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LORDS AIHD
LADIES: Experience the 10th Annual
Texas Renaissance Festival. Held from
9:00AM 'til dark on its site in the
beautiful wooded area north of
Houston, and west of Conroe, Texas,
the Festival will transport you back to
the 16th Century for a day of fun and
frolic. See jousting knights, buxom
wenches, the Royal Falconer, wander
ing minstrels, comic and Shake
spearean players, Robin Hood's Merry
Men and much more.... Try your luck at one of the
games: Skittles. Bocce Ball, Jacob's Ladder, Fencing,
Archery and more...Gorge yourself with a Giant Turkey
Leg and a tankard of beer, A Gyro Sandwich, Empanada,
Fryed Cheese, Pizza fiapoli, Appyle Dumpling and more
...Examine the best wares created by fine craftsmen and
artists from throughout the land...Take in the races at
the Mewmarket Race Track and watch as glassblowers and
blacksmiths demonstrate their skills...
Celebrate the 10th Anniversary at the new Import Beer
Gardensl And indulge dining and entertainment fantasies
by joining in the KlMG'S FEAST.
(Call (713) 356-3002 for Feast details & reservations.
Tickets are $10 (adults) and $5 (children 5-12) at the
gate. Children under 5 admitted free. Prices include enter
tainment free parking, plus all events at Mewmarket Race
Track and Arena. Discount Tickets available at all Eagle,
Qerlands, and Brookshire Food Markets and participating
Canon Dealers. Or just clip the coupon and order advance
tickets before September 30th and save $1.00 per ticket.
Advance tickets good for any one Festival date.,
TICIltrS AVAILABLE AT ALL
From Houston:
Take 1-45 north, turn
left on 105, turn left on
1774 at Plantersville
and drive 6 miles to
Site
no PETS PLEASE.
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT
Coke
Canon
Tickets available at campus
box office.
YE OLDE
coupon
Enclose check or money order and
self-addressed stamped envelope.
Mail to: Texas Renaissance Festival Route 2,
Box 650. Plantersville, TX 77363.
Or call (713) 356-2178 for more Information.
Adult tickets _
Children 5-12.
Feast
x $9.00 = .
x $4.00 = .
x $40.00 = .
Total enclosed $.
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Address.
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. State.
Zip.
Offer expires 9/30/84
Battalion
September 27, 1984
Writing
courses
offered
By KIM GRIFFITHS
Rc/MHtcr
When was the last time vou felt
von had really sailed through that
tough essav exam and then discov
ered vour score had been slashed bv
20 points because of misspellings,
dangling modifers or sentences suf
fering from “incoherent thought?"
Well, help is on the way — and it's
free!
Beginning Oct. 3. the Texas A&M
Department of English will offer
Writing Outreach — mini-courses
designed to assist A&M students,
faculty and staff who want to im
prove their writing skills — at no
cost.
Dr. Gwendolen Gong, director of
freshman English studies and cre
ator of Writing Outreach, said the
sessions are espec ially aimed at peo
ple who recognize they have a spe
cific writing weakness hut do not
have either the time or desire to en
roll in a semester-long writing
course.
"Having just one minor writing
harrier — suc h as not knowing when
or where to use a comma — can cre
ate a writer s block and discourage a
person from ever becoming more
than just a mediocre writer," Gong
said.
Each one-hour session, taught bv
a faculty or staf f member in the En
glish department, will focus on one
writing topic: such as paragraphing,
coherence, revision, writing essav
exams, writing critically about litera
ture. grammar and punct lation.
More professionally-oriented ses
sions will deal with developing an ef
fective resume and letter of applica
tion.
The program relies exc lusivelv on
the volunteer efforts of participating
instructors, who are solelv in charge
of developing their courses and am
supporting materials. Gong said.
“I think their enthusiastic re
sponse to these sessions clearly dem
onstrates our department’s commit
tment to teac hing the importance of
good writing in everybody's life,"
C long said.
She said careful records will he
kept this fall to measure the re
sponse generated bv Writing Out
reach and the types of people at
tending the sessions. If the program
meets expectations, plans for ex
panded courses and facilities will he
looked into for the spring semester,
Gong said.
Gong emphasizes that Writing
Outreach was designed to support,
not replace am writing course or lab
currentlv offered at A&M and is not
intended to be a one-to-one tutoring
service.
The Department of English offers
a varietv of writing courses for those
interested in strengthening their
writing abilitv.
For further information about
Writing Outreach, contact the En
glish department.
Page 6/The Battalion/Thursday, September27,
What’s up
Thursday
AGGIE DEMOCRATS: Ken Cape it on, state senator, will
speak at pan. in (501 Rudder.
PANAMANIAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION: will meet is
140 MSC at 7 pan.
SOCIETY FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND NEW VEK
TURES: Jack Ford, from Bra/.osbanc, will speak aboiii
what bankers look for in entrepreneurs at 7 p.ni. in 11
1 iarrington.
NORTH LOUISIANA HOMETOWN CLUB: is meetingatl
pan. in 1 10 Old Engineering Building to discuss upcoming
events, including a party.
CHI ALPHA: is meeting at 7 pan. in 410 Rudder lot
worship, fellowship and Bible study.
TAIWAN ASSOCIATON: a song and dance show from Tai
wan will be presented at 7 pan. in Rudder Theater.
MSC CEPHEID VARIABLE: the movie “Conan the Barba
rian" will be shown at 8 and 10 pan. at the Grove.
DELTA Y: is meeting at (5:30 pan. in (501 Rudder to discus;
semester projects.
STUDENT Y: will meet at 7 pan. in (501 Rudder Tower.
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS: will bait
a general meeting in 137 MSC. For more information call
Mark Sterling at 2()0-3370.
TEXAS A8cM ANTIQUE AUTO CLUB: is meeting at 7p.m
in (504 Rudder. Everyone is welcome.
HILLEL JEWISH STUDENT CENTER: is having Rush Ha-
shana services at 10 a.m. at the Student Center.
IM-REC SPORTS: 1 (5-inch softball playoffs will be postedai
3 pan. in 159 E. Kvle.
FENCING CLUB: will have a business meeting at 7 p.m.in
2(57 E. Kvle. The meeting will be followed by a beginners
club and practice.
BLACK AWARENESS: is having a P R. organizational meet
ing for EAMU Voices of Praise at (5 pan. in 216TMSC
Anyone is welcome.
AGGIE PLAYERS: are presenting “Liliom, the Legendola
Romantic Hero.” at 8 p.m. in Rudder Forum.
RAPE CRISIS PROGRAM: the student chapter of the
American V eterinary Medical Association Auxiliar) is
sponsoring a rape prevention seminar at 7:30 p.m. in701
Rudder.
Friday
IM-REC SPORTS: all clothing bags cleared from lockers
must he picked up by this afternoon in 159 E. Kyle.
RHA CASINO: applications for Casino sub-chairmeiKindcu
chairmen are due bv 5 pan. today in 213 Pavilion.
HILLEL JEWISH STUDENT CENTER: is having Rush Ha-
shana services at 10 a.m. at the Student Center.
SOCIETY OF IRANIAN STUDENTS: is meeting at 5:3(1
p.m. in 308 Rudder. Dr. Abu Zaid will speak about the “So
cio-political Situation in Iratj.”
Reformer rearrested
United Press International
AUSTIN — David Rui/., whose
suit against the Texas prison system
led to sweeping court-ordered re
forms, was arraigned Wednesday on
felony assault, firearms and habitual
criminal charges.
Ruiz, was being held on $20.()()()
bond af ter his arrest Tuesday on two
counts of aggravated assault with a
deadly weapon, one count of being a
felon in possession of a firearm and
one charge of being a habitual crimi
nal.
Ruiz, was arraigned before Munic
ipal Judge J. David Phillips.
He faces sentences ranging f rom
2f> to 99 years or life in prisonift
victed of any one of the charges.
Austin police Sgt. Darrellfcj
brell said Ruiz, also had beenii
Tied, but not yet charged, asoml
three men armed with a handgi
U/i machine gun and a rilleal
robbed five people and rapedaT
year-old woman in Austin eail|
this month.
While serving a sentence
armed robbery in 1971, Ruiz
suit against the Texas Depart
of Corrections alleging intim
treatment of prisoners. Thesuii
to widespread reforms ordered
U.S. District Judge William Wat]
Justice of Tyler.
A special two evening conference:
For more Information call 846-8279
WHERE: Heldenfelds, Rm. 200
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telecommunications,
radar, vehicle repair, heli
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The Army has over
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with civilian job appli
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An Army skill may
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WHEN: Thurs. and Friday, Sept. 27, 28
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