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ciizJOs COSTUME RENTALS Rents Costumes & Accesories RESERVE NOW!!! Sells Makeup & Accesories 779-4444 1901 Texas Ave. Bryan fTownshire Shopping Cntr. next to Blinn College.) Party Time Rents Halloween Decorations Sells costumes & Accessories 1901 Tx. Ave. Bryan (409) 779-0094 * : sK ; : -si:Wav.fi : Si S N I RESEARCH FEVER BLISTERS/ COLD SORE STUDY VIP Research is seeking individuals 18 years and older with a history of recurrent fever blisters for a research study with a topical medication. Individuals who qualify and complete the study will receive $150.00 for their participation. (409) 776-1417 (409) 776-1417 11 t (24 Hours a Day) i i§y CONTACT LENSES $ 79 ONLY QUALITY NAME BRANDS (Bausch & Lomb, Ciba, Sola/Barnes-Hind) Disposable Contact Lenses Available ic For Standard Clear or Tinted FLEXIBLE WEAR Soft Contact Lenses (Can be worn as daily or extended wear) 00 + FREE SPARE PAIR SAME DAY DELIVERY ON MOST LENSES. ASK ABOUT OUR “BUY MORE PAY LESS” PRICING Call 846-0377 for Appointment *Eye exam and follow up visits not included Charles C. Schroeppel, O.D., P.C. Doctor of Optometry " '.iiM 505 University Dr. East, Suite 101 College Station, Texas 77840 4 Blocks East of Texas Ave. & University Dr. Intersection On Routine Cleaning, X-Rays and Exam (Regularly $76, With Coupon $44) Payment must be made at time of service. BRYAN COLLEGE STATION | Jim Arcnts, DDS Dan Lawson, DDS _ Karen Arcnts, DDS 1103 Villa Maria 268-1407 Paul Haines, DDS Roxanc Mlcak, DDS Texas Ave. at SW Pkwy. 696-9578 CarePlus N>*it! Dental Centers - Exp. 10-31-93 ■aa ihmu mJI AGGIE PROFESSIONAL FORUM PRESENTS CAREER NETWORKING DAY Thursday, November 4, 1993 You are cordially invited to visit Houston based corporations. Tours and informative sessions will be conducted by corporate officers at each corporation. The days' activities will close with a reception, giving you the opportunity to meet and network with many former students in the Houston area. Buses will depart College Station at 6:45 a.m. and will depart Houston at 6:30 p.m. Total student cost is $20.00. Sign up will be in the MSC October 12 & 13 and October 20 & 21 or contact the Student Activities office. Limited space available. Corporate participants include: Houston Industries Houston Chronicle Greater Houston Partnership Fugro McClellan I. A. Nanian Transco Energy Texas Commerce Bank Compass Bank Bud Griffith & Associates U. S. Bancorp Mortgage For more information, contact Student Activities at 845-1133. MonfaY. Qgf. 25.1993 ★ Rec Facility Hotline 845-0737 ★ Court Reservations 845-2624 ★ IM Plain Out Info 845-2625 ★ Outdoor Equip. Rent. .. 845-4511 ★ Rec Sports Office 845-7826 excise Glasses & VtupomAL Recreation Hr Intrmvrais i # Sport Clubs * TAMO Outdoors Week At A Glance sn., Oct. 25 Entries Open: Vr Bowling Singles -k Rock Climbing Trip Kyle Field Ramp Romp IV Nov. 6,1993 9:00 a.m. ‘ ies., Oct. 26 1 Entries Close: it Field Goal Kicking ir Flickerball The 5K course begins at Kyle Field, winds its way through the A&M campus, and culminates at Kyle Field where runners tackle the ramps of the football stadium (not the stairs). Divisions: Male/Female: 17 years & under, 18-19, 20-21, 22-24, 25-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+. iurs., Oct. 28 Captains' Mtg; Flickerball-5 p.m. on., Nov. 1 Entries Open: kr Archery Singles ■k Weightlifting T jes., Nov. 2 li Entries Close: kc Bowling Singles kc Kyle Field Ramp Romp IV Viva Mexico! Horseback Trip January 11-15, 1993 Experience a Mexican adventure this winter break! Join TAMU Outdoors and explore the unique charm of rural Old Mexico. This horseback adventure includes hearty campfire meals, horses, a Mexican guide, and experienced leaders of Lajitas Stables. Transportation and camping equipment is also provided in this package price of $418*/$440**. This trip requires aggressive riding so participants need prior horseback experience. Sign up in the Rec Sports office, 159 Read Bldg. For more info, call Patsy at 845-3093. Entry Fees: Texas A&M students & faculty/staff with a rec membership: $7 Non-Texas A&M students and non-rec members: $10 Late registration for all runners (after Nov. 2): $12 Awards: Fastest male and female runners will each receive a $250 travel voucher from Continental Airlines, a pair of Reebok athletic shoes, courtesy of Campus Sports, and trophies from Awards & More. The first three males/females in each age group will receive medals. Door prizes and awards will be given.