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Monday, December 9,1985/The Battalion/Page 3 State and Local •r? MADD to hold local Candlelight Vigil NEED CASH? We offer premium dollars on used Books... TLOUPOT'S'Pl Check on our Trade Policy ^■VTTSTtTT^TiTTS^H I and Save 20% More. FREE Parking Behind the Store By TAMMY KIRK r jobs' as COadM Staff Writer i"H however,n, a/()S Cuuntv Chanlei ul have togeilnsfe \i ()t | iers Against Drunk Driving will hold its fourth annual Candlelight Vigil tonight at 7:30 on the steps of , , theCollegeStationCommunityCen- ld enhance the!;, te , n )gram bvoffetlll^Bgiri; Brown, president of Brazos ing collegiate p| MADD, said, “We hope everyone ete would get™ will join us as we remember those who have been killed or injured by an intoxicated driver.” ■ Florence Wagner, secretary of MADD and chairman of the vigil service, said by holding the service on the steps of the community cen ter on Jersey Street, more people may attend the service as they will be able to see the candle flames from the street. ■ As each victim’s name is read, a flame will be passed from one candle to the next, symbolizing love for those no longer with us and courage and strength for those who live with the pain, Wagner said. g benches ig dirty jock straj/; luit a nice adding ias will makeiott Of course sdnaj \hether tooffenij it a bachelor olti ope of the pr® would fallundd a junior joumk Opinion Page fill ' “At our first vigil service (held in 1982), we had more media than par ticipants,” Wagner said. “We only hacl about eight people holding can dles, but now we have enough peo ple to hold special programs too. ’ The speaker for this year will be State Rep. Richard Smith, Wagner said. The Rev. David Rowland of the First Baptist Church of College Sta tion will give the invocation and ben ediction for the service, and the A&M Consolidated Junior High School choir will sing “Silent Night.” Also, Alan Bass, from A&M Consol idated, will play “Taps.” "It’s a time for much hugging and crying,” Wagner said. “But like fu nerals, it's a good outlet for people to express their grief.” The Brazos vigil is usually held during National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week which is Dec. 16-22, Wagner said. But with finals coming up for Texas A&M students, the chapter thought it would be a good idea to move everything up a week so the Students Against Drunk Driving, SADD, could participate also, Wag ner said. Similar vigils will be held by over 300 MADD chapters throughout the United States. These vigils also serve to remind all citizens of the dangers of drink ing and driving, especially during the holiday season. This is really the overall purpose of Brazos MADD, too, Wagner said. Ever since Brown started Brazos MADD about five years ago, Wagner said, the chapter has been active in trying to implement new programs in the community to fight against drinking and driving. “About half of our members have lost loved ones to drunk drivers,” Wagner said. But members don’t have to have lost someone to be involved, Wagner said, and the members don’t have to be mothers as the organization title implies. J QQ Muppets On Parade ©I9&5H(MW: UmlcdfiilmSiitii! Sarah Stasny, 7, and Stacy Larkin, 12, play Cookie Monster and Oscar the Groucn oi with on the Photo by MIKE SANCHEZ KAMU-TV float at the College Station Christmas Parade Sunday afternoon. “In fact, we only have about four women in the group,” Wagner said. “And of the rest who’re men, we have a lot of doctors.” Brazos MADD is active in distrib uting literature and movies to the high schools as part of the schools' health and defensive driving classes. The chapter aims many of its pro grams to the younger audience, Wagner said. A “designated driver” program is something the chapter is involved in trying to implement, Wagner said. A person would wear a designated driver tag and be responsible for staying sober during an evening to take home friends or any others who need help driving after a night of partying. The chapter is also pushing for stricter laws pertaining to bartenders who know someone is too drunk to serve and also for a stronger open container ordinance, Wagner said. “But, the wheels move slowly,” Wagner said. Female cadet quits band By JENS B. KOEPKE Senior Staff Writer Carol Rockwell, one of the first three women in the Aggie Band, ouit Friday for personal reasons. Band Commander Tom Hale con firmed Sunday. The Battalion attempted to con tact Rockwell on Friday, but Andrea Abat, her roommate, said she did not want to comment. After talking it over with her fam ily, Rockwell decided to quit and join Company W-l, one of the two fe male Corps units, Hale said. The Company W-l commander refused to allow The Battalion to talk to Rockwell on Sunday, but con firmed that she had transferred to the unit. Hale said, “We still have two (women) in the band who are moti vated and really want to be here. “I’m happy that we’ve made this (women in oand) work and it’s still working. I wish we could keep every fish (freshman), but it’s not always the case — : some take to it (the band), other’s don’t; some try it out and leave.” Rockwell, a freshman from Cor- S us Christi, Abat, a freshman from louston, and Jennifer Peeler, a freshman from Ennis, became the first women allowed in the band this fall. Abat and Peeler will continue in the band. Hale said. FINALLY Tired of the inconvenience of going to a laundromat. 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