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I lawaiian >Vttire Speaker V\/ednesday - January 31 7 - 8:3 Op m V\/eHner 118 Business CTasual Voted "Best targe business organization" by BSCT IVtust attend 3 out of S events Blease >Vddress any Questions to THE 12TH MAN FOUNDATION IS NOW HIRING FOR POSITIONS IN ITS 2001 TELEMARKETING CAMPAIGN t Earn $6.00 per Hour* Plus Bonuses Gain Valuable Work Experience Flexible Scheduling * after the first 30 days To apply, visit the 12th Man Foundation Office at the North End of Kyle Field, or fill out an application online at: www. 12thmanfoundation.com/telemarketing ■See news as it happens. ■Report on the issues that matter to our campus. -Learn the Journalism field. -Gain valuable experience for any career. -Earn extra cash THE is looking for reporters * Pick up your application at 014 Reed McDonald, or call Brady at 845-3313 for information. campus and community news 1:57 p.m.,Monday through Friday on KAMU-FM 90.9 College Station/Bryan Page 4 AGGIELIFE Friday, January 19,2001 THE BATTALION Finding Forrester Starring Sean Connery and Rob Brown Directed by Gus Van Sant Jamal Wallace (Brown) is a 16- year-old literary prodigy from the Bronx who, on a dare, breaks into the apartment of a mysterious old recluse (Connery). When Wallace is discovered by the recluse, he runs out, leaving his backpack behind with his per sonal writings inside. When Wal lace returns to retrieve them, he discovers that each of his writings has been critiqued, and that the old recluse is actually William Forrester, a 1953 Pulitzer Prize winner at the age of 23. Forrester agrees to be a writing mentor for Wallace as long as Wallace keeps the secret of his identity. The basic plot of Finding For rester is formulaic: A young genius lacking direction meets a wise elder jaded with life. The youth is presented with a way to improve his circumstances, and the elder rediscovers life. As their relationship deepens, the line between student and master is Friday, A By Br The & blurred, and each learns from the other. Sound familiar? Refer to 1997’s Good Will Hunting. There are also glimpses of Dead Poets Society when the students defy their staid English teacher by clap ping for Wallace. The story behind Finding For rester is not a new one, but Con nery’s and Brown's performances are excellent, and the chemistry between the two characters, with Forrester’s gruff sarcasm and Wal lace’s easygoing charm, addsne# spice to an old recipe. (Grade: B+ Brooke Con Band Continued from Page 1 governor,” Ferrell said. “Now he’s invited us to Wash ington, and it’s the chance of a lifetime. This will be the biggest thing we do all year.” After settling into their hotel rooms, the Aggie Band and Ross Volunteers spent Thursday evening touring some of the capital’s monuments. “We are just so blessed to have the University pro vide hotel rooms for us,” said Will Ferrell, command ing officer of the Ross Voluriteers and a senior mathe matics major. Ferrell added that the University spent about $575 per person to send the 140 Ross Volunteers to Washington, for a total of about $81,000. The Ross Volunteers will assist at the Black Tie & Boots Ball today, one of the premier inaugural galas. The Ross Volunteers have been invited to Washington on only two other occasions: in 1981, at the invitation of Vice President George Bush, and in 1989 when former President Bush was sworn in. Formed in 1887, the Ross Volunteers serve as the hon or guard for the Texas governor. “In 115 years, the company has only gone three times. We are way beyond excited,” Ferrell said. Following the inaugural festivities, the Aggie Band and Ross Volunteers will have Sunday to tour Washing ton and will return to College Station Monday. Miramax may offer Web film Dance Continued from Page 1 Evidently, his heart has become slightly less self-conscious. The Bushes danced, briefly again, at four of the 1999 gubernatorial in augural balls. He also danced with the wife of then Lt. Gov. Rick Perry, now Texas’ governor, and took a turn with each of his twin daughters. He joked they might be the ones hurt the most by his attempts on the dance floor. i iHe’ 111 ikely take a whirl again at the presidential inaugural balls this week. “I expect that the president will dance at his presidential inauguration as much as he did at his gubernatori al inauguration,” said Scott McClel lan, Bush’s deputy press secretary. 3l , Previous presidential couples have reveled in their moment in the spotlight. Former President Reagan and his wife, Nancy, kicked off nine inaugural balls dancing to the “Ten nessee Waltz.” They also danced cheek-to-cheek. President and Hillary Clinton went from ball to ball, taking short whirls at his second inauguration. And at the Arkansas ball, with Sheryl Crow singing, “All 1 Wanna Do,” he also danced with daughter Chelsea. MSC Continued from Page 1 forms for individual and group volunteers, Sandford said. Fish Camp counselors will also be looking for volunteers at the Open House. “We’ll have applications for Fish Camp counselors and crew members at our table, and we'll also be there to answer any questions students may have,” said Seth Sullivan, assistant director of Fish Camp and a senior industrial distribution major. Re. ternoc Big in Sei the re * ketbal lor Un top ofi p.m. a Th < ing ofi Unive Wedn t to the Sul her cai 12 Coi points The getting much < provec againsi 12.81 < “Re heel fo Bush Continued from Page 1 librarian was to fete best-selling writers Stephen Ambrose and Mary Higgins Clark, among oth ers. Shortly thereafter, Cheney was hosting a salute to the nation’s vet erans. The president-elect was to attend both. Later that evening, several inau gural galas were scheduled, includ ing the Texas Black Tie & Boots Ball, where Dallas Cowboys quar terback Troy Aikman, actors Chuck Norris, Robert Duvall and others were celebrating the presidential victory of Texas’ governor. Bush’s Hispanic supporters also were hold ing a special ball in his honor. Bevo Continued from Page 1 to become a “B,” made the dash an “E” and added a “V” for the name Bevo. The Longhorn band arrived in the Capitol on Wednesday morning to pre pare for the inaugural parade, the fifth inaugural for group. Longhorn bands also have played at inaugurations for President John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Ronald Reagan and George Bush. LOS ANGELES (AP)-- major Hollywood studio willes- periment next week with makir, full-length feature films avail able on the Internet. Starting Monday, Mirair.. will make available its 1999ri lease Guinevere, starring Sara! Policy and Stephen Rea. fo $3.49 at three Websites. The5ft- megabyte file will take about minutes to download over a hi speed Internet connection can be used for 24 hours. Movie studios are struggling! fight Internet piracy. Last year,! studios succeeded in shuttinj down Scour.com, a tlle-sh Website that allowed peoplett j swap digitized films. Earlier Internet forays failed 1 They left original short films ail animation vulnerable to piatinj and studios wondering hoftftisj new technology while protect# valuable copyrights. Miramax Films, a unit ofi® Walt Disney Co., signed adei with SightSound.com last ApiJ to offer 12 full-length feati films on the Web. 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Spring 2001 Rush Events iy Dou I The Bet The the T ALPHA KAPPA PSI National Professional Business Fraternity • Brotherhood • Professionalism • Service* All Business & Economics Majors Welcome! earn s < les Sati dlen Fi inked I The IVlOnUay, Tan|iary 22 Informational Meeting 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Bio Bio 108 (in the same building as Ag Cafe) Casual Attire Tuesday, January 23 Social Rush 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. Archery Room (in the Rec Center) Served* Casual Attire Professional Rush 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. College Station Conference Center Business Casual Attire Friday., Jajiu ar Time & Place TBA invitation 0nly Questions? Please call our Rush Directors, Anita Mayor, Administration 693-9680 Janiece Hawk, Publicity 260-6395 Aaron Elder, Professional Programs 847-2049 or email akpsi_rush@hotmail.com