We at UCS are proud to be a part of the A&M and College Station community. We wish all Aggies good luck on finals and a safe return to what we feel is the best place on earth, Aggieland. UCS 595-2609 www.universalcomputersys.com Page 4 • Friday, December I0, 1999 GGIELIFE * OvtwO+mi* Just in case ■w 5 TIP You missed it A look back at a semester of entertainm BY AMANDA PALM The Battalion If you close your eyes for a moment and think back to the events surrounding the Texas A&M campus this fall, it would be difficult to remember everything that oc curred, because of the unforgettable impact the Bonfire collapse had on Aggies everywhere. But not everything that occurred this fall was tragic or sad. The community hosted many music events to en tertain thousands of students, MSC OPAS did its best to enlighten and educate the public with a variety of plays, operas and musicals and The Battalion made an attempt to aid students in everything from how to be cool under pressure to the proper behavior for out-of- town football games. A Semester of Concerts Students have had opportunities to attend a wide ar ray of musical events since August. Pushmonkey kicked off the semester Sept. 15, before the official Ag Kickoff concert could start the semester. With hard-rocking sounds, Pushmonkey began the music calendar of Col lege Station with a bang. The Ag Kickoff then brought a different type of mu sic to the area. With Pat Green headlining the kickoff, joined by Cory Morrow, Dub Miller and the Highway 6 Band, the seventh annual event was a success despite being moved from Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater to the Texas Hall of Fame. Finishing the month of September, Last Free Exit and Kipping Daisy offered alternative sounds for students. And, of course, no semester would be complete without performances by Robert Earl Keen and Jack Ingram. Keen always will be a favorite among the Aggie crowd, and Ingram’s popularity with Aggies continues to grow the more he plays. October brought College Station two musical ex tremes. The Highwayman, Willie Nelson, could be heard from the grounds of Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater on Oct. 7. For those not interested in country music, Cow boy Mouth provided a perfect rock alternative just one week later at the Texas Hall of Fame. The fall semester finished its musical scene with a performance by the Ro bison Brothers in mid-November. Other performances scheduled for the later part of November were canceled or postponed because of the Bonfire collapse. CODY WAGESfTffii Willie Nelson entertained the crowd on October& his performance at the Wolf Pen Creek Amphifc Russian heritage. In October came the swinging of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, which dazzle diences with the sounds of New Orleans and Du- jazz. November brought the musical “TheK of music, dancing, bright costumes and stagepnc nally, “The Nutcracker” ended the semester’sp mances with the music of Russian compose! Tchaikovsky. MSC OPAS In its 27th year, MSC OPAS brought four perfor mances to the stage this semester. The season began in September, with the Don Cossacks of Rustov. The troupe, which has performed for four centuries, gave the audience a vocal and choreographed composition of iu JP BEATO/Tm: Battalion ‘Nutcracker,” pleased ballet lovers Decembers. The Battalion With the benefit of Texas A&M students inlii Battalion embarked on a week’s worth of "tat tides to aid students in their daily activities.Hr began with advice on how to be more suavewlrn ing with the opposite sex. For all the guys and there, remember the advice Melissa Pantanoj* 1. Assume the person you are calling has A 2. Women have faces as well as bosoms, 3. Only meatheads get into bar brawls. 4. Don’t pay with gift certificates. The next “how to” column focused onkeepiif self happy. This can be a difficult thing to dowh® with the stresses of college life, but Jeff Wolfshi] this advice: Play a favorite CD, dress nicely,dn and focus on your friends. The third installment of the series dealt doldrums of domesticity. College studentsdorf to be destined for filth. Just put in some your clothes clean, try new recipes, pickup! your apartment and if you feel really adventuro a little gardening. Heather Brondy enlightened both maleandft readers with the art of the easy letdown. She ad® males to be honest, not to take advantage of ate' at a bar and then bolt, to only tell a guy tocalliff ally want him to and not to pretend you likeaguf back at another. Finally, after a week of information, the h stallment of the “how to” series educatedstudei the etiquette of attending away games. Simply dress accordingly and do not patronize or l> home-team fans. This semester has hosted some incredible cof some artistic cultural performances and even a I of advice from The Battalion. Reminiscing is al* joyable, especially when there are so many woi* events to look back on. Cherish the memories ofit ; both the good and the bad, because very rarely W- f | ever be one without the other. I * Give the gift of OPAS tickets and save 15 %! Celebrate the holiday season with MSC OPAS by taking advantage of the OPAS holiday discount by saving 15% off the regular ticket price!* Give the gift of OPAS this season! Call the MSC Box Office at 845-1234. MSC Box Office's Special Holiday Hours! 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