* Proceeds to help benefit local Special Olympics. THE FINAL PUSH *Two vouchers for round-trip tickets on Continental Airlines will be awarded as door prizes. The trips must be taken within the continental U.S. or Mexico. No purchase necessary. Winners must be present to receive their awards. For more info, stop in the Rec Sports Office, 159 Read, or call 845-7826. GET A HEAD START ON THE HOLIDAYS WITH AN AEROBICS WORKOUT Exercise classes are open to all students, faculty/staff, and their spouses. A rec membership or student ID is required to enroll. For more information, call the Rec Sports Office at 845-7826. CLASS DAY TIME BQQM FEE CLASS PATES Light Weights MTR 12:30-1:30 p.m. 266 GRW* $15 Nov. 1-Dec. 2 and Aerobics Combo Aerobics TR 5:15-6:15 p.m. 266 GRW $15 Nov. 2-Dec. 2 Light Weights MW 5:15-6:15 p.m. 266 GRW $15 Nov. 1-Dec. 2 and Aerobics Combo Aerobics MW 6:15-7:15 p.m. 266 GRW $15 Nov. 1-Dec. 2 All Step TR 6:15-7:15 p.m. 266 GRW $15 Nov. 2-Dec. 2 Page 8 The Battalion Monday, October25,1) Congress short-sighted to ax Super Collider project inconsiderate enough to smoke on our so "smoke free" campus, don't use your butts tote Texas A&M. Any re'BUTf'als, smokers? I am writing in response to Congress' cancellation of funding for the Superconducting Super Collider. This most ambitious project had the potential to vastly broaden modern understanding of the physi cal world. Even though it was only one-fifth com pleted, many advances in superconductor and com puter technologies arose from its development. All arguments against the SSC falter in light of its potential to increase mankind's knowledge. Oppo nents of the project claim it was a frivolous, "big sci ence" project. These comments are reminiscent of such claims of high school flunkies as "I'll never use math in the real world." True, the SSC was an expensive project, but the days of serendipitous scientific discovery are long since past, and any profound conceptual advance ment will come only after great expenditures of time and money. The scientific necessity of the SSC is this: The present model of the universe has some large, disturbing holes in it. Specifically, no one is sure why things weigh as much as they do. The SSC could have helped unveil such mysteries. In addition to the blow to scientific inquiry Con gress delivered with the cancellation of this project, America will lose credibility in the world scientific community. Countries which offered to provide eco nomic support for the project such as Japan and France will view America as an unreliable partner and be reluctant to form future alliances with the U.S. In terms of $4 trillion debt, the cancellation of this project is little more than a public relations ma neuver intended to deflect growing public hostility towards a fiscally irresponsible legislature. In short. Congress is a collection of shortsighted fools who cannot grasp the concept of delayed gratification. T/wnmkl Class oft No correlation between pedophilia, homosexualit) ybl. 93 No. Smn Ueckert Class of '95 Butt-heads litter campus Next time you are walking through campus, look down. It's not a pretty sight! Thousands and thousands of cigarette butts litter every square foot of our "so greatly thought of campus." I guess our smokers consider our beautiful campus one huge ashtray. It makes me sick. Why is it these people who demand to pollute my/our lungs with this toxic exhaust also feel the need to pollute my/our campus with what is nothing less than trash. Certainly you smokers wouldn't think of throw ing a candy wrapper or soda can on the sidewalk or in the bushes when you're through with them. So what warped thought leads you to justify trash ing our campus with your just as unsightly ciga rette butts? I've noticed one of the groups most responsible are our custodial, maintenance and grounds crews. Proof: look at the places they all congregate out side on a daily basis for