If interested in volunteering at Brazos Valley Medical Center
please attend one of the following orientation/sign-up sessions
BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
AGGIE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
ORIENTATION AND SIGN-UP
Tues., Feb. 1 10 a.m.
Wed., Feb. 2 5:30 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 3 2 p.m.
College Station Professtional Building Auditorium
(glass building across the street from hospial)
1605 Rock Prarie Road College Station, ITK. 764-5126
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WarCon®'94
February 4, 5, &: 6, 1994
Memorial Student Center
College Station, Texas
WarCon® '94, Texas's oldest gaming convention, will be back for
another round this weekend. This year's WarCon® will be offering
the following:
Major Tournaments: AD&D (Team, Head-to-Head, RPGA, and Living
City,) Star Fleet Battles, Baltletech, Car Wars, ASL, Shadowrun, Axis &
Allies, and Magic: the Gathering.
Guests: Tim Beach from TSRy David "Zeb" Cook from TSR, Monte
Cook from ICE, and Tim Lem Richards from Grey Worlds Magazine.
Plus: Minor Tournaments and IVShots^ like Naval Miniatures, Modem
Micro Armor, Paranoia* Magitechi Warhammer 40K, and Space
Marines, Games Auction, Dealers' Room, A«ime Room, and a 24 hour
Open Gaming room.
Registration begins
Friday, Feb 4 at 3:00pm
in room 203 MSC.
Prices:
lO For more information call
MSC NOVA at 845-1515.
We are also in need of
At the door
Students at the door
$15
$13
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MSC^NOVA
AD&D DMs and general
workers.
Persons with disabilities please call (409) 845-1515 to inform us of your special
needs. We request notification three (3) working dayss prior to the enable us to
assist you to the best of our abilities.
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The Battalion
Tuesday, February 1,11 .
Gift shop offers contest to sell store
By Laurel Mosley
Thl Battalion
The owner of a gift store in Bryan is show
ing that some deals are not too good to be
true.
Ron Martin, the owner of Pop-Abilities, is
holding a contest to transfer ownership of the
store because he and his wife, Robin, no
longer have time to manage the business.
Contestants must submit a $200 entry fee
and an original jingle, slogan or a 500 word
essay telling why they want to own their own
business. The most innovative entry wins
complete ownership of the business.
Martin has taken steps to assure he will
not take a loss on this offer. If he does not re
ceive at least 500 entries, he will cancel the
contest and return the money to the contes
tants.
In addition to Pop-Abilities, Martin also
owns an advertising company and his wife
works full time at Texas A&M.
"Owning your own business is a full-time
job," Martin said. "My wife and I just don't
have the time anymore."
Martin said owning a private business will
be a learning experience for the winner of the
contest.
"To own your own business gives a sense
of pride," Martin said. "It takes a real com
mitment."
Martin encourages students to enter the
contest and get the advantage of owning their
own business without spending a lot of mon
ey to purchase the business.
"The exciting part is a person can own
their own business without paying a lot for
it," Martin said. "It's a great way to get expe
rience."
Sam Gillespie, a professor of marketing,
said the contest is a good idea if the right per
son wins.
"If somebody wants the business andk
lieves the name has market value and c;
promote it, things could really workoutk
them," said Gillespie.
Gillespie said owning the business cot::
be a good educational opportunity for sit
dents.
"They could learn how to promotear:
merchandise a business and work on a bt;
get," said Gillespie. "They would also k
how to create an effective marketingpn
gram."
Martin said he put the business on::
market a year ago and when it didn't selit
decided to have the contest. He said beg
the idea from a similar contest in Boston.
"I've been researching the idea and!:;
cided to wait to start the contest until thesr.
dents came back," Martin said.
The deadline for entries is April 15, Bj
Anyone interested should call (409) 361-1
or 1-800-733-2917.
Fortuneteller admits guilt in murder-for-hirt
The Associated Press
BROWNSVILLE - A 72-year-
old fortuneteller pleaded guilty
on Monday to conspiring with a
client to kill a teen-ager who
broke up with the client's daugh
ter.
"I'm guilty," Maria Mercedes
Martinez said to District Judge
Rogelio Valdez when agreeing to
testify for the prosecution against
Dora Garcia Cisneros and another
alleged accomplice, Daniel Garza.
Cisneros, 56, wife of a promi
nent Brownsville surgeon, is ac
cused of enlisting Martinez and
Garza in a bizarre murder-for-hire
scheme targeting Joey Fischer af
ter the 18-year-old student broke
off a relationship with Cisneros'
daughter.
Jury selection was scheduled to
continue through this week in the
capital murder trial of Cisneros
and Garza, 43, who is nicknamed
"El Guero" — The Fairhaired
One.
The judge on Monday denied
BANKEONE.
Whatever it takes.
ATTENTION
FINANCE & ACCOUNTING
MAJORS!!
CAREER INFORMATION & RECEPTION
JOHN J. KOLDUS BUILDING
COLLEGE PLACEMENT CENTER, RM. Ill
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1994
6:15 - 8:00 RM.
Come to the BANK ONE reception
to find out more about opportunities in our
Credit Training Program
Business Attire is appropiate
DANCE CLASSES
Register Basement MSC
University PLUS Craft Center
845'1631
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COUNTRY & WESTERN DANCE
Wed. Feb 9, 16. 23, March 2, 9
6-7:15pm
Wed. Feb 9, 16, 23, March 2, 9
7:30 - 8:45pm
$20/student $2 5/nonstudent
JITTERBUG
Mon. Feb 28, March 7, 21, 28 April 4
6-7:15 pm
$20/student $25/nonstudent
BALLROOM DANCE
Tues. March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 19
6-7:15pm
$ 18/student $23/nonstudent
We also offer other classes such as:
languages, music, art and crafts, dark
room, photography, drawing, woodwork
ing, pottery, stained glass, painting
exercise, business and special interest.
Call 845-1631 for a complete listing
PIUS
defense motions to try Cisneros
and Gajrza separately.
Fischer, an honor student at an
upscale Roman Catholic high
school, was gunned down in front
of his Rancho Viejo home on
March 3,1993.
The alleged trigger men are
still at large.
During a pretrial hearing on
Monday, Garza's attorney angrily
accused Cameron County District
Attorney Luis Saenz of breaking a
pledge to drop the capital charge
against Garza, who's accused of
paying the gunmen with!
neros' money.
"Yes, I'm upset, but thai:
I'm going to say about it, 1 'a:
ney Fred Galindo said. :j
Galindo said the prose:
had told the judge and defeis
torneys last week that the::
would seek the death penaltv
against Cisneros.
"They flatly stated in char:
to the judge: 'We're going:c; r
time. Plan accordingly."'
Saenz did not respond:;:
accusation.
The Battalion
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MICHAEL PLUMER, Managing editor KYLE BURNETT, Aggielifeedito
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TONI GARRARD CLAY, Opinion editor WILLIAM HARRISON, Pholoed I
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