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CHUCK'S BACK!! American League Rookie of the Year Worid Series Winners 1991 Chuck Knoblauch will be at the College Station Hilton (Mockingbird Room) signing autographs! Nov. 25-26 4PM-10PM 2 DAYS ONLY $5. Advanced tickets $7. Tickets at the door $4. For Little Leaguers ages 12 and under FOR MORE INFO. CALL 822-7828 Tickets now on sale @ The Bull Pen P.O. Mall & All-Star Collectibles, Bryan Study in SCOTLAND fJnj'oimatLona.C i-: ( ~\A^EcLisiAatj, •^VouEmljE.i 20, t:00-2:00l2m or { Ufiuri.J.aij, !2^>£CEm(?£r 5, 2:00 ^:i e jhm in 2^1 SBizzell’ you n££ci Lx: citizEmfiifi * <zAl\iniinum 3.0 in tSofifioniorz yznr and aktEnd in junior yzar abroad Study Abroad Office 161 Bizzell Hall West 845-0544 MSC Great Issues presents: % % Unveiling the Mystery Tuesday, November “13 - MSC 231 7:00 pm A panel discussion covering current techniques, future trends, and public misconceptions surrounding the world of genetic engineering. Admission is free Page 6 The Battalion What’s Up TUESDAY DEPARTMENT OF MULTICULTURAL SERVICES: Applications are available for the Mr. Black College King Contest. The winner will represent A&M in Orlando, Fla. Call 845-4551 for more information. UNITY NEWSPAPER: General meeting. Stories are due. 8:30 p.m. in 231 MSC. Call Raquel Jones at 847-2137 for more information. ASSOCIATION OF A&M GUITARISTS: Bass workshop with Brian Lippman. Styles, techniques and equipment will be covered. Guitar workshop TBA. Bring your instrument! Amps provided. 9 p.m. at Rumours Cafe in the MSC. Call Kelly at 696-4297 for more information. STUDENTS OVER TRADITIONAL AGE: General meeting. All members are asked to attend. 7 p.m. at the Off Campus Center. Call Virgil Martinez at 845-1741 for more information. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: General meeting. 5 p.m. behind Sul Ross or in the Academic Building if bad weather. Call Moses at 847-3692 for more information. AGGIES ADVOCATING DESIGNATED DRIVERS: General meeting at 7 p.m. Place TBA. Call Hans Kocher at 693-5643 for more information. TEXAS A&M SAILING TEAM: General meeting. Meet in 104 Zachry. Call Dean Pledger at 696-0994 for more information. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: General discussion at noon. Call the CDPE at 845-0280 for more information. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ASSOCIATION: Discussion series: Mini-Middle East Peace Conference - options for future. Dr Yavak of the History Dept, will mediate delegations from Arab countries, Israel and the U.S. 7 p.m. in 229 MSC. Call Edward Kellerman at 847- 1878 for more information. HISTORY CLUB: Panel discussion on graduate school for history majors. 7 p.m. in 206 MSC. Call David Wilson at 823-2896 for more information. SWE: We are having a question/answer session with a panel of female professors and graduate students. Everyone is welcome. Please come to ask questions concerning things you need to know. 5 p.m. in the lobby of Zachry. Call Jennifer at 696-4159 for more information. TSEA: Bookfair. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in 139 MSC. Call Lorie Edwards at 693-3101 for more information. PSYC CLUB: “What you can do with a psychology degree." 7 p.m. in 106 Psychology Building. SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS: General meeting. 6 p.m. in 003 Reed McDonald. COLLEGIATE FFA: General meeting. 8 p.m. in 208 Scoates. Call Tonya at 823-5266 for more information. AGGIE TOASTERS: Meeting of international organization for the improvement and refinement of public speaking skills. 8:30 p.m. in 404 Rudder. Call Tammy at 823-4512 for more information. DEPARTMENT OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES: Applications for Speakers Seminar are available in Pavilion Room 208 until the last class day in November. Speakers Seminar is a one-hour leadership class which prepares students to speak on behalf of Texas A&M. The class will meet on Mondays from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. during Spring ‘92. Applicants should be sophomore or junior classification. Direct questions to the Student Activities Office at 845- 1133. ORTHODOX STUDENT ORGANIZATION (OSO): Group discussion. 5:15 p.m. in 402 Rudder. Call Paul Comits at 847-4667 for more information. DEPARTMENT OF RECREATIONAL SPORTS: Entries will be closing for Sports Trivia Bowl and Archery Singles. 5:30 p.m. in 159 Read. Call 845-7826 for more information. AGGIE R.E.A.C.H.: Program discussing fat and cholesterol. Open to all students. 5:15 p.m. in 016 of Beutel Health Center. Call 845-6111to register. TAMU BAHA’I CLUB: “The Myth of Racism: From the perspective of physical Anthropology." In part two of this three part series, Joe Powell from the Dept, of Anthropology will discuss the findings of Physical Anthropology in regards to the problems of racism, America’s most challenging issue. 8:30 p.m. in 507AB Rudder. Call Andrew at 847-3170 for more information. PUBLIC RELATIONS STUDENT SOCIETY OF AMERICA: General meeting and guest speaker - Panchita Garret, Director of Media for Texas Association of Realtors. 