Thursday, November 21,1985/The Battalion/Page 7 McCul WER: Ml 'ound dog is hungry for student vote lONlEHLl STRE/OT Fi I0PIWG! 9k tests ting next wed- y MANDY MIKULENCAK Reporter A huge hound named Higgins is ping to be top dog in the Purina )g Chow “Search for the Great Inerican Dog” contest, but he eds help from the students at xas A&M. Higgins Schultz, a 195-pound Old Biglish Mastiff from Dallas, is out (x\ the canine campaign trail with his sjfcgan, “Higgins is hungry for your tines.” ■To win the Purina contest, Hig gins must receive more public votes Ban his four canine counterparts, who, with Higgins, make up the five finalists who buried some 25,000 Bntenders in the preliminaries of the contest. Higgins, the finalist from the Tower or atlir $ 0lJt h Central Region of the United iin morestudtjff tes ’ ‘ s begging A&M students and their dogs to register their votes for so passed a bi hi * n before Saturday by calling 1- WntingforAiB^'f^b-2522. -> ed by placinj|W Hl 8S ms owner and best friend, th corner ofVv» nee Schultz of Dallas, said the tsi corner must be made from either ’Bartments or residences because of dilficulty calling from dorm rooms t , ss [| R . SfHHt and there is a 50 cent charge per call. !rst'readingof!M^ c b u * tz sa > d Higgins is busy this by the Sena:t.f ek be SS in K for votes and building MU( l r|1 , l )(j( ] support in the Dallas area, and his would require®! 1 ? 3 ^ 11 aides are building support it members lo# hlm throughout the region | K .| ort , which is made up of I exas, Okla- ^Bma, Colorado, New Mexico, Loui- Hna, Utah, Missouri, Kansas, Ar- itroducdonofi| ailsas and Mississippi, luce the fall so* needs the support of ratio require 1| xas A&M,” Schultz said. “He’s re- laiors from2.; :0,1 tb e educated voters of this 1 standardize University to call in votes for him.” nr f nr m-mbBSchultz also said Higgins has be- conte quite a campaigner. .■When Higgins is not out charm- ing the crowds with his toothsome ctl l/^\/ sni ’* e ant ^ Sl)u ^ u l eyes, Schultz said i) IUQV Higgins spends his days taping inter views and munching Purina prod ucts. Higgins’ strategy is clear in this contest and he makes no bones about his promises to his constitu ents: to let sleeping dogs lie, to teach old dogs new tricks, to let every dog have his day and, in all issues of im portance, to go to the dogs. Also, Higgins believes he’s more than qualified to be Purina’s “Great American Dog” because he eats Pu rina products regularly. Higgins admits, though, that occa sionally he succumbs to cravings for his favorite junk foods — Kleenex tissues and cheese weiners. During voting week, Higgins is devoting all his time to his campaign and not his cravings. Higgins’ aides are out distributing fliers of his “Hound Profile” which include personal information on the pooch such as: his favorite color, bone; his favorite song, “You Ain’t Nothing But A Hound Dog;” and his goal in life, to be the winner of the Purina Dog Chow contest so that he can win $25,000 for his owners, a ride in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with Betty Thomas of “Hill Street Blues” and to have his picture on eight million packages of Purina Dog Chow. Schultz said she decided to enter Higgins in the contest after seeing an ad in a magazine about last year’s contest. Schultz said she believed her “gentle giant” was unusual enough to have a chance. Schultz said she sent in a photo of Higgins and an essay describing his particular canine charms, and was thrilled and surprised when she was notified that Higgins was a finalist. The finalists and their owners will be flown to New York City Sunday and the winner will be announced Tuesday. Owner Renee Schultz with “Higgins’ Schultz said the winner will stay to ride on a float in the Macy’s Thanks giving Day Parade. “Everyone needs to watch the par ade,” Schultz said. “That way, if you see Higgins, you’ll know we won!” Schultz said she and her husband haven’t thought about what they’d do with the $25,000 if Higgins wins, but they’re sure Higgins would get some very