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"Wei at the convocation r the United States ie this university, ■ave with a ere; THE BATTALION Page 3 By Kelly Preiser THE BATTALION Although it started out as an l-white, all-male military ctol, Texas A&M now has a omewhat equal distribution of ten, women, military and non- iiiary students and is becoming pw i®culturally diverse. The 125th Birthday Bash, will at Rudder Plaza and O.R. ipson Drill Field from 6 p.m. 3 a.m. Event organizers said :y hope to celebrate how far come and also look to . In doing this, they kept lone of the imperatives of 2020 — diversity. Acultural and musical smor- d of bands will perform two stages on the drill field. Dave Salmon, assistant hector for the Memorial it indent Center (MSC) and an "iviserfor MSC Town Hall and SC academic league, said the in booking the acts for the was to promote diversity. “The forefront of mine and the students’ minds was to try to make as diverse a lineup as possible to have something for everyone,” Salmon said. “There will be everything from jazz to country, rock and blues, to salsa and merengue.” Karan Chavis, an A&M graduate, who will open the Bash at 6 p.m., said she is look ing forward to the show and to celebrating A&M. “Tm an Ag, and it’s neat to be involved in something that gets people together and celebrates the University,” Chavis said. Chavis perfonns jazz music and contemporary and original selections. However, Bash said the band will do a lot of rock and roll, and rhythm and blues. Chavis said her show will be high-energy and that she coordi nated some special elements for the show, such as p>erforming patriotic songs like “America the Beautiful” and a song she wrote to contribute to the birthday cele bration called “125 years.” Chavis said the celebration is an event students should not take for granted. “There won’t be many other classes that will have the opportu nity to experience something like this,” Chavis said. “It is a great opportunity for Ags to come together to celebrate where we’ve been and where we’re headed and to remember that we are all Ags.” Chavis said she hopes to kick off the bash and get everyone excited about being there and cel ebrating A&M. Thirteen acts are scheduled after Chavis. Salmon said that the main acts will be pierforming on one stage and that student acts will perform on a side stage in between the main acts so that hopefully, he said, there will be no downtime. Two Spy, an area rock-and- roll band comprising A&M students will perform from 7:15 to 8 p.m. Ryan McLawhon, a junior speech communications major, said Two Spy is looking forward to the opportunity to show sup port of A&M. “Everyone should come out and support the local music and all the acts, and show their sup port for A&M and how long it’s been around,” McLawhon said. The Ballet Folklorico Celestial, a student organization that promotes and encourages knowledge, appreciation and per formance of Mexican Folk dance, will perform from 8:15 to 8:30 p.m. Genafe Leon, vice president of the organization and a junior education major, said the group hopies the audience will come out and take advantage of the oppor tunity to see a high-energy per formance. Leon said students will be exposed to dance and music they might be unfamiliar with. “It’s an honor ... to let students know there is an organization that does what Ballet Folklorico does,” Leon said. Leon said the show will be different from what most audi ences have ever seen and will consist of performances from See Bash on page 4. performance schedule 6 — 6:45 Karan Chavis Band 6:45 — 7:15 Jonathan Fowler 7:25 — 8 Two Spy 8 — 8:15 Afpha Phi Alpha 8:15 — 8:30 Ballet Folklorico Celestial 8:30 — 9:15 John Ashford Miles 9:15 — 9:30 Apotheosis 9:30 — 9:45 Aggie Wranglers 9:45 - - 10:30 Grupo KaChe 10:30 - - 10:45 Freudian Slip 10:45 — 11 Seth Thomas 11 - - 11:45 The Gypsies 11:45 - - 12:30 Yell Practice 12:30 — 2:30 Last Free Exit KELLY PREISER • THE BATTALION Nothing in life is FREE Unless yoLi’re a senior CldSS Of 2002 Don't miss your chance to be in the 2002 Aggieland yearbook. Get your FREE Senior picture taken at A R Photography. No appointment needed. Visit AR Photography at U10 Texas Ave. South or call 693-8183. Open M-F 9-11:30, :30-4. Senior portraits will not be taken Oct. 10-19. 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