7 p.m. in 124 Blocker. Call Donna Scheh at 764-8894 for more information. CHI ALPHA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: Everyone is welcome to join us at our weekly worship and fellowship meeting. Reminder: only two weeks remain to register for S.A.L.T. ‘92. 7 p.m. at the All Faiths Chapel. Call 846- 3119 for more information. TAMU NUTRITION SOCIETY: General meeting, guest speaker - Brenda Valera - Director of Research and Development for Blue Bell. Free samples. 7 p.m. in 127 Kleberg. Call Amy Bluntzer at 847-0852 for more information. GENETICS SOCIETY (UNDERGRAD): Aggieland pictures, T-shirts on sale, all members need to attend. 7 p.m. in the lobby of Zachry. Call Keith French at 693-5452 for more information. MSC GREAT ISSUES: Genetics: Unveiling the Mystery, a panel discussion. 7 p.m. in 231 MSC. BAPTIST STUDENT UNION: Aggie Growth Groups - small group discipleship from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. - Free conversational English classes for international students from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. - Crosstraining - basic discipleship from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. All at 203 College Main. Call 846-7722 for more information. THE MEDICINE TRIBE: Discuss Stop the Violence Rally, the Non-Bonfire (house-fixing) and UNICEF Christmas Card selling. 5:30 p.m. behind Sul Ross or in the Academic Building,depending on the weather. Call Irwin at 846-7425 for more information. SOUTHWESTERN BLACK STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE: Registration week for conference. T- shirts will be sold, noon-5 p.m. in the Commons Lobby. Call Joanna Harris at 845-4565 for more information. MSC VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE: Free drawing lessons. Those who missed previous lessons are still encouraged to attend. We welcome beginners as well as experienced artists. Lessons consist of lecture as well as one on one instruction. 7 to 8:30 p.m. in 212 MSC. Call Erik Koehlert at 846-3624 for more information. THE AGGIELAND: Sophomore pictures are now being taken from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at AR Photography located at 707 Texas Avenue, next to Taco Cabana. POLITICAL SCIENCE SOCIETY: The PSS is holding its last meeting/mixer of the semester. Our speaker will be Margaret Lalk, First Assistant District Attorney for Brazos County. 7 p.m. at Cafe Eccell. Call Patricia at 696-2933 for more information. TAMU SNOW SKI CLUB: Final payment for ski trip is due. 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. in 302 Rudder. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE STUDENT ORGANIZATION: Weekly meeting. 7 p.m. in 145 MSC. PRE MED - PRE DENT: Preservation by Southwestern Medical School. T-shirts are available for sale. Sign-ups for Baylor Med and UT Dental tours. 7 p.‘m. in 404 Rudder. Call Brent at 6 96-2829 for more information. THE TOUCHSTONE: General meeting. 7 p.m. at Two Pesos. Items for What’s Up should be submitted to The Battalion, 013 Reed McDonald, no later than three business days before the desired run date. VJe only publish the name and phone number of the contact if you ask us. What’s Up is a Battalion service that lists non-profit events and activities. Submissions are run on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no guarantee an entry will run. If you have questions, call the newsroom at 845-3313. Tuesday, November 19,19S’ 1, Dallas doctor finds office trashed after anti-abortion demonstration DALLAS (AP) - A doc::- whose house was picketed byar; abortion protesters arrived at!t||| off ice Monday morning to fi:: files rifled and several small itec missing, he said. The anti-abortion forces denie; any involvement in the incident Robert Prince, an obstetrici; and gynecologist with twooffts in the city, said someone brot'| into his south Dallas officeoveflj the weekend and trashed hisp<H tient files. Entry apparentlykJH through a small window, he said A microwave oven and an e; I determined amount of petty casM also were taken, said Wanda He S vey, Prince's business managH told police. About 100 participants ir: weeklong anti-abortion effoL dubbed "Days of Rescue" stage: 90-hour peaceful protest Sunc: afternoon outside Prince's home "It's more than a coincidence Prince said. "We've got a bigs^ here and all kinds of compute Nobody tried to take them. If; think I own an abortion clini; make my money from deliven:, babies." The Rev. Phillip "Flip" Be: ham, pastor of the Free Method 1 Church in Garland and thear: abortion group's chief organize said his group had nothing!c:t|| with the incident. Benham said he learned ofmt incident from a reporter. Hesai Prince probably trashed hiso> office. "If it's files and it's businey stuff, then you have a pretty go:: . idea of w'ho trashed it. Thever thing that the abortionist wol f/: like to get rid of are some of k files. Those are the things tha!r|;' getting ripped up. ... I think fe more than coincidental," Benk said. "That seems to be