ATTALIi
1 pagei
scial inte;j
'I journalj
lo gy,joJ
ting andtl
^ journal;!
it A&M,
editor faj
cience
ie mag;
)istingu
Aggielife
The Batialion
Page 3 • Thursday, June 20, 2002
All work and no play
Students share good and bad experiences
when starting a new job
By Bethany Brown
THE BATTALION
For many Texas A&M students, the summer is more than just
time to bask in the sun, swim in the local pool and take easy
mesmen:
tiad at
ne and
initial
k'sletter.
and nee.
aid.
many
mall an:
an of
Editon-
cover..
tten mecfflcourses at Blinn — it is the time to find a new job. Many Aggies
find that new jobs are often very beneficial, but sometimes
require adaptation.
One of the toughest parts of starting a new job can be learn
ing the tasks that the job require and learning how to perform
their duties well.
Joel Copeland, a senior history major, recently began working
at a local law firm.
“[My first day] was busy, a stereotypical Monday,” Copeland said.
My first task was to move the boss’s daughter out of her dorm.”
As a runner for the Firm, Copeland basically does whatever the
lawyers need him to do, from making copies to getting them lunch.
I perform many personal errands ... lawyers are the busiest
people I’ve ever met, so when runners do their personal errands,
they are given that much more time with their family, or on the
golf course,” Copeland said.
Copeland said he has already met some challenges in the brief
period he has worked for the firm and that he
has encountered problems that many
students have to face in whatever
job they hold
I have to ignore occasional fits
of anger that consume co-workers
because deadlines cannot be met do to
circumstances that they cannot
control,” Copeland said.
Usually a couple of hours
later they have cooled off
to majot
of medi
ilding a
ition.as
or the Joi
al Scbt
she deni
Is ofjoutr
?r her car;
he varieti
each asp
ach
intinuew
it A&M
, she said.
“It is an eight-to-five, five-days-a-week job; up until now. I’ve
only had part-time jobs,” Monk said. “(I have had to) learn how
to get up early and fight Houston traffic.”
Monk had a typical first day of training and about the compa
ny she would be working for, but the information turned out to
be even more important than basic training.
“(My first day was) long, but it really gave me an insight into
the type of job I will have when I graduate,” Monk said.
Another tough part of starting a new job is meeting and get
ting along with co-workers.
Marcus Brown, a senior industrial engineering major, found
his new job at a local country club where numerous other A&M
students work. Brown had to get to know, as well as work with,
many of his fellow Aggies.
“It was pretty easy to get to know my
co-workers because we had to spend a lot
of late nights at the club,” Brown said.
“Sometimes we’re there until one or
two in the morning.”
Brown and his co-go places like
Lake Conroe and to the local bars in the
area.
“We all go to The Tap every Thursday
night,” Brown said. “And we have an
s not inc.
lat does
county
rious boc
mty jail
gardins.
g in
: c ' •
ens A®'
using C-
and are the same, nice per
son.”
In addition to the frus
trating situations
Copeland endured some
of the bizarre occur
i a privs!
increase
ontrol w
ressure' fences that can come
I with any job.
A secretary sent me into the bathroom to search for a
awyer,” Copeland said. “And let’s just say I found him and he
as not too happy to be summoned.”
Valerie Monk, a senior industrial distribution major, had to face
—»ier new job in Houston where she had to learn to simplify her
^ njlusual practices, like her sleeping habits, to perform her new job.
■ Monk recently started a job at a gasket and polymer compa
ny, a far cry from the restaurant where she previously worked,
onk said adapting to the early mornings has been a challenge.
clitor »1V
i Assistant ||
Director ||
j Editor |
ducer
lay during
imer sessio’N
Heals PostaM
rue Battalior I
I university''
offices are 1 '!
647; E-i» ! §
ement byW|
6. For class :,i
Id, and ofWI
udent to P ltl |
subscription
manner or Jn 1 I
845-2611
LUKE CARNEVALE • THE BATTALION
‘after hours’ tradition of spending time at someone’s house.”
Brown said that he definitely enjoys his job, and that makes it
easier to enjoy the people he works with.
“I love my job,” Brown said. “I get to play free golf, I get free
food and I get to meet a lot of good looking girls.”
An important thing to remember when starting a new job is
that hard work is the best way to make a smooth transition to a
new company and keep employers and co-workers happy.
“If you are on the bottom of the ladder like I am, accept any
task tossed up in the air, and do it right,” Copeland said.
