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October 11 October 17, 1994 HTHE UATTALION i yew tree, i cific 1 se the trees 1, Scott saii ly produce • biology, :rat would ott said, enefits, Sc from rarea i be producei, could saves also has m le product lowich saiij iade quicker, er. Buffer ive. ing to appl; well, yet," Scott I think it irofessorof in the Col g drugs by ificial. sible and pi said. “Motel 'om it. The Battalion • Page 3 tiom academic creit will be certi ig and Envi y requiremeii h facility ii ,o improven management :e what we navides saii nto enerfy marketin{ will comeonl Carrie Thompson/THE Baitalion e-year-old Lauren Mandola, grandaughter of Vincent Mandola pictured) Class of ’50, pets Reveille during the Lady Aggies’ vol- all game Saturday night. nfire nued from Page 1 | nded to Sims’ complaint as lyas it did. m proud that the redpots quick in addressing the ition,” Sosa said, “and I’m of their letters. This prevent anything else rom coming out of this situ- Their actions should be don as an example.” ms said he believes the re set o his accusations of im were handled much bet- ban responses to other ac tions of racism on campus . itly, including the College material, Kpblicans distribution of a some minority students doffensive. never really liked Bonfire ispast,” Sims said. “Now, et fully fun n federal pi d to span] t said, center or many ai nvolved, as 1 and agriculti because of those two letters, I can appreciate it a lot more, and I’m encouraged to go out and help and be a part of Bonfire. “I want to see if it’s not too late to put in my day’s work at Bonfire, but I’ll bet there aren’t too many African-Americans wanting to jump up and join the College Republicans.” Sims said he had not wanted his complaints to have a positive impact on A&M, not cause a stir. “I didn’t want my letter to be taken as a black kid trying to start some mess,” Sims said. “I just wanted to be a spark to the fire so others wouldn’t be afraid to speak out. “Racism is not dying. It’s just getting older. Ajid as it’s getting older, it’s getting wiser. And as it’s getting wiser, it’s finding better ways to disguise itself. We all have to try to prevent that.” Iraq Continued from Page 1 identification cards and certifi cates of merit awarded by the military. They yelled out their old street addresses in the Jahra neighborhood north of Kuwait City and showed how the point ed folds in their headresses are distinctively Kuwaiti. “The government of Kuwait should give me my money, my house and my wife,” said a 48- year-old oil inspector who gave his name as Abu Talal. He said he did not want to use his real name because his family and a fat savings account remained behind. “I am crying all the time. What am I supposed to do?” He said he has not talked to his family since he was arrest ed in Kuwait four years ago. He said his leg was broken during torture and he was accused of collaborating with the Iraqis and jailed for two years before being expeled. Others said they had thought about trying to cross the border six miles away but so far decided not to. “We all want to just walk there. But if we go back the Al-Sabahs will probably kill us,” said Hamoud Al-Thahir, 25. Sentencing Continued from Page 1 Dr. William Mobley, for mer A&M System Chancellor, knew the students and re ferred to them as exceptional people. “The manner in which they died needs to be a flag to the students on this campus,” Mobley said. “We need to solve the human problems in our society that lead to such things as this tragedy.” Broadus and Miller were last seen alive on May 22 at a small gathering of friends at a Red Bird Airport-area apartment complex. Hardy’s accomplice, his half-brother, 20-year-old Broderick Lavon Hardy, awaits trial next month. was 70 pen eated) con publish siini r showing ts injected’ 1 Friday he mice before 8 s, a point tl ; to reach, the Limone vhile search ic high-deni :h is cholestf ?ging. >n editor )to editor s editor > editor e Dube, Amart ice Parten, Scdl lifer Montiel, ke Griggs, Gin) anderson, ErinH 1 asr, Elizabeth Pit* the fall andsphr! liversityholida)!*’ itation, IX 778# ilding, Texas M' ! liversity in the il offices are in tone number is^ ■nt by The Ball) 1 advertising, call a.m. to 5 p.m. Management Associate Program H-E-B Grocery Company is a $5 billion enterprise headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. We are one of the fastest growing food retailers in the coun try with over 220 stores and 42,000 “Partners”. H-E-B currently has opportunities for high-talent, results oriented M.B.A. graduates with the desire to start on a progressive career track that leads to Senior Management. 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Candidate for State Comptroller Teresa Dogget Wednesday, October 19,1994 7:00 pm Rudder 601 f Persons with disabilities please call us at 845-1515 to inform us of your special r* = \ needs. We request notification three (3) working days prior to the event to enable us to assist you to the best of our ability. The views expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of MSC Political Forum, The Msc, or Texas A&M University. Retail Management Opportunities James Baldioin. Theodore Dreiser. Oscar Wilde. Virginia Woolf. Barnes & Noble. All great names in literature. All leaders with the ambition, vision and creativity to succeed. Now you can have the chance to make your name. With over 1,000 stores nationwide, Bames & Noble, one of the most exciting retailers, is pushing ahead with tremendous excitement and even greater opportunities. We’re looking for professionals who are as literate as they are likeable to lead us into the future. 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Barnes fi'Noble Boo k s e/lers''— /c! n ^ a ia y ^ Since 18 73 We are an equal opportunity employer M/F A weekly column dedicated to computing at Texas A&M CIS opens West Campus Computing Center The new West Campus Library—home of the West Campus Computing Center (WCCC). omputing and Information Ser vices (CIS) is proud to announce that the West Campus Computing Center (WCCC) in the new West Cam pus Library opened October 13. The WCCC is oriented towards microcom puters, with 110 486 DX/2 66 megahertz IBM-compatible PCs, 20 multimedia 486 DX/2 66 megahertz Level 2 PCs, and 30 Macintosh Quadra 660AVs. Facility users also have access to CD-ROM drives on the multimedia PCs. In January 1995, when the College of Business moves to West Campus, the West Campus Computing Center will have two Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4si printers. The Kodak 1392 Model 44 printer will also be moved from the Academic Computing Center (ACC) in Blocker to the WCCC facility. The West Campus Computing Center is a well-designed and comfortable envi ronment in which to work. The Center is fully-carpeted and has new ergonomic lab furniture. There is also a classroom avail able for computer instruction and CIS short courses. The CIS Help Desk at the WCCC is staffed to answer both general computing questions and questions specific to micro computing. Documentation, including handouts, manuals, and users guides, is available. The WCCC facility is currently open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and will be open 24- hours-a-day starting in January 1995. We hope that you will take advantage of these resources and we invite you to come by the WCCC and check out our new facili ties! Call 862-3139 for more information.# Dr. Samia Massoud CIS Customer Help and Training Computing Toolbox is published by Computing and Information Services (CIS) at Texas A&M University. Please send comments, topic suggestions, and questions for the Computing Wizard to suggest@tamu.edu or call 845-9325. We want your input!