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on the outdoor stage at 9:30 p.m. Cover charge
will be announced at the door.
Friday
3rd Floor Cantina
Seth James, formerly known as Seth Walker,
will perform with local favorite 6-Bridges. Join
your peers at 10 p.m. for a post-game celebra
tion at the Cantina. The show promises to be
“Texas blues at its finest.” Cover is $5.
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LONDON (AP) — “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling is calling on
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dent at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
The film version of her first book, which opened across Britain
3nd the United States on Friday, smashed box office records on its
debut weekend.
Rowling, herself a single mother, has spoken in the past of the
difficulties of caring for her daughter, before literary fame and for-
une brought her immense wealth.
Earlier this month, at her request, a charity screening of the film
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” raised about $56,400
tor one-parent families.
Shallow Hal's Jack Black
identifies with film
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jack Black is just as insecure about his
ooks as Gwyneth Paltrow’s character in their film, “Shallow Hal,”
in formation low in theaters.
Paltrow — in elaborate latex makeup and body suit that added
learly 200 pounds to her frame — plays a self-conscious woman in
toe Farrelly brothers’ new movie. Black plays a man who’s hypno-
ized and sees Paltrow’s character as thin and beautiful.
Just how insecure is Black?
When he watches himself in the movie, this is what he sees:
Mostly my big fat head. And beady eyes. And, uh, misshapen
orso. And, uh, clown feet.”
However, the 32-year-old actor, who first gained attention as a
vnow-it-all record store clerk in last year’s “High Fidelity,” joked
vith reporters recently that he did such a good job, he carries the
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THE BATTALION
Over the River and
into Kyle Field
For Aggies, football games make
Thanksgiving a non-traditional affair
By Heather Campbell
THE BATTALION
For the thousands of Aggies who
headed home for the holidays.
Thanksgiving will include much
more than a turkey dinner with all
the trimmings. With the University
of Texas football game scheduled
during the holiday break.
Thanksgiving will be a nontradi-
tional affair for many students.
Joe Terrell, a senior marketing
major, invited a guest to join his fami
ly dinner in Dallas.
^ “A Greek International student is
traveling home with me to see an
American Thanksgiving,” Terrell
said. “He is very interested to learn
our traditions and the differences
between cultures.”
For many this year.
Thanksgiving traditions will also
include the Aggie football tradi
tions. Texas A&M vs. UT will cause
fans to alter original plans, but the
tradition of devouring the
Thanksgiving meal will not be
ignored.
During this time of year, many
count their blessings and reflect over
the past year.
“The one day set aside to express
gratitude is not out of the ordinary
for me because I am thankful every
day,” Terrell said.
Jamie Dowler, a senior mechani
cal engineering major, said she has
plenty to be thankful for this year.
She said she is thankful for her sup
portive parents and memories at
Texas A&M.
“I am thankful for everything
the Lord has blessed me with this
year,” Dowler said. “He recently
blessed me with the hours and
grades to receive my Aggie ring, as
well as the finances to buy it. This
has been a great senior year, full of
At the conclusion of
the Bonfire tragedy, I
drove out of College
Station ... It was that
Thanksgiving that I
have never been more
thankful for my family
and the decision that I
made to attend this
university.
— Jamie Dowler
senior mechanical engineering major
memories I will be proud to leave
Aggieland with.”
The fourth Thursday of every
month is the day when families and
loved ones gather to feast on the tra
ditional turkey and pumpkin pie.
Dowler said she is traveling to both
sides of her parents families on the
same day.
“We travel to Jacksonville for
lunch and then Paris for dinner,
which accounts for a lot of driving,”
Dowler said. “But you can never
pass up an opportunity to spend
time with family.”
Terrell, one of eight children, said
their family tradition is
sim
ply being in one place at one time as
the occasion rarely happens.
“It’s hard to get everyone togeth
er, so when we have all ten family
members around the table it’s amaz
ing because we typically don’t eat
together,” Terrell said.
For Rodney Hutto, a freshman
construction science major, every
Thanksgiving is special because of
the family surrounding her.
“Family is very important to me
and so each holiday is memorable,”
Hutto said. “This time of year
makes me think of how blessed I am
to have a loving family to spend
time with. There are a lot of people
who are less fortunate, like the peo
ple in other countries who we are
sending the basic neccessities to and
they are so grateful for food to eat. I
think we too often take the little
blessings for granted.”
Dowler said her most memorable
Thanksgiving was in 1999.
“At the conclusion of the Bonfire
tragedy, I drove out of College
Station, passing the Bonfire fields
and the logs that were stacked there,”
she said. “It is an image that will
remain in my mind forever. It was
that Thanksgiving that I have never
been more thankful for my family
and the decision that I made to attend
this university. As I stood with over
80,000 Aggie family members, I felt
a camaraderie of a family who was
thankful for the spirit, integrity, loy
alty and respect that can only be
found at Texas A&M.”
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