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1 6 1 t r P /> h 3 P fi y T is 2 C 1 n 2 C 7 F s K A le It P P y f c F e L e c ti f E F s C F l F P V I I e ,C F b E I 1 i h ' E {garden c \J)is/ric/ dddido// 108 E North Bryan 846-4124 Y Professional Nail & Skin Care Services For Men & Women • Nail wraps & Gel Acrylic Nails •European Facials with Massage •Manicures and Pedicure with •Cleansing Treatments Reflexology' (Paclcages Available) •Paraffin Treatments •Waxing Services •Foot & Hand Facials •Brow & Hisli Tinting (rift Certificates & Packages Available for All Services source Holistic Products For the Skin, Body, Mind & Soul. Products Are Used in Skin Treatments & Available for Home Care. 108 E. North, Bryan By appointment only 846-4124 ■ ■ OCTOBER 16TH - BOSS'S DAY • - NEED A Cl FT? ANY MESSAGE, ANY OCCASION WE DELIVER!! 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In 60 minutes they were up and away, cash in hand, feeling good. You have never opened a door on a friendlier place and the regular extra money is very nice. Everybody needs you. It s that easy Westgate Plasma Center 4223 Wellborn Rd. 846-8855 Using the student/professor relationship as a backdrop, 0/eanna examines the gender war, sexual harassment, the weapon of political correctness and the abuse of power. Written by David Mamet, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Glengarry Glen Ross and Hoffa, this two-character play is guaranteed to give you a lot to think about long after the play has ended. Tickets are on sale at the MSC Box Office-TAMU, or charge by phone at 845-1234 Persons with disabilities please call 845-1515 to Inform us of your special needs. We request notification three (3) working days prior to the event to enable us to assist you to the best of our ability. SPECIAL PERFORMANCE! 15% OFF ticket price with current student, faculty or staff I.D. WARNING: Oleanna contains strong language and adult situations. A panel discussion on sexual harassment will be held immediately following this performance. Leading the discussion will be members of the faculty and student body, a local attorney and a representative from the office of the Texas A&M University System General Counsel. ft Page 2 • The BATTALION THE BATTALION Thursday • October 13, Students voice concern over library copier rates By Michele Brinkmann The Battalion Some Texas A&M students are complaining of this semes ter’s 100 percent price increase in the cost of photocopies made in Sterling C. Evans Library. The price of copies increased from five cents to 10 cents over the two-week break before the fail semester. During this time, the University switched change contractors who had submitted bids to the A&M business services office. Pete Manias, the student services chairman for the Stu dent Senate, said although not many people have complained to him, he has talked to con stituents who think the raise was too drastic. “I am trying to see what I can do about it,” Manias said. “A lot of people use the li brary and raising the cost of copies without students know ing was unfair. We’ll do what we can to lower the price or at least find out why it hap pened,” Manias said. Manias said he is waiting to see if the increase is discussed at the next library council meeting. Jim Sawtelle, a graduate student in business adminis tration, said the price increase is unfair. “It reminds me of price goug ing,” Sawtelle said. “The price went up 100 per cent, if it continues at 10 cents a copy there will be many students who will have a lot of additional expenses,” Sawtelle said. Sawtelle wants the Univer sity to either reduce the price or allow additional contractors into the library to compete against the 10 cent copiers. “Many places in town charge two and five cents for copies,” he said. “If the University can not provide what the local mar ket can, then they should be al lowed to set up in the library.” Gerry Smith, associate di rector of A&M business ser vices, said he compared library copy prices to other Bryan-Col- lege Station stores that offer copying. He said prices varied be tween two and 15 cents. He said the University raised prices of the copies to 10 cents because it would have been too hard to charge stu dents a price such as seven cents per copy. After the previous compa ny’s contract expired, the Uni versity accepted bids from sev eral companies and went with the best option, Smith said. “I think the program will be tremendous for library pa trons,” Smith said. “Patrons will receive new, better and faster services.” Sawtelle said he didn’t think the increase in service is propor tional to the increase in price. “The service did not go up 100 percent like the price did,” he said. “The new machines copy things faster. You don’t have to stand in line as long, but that advantage is not worth the price. “The price increase affects See Copy/Page 7 psqq Presents COUNTHY/ WESTEHN DANCE LESSONS OZ aaaoxoo ‘AvasanHX 7*9 p.m. $12 a couple, couples only ^dJaucjfit (j\j tfis ^WxancjtEXi. cdlj-tzx ijoux /fiiioLzi, i-taij and dancz tillmidnilz!!! Buy your tickets now and thru Oct. ZOtli in the Commons Lobby from lO a.m. - 4 p.m.! Questions call 847-4806 rim* o a ■ ATI 4 'rj ri* 11 a r< YOU NEED TO KNOW jftBOUT RUNNING K — SUCCESSFUL QRGAN1ZAT1QM-J i— ————i I Student Organization | Officer Workshop J Thursday, October 13,1994 6:30 - 9:00p.m. Second Floor, Rudder Tower Sponsored by the Department of Student Activities for more info call 845-1133 iv • Octol What’s the diagnosis, doctor] Lisa Scott, a junior recreation and parks major from Savaiw Georgia, gets her blood pressure checked by Jack Meyers ; the Texas A&M College of Medicine as part of the health fairlr; Beutal Health Center put on in the MSC Wednesday. Study Group works to keep tuition rates doi A rgaret Ck ITALION By Melissa Jacobs The Battalion ison camp a The Texas A&M Legislative Study Group (LSG) is working to make sure tuition is not raised when the Texas Legislature be gins meeting in January. Holly Womack, subchair for research, said there is a rumpr that the legislature would like to increase tuition. “We’ve also noticed grants are decreasing and loans are increasing,” she said. “That is a big focus.” Womack said the group members work as student li aisons between the Texas Leg- a. year-ol icame a U.