special treatment. “We’d get Higgins a fancy house,” Schultz said, “probably with a star above the door. “Yes, we’d set up Higgins to live a dog’s life!” jisponfcongressional andidate agrees to psychiatric care ted Press ON — Prelk of a Hispar; iw that becoi tay lead to tj roblems for Mb Associated Press discussed ies of talks Tut sday at the ct American HI. Mexican-Amec : Southwest wta d examined« for informaW il health risks terol levels, h weight and cot SAN ANTONIO — Congres- iional candidate Lowell “Duke” mbs, charged with threatening is former employer, has agreed to enter a hospital for psychiatric eatment, a federal magistrate laid Wednesday. U.S. Magistrate Jamie Boyd Buesday ordered Embs either to Voluntarily undergo the treat ment or post a $20,000 cash bond before he could be released. 1 Embs, 56, a candidate for the 2lst congressional seat, initially rejected the psychiatric treatment option but later changed his mind, Boyd said. A&M student groups accepting donations for Colombian relief By JUNEPANG Staff Writer The president of the Colombia Students Association at Texas A&M hopes his fellow Aggies can lend some help to his people back home. “A lot of people have lost their homes, their lands, their families,” says Ronald Guaiy. ‘“We need to help them. A volcano erupted Nov. 14 near Armero leaving more than 25,000 people dead and thousands of oth ers homeless. CSA has set up a table in the Me morial Student Center to take dona tions. Also the International Stu dents Association has set up a table in the Blocker Building to accept do nations for the needy in Colombia. The CSA also has set up a bank account at University National Bank for cash donations. All the donations will be sent to International Red Cross and then will be transferred to' Colombia. _ Armero, the largest town near the volcano, was devastated by a mud slide caused by melted snow. “Eighty-five percent of the town is destroyed.” Gualy said. He said people living there had known the volcano was restless, but did not evacuate because they didn’t know when or if it would erupt. “If you are going to tell people to leave their home, their land, just be cause something may happen, a lot of people will not leave,” he says. “Besides, they don’t have insurance. If they lose, they just lose every thing, like they did.” Gualy said he and other Colom bian students at A&M are worried about their country, especially since the disaster came only about one week after a government confronta tion with leftist guerrillas in the Pal ace of Justice. The confrontation re sulted in 109 deaths, including six Supreme Court judges. Gualy said the Nevado del Ruiz volcano was a tourist attraction be cause it was one of the few places in Colombia where it snowed. FREE fi YAMAHA T-SHIRT WITH ANY PURCHASE OVER $5. 00 GUITARS, KEYBOARDS, STRINGS N THINGS ved, with soit, groups and »;j Americans vitli Mexican# s, weighed to s of cholesieiii| ^tension. ation scoreB GUITAR SALE ON: tons about P f d, usedandts Y : ; I entertainnffl Takamine Guild KEyboARd Center Inc. 3803 S. Texas Ave. f/2 mile North of Lubys') BRYAN STORE ONLY idged before .' d The bands dr performaii( | |: : , e. Trophies* the winners ntry will recei'l tennial conn® j iounty will p«j| :e to the ents the Sesf§ she says. I start at 3 Main and Teol 'low Texas Affj d end at Marff . Texas AvenJ from 2:2 KE :atanic priest, side-splittink 7:30 pi A Feast ^ At The Hilton Lord and Lady Raleigh will throw open the castle gates Dec. 4-7 for a Yuletide feast in the splendor of renaissance England. MSC Madrigal Dinners presents jugglers, wen ches, madrigal singers and a hearty meal to put you in the holiday spirit. And should a touch of the devil get into you-you may pur chase wine from the lord’s private stock. Tickets are available at the Ticketron outlets in Dillard’s and Rudder Tower. Tickets are $18 for the public and $14 for senior citizens and A&M students. Call 845-1234 for more information. Overflowing With Good Cheer December 4-7 wL. 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