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THE BATTALION
Monday, February 25, 2002
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Students majors change but their ideas stay the same
By Amanda Trimble
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lajors, career aspirations begin forming long before college, and
Imost everyone can admit to a creative or inspired career goal they
eld onto as a child.
Brooke Holbert, a senior English major, changed her mind sever-
1 times before deciding to become a writer.
“\\ lien I was little, I wanted to be a pet store owner,'
"1' Bur then I spent some time with animals and realized we don't have
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“Next 1 wanted to be a psychiatrist, but then the idea
f sitting around and listening to people’s problems
4-7 didn’t sound very interesting. All I knew was
lat 1 wanted to make a difference.”
However, holding onto a dream for years
oes not make the journey easier when stu-
ents start taking difficult classes. Jennifer
atmon, a senior speech communication
tajor. said she knew she wanted to be a doc-
irKince middle school. That dream was further
unforced the summer before her freshman year at
,&M when a stubborn wound would not heal.
“ I he doctor had removed my stitches, but those
lat he left inside me were supposed to dissolve on
leii own,” Faimon said. “For some reason my
odv wouldn’t let them dissolve, and the wound
ever really healed up.”
^■aimon said she had already made a doctor’s
ppt intment when one day she found a bit of the
(itching thread had worked its way out of her
od>. After pulling out the stitch, the wound
ealed. Faimon said she was amazed that her body
ad found a way to heal itself.
“1 took it as a divine sign that I should be a doctor,”
: ainion said.
However, the pre-medical classes at A&M were a
, ( | ihe.M h ur dle: for Faimon.
,, ,, , “1 wasn't cut out to study the physical sciences,” Faimon said.
‘No matter how much work I put into studying, 1 still couldn’t do well
l 10Skv i n my classes. It was heartbreaking. I felt directionless.”
“I had wanted to be a doctor all my life and suddenly it was no
longer a possibility,” Faimon said. “ I thought, ‘Where do 1 go
from here?’”
Now, Faimon said she is looking for a career in advertising or the
communications aspect of the health care industry.
Other students find a significant event causes their dreams and goals
to take a turn. Lisa Foster, a senior English major, said she wanted to be
a doctor like her father when she was younger. However, as she got
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“I saw first-hand how difficult it was and the stress my father went
through on a daily basis,” Foster said. It's a really stressful life t
especially if you want to have a family.”
Foster said the turning point for her was during the summer of
her sophomore year when she studied abroad in Italy and Spain.
Now she hopes to study art history in graduate school and become
a museum curator.
Greg Boyer, a sophomore molecular and cellular biology major,
also said his career goals were shaped by an event in his life.
“Ever since my mom passed away. I've always wanted to be a
doctor,” Boyer said. “Her doctor was good, but he didn't have
a very good bedside manner. 1 want to focus on being on
a more personal level with patients.”
Making a difference in people’s lives often plays
a role in students’ career aspirations, even from a
young age. Samecia Bloomfield, a senior elemen
tary education major, had an early childhood goal of
becoming a teacher. However, in the eighth grade,
she said she was diverted to another career path.
“I had a wonderful science teacher named
Mrs. Smith, and she inspired me to
become a microbiologist,” Bloomfield
said. “I decided I was going to cure the
k world of disease.”
After arriving at A&M as a biology major,
Bloomfield said she was tutoring students at
the North Bryan Community Center and as an
Aggie Buddy at Rock Prairie Elementary School
when she noticed how few math skills the children
had. Now an elementary education major and a
math minor, Bloomfield said she plans to teach
math to middle school students.
“I thought, somebody needs to do something
(to help them], so why not me?” Bloomfield said.
Breanne Svehla, a junior agricultural development
major, said that when she was little she wanted to be a
nurse or teacher.
“I’ve always wanted to help and serve people,” Svehla said.
“I guess that hasn't changed, but there are so many choices now. You
don’t have to just get a job, you have to love what you do.”
^Queen of the Damned Tops Box Office at $15.2 million
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.■OS ANGELES (AP) — Audiences went
Rpire hunting as “Queen of the Damned,”
AshishC ;aturing the late pop singer Aaliyah as an
on spokes:- icient bloodsucker, debuted as the top week-
Jdlnovie with $15.2 million.
„ “John Q,” last weekend’s No. 1 film,
|IU I ot | 1e . ropped to second place with $12.5 million,
asling its 10-day total to $39.9 million,
md I ridai 'cording to studio estimates Sunday. Kevin
irough ent ostner’s supernatural love story “Dragonfly”
diow and tr. Tehed in third place with $10.4 million,
ler Auditoriiir Though generally trashed by critics, “Queen
tsors and r r the Damne” got a big boost from young fans
nted at lire r Aaliyah, who was killed in a plane crash last
i for the part) immer. Women under 25 made up 30 to 40
ircent of the film’s audience, said Dan
liman, head of distribution for Warner Bros.,
hich released “Queen of the Damned.”
“Her fans liked the movie,” Fellman said,
think they were drawn by their loyalty
ludents and curiosity and desire to see Aaliyah on
ic big screen.”
therifsihe Based on Anne Rice’s “Vampire
hronicles,” the movie stars Aaliyah as the
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Townsend as the vampire Lestat.
Playing in 2,51 1 locations, “Queen of the
Damned” averaged a healthy $6,035 a theater,
compared with a $5,000 average in 2,505 the
aters for “John Q” and $4,148 in 2,507 cinemas
for “Dragonfly.”
Director Mira Nair’s “Monsoon Wedding”
had an impressive debut in limited release,
grossing $66,000 at two New York City the
aters. The ensemble comedy follows the clash
of tradition and modern times during frenzied
preparations for a wedding in Delhi, India.
Distributor USA Films plans to expand the
film to more cities over the next two weekends.
Overall, the top 12 films grossed $85.5 mil
lion, up 14 percent from the same weekend last
year. For the first two months of the year,
Hollywood’s revenues are running virtually
even with the pace of last year, when the indus
try grossed a record $8.35 billion.
The early part of 2001 was dominated by
“Hannibal,” a February release that grossed
$165 million. This year has not yet produced
a major hit, but a string of new films have
opened solidly, while holdovers from last
year drew strong audiences.
Top Oscar nominees continue to benefit
from the awards attention. “A Beautiful
Mind” grossed $5.2 million, raising its total
to $132.6 million. “The Lord of the Rings:
The Fellowship of the Ring” took in $3.6 mil
lion, climbing to $283.3 million overall.
“I would characterize it as status quo,
week in and week out,” said Paul
Dergarabedian, president of box-office track
er Exhibitor Relations. “There hasn’t been a
runaway blockbuster so far like we some
times have at this point. But newcomers are
generating interest, holdovers and Oscar con
tenders are generating interest.”
The combat film “Black Hawk Down”
took in $3.7 million, pushing its total to
$101.4 million. It was the 19th movie
released in 2001 to cross the $100 million
mark, compared with a record 22 films the
year before.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through
Sunday at North American theaters, accord
ing to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc. Final fig
ures will be released Monday.
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