£ islature and Texas A&M. “We let the legislatorskgJ 0 escape how we feel about things,' said. Kathy Partain, directti LSG, said the group researa otseernhai issues affecting higher educat? ibulations “We inform and advise! Texas Legislature,"shesail Womack said LSG is (H the most tr into four subcommittees ■ ti [tofreedorr appropriations, permanent! versity fund and financials anted to lea Each of the subcommittees about five students “Our research is conduct lofmyfam by contacting certain orgi iher tiny 4 manneris] hat Lyly Dc it Texas A<S Thao N. Dai ts took conh len the corm icame very ] rdwork. Th See Tuition/Pap itoleave." said her au in 1975, m and send AGGIE RING ORDERS THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER STUDENTS CLAYTON W. WILLIAMS, JR. ALUMNI CENTER DEADLINE: OCTOBER 19, 1994 Undergraduate Student Requirements: You must be a degree seeking student and have a total of 95 credit hours reflected onHie , Americ me,. id. “I would go there. I < Texas A&M University Student Info.nnation Management Ip^tern t (A passed course, repeated and passed, cannot count as additional credit hoursi) 30 credit hours must have been completedTn'resicience affexas X&Wl University if you'd successfully complete one semester at Texas - A&M Uni Versify prior to January LH994,yot' will need to complete a minimum of 60 credit hours in residence. However, should your be conferred with less than 60 Texas A&M University resident credits, this requirementwillif waived after your degree is posted on the Student Information Management System. 3. You must have a 2J) cumulative GPR at Texas A&M University. 4. You must be in good standing with the University, including no registration or transcript blocks for past due fees, loans, parking tickets, returned checks, etc. Graduate Student Requirements: If you are a December 1994 degree candidate and you do not have an Aggie ring from a piior degree year, you may place an order for a '94 ring after you meet the following requiremenls 1. Your degree is conferred and posted on the Texas A&M University Student Informalion Management System; and 2. You are in good standing with the University, including no registration or transcript blocks for past due fees, loans, parking tickets, returned checks, etc. it. I was so ; itime.” lenDao was cape along v ir. her first at into a com X Dao was on a pla Moners. S a year withe If you have complete all of your degree requirements prior to October 14,1994. you request a “Letter of Completion” from the Office of Graduate Studies and present it to! 1 * Ts family su vemment a: is their resp er her releaf er to forget < So, she deci ion and enr Ring Office in lieu of your degree being posted. Procedure To Order A Ring: If you meet the above requirements, you must visit the Ring Office no later than Wednesday, October 19, 1994, to complete the application for eligibility verification (requires several days to process). If your application is approved and you wish to receive your ring on approximately December 13, 1994, you must return and pay in full by cash, check, money order, W- Mastercard no later than October 21, 1994. Men’s 10KY-$313.00 Women’s 10KY-$175.00 14KY-$427.00 14KY -$204,00 Add $8.00 for Class of '93 or before. The approximate date of the ring delivery is December 13,1994. leremy Ke 'ATTALION The Battalion BELINDA BLANCARTE, Editor in chief MARK EVANS, Managing editor HEATHER WINCH, Night News editor MARK SMITH, Night News editor KIM MCGUIRE, City editor JAY ROBBINS, Opinion editor STEWART MILNE, Photo editor DAVE WINDER, Sports editor ROB CLARK, Aggielife editor Staff Members City desk— )an Higginbotham, Katherine Arnold, Michele Brinkmann, Stephanie Dube, Amandf Fowle, Melissa Jacobs, Amy Lee, Lisa Messer, Susan Owen, Constance Parten,Scolt Powers and Tracy Smith News desk— Robin Greathouse, Sterling Hayman, )ody Holley, Shafi Islam, Jennifer Montiel, Tiffany Moore, Stacy Stanton, Zachary Toups and James Vineyard Photographers— Tim Moog, Amy Browning, Stacey Cameron, David Birch, Blake Griggs, Gina Painton, Nick Rodnicki, and Carrie Thompson Aggielife— Margaret Claughton, Jennifer Cressett and Jeremy Keddie Sports writers— Nick Georgandis, Drew Diener and Stewart Doreen Opinion desk— Jenny Magee, Lynn Booher, Josef Elchanan, Laura Frnka, Aja Henderson, ErinH' Jeremy Keddie, Michael Landauer, Melissa Megliola, George Nasr, ElizabethP' Gerardo Quezada and Frank Stanford Cartoonists— Greg Argo, Brad Graeber, Alvaro Gutierrez and Quatro Oakley Office Assistants— Heather Fitch, Adam Hill, Karen Hoffman and Michelle Oleson Writing Coach— Timm Doolen lec of Ave kilt, is ■ wench, s parent! rt pusher sled aero nally fou fl Markel owever, c across Italian ice atoj iters ville The Battalion (USPS 045-360) is published daily, Monday through Friday during the fall and semesters and Monday through Thursday during the summer sessions (except University holidaj exam periods), at Texas A&M University. 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