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uesday * * * 3f * * Jf J*- Jf FREE PREGNANCY TESTING • Confidential Counseling Information & Referrals Available Good Samaritan Pregnancy Service, Inc. 505 University Dr., Suite 602 846-2909 Call for an appointment Elect Bob Bell Brazos County Judge I was there, in the Corps for 4 years. Formations, Satur day drills, Midnight Yell Practice, March-Ins, Corps trips, Bonfire, Muster, SCONA, the Senior Ring, the Spirit, and then Final Review...I was there. si -Bob Bell, ‘65 164 on the ballot Paid for by the Committee to elect Bob Bell Brazos County Judge Judith S. Bell, Treasurer, 202 Carson Street, Bryan, TX 77801 PICK UP YOUR COPY. If you ordered a 1994-95 Campus Directory, stop by room 216 Reed McDonald Building between 8:15 a,m. and 4:45 p.m. Monday through Friday to pick up your copy. (Please bring ID.) If you did not order a Campus Directory as a fee option when you registered for Fall '94 classes, you may purchase a copy for $3 plus tax in the Student Publications office, room 230 Reed McDonald. The Campus Directory includes listings of students, faculty, staff and other information about Texas A&M. ’94-95 Campus Directory cm $ J §T \ J \ ?(jm mmm L As a Reciprocal Exchange Student at Lancaster: 1995-6 • Attend one of these informational Meetings, • Speak to past and present Reciprocal Exchange participants and • Pick up an application for the program: Wed., Nov. 9, 10:30-11:45 a.m. 251 Bizzell Hall West Wed., Nov. 9, 4:30-5:45 p.m. 251 Bizzell Hall West Requirements: 3.0 GPR, U.S. CiOzen, Junior status at time of exchange Study Abroad Programs • 161 Bizzell Hall West • 845-0544 CHRISTIANITY & HOMOSEXUALITY A Gay Minister's Perspective W Dr. Mel White Former speech-/ ghost-writer for Oliver North Pat Robertson & Jerry Falwell Tuesday, Nov. 15th 7:00 pm MSC 201 Reception to follow. GLBA & Persons with disabilities please call 845-1515 to inform us of your special needs. We request information three (3) working days prior to the event to enable us to assist you to the best of our abilities. Page 2 • The Battalion the battalion Cults Continued from Page 1 They isolate the member from friends and family so they will no longer have a network of support outside of the cult, Loomis said. He said they deprive the members of sleep so that are fa tigued and more susceptible to mind control. They don’t allow the members to have any time alone, he said. “If you are never alone, you don’t have a chance to reflect on what’s going on,” he said. Loomis said the most effec tive way of removing people from cults is exit counseling. Exit counselors are usually former cult members who can speak to the member in their language about experiences they share. Loomis said exit counseling costs several thousand dollars. He said the best preventative action against cults is knowl edge about mind control. AP Photo SFA Some kids never grow up Continued from Page 1 McDonald’s Collectors Club President, Meredith Williams, displays his collection of over 40,i Flappy Meal toys. used to appeal the decision at SFA. “A&M rejected GSS’s applica tion on the same basis that SFA’s Student Government is rejecting funding,” Mazzullo said. “They said members of the organization were promoting homosexuality and, therefore, probably commit ting a crime in Texas.” A&M denied GSS official recognition in 1976 on the grounds that it was wrong to rec ognize an organization that was likely to “incite, promote and re sult” in homosexual activity. When a federal judge in Dal las struck down the section of the Texas Penal Code forbidding sexual acts between adults of the same sex, A&M argued that GSS was a social organization. The Texas Court of Appeals stated that A&M’s refusal to give GSS benefits which were available to other campus orga nizations denied the group its First Amendment rights. The case was appealed through U.S. District Court and U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, ending up in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in April 1985. The Supreme Court ruled that A&M had no basis for rejecting GSS’s application, and the Uni versity was required to recognize GSS as a student group. “I believe this precedent is binding for Texas,” Mazzullo said. “I think the same basis will hold at SFA. “We haven’t had anything mentioned about funding at A&M, but it seems to be a re curring thing across the coun try. We’ve sued at A&M be fore. We’ve fought this battle here already.” Young patient receives unique quil FORT WORTH (AP) — Timo thy Thede, 8, is delighted with the new quilt he takes with him everywhere he goes. Doctors used pieces of Timoth y’s own skull three weeks ago to rebuild his forehead. “Basically, Timothy has a quilted forehead,” said Dr. Michael Zide, an oral and facial surgeon who performed the surgery along with neurosurgeon George Cravens and Dr. Robert Anderson, a plastic surgeon. “They fixed my head. They did good work,” Timothy said. The boy suffered nearly fatal skull injuries in a car crash 3 1/2 years ago. He flew through the wind shield when a car he was in went out of control on a wet road and slid into a gravel truck. A hand-size chunk of glass gouged open his forehead and ripped into his brain. Doctors at Cook-Fort Worth Children’s Medical Center gave him only a slim chance of survival. Timothy suffered some brain damage, primarily short-term memory loss and extreme at tention deficit disorder. But gradually he learned again how to walk, talk and feed himself, all the while wearing a protective plastic helmet. For three years, the only medical option was to have metal or plastic plate installei where forehead bone had beep, until Timothy’s parents mel Cravens in August. Cravens brought in Zide, whi enlisted Anderson. The three de cided to use Timothy’s own to quarry the bone they needed t rebuild his cranium. For each portion of his fore head, the doctors made a soli metal template mirroringtb missing part and then scannei Timothy’s skull to locate an are with similar contours. They then removed the piecf that matched the forehead’s cop tours and sliced it infc two layers. Trial Continued from Page 1 Powell said. “He (Smith) sent me a letter that said A&M was entering a critical stage and it was im portant to have only one person to negotiate.” Dr. William Mobley, a professor in the College of Business, approved Smith’s annual leave re quests for June 10 and 11, 1993, to go to New York while he was president of Texas A&M. Mobley said the travel request form said the trip was not university business but vacation time. Mobley said there was no specific policy regard ing travel but said A&M’s Policies and FYocedures Manual says employees should not solicit gifts while negotiating. “It is a matter of good judgment,” Mobley said. Mobley said A&M occasionally pays for spouses on trips but said Smith’s situation would have been tough to decide because it was in a gray area ot: of policy. Smith re-paid Barnes and Noble 82,441 check dated July 31, 1993, for the trip built check was not received by the company until W her 1993. Charles Zikes, who works for First Amen! 1 Bank, which is Smith’s bank, s«d the^ched Barnes and Noble was out of sequence with checks written from the Smiths’ account. Rex Janne, director of purchasing services A&M, said his employees adopted an ethics poi that stated employees should not accept gifts 6 companies they are negotiating with. This pol did not include A&M vice presidents. Dennis Saner, vice president of marketing Follett College Stores, testified Smith visited tl company’s office in Chicago, which was standi procedure when bidding for a bookstore. Butf lett did not pay for the trip. The trial will reconvene today when the defen presents its case and witnesses. I * WANT * YOU ik ik To Be A... PATRIOT PIZZA 'A A Delivery Driver A A A •Must be 1 8 years or older •Must have own car with insurance •Drivers start at $4.50/hr + $ 1 per delivery •Must have good driving record Apply at: 505 University Dr. E. 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