their breaks and lunches — cigarette butt city. It's sad that the people paid to keep our campus clean and beautiful are also re sponsible for trashing it up. So, here is a challenge to all smokers and non- smokers alike. When you see a smoker carelessly throw a butt to the ground, tell him/her what you think of their rudeness. Common cigarette "Butt- head" smokers, if you're so weak you have to be In the October 14 Mail Call, Grant Ruple that the North American Man/ Boy Love Assom| tion is a member of the International Lesbianani Gay association, then attempted to characterizefci entire gay rights movement as a pedophiles'move ment as well. He took his information fromjofe Leo's article "Pedophiles in the schools" in theft tober 11 issue of U. S. News and World Report,k neglected to mention Leo's admission that "agrei! many lesbians and gays detest NAMBLA." , Indeed, with as many gay and lesbian peoples) I have asked, 1 have yet to find someone whoap proves of sex with minors. Whether it is same*! • contact or otherwise, the general consensus is ter pedophilia is a completely separate issue andtep it's wrong. It should be no surprise that thelarpl majority of all child molesters are heterosexual; ■ I] ter all, a majority of all people are heterosexual. For the neurologically challenged, this means tel is no correlation between homosexuality and:-, dophilia whatsoever! 1 think many gay people allow NAMBLA to pa It ticipate in the few gay rights activities notbecaukl they approve of pedophilia, hut rather becausetkl recognize the right to free speech. Mr. Ruple'sara/ ment is simply an irrelevant distraction from legitL mate discussion on the gay rights jssue. The key words we should be thinking afa|i here are "consenting" and "adults." Briefly, tef|| is a tremendous power imbalance betweente adult and a child in sexual relation. The adult cat g] easily take advantage of a child's underdevelopecl sense of judgement, presenting a serious danger It i| the child's well-being. This moral dilemte doesn't exist for consenting adults. Hence, the 'slippery slope' metaphor is inapN plicahle in this case, and its use here is a fallacy!? James 1 former general sel for 1 A&M s was chi the vic< cellor f and pu fairs. inductive logic. The gay rights issue should staui or fall on its own merits. Kevin V Class o/l| Just a quick comment... Just a quick comment on Robert Adam's to Mail Call about: anti-Bonfire; pro-Bonfire, frat, pro-frat, pro-queer, anti-queer, Democrat,fei® publican; about Clinton = Bush=Hitler; abm! greedy politicians, the average American citizail and drowning in vomit; about queers, redneck bigots, .44 slugs, racial slurs and jaw-jacking; ab:; environmental adjectives, trees, chains, "faggots and crotch-kicking; about jail worries, couch-pplati revolutionaries, sappy letters and, finally, the cheap ness of writing ... 1 thought it was funny (except for the part aboil beating up cops). The po was cr< A&M < have a sentati Austin round. M.L Graduate stub Bond s the im of a sh open r ship w legisla A § ADVANCED TUTORING Q ■ i ■ » C—^ C - I^C > F* 7 - 10 10 - 1 MON 10/25 TUE 10/26 WED 10/27 , THU 10/28 SUN 10/31 MON 11/1 13101 113 Test Review ELEN 306 Test Review MATH 151 MEEN 213 Test Review (A) MEEN 213 Test Review (B) MEEN 213 Test Review (C) MATH 142 Graphic Calc 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. MEEN 212 HW #9 PHYS 202 CH 33-35 PHYS 219 CH 27 - 28 PHYS 219 Test Review (A) PHYS 21 9 Test Review (B) PHYS 202 CH 32 - 33 MEEN 213 HW #9 10 p.m. -12 a,n aTs TUTORING GROUP TUTORING FOR: PH YS 208, 219, 222, 202 MEEN:212, 213 BIOL: 113 ELEN: 306 MATH: 150, 142, 151 We also have private tutors for many classes! 846-2879 mce ty re more [terials an I tinuing tc Joe Sai I the Physii [and offic jeontribut "The p | by 40 per "We'n I on camp I the office Children's Halloween Parti Where the tricks and the treats are on us!! Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Place: 201 MSC Date: October 28, 1993 Persons with disabilities please call 843-1513 to inform us of your special needs. We request notification three (3) days prior to the event to enable us to assist you to the best of our ability. Sponsored by M.S.C. Hospitality Worke