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Thursday, October; iLETES Coni inued from Pat help compensate for s. athletes are offeredanj rces to help them succeed said Wally Groff, director tic Department, e department employs sn cademic advisers and nstants to monitor ath progress. off said that low graduatict ally in football, are parth athletes leavingcollegei byJustim Garrett professionally, allege is supposed to make a living,” Groffs; le New York Jets, andhe's * million, with that. iff pointed out mat 1 it ion rates have improved :ars and that academics!; I when recruiting athletes .pile recent said, the demands .ompetition create a sittiil Thursday, October 26, 2000 «■' v V T & Page 3A THE BATTALION little Bryan-College Station haunted houses provide a variety of horror-inducing experiences , The Battalion The time of year has come to celebrate the element of ak at Aaron Glenn, he lefts darkness that resides within everyone. Fears and fascina- if ions with the unknown and occult rise to the surface and don’t see Are eagerly explored as people seek out the thrills of Hal loween. It is this climate that has given rise to one of the most popular Halloween activities — the haunted house. Although haunted houses are merely replicas of true horrors, their artful mimicry often harbors enough pow er to invoke genuine fear. They are dark, hazy chambers unproven where screams and the eerie laughing of murderous men drown out the drum of nervous hearts beating. One local haunted house is the School of Veterinary I Medicine's Night of Terror. Freshman veterinary student Jay Griffin said a night at this haunted house would prove itself to be. terrifying. tcitf mcLuuin “It’s extremely scary," Griffin said. “The goal is to It US WC CCIH | make it as scar y as we can without breaking the law.” D * 7 ^ i The Night of Terror will be open from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. - Kice UtlCl rMljFriday and Saturday and 6 p.m. to midnight on Sunday. The Of Olir Clthl6m^ our ^ elween 6 P -m ' an( ^ ^ P- m - is reserved for children, •-/l t m/i C/til “The reason we’re having the children’s hour is be- ; l trl 11UU aAJicause we don’t want to scar these children for life,” Grif- )rCS blit that¥ m sa ^‘' ^ ter ^ o’clock, it’s going to get really scary.” " ' ■ Perhaps one of the most intriguing elements of this haunted house is its setting. Con structed within the old veteri nary hospital, it immediately ^ invokes thoughts of death and suffering. “For one, the building was built back in the ’50s,” Griffin said. “It’s got a I bunch of old brick walls and rusty metal. That kind of sets the table for i all the people we’ve V got working on it.” Griffin said an estimated 75 people will be dressed in costumes and prepared to strike terror into the hearts of all they encounter. Another haunted house will be created within the walls of Hotard / Hall. Although resident adviser and sophomore aerospace engi neering major Cliff Smith refused to comment on the specific features of the project, he said a visit to the hall would be worthwhile. “It’s going to send little kids run ning home crying to their parents,” Smith said. Hotard from Hell will open Saturday night at 9 p.m. and will close at 2 a.m. Admission is $3 or three canned food items. The strikingly different and sobering “Your Life’s on the Line” program will be presented by the Brazos Valley Council on Alco hol and Drug Abuse on Sunday. The presentation lacks common Halloween themes, but the trag ic reality it mimics might easily be considered more frightening. Though linked to the typical haunt ed house by its room-to-room for mat, it differs by the graphic mes sage it sends. “It’s a dramatic repre sentation of what can zos Valley young person involved in drugs,” said Project Director Eric Johnson. “It basically tells the story of ‘Liz’ as she gets involved with drugs and the law.” The program will be staged in the old Wool worth de partment store building. “Nothing would prepare you for what you would ac tually see,” Johnson said. “This is the best version of the program to ever be done.” Johnson said the project is the result of several months of research to make the presentation resemble the drug and alcohol scene as it exists in the Brazos Valley. “This isn’t something we just threw together,” John son said. “We had a lot of local agencies come together: TABC, local law enforcement and people in the addic tions field. What the project is about should meet the needs of this area.” Johnson also said there was considerable assistance from Texas A&M students. Although there is a great variety in this year’s haunt ed houses, they provide one with the opportunity to choose the type of horror he or she would like to en counter. From raging zombies to the horrid scenes of drug-induced turmoil, these houses have the potential to instill fear in all who dare to probe the darkness. • tot what the uinni wants; — Wally & di rector ol Athletic Depa jniversifies must reemi ho are not academically Schools then spend coit ources helping those sti »with mixed results, he t’s the issue, and lots i whether it’s worth it,” >r some universities, it ey, so each school has to|l sion.” la&nte defended the recruif>. r md said lower academic’ >r athletes are necessi 1 ants winning sports tea /e want to field mak e can be like RicerndfisA hletes with 1100 SAT sa A s not what the alumni« Wednesday iety of Hispanic Prol ngineers (SHPE) i general meeting in it 7 p.m. There wil eaker from General B ree food. 5 tunshine will hold a ting at 8:30 p.m. in For more informal intact Elizabeth Flei 2683. >ental Society will I h Berrung, with the ntonio Dental Branij 7 p.m. in MSC 292B, •rmation, contact® 396-2041. os Cmm CURRENT SCHEDULE POORS OPES IMON MSEffl luaii 500 PM «PM SOKE P«W,v 500 PM M5PM 500 PM traty 500 PM H5PM 900 PM rife 500 PM 7:15 PM Ml PM laiiy 500PM M5PM 900PM until, »PM 600PM Ml PM Door Piizes > Creal Food • Sociirily< Poll TaM®#' Beth Miller Editor in Chief SN #1055-4726) is published dailf,^ luring the fall and spring semestjf fhursday during the summer sesm^ sand exam periods)atTexasMll'IP ge Paid at College Station, D( 771#' Jdress changes to The BattelnW AMU, College Station, IX 77843-1111 lion news department is managed If &M University in the Division o(St !i tie Department of Journalism, Ne»s i- 2647; E-mail: Thebattalionioln#' rattalion.tamu.edu ication of advertising does not implff ement by The Battalion, for campus,^ lay advertising, call 845-2696, Font 5 all 845-0569. 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