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t IN THE AFTERNOON! Radio News from the newsroom of THE BATTALION campus and community news 1:57 p.m. Monday through Friday on KAMU-FM 90.9 College Station / Bryan theclogstore.com 1 - 80 0-9 4 8-CLOG college Ski a Board Week Ski 20 Mountains & 5 Resorts tor the Price ot 1 Breck, Vail,**** Beavercreek, Arapahoe Basin 6 Kevstone *179 --U.&Ski mosHr-mo 1 - 0 o O - 7 r - Q-4-S3 wnw%fV\m ■■■ ^ONE G TONIGHT Piano Bar w/ Bobby D $ 1.00 bar drinks • *1.00 pints 8:00-11:00 KITCHEN OPEN ALL DAY/ALL NIGHT 696-5570 Designate * Party Safe PASSPORT TO CAREERS LIBERAL ARTS MAJORS ► October 2- “Destination: Real World" Learn how to develop competitive workplace skills. Career Center 6:00p.m. - 209 Koldus ► October 7- “Adventures in Education” Teacher Certification & Graduate School Preparation 6.00p.m.-106 PSYC ^ October 10- “Been There...Done That" Student Panel: Study Abroad/'Wort: Abroad, Internships 6:00p.m. -106 PSYC * Attend 3 out of 4 nights to be eligible for a drawing for a DVD player *Door prizes and refreshments every evening Sponsored by College of Liberal Ans. Career Center, Student Counseling Service, and Liberal Am Sludent Council Wednesday, October 2, 2002 AGGlEUf i hi: battali Brain drain Students prepare differently for the LSA1 By Matt Caffey THE BATTALION It’s time to study for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) in the Texas A&M community. It’s that time of year when students who wish to be attorneys must face the dreaded assessment test that determines whether they get into the law school of their choice or must contend with a lesser fate than they might prefer. Some Aggies have been preparing for months to ensure their success on the LSAT. They have taken the Princeton Review class for the LSAT, but just taking a review course does not guarantee a good score. “It helped somewhat, but you have to do most of the work yourself. You have to put in your own study time,” said Glenn George, a senior management information systems major, regarding the Princeton Review. George said he postponed his test date from the October 5, 2002 test date to December to give himself more time to prepare because he wasn’t satisfied with the scores he was making on practice tests. “1 wish I had prepared more during the summer,” George said. “It’s hard to find time now that classes have started." LSAT performance is essential to start ing a potential law student down the road to a career in law. Therefore, many people tend to experience a great deal of stress and put added pressure on themselves, thinking they will be a failure if they do not do well or get into the law school of their choice. Emily Vincent, a junior animal science and agriculture economics major, who will be taking the test in February, is able to put the test in perspective. “Standardized testing is not a great representation of what you are capable of,” Vincent said. “Some people are good at taking tests, other people’s strengths lie elsewhere.” Vincent said she believes taking the test is merely one facet of being successful in law school and as a lawyer. “Test-taking is just a skill, like other skills; some people have it and some do not,” Vincent said. “The skills necessary for being a lawyer go way beyond being able to take a test." Brook Bames, a senior psychology major, also thinks that far too much impor tance is placed on the LSAT. “Being a lawyer has less to do with that test than the law school admissions people would like to believe.” Barnes said. “How could one test on one day be indicative of your per formance as a lawyer?” “I like environmental law because I’ll be able to shape the future policy of it. instead of debating tired policies and issues in other areas of law.” Vincent views the skills of being a lawyer as more impor tant than her test results and the school she attends. Vincent said realizing her goal of PEOPLE IN THE NEWS SARAH rowt i k • THE BATTAUCt getting into the best school is lessimpot tant than realizing her goal of being tk best lawyer. “While in London this summer,!** able to gel a different perspective on file Enron and Worldcom scandals." Vinceu said. “It made me want to study bankic cy lavs and do w hat I can to be succe> in terms of promoting fairness in theta ness world.” Barnes is going to law school so he can fight for w hat he believes in. “With the upcoming environmental issues and the politics involved, such* the waste issues, standards forcaremis sions, fuel efficiency problems and the countless other issues. 