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Tolff Off Campus Aggies Haunted House Meeting Wednesday, Sept. 15 7:30 p.m. at Fuddruckers For More Information call Jessica at 845-0688 'N Fritch By Critch HYdar+oon has bee/^ in iVit pqpeHb "W Vio ojeeW5 \ Stvue marty peopV Vviv/c. yoor comic f<w\Vy bcv&ecl A'»fe \ VeW, \n artsuxr -Vo yoof qo^sVlon; e'/efyVWtng In vny CarVeon ‘ib "toje. C DANCE LESSONS Texas Hall Of Fame Hostile kids beat on Barney The Associated Press GALVESTON — Barney, the friendly purple dinosaur adored by millions of preschoolers, got a not so friendly greeting from four juveniles. The dinosaur was roughed up by the boys, ranging in age from 10 to 15, during a personal ap pearance Sunday morning at a lo cal discount store, police said. The boys caused a disturbance inside the store and were asked to leave, a K-mart spokesman said. On their way out of the store, one of them punched the dinosaur. “They were trying to take his head off,” the spokesman said. The unidentified man inside the dinosaur costume was un harmed, police said. All four juveniles were arrested and later released into the custody oitheir parents, said Sgt. Nick Ei- necke with the Galveston Police Department. They wilTtace the municipal judge at 8 a.m. Wednesday, he added. JUST THE BEGINNING j. ftlr'mVvt YYTDra., ft UktU -tD'tWL U.-Pk. Pavlina's (Wl "taUeyrt Wc have student airfares! Costa Rica London Paris Frankfurt Moscow Tokyo Beginning Country 8c Western Wed. Sept 15, 22, 29, Oct 6, 13 6pm Wed. Sept 15, 22, 29, Oct 6, 13 7:30pm $20/student $25/nonstudent Advanced Country & Western Wed. Oct 20, 25, Nov 3, 10, 17 6pm $20/student $25/nonstudent Jitterbug Thurs. Sept 23, 30, Oct 7, 14, 21 6pm Wed. Oct 20, 25, Nov 3, 10, 17 7:30pm $20/student $25/nonstudent Ballroom Dance Tues. 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If you think you or someone close to you has a problem with alcohol, you might consider going to one of the groups that meets on campus to share concerns and to offer encouragement and support. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA): M & W 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA): T & TH 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Al-Anon. for anyone close to an alcoholic: T&TH 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. All meetings are held in the MSC. Please check the monitors for room numbers For more information call or come by C.D.P.E.: The Rainbow Center Beutel Health Center, Room 222 845-0280 *This is a public service announcement brought to you by the Center for Drug Prevention and Education* % J