1 Pl [til 11 Repres Inforr T ( GET IT! P ICKING UP your 2001 Aggieland is easy. If you ordered a book, go to the basement of the Reed McDonald Building, and show your Student ID. If you did not order last year's Texas A&M yearbook (the 2000- 2001 school year), you may purchase one for $35 plus tax in 015 Reed McDonald. Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Cash, checks, VISA, MasterCard, Discover and American Express accepted. JOIN NOW! 2 nsEU FOUNDATION Participate in member-only events, such as: •Bus trips to out-of-town sporting events •Special promotions at home games •Special events with coaches and student-athletes •Monthly meetings with university officials •Athletic facilities tours ALL ACCESS T mu Membership dues are only $30! Pick up your mug, t-shirt & decal at the 12th Man Offices in The Zone at Kyle Field. Questions? Call 846-8193, or email student@ 12thmanfoundation.com Page 4 THE BATTALION Monday, October onday, Orlal—■ Telling tales: Area writers share secrets of creativity ptuder? By Kevin Burns THE BATTALION Despite some professors' penchants for preaching old literature as the paragon of literary importance and poignancy, there are other options available in contem porary fiction. In many ways, Chaucer is dead, and a new kind of fiction is on its way as Aggie students and alumni leave their marks, one page at a time. James Bowser, a senior english major, started writing comics at age 10. “I initially started writing comic books because 1 loved to read them so much,” Bowser said. "1 liked to read Spider Man, Daredevil and the Silver Surfer. I quickly created my own characters, then scripted a storyline.” Bowser quickly compiled a collection of short stories dealing with specialized, undercover crime fighters, he said. Bowser's story collection was com plete by age 12. At this time, he began listening to darker music and focusing on the lyrics. “I listened to a lot of ... stereotypically portrayed ... ‘kill, kill, kill’ music," Bowser said. “I found that these lyrics were truly imaginative and creative. This is when I began writing horror." Bowser said his motives and messagesd from book to book. His current work deals with "persi hangups, fears and self-loathing beliefs prevent [people] from discovering their tmd tiny in life," Bowser said. "1 want peopleloj that self-image is important in discovering you are and where you are going.” Bowser sees himself being a teacher after graduation and said graduate school isap bility. Bower's most recent, yet unpublished,! 77/e Foreboding, is about a black football | predominantly white high school who has: ship opportunities coming from every Branded an “Uncle Tom” growing up, lifehasa been easy. An ACL injury before the playoffsi his senior year causes major colleges toi Only one small, historically black university! Texas still wants him. When he accepts theofe story picks up pace and an evil unfolds,] Dr. Gideon Adjei, Class of 1975, has ra book to be released in late October. DarkerSk By JENNIFE. ] THE BAT tiling my s t»ey > m v&rtt tirr&.F'f *; a* - rom an c & :ZJ’: melodrama fai r yi humour; day 3 VMf, 'rSf&kih V Light. His book has been optioned foranwj Hollywood Zeus, Steven Spielberg. The publishing process was not easy for "It’s a very competitive field,” Adjei “There are several people who have writtenoi currently writing.” While researching in the library about pul procedure, he decided he personally would his book. “1 spent about the last seven months just ing the book,” Adjei said. Adjei said his book is about acceptance aid he wrote to touch people. “1 feel like l can help people because of my a life experiences,” Adjei said. Such experiences include traveling to countries and spending time w ith people in crisi was on location to clean up the oil spill after the War. Seeing people in dire circumstance Adjei to grip the rainbow of human emotions. It took Adjei five months to complete Shades of Light. "Most of it was written in the middle of the at two o’clock in the morning,” Adjei said." my career, I learned that we can survive on amounts of sleep.” Adjei stands out as an example for writers feel they do not have the tools or means to bept fished, and getting Spielberg to purchase his stray a pinnacle achievement. Adjei admits that the task of writingabnokisi cult, but realizes the ultimate product is itsownrewi Being surrou :son a campus itions can be Aggies, but ■ tg the first y t During this t more th^r to the Aggx men will com - forever haem i mg moments them live dow' i Stephen Perry, munications i Station tCamp in IF?' of his luggatg: [her by his side ne for sleep, migh his new (t restless and h was really i, so I told t going to go only the mci :ny said, eping the of his ori lized later 1 ise meetings w< Perry was un fphomore year tl :ulum to follow, thought Du SHARMILA BADKAR • THE BATTALION See Fiction ont>age\ -.V • *4 *