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T A M U Page 2 • The BATTALION State Wednesday • July 5,15l, ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ A |L Fun Fourth festivities jaaiMMfflSfflgBai ^SSiSaSSglSg h jmmak mmma^ IHIaH f*' ^ : ; v Stew Milne, The Battalion Above: Kids ages 6 and up bounce around in the Joy Jump, a hyperactive suppressant cham ber, at Olsen Field Tuesday evening during the Independence Day celebration. Children younger than 6 had their own chamber. The youngsters also could participate in games like sack races, an egg toss and a ring throw. Live music was on hand to entertain the crowd of several hundred people. Right: Chilton Smith, age 2 1/2 from College Station, tosses a ball into a hoop at the celebra tion. If the ball landed in the ring, contestants won a coupon for a free slice of watermelon. Stew Milne, The Battalion Computer Continued from Page 1 Fb R numbers vary each semester. The center was opened fi the students on a part-timelil--. sis in Fall 1994. iTlger WOO “The reason we felt the net play after ' to establish the center m that computers are playit LEMONT, III more of a part in classroomeltle words. Tiger perience,” Harris sakland PGA Tour o “There’s more of an expectil'The wrist is go< tion from professors to gi Woods, win work typed. We also felt o«t ,ec ^ >me one °( students should be as indepe: i ar ',§T es ' saif dent as possible. This tech ogy really aided in their nefl his mind and he for independence. B "| f ee | j', Robert Linnstaedter, asil sa id the reignin nior environmental design mlpion, who tