2
CASINO NIGHT
, _ , CRAPS, ROULETTE
SUNDAY, JANUARY 25
Win TV, DVD Player
or one of 75 other prizes!
Dealing starts at 9:30pm
Call 846-0211 for details
TH
eJiofie P*iea4MiHC4t Ce*ite/t4>
I * • OF BRAZOS VALLEY
YOU COULD HAVE AN STD
AND NOT KNOW IT!
IF YOU'RE SEXUALLY ACTIVE YOU ARE
AT RISK - EVEN IF YOU ARE USING CONDOMS.
STD Testing - Free & Confidential
Call our Registered Nurse to make an appointment
695-9193
205 Brentwood, College Station
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
The Star and Cresent shall not be worn by every man
...but only by him who is worthy to wear it.
Sun.
Jan. 25
Kappa Sigma Athletics
Indoor Basketball Court @ the Rec
8-11 pm
Mon.
Jan. 26
Big Monday
Front Porch at the Tap
8- 11 pm
Tues.
Jan. 27
Billiards & Burgers
Upstairs, Fif/:willy’s
6-9pm
Wed.
Jan. 28
Meet the Kappa Sigs
Kyle Field Press Box
6-9pm
Thurs.
Jan. 29
Get to Know Kappa Sigs
Kappa Sigma House
6- 10pm
Fn.
Jan. 30
Star and Crescent Dinner +
TBA
Sat.
Jan. 31
Bid House
Systems Bldg.
TBA
Mnvite Only/Shirt & Tie
For more information or rides, please call Greg at
(979) 21 8-7271, or The Kappa Sigma House at (979) 268- 11 59
SPRING 2004 RUSH
THE 12TH MAN FOUNDATION
IS NOW HIRING
FOR POSITIONS IN IT'S
2004 (All CENTER CAMPAIGN
• Earn $6.00 per Hour* Plus Bonuses
• Gain Valuable Work Experience
• Flexible Scheduling
To apply, visit the 12th Man Foundation Office at the North End of
Kyle Field, or fill out an application online.
www.12thmanfoundation.com/callcenter
* after the first 30 days
NEi
Friday, January 23, 2004
THE BATTAli
FISH
Tms is The only
open ExERu$E . B/kE
in the E/^Tike Reg
^■’1 oHH—>.een te r >>
YEAR'S
Looks Lire Vov'll
HAVE To Go
lift weights
Ok Something
wz.vam Voices
Continued from page!
notse t PoiuiTion
69 J0$h DflRUJin
PA«ReK.' 1 WAS TVJST
1 DO You WHAT
THAT ROCK in THE
1 WAS &ONNA 'SAY IT
USTCNINia “TO THE
l TVlfS PRONE'S? J
fco’s ANP TO'S WA«
PROVeS PREP DUR^T
«AplO AND L\*AP
^——- r
WAY BETTER THAN
IE A Toot, But i uke
S12VMT WAS BUTCHERING
9a 7. op ihusic today.
wouk M4Su>€R eurrre*.
“behind buae eyes" by
AND CURRENT RAN PE
the wirtof
WANNA CA*M IN*
'-v' - \ s \
\ ‘f+*m
w'-
r —^ f)
|vf^
<rf> W r j)
by Will Uoy*A
America’s diversity.
“We’ve always beena^
Trade Center, and
America’s best kept set
Toliver said as the pro|
concluded.
Moran said the perfoi;
have received a varied
feedback from audiences
“People have been
ecstatic,” Moran said,
walk out, people get angn
people cry. It really varies
the audience.”
Toliver and Moran per
the program for universite
high schools nationwide,
the characters are based oc
Americans interviewed
the country and the char:
are constantly updated lo
the program fresh and or
Moran said.
“This program
Pandora’s box,” Moran sar
you open it up, all of these
w ill come out, but in to
there is also this ray of hop
Professor
Continued from page
Edwards
Continued from page 1
Rover
Continued from page 1
Edwards had the opportunity to
meet Congressman Olin E.
Teague, who inspired him to
pursue politics.
The day after Edwards graduat
ed, he was offered a job in
Washington, D.C., with Teague
and began his life in public service.
Nick Anthis, president of the
Texas Aggie Democrats, said the
organization supports Edwards
completely.
“Although people call A&M
a Republican stronghold, Chet
Edward§ really supports the
basic values that we Aggies
stand for,” Anthis said.
Edwards also said that his
bipartisan stance has helped him
gain public support
“I am a fiscally conservative,
pro-defense Democrat who has
won repeated elections by receiv
ing support from Republicans,
independents and Democrats,”
Edwards said. “I hope to earn the
support of students.”
and soil for evidence that it was once wetter and more hospitable to life.
Until V/ednesday, Spirit had functioned almost flawlessly and
NASA scientists and engineers had been jubilant.
Cushioned by its air bags, the rover made a bulfs-eye landing on
Mars, surviving what was by far the most dangerous part of the
mission — the descent through the atmosphere at 12,000 mph.
Then on Jan. 15, in another nail-biting moment for NASA, the
rover safely rolled down a ramp onto Mars’ ruddy soil without
becoming snagged.
It has snapped thousands of pictures, including breathtaking
panoramic views and microscopic images of the martian soil. It also
carried out preliminary work analyzing the minerals and elements
that make up its surroundings.
Steven Squyres, of Cornell University, the mission’s main scientist,
cautioned that communications problems are common on spacecraft.
“While it is cause for concern, it is not cause for alarm,” he said.
NASA last heard from Spirit as it prepared to continue its work
examining its first rock, just a few yards from where it landed.
Early Thursday, NASA initially heard nothing from Spirit that
would indicate it was in “fault mode,” a state that the rover enters
by itself when it has experienced a problem. Later, NASA send a
command to Spirit as if it were in fault mode, anyway. Spirit
acknowledged with a beep that it received the command, indicating
an onboard problem. That puzzled engineers.
“It is precisely like trying to diagnose a patient with different
symptoms that don’t corroborate,” said Firouz Naderi. manager of
JPL’s Mars exploration program.
He also said that Lemr
very successful in rtcr
research grants from NAS
“This is a good oppor.
not just for Texas A&M,to
for us to know what goe
another planet," said
industrial distribution
Irfan Umatiya.
Lemmon has been inw
several of NASA's p
exploration missions, as
astronomical observation
theoretical research. For
mission in 1997 he was,
with the Mars Pathfinder Pr
He later intended to wort
Mars Polar Landing prop:
the machine crashed in 19^
Lemmon said he res&
other planets’ atmospherf
focuses mostly on Mars
Lemmon and others occ
ally travel to California
for the current Mars
Currently, Lemmon is at
proportion lab in Pasedetu
“Lemmon as well
researchers have a special
that shows them what liirc
On Mars,” North said
To do this the watch tid>
er. adding 39 minutes to
Earth to create time o
Lemmon’s day usuajj
when most Americans ■days:;
This will be Lemmon
trip to Mars, and he
continue working with
and Opportunity until A|
“This is a high-pro'
sion and is a good chai
Texas A&M Univei
Lemmon said.
StU
S
eled hoi
and van
Pate,
just afu
You’ll Feel Better, Fast!
Sports q Back
SC Clinic
Helping Ags feel better for over 20 years.
Rehabilitation for:
• Sports Injuries • Vehicle Injuries
• Orthopedic Injuries • Back & Neck Injuries
• Occupational Injuries
(979) 776.2225
2011A Villa Maria • Bryan, TX 77802
BEYOND
Athleticism
Semester-long ATHLETIC workout!
Yes...it’s probably going to hurt.
Spring Break /Summer Bodyl
2-3 Certified Trainers per session.
5 workouts each week!
V. XtremeConditioning..
Listen up, Aggies...
Do you remember last year’s
basketball win over Bobby’s
Raiders? It was a sell out—some good Ags missed
it and the one against a little Austin school because
they didn’t pull their tickets early. Pull your ticket
or buy a ticket for your guest between 10 am-5:30
pm today, Friday and Saturday at Reed Arena’s Box
Office. Then just walk in the door, hand your ticket
to the ticket taker and catch every minute, every
shot and every steal of the Aggie victory.
Tickets are available now for the rest of the season.
Bring your all sports pass —and your friends’
passes—to Reed Arena Box Office to pull your
tickets. Loud is loud. And then there’s the LOUD of
Reed Arena full of Ags. Be there for the fun.
Remember Reed’s First Law:
Pull your tickets early to avoid the lines!
THE BATTALION
Elizabeth N. Webb, Editor in Chief
Kendra Kingsley, Managing Editor
Melissa Sullivan, City Editor
Sonia Moghe, City Assistant
Kim Katopodis, Aggielife Editor
Nishat Fatima, Entertainment Editor
George Deutsch, Opinion Editor
Matt Rigney, Opinion Assistant
Troy Miller, Sports Editor
Brad Bennett, Sports Assistant jS
Rachel Valencia, Copy Chief |
Ruben DeLuna, Graphics Editor 1
Joshua Hobson, Photo Editor ‘1
Jacquelyn Spruce, Radio Producoj
THE BATTALION (ISSN #1055-4726) is published daily, Monday through Fridayw
ing the fall and spring semesters and Monday through Thursday during the suirmf
session (except University holidays and exam periods) at Texas A&M Universli,
Periodicals Postage Paid at College Station, TX 77840. POSTMASTER: Send adcWi
changes to The Battalion, Texas A&M University, 1111 TAMU, College Station,! 1
77843-1111.
News: The Battalion news department is managed by students at Texas Al
University in the Division of Student Media, a unit of the Department of Journalii
News offices are in 014 Reed McDonald Building. Newsroom phone: 845-3313; Fa 1
845-2647; E-mail: news@thebattalion.net; Web site: http://www.thebattalion.net
Advertising: Publication of advertising does not imply sponsorship or endorsenwjf
The Battalion. For campus, local, and national display advertising, call 845-2696f
classified advertising, call 845-0569. Advertising offices are in 015 Reed
and office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Fax: 845-2678.
Subscriptions: A part of the Student Services Fee entitles each Texas A&M student®
pick up a single copy of The Battalion. First copy free, additional copies251. Mails#!
scriptions are $60 per school year, $30 for the fall or spring semester, $17.50(0(11'
summer or $10 a month. To charge by Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or Amelia
Express, call 845-2611.