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Page 3 • Friday, November 1, 2002
When the same’s away...
When the Aggie football team plays out of town, students get creative
By Nishat Fatima
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Erin Wiedower may be a loyal fan of Aggie
football, but that doesn’t mean she is at a loss for
things to do when the Aggies play out of town.
"A lot of people tend to think that when there
isn't a football game, Aggieland has nothing else
to do,” said Wiedower, a freshman wildlife and
fisheries science major. “Once you live in
College Station, you know that's not true at all.”
On weekends when the Aggie football team
san away game, students can enjoy alterna
tive ways to spend their two days off from
school. While most weekend activities may
revolve around football, some people prefer
plans with a little more variety.
The matter of finding out what's going on
where can be difficult sometimes, but it’s defi
nitely worth it,” Wiedower said. “I went to the
Kappa Comedy Jam recently, and it was great.”
Going to the movie theater is tops on a lot
of peoples’ to-do lists for weekend fun.
love watching movies on the weekends
because they reduce my stress and help me relax,”
Wiedower said. “A good movie can almost have a
therapeutic affect when you are in college, because
it can briefly make you forget academics.”
Sometimes when funds are short, Wiedower
said she opts for the cheap alternative to the the
ater and rents a movie to watch at home.
“A lot of times, I get together with my
friends and we go pick up a movie or two from
Blockbuster” Wiedower said. “It saves all of us
money, and it is more comfortable to watch a
movie at your place or at a friend’s rather than
go to the theater. It also gives us a chance to
catch up with the movies that we may have
missed seeing at the cinema.”
Marcus Adam James, a sophomore agricultural
business major, said even when there is an away
game, he still watches Aggie football.
"I have a house in Bryan, and I invite a lot
of my friends over to watch the game,” James
said."We also like to go to Wings ‘n’ More and
I watch the game there, because they have great
food and a great atmosphere.”
James said he loves to sleep late on the
weekends when there is an away game.
“I don't get much sleep during the week,” he
said. “You can relax and take your time to get up
and watch the game at your own convenience.”
Besides watching the game with friends and
sleeping, James said there is plenty of nightlife in
College Station to keep his weekends interesting.
“There are always live concerts going on at
Northgate. They are always a lot of fun and the
prices are very reasonable,” James said.
Sometimes when it gets late and everything
closes up, I tend to loiter around campus with
my friends and jump in the ponds and fountains.
It’s actually a lot of fun and it’s absolutely free.”
For Saima Baig, a senior environmental
biology major, the open weekend is a time to
catch up on activities she misses during the
week. The Student Recreation Center and the
mall are some of the places she visits during
weekends of an away game.
“I relish the free time I get on the weekends
because I love going to the Rec Center, but
can’t find time to during the week,” she said. “I
also like to play sports like badminton with my
friends. It’s great stress relief and I can also get
a good work out.”
LORI GREEN • THE BATTALION
Baig said the mall can provide a welcome release.
“I know it sounds old, but going to the mall
and shopping, browsing and just hanging out
can be a lot of fun,” she said. “On a lot of
occasions, hours pass by before my friends and
I had realized what time it was.”
Weidower said even though she likes organ
ized outings when she gets together with her
friends on the weekends, the spontaneous and
random plans are the best kind. “Sometimes the
best thing to do is to get together with your
friends and just see what happens,” she said.
“It’s great when you are spending time with a
gang of your pals, and you don't know what
will happen next or what to expect.”
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