1 feel that lawjen are going to play a huge role in shaping those policies.” Barnes said. “It is important to take the LSATand become a lawyer for the right reasons, George said. “If you keep that in mind you will not put too much pressure on yourself for the test.” Yot By TH The Texas been hit by a ) After being season by a gr< 25 Aggies 1 new faces this ence and let the summer. With three sive specialist ing, A&M he was faced wit! “A lot of Corbelli said, the most signil have ever expe But Corbel! and the Agg I stormed to a I season. A&M cont I when it travt I Oklahoma for I Sooners. The i I easy, as A&M I some growing I losses, the Agj I in service erro I first touches. Vikii MINNEAP star receiver Rt possession of i to charges last with his car. The new pe of up to $200. or fine from th Police said Moss’ car aftei was driving ir traffic officer s from making a she fell off the Moss spent Creed fan violates restraining order OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A fan of the rock band Creed was in jail Tuesday, accused of violating a restraining order filed by the group's lead singer. Tamera Jeanine Andrade, 35, was arrested Saturday night before Creed's concert at the Ford Center. Lead singer Scott Stapp filed the restraining order in Florida, police said. Andrade had a ticket to the show, a copy of the restraining order and a page from an address book with Stapp's home address when she was arrested outside the arena, police said. The restraining order says Andrade must stay at least 500 feet from any building where Stapp is, police said. Her bond was set at $2,000. Heavyweight champs to attend fund-raiser TORONTO (AP)— Heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis will join former champs Larry Holmes and Evander Holyfield and other athletes in paying tribute to Muhammad Ali at the SkyDome on Oct. 20. The 60-year-old Ali, a three time heavyweight champion who now suffers from Parkinson's disease, will partici pate in a fund-raiser for Parkinson Society Canada dur ing a CFL game between Toronto and Ottawa. Also attending will be Toronto Raptors center Hakeem Olajuwon and Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin, the Argonauts announced. Designer for 'Sex in the City' moves store NEW YORK (AP) - "Sex and the City" costume designer Patricia Field, an enduring sym bol of Manhattan's urban style, is closing her 36-year-old name sake Greenwich Village store. Field is consolidating opera tions at her newer SoHo loca tion, which has changed it name from Hotel VenuU, 0 Patricia Field. Celebrity fans of the (unhand sexy House of Field designs include Britney Spears, who wore a breakaway tuxedo at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards. Field has turned over day to day design duties to Davifl Dalrymple so she can concen trate on "Sex and the City which stars Sarah Jessica Paw Dalrymple told The Associate: Press earlier this year that f shares "a similar vision Field, who determines the eral direction and themes oft mid-priced clothing line he concentrates on indiv# garments. Kcippa Komedy Jam Saturday, October 1 91 7:OOpm l|Ik* Rudder Auditorium iSB tottp://tawnhall.tamu.edi^ |k ^ KAH' HAIR DESIGN 694-9755 WINTERIZE YOUR HAIR! Come see us for your foil low-lights 118 Walton Across from Main Entrance to Texas All tickets only $7.50! And you thought your chosen career was scary. OPAS JR is generously supported by: The OPAS Guild Supporting the arts since 1973. Ferdinand the bull dreams of a life of luxury. Instead of entering the challenging, not to mention painful, field of bullfighting, he would rather sit back, relax and enjoy a life sunbathing in a flower-filled pasture. Who could blame him? Will Ferdinand pass up fame to live his life with flowers? Find out with this bilingual musical adaptation of the beloved tale by Munro Leaf. FERDINAND THE BULL Sunday, October 6 at 2 PM and 4 PM Rudder Theatre For tickets, call 845-1234! Best seats available for 4 PM performance! FOR THE YOUNG AT ART! It’s not too late to feature you [ group in the 2003 Aggieland yearbook Just drop by Room 0 Reed McDonald and fill out a contract, Contracts will be accepted until Monday, Oct. 7. After Oct. 7 your organiza tion will be put on a , waiting list. If you have already turned in a contrac - please call to set up your group picture. Call 845-2682, if yo u have questions. Aggieland_2(K^