very con- s ; nient for Dr. Prince that some: his records were ripped uparL thrown out." Benham and about 25 otk gathered Monday in front oft® North Park Medical Group clb which they said performs abc: tions, but it was closed whenfe arrived. A woman who answeredfc phone at the clinic said it was ops last week but is now closed fork modeling. At the group's five-hoc protest at a women's clinic onSf urday, eight activists were arm: ed for trespassing. Two of the demonstrator: Mary Louise Kondrla, 18, andKe ly Dee Ignatin, remained jailc Monday, Benham said, addir: that the tw'o w'omen refusedt--' pay their $200 bail on principle. « w y Feb. *92 WHAT’S Replant? Feb. *92 Sponsored by: Environmental Issues Comm, of Student Gov't, in conjunction with the Texas Aggie Bonfire Comm. DEAD OR ALIVE DEAD-Tired or ALIVE-n-Kickin' Enjoy Mixed Drinks, Straight Shots, or Cold Beer in a real Hole-In-The-Wall, Wild West Saloon liipi Across Bottle-Cap Alley from The DIXIE CHICKEN Court to hear school funding case AUSTIN (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court, which twice has declared Texas school finance laws unconstitutional, on Tuesday is scheduled to hear challenges to lawmakers' latest effort to equalize ed ucation funding. Individual taxpayers and property-rich school districts are fighting the new law, saying that it vio lates the Texas Constitution by imposing local tax re quirements that amount to a statewide property tax. In addition, a coalition of groups representing rich, poor, large and small school districts says the law relies too heavily on local property taxes. The groups say the state should pay a larger por tion of the cost of education. The coalition is not challenging the tax structure itself or asking to be a party to the case, but has raised issues in a brief that it would like the justices to consider. The law enacted this year is designed to shift hffi dreds of millions of local property tax dollars fror wealthier to poorer school districts within newedc cation taxing regions, made up of one or sever: counties. Under the law, school districts in each taxingrf gion share the revenue from a minimum tax. Loc: school districts also may tax more, without poolini the revenue, to enrich programs and for constructio: The average property tax rate of Texas school db tricts has risen under the law to $1.20 per $100 prop erty valuation, up from $1.06 last year, accordingt the comptroller's office. The state share of public school funding current is 47 percent, excluding federal aid, education off cials say. That is projected to grow to almost 51 per cent under the law by 1994-95. Shiites release hostages Continued from Page 1 Of Anderson, the longest-held hostage, Sutherland said: "He's a man who should have never been kidnapped," adding that Ander son had just been doing his job as a journalist. Sutherland's daughter Joan watched her father's news confer ence on an airport television in Portland, Ore., then boarded a plane to reunite with him. "He looks wonderful!" she shrieked. "He looks just like he did be fore. I just can't believe how good he looks." British officials said Waite would be taken late Monday night to Cyprus to spend the night be fore returning to England on Tues day. Sutherland's plans were not immediately known. Waite, 52, who had successful ly negotiated the release of other Western detainees in Iran and Lebanon, came to Beirut in 1987 to try to free Americans held by the Iranian-allied Islamic Jihad. He was kidnapped himself and held for nearly five years. Sutherland, 60, was the hostage held the second-longest only a few months less than Asso ciated Press chief Middle East cor respondent Terry Anderson, who also is held by Islamic Jihad. At least six hostages remain and Perez de Cuellar said they all should be home in time for Christ mas. "That is what I have been of fered by the (kidnap) groups, as well as by the Iranian government, which has always given me very strong support, as well as the Syri an government," he said. Israel on Monday welcomed the release of Waite and Suther land, and said it hoped for word on four other missing soldiers. The government statement made no mention of any future releases of Lebanese prisoners under Is raeli control. Qatar News Agency quoted i' unidentified Islamic Jiltf spokesman as saying his grout "expects Israel to reciprocate!; releasing another batch of Aral prisoners," including Obeid, wh' was seized in 1989 in souther? Lebanon. "If Israel reciprocates, thenth case of the Western hostage 5 would be resolved altogether,"tire agency quoted the spokesman* saying in Beirut. Waite was special envoy fa the Archbishop of Canterbut; when he dropped from sights Jan. 20, 1987 in Beirut. His disap pearance was especially shockiui because he had been shuttling! 1, and out of the Middle East fa years. Sutherland, dean of agricultut' at the American University 1 ; Beirut, was kidnapped June ’ 1985, when gunmen attackedk car as he drove in a convoy fro 11 Beirut airport. The Scottish-bot? Sutherland lived in Colorado.