LI [C
R I T I QTU E
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
PG-13
Directed by Callie Khouri
Warner Bros. Pictures
Staring: Sandra Bullock, Ellen Burstyn, Fionnula Flanagan,
James Garner, Cherry Jones, Ashley Judd, Shirley Knight,
Angus MacFadyen, Maggie Smith
PHOTO COURTESY OF WARNER BROS. FILMS
Ya-Ya!
Everyone has a secret or two (or three or four or...).
Sometimes, though, those secrets need to be revealed, and it
takes those closest to us to reveal them.
This is the case in Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood,
when a secret kept by Vivian Walker (Ellen Burstyn) threatens
to tear apart her relationship with her oldest daughter, Siddalee
(Sandra Bullock), who is a New York City playwright with a
chip on her shoulder. It takes Vivian’s friends, the Ya-Yas, to
bring the two back together again, as well as make this movie
entertaining.
Based on the self-titled novel by Rebecca Wells, Divine
Secrets is a delightful movie that makes viewers laugh just as
it makes them cry.
It is the cast that shapes the movie more than the script. The
four friends — Vivian, Caro, Necie, and Teensy — played by
Ellen Burstyn, Maggie Smith, Shirley Knight and Fionnula
Flanagan are the best foursome since Sally Field, Dolly Parton,
Shirley MacLaine and Olympia Dukakis in Steel Magnolias.
Smith, however, steals the whole movie as the oxygen toting
Caro. Known mostly for her serious roles in Harry Potter and
the Sorcerer’s Stone, The First Wives Club and Sister Act,
Smith proves herself quite the comedian with great timing and
a flare for being over-dramatic.
Despite being primarily a comedy, the seriousness behind'
much of the story'should not be lost. While (tie Avomeri 'ih fhis^
story are eccentric, the events in Vivian and Siddalee’s lives are
serious and are given the respect they require.
Divine Secrets celebrates the relationships all women have.
It leaves the viewer with a new respect for their mother, daugh
ter, sisters, friends, and even the men that live with them. In the
end, however, it is indeed an “all girl production.”
Avckl at all: tests
VLiit Iop Hit edited IV vtesk n
I- i nt il
-Denise Schoppe
ne time teij to Hit Hn utt-i
.See it, love it, see 1 it aejain
■■■■I
jup
PM
, enter
ithin a
10 3 re
lealing
nship 5 '
Knew why you
put off laundry
Wm
until you 90 home?
Because
YOU
II,BYE
IT f
You obviously haven't been to:
Clean, Air-Conditioned,
BO machines. Video Arcade, Full Restaurant,
Pub with over 50 Beers, study lounge with internet access
Dry Cleaning & Wash & Fold Service, friendly, helpful staff,
f$X3$ § HirfifuiCcxII StmOpcw I § I difi i with!
New Ownership! New Attitude!
Quiet Country Living
among the Oaks in Bryan
99 Total Move-In ~ 822-7650
*
First time Renters Welcome
Now accepting Semester Leases
GIG THIS!
Awesome Specials — Awesome Fun
Pepper Tree Apartments
College Station
693-5731 ~ 2701 Longmire
If You Have Something To Sell,
Remember:
Classifieds Can Do It
Ca// 845-0569
The Battalion
The Best
Under The
I ♦ COMMOIVS ♦
Look What's Included!
4 Bd/ 2 Bath
W
' 'A
I $335 per month
11,200 sq. ft. approx
2 Bd/ 2 Bath
$400 per month
900 sq. ft. approx
2 Bd/ 1 Bath
| $395 per month
| 890 sq. ft. approx.
I . •
*Add $5 for 3rd floor
950 Colgate Drive
College Station, TX 77840
Fax (979) 764-1077
www.universitycommons.com
♦ Fully furnished
♦ 2 & 4 Bedroom floorplans
♦ Individual leases
♦ Great roommate matching
service
♦ Full size washer & dryer
♦ Microwave, dishwasher,
disposal & icemaker
♦ 55 TV Channels + HB0
♦ Electronic security
system
♦ On A&M bus route
♦ 10 Minutes from Blinn
♦ Game room with pool
tables & foosball
♦ 2 Swimming pools &
hot tub
♦ Lighted tennis, volleyball,
& basketball courts
♦ 24 hr workout facilities
♦ 24 hr maintenance &
management
Now Leasing for the Fall!
764-8999