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DEFENSIVE DRIVING CLASS
April 12, 13 (6-10 p.m. & 6 -10 p.m.)
April 23, 24 (6-10 p.m. & 8:30-12:30 p.m.)
STATE APPROVED DRIVING SAFETY COURSE
Register at University Plus (MSC Basement)
Call 845-1631 for more information on these or other classes
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The Battalion
Monday, April 12,1993
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IVISC Political Forum
and
United We Stand, America Texas a&m Chapter
Present
Texas Shootout:
The Race for the Senate
Presentation to feature
architectural leaders
"The Education of the New Master
Builders: How We Educate Future Building
Professionals" is the theme for the Texas
A&M University College of Architecture's
John Miles Rowlett Lecture Series to be held
April 13.
This year's series will feature renowned
architectural trendsetters William G.
McMinn, William J. Johnson and J. Roger
Glunt. McMinn will begin the lecture series
with a 7 p.m. presentation in Rudder The
ater.
For more information call 845-1015.
Marine industry issues
topic for conference
Developments, trends and critical issues
facing the marine/offshore industry will be
discussed during the 17th Annual Interna
tional Marine/Offshore Industry Outlook
Conference scheduled at Texas A&M Uni
versity Tuesday.
The conference is sponsored by Texas
A&M's Sea Grant Program in conjunction
with the National Ocean Industries Associa
tion (NOIA).
A financial overview of the offshore oil
and gas industry will begin the one-day con
ference.
Other recognized marine/offshore leaders
will discuss the 1993-95 industry outlook.
For more information call 845-3854.
A&M Sigma XI to honor
outstanding professors
The Texas A&M University chapter of Sig
ma Xi, a scientific research honor society,
will present six awards Tuesday at its annual
initiation and banquet on campus.
Each year the chapter honors two out
standing teachers from area schools.
The 1993 winners are: for primary schools,
Charlotte Slack of Rock Prairie Elementary
School in College Station, and for secondary
schools. Dr. Laura P. Burrell of the Rockdale
Independent School District.
Campus awards will go to Dr. Leroy S.
Fletcher, professor of mechanical engineer
ing for distinguished scientist; Dr. Marie E.
Legare, clinical associate, for outstanding
new member; Brian D. Hennings, graduate
student in physics for outstanding new asso
ciate (student) member; and Dr. Robert K.
James, professor of educational curriculum
and instruction for outstanding Texas A&M
science communicator.
The banquet will be at 7 p.m. in Room 212
of the Memorial Student Center.
Dunking booth event
to help cancer society
Texas A&M University students and fac
ulty will participate in the Texas A&M Can
cer Society's Fourth Annual Dunking Booth
on the east side of the Academic Building
Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Dunking booth participants include Angie
Dodson, Head-Diamond Darling; Stephen
Ruth, former Student Body President; Mark
Rawlins, Senior Yell Leader; and Jill Mc
Clure, 1992 Miss Texas A&M.
Three throws cost $1, and $3 will pay fora
sure dunk. Proceeds benefit the American
Cancer Society.
Monday April 12, 1993
7:00 pm Rtidder Theatre
The views expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the Memorial Student Center.
MSC Political Forum, or United W© Stand. America.
Early voting begins today in B-CS community
Early voting for Bryan-College Station resi
dents begins today and runs through April 27
for the May 1 city-school and statewide elec
tions.
Voters may choose from two different loca
tions to vote in both the city-school and
statewide elections.
Early voters in the special statewide elec
tion conducted may choose from five voting
locations: MSC Room 138, College Station
School Administration Offices, Brazos County
Courthouse, Brazos County Arena Hall and
the Galilee Baptist Church.
College Station residents voting early in
city-school elections may do so at the College
Station City Hall training room. Bryan early
voters may cast their ballots in the Bryan Mu
nicipal Building lobby. Early voting polls will
be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
Citizens voting on election day may vote
for all city-school, Senate elections and consti
tutional amendments at their usual precinct
polling location for city-school elections.
Bryan-College Station officials said the
complexity of the voting process and the tim
ing of Gov. Ann Richards order for a special
state election did not allow sufficient time for
federal approval to combine local and state
elections for early voting.
College Station residents may call City Sec
retary Connie Hooks at 764-3512 for more in
formation. In Bryan, call City Secretary Mary
Lynne Galloway at 361-3609. For information
on county elections, contact County Clerk
Mary Ann Ward at 361-4128.
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