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First City National Bank of Bryan 779-5402 Page 12/The Battalion Wednesday, February 27,1985 NEWS i Around town Spring election filing continues Filing for Spring elections will bt i room 214 of the Pavilion. Honrs to file . day and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday and Fritl Id Mondav till Friday in 9 a.m.-4 |>.rn. Wtdno- Personnel department offers courses A “Personnel Management for Supervisors” < by the Personnel Department will be held I'hur meeting 8:30 a.m.-11 a.tn. each day in 211 YMCA. course is to help experienced managei s impio knowledge of pel scan el related matters. Heads ot similar administrative units may make reservations sorv personnel by call Mercedes ( km/ale/ at K45-41 nurse, sponsored s<i;»v and Frida', flic intent of the ,e their workiat departments and’ lor the -supmi- After Hours offers driving course The TAMl After Hours Program will sponsor a Driver: Course Friday and Saturdav. 1’his tours* may Iv used to-havei lain traffic violations dismissed and to receive a 10 percent discount on automobile insurance. Registration held 8 a.in.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday in 21ti MSC. For more infoi mation, call 84:VI$15. Class of ’88 holds Ball Saturday The Class of "88 presents the Freshman Ball Saturday evening in the MSC Ballroom. Tickets are on sale lioiri ll a.iu.-2 p.m. at I Quad, Sblsa and the MSC. Price is $12.50 per touple. Come sup your Hass. Auditions held for upcoming ploy Auditions for the Aggie Players production of You Can’tTa It With You” will be hehl at 7 p.m. on March 1 in the l.nb fheatrein H4 Blocker. Auditions are open to all interested Aggies and will consist of cold readings from the play and some short iuyprovisation. | More thaji twenty actors will l>e needed to cost the show. BSU will sponsor spring revival The Aggie Baptist Student Union will hold a revival March the BSU beginning at 7:31) p.m. each night. Hu* featured speakers David George, an evangelist from Arlington. Texas. Kathy Baum from Richardson will provide the music. Polo clinic slated for this weekend litre Sati The Polo Club is bolding a p< SMU, Texas Tech and Tulane. The coat h and a tournament between the participant Anyone interested may attend. ud Sunday with li om New York lies will beheld ORC holds outdoor conference this week Outdoor Recreation is sponsoring the Fourt Horizons Conference today through Sunday. 1 series of seminars, workshops ana spec ial proj outdoor recreation, outdoor education, and the ics include mountaineering, back pat king, rock< camping, wildlife, photography and many othc recreation. For more information, call Outdoor 15)5. h Annual Outdoor his cojilctence tsa minis dedicated to riis iiontneni I op- limbing, kayaking, i nteas of outdoor Ren cation at #45- Rock group donates tour proceeds to pooil Associated Press LONDON — The British rock group UB40 has given 1 ()(),()()() pounds (lOb,000), the entire pro ceeds of an African tour, to a charity for Zimbabwe’s poor and homeless, the group’s manager said Monday. Asmx iation reported. The age in s said that Ca!iiprelii| father Ian first leaked word oftl gift. “ I he lads didh’t tell amontl what they had done because tli(!| didn't want to make a big thingo itlie was quoted as saying. Manager Dave Campbell, brother of group members Rob and Ali Campbell, said the musicians had hoped to keep the gift secret, the British domestic news agency Press Turner dominates Grammy awards Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Soul singer Tina Turner was named best female pop vocalist and Cyndi Lauper was named best new artist of the year Tuesday at the 27th annual Grammy awards presentation. Blue collar rocker Brutfl Springsteen won his first Gramm'* best rock male vocalist lot hissenst| ous “Dancing in the Dark./ “Eve been waiting for this oppor tunity for such a long time,” the 43- year-old rhythm and blues queen said in accepting her award. She also won for best female rock vocalist for her “Better Be Good to Me.” The Pointer Sisters’ u'otv Gn# mys both for vocal arrangementl«j Turner’s “What’s Love Got to Do With It” was named song of the year in the nationally televised awards show. Michael Jackson, who had doitfl nated last years'presentation by wii ning a record eight awards, wajsj> sent from this year’s show, “Making Michael Jackson’s Thi won best video album. Prince and his band, the Revolu tion, won best rock performance by a duo with vocal for the “Purple Rain” LP. Prince also won for writing the best rhythm and blues song, “I Feel For You.” The song was recorded by Chaka Khan, who was named best female rhythm and blues artist. Best female country vocal perfoj mance was by Emmy Lon Harrisf« “In My Dreams.” and Merle Haf gat cl won for lies! country male/ ciil. Billy Ocean won the rhythm blues male vocal Grammy for “Caribbean Queen” single. Phil Collins, who took a leave of absence from the British rock group Genesis, was named best male pop Tina Turner’s “What’s Love To Do With U” was named record 1 ] the year and Lionel Richie’s “Calif Slow Down” was named album the year. Sh H( blue-' case ; a Ho while cropl the h ney a Ro tnpp and t mure with < Fo Duva stalk happ the c West Po to k Jame Virgi four been her r gram If as thi mans twoc Dave Cambell said, “11 ] something like that and t world about it, you’re going toM I ()(),()()() pounds worth of .free pull licit y f or yourself. It wouldbeacoul vocalist foi Against All Odds(Tali| a Look at Me Now).” C< “Automatic” and for pop perfoj mance by a duo or group forth/ “ Jump” single. ME I said s;; that a Dallas other the bl; “Wi 'vho ( Beaty eharg U.S. andF Tfo surroi One I thato P-m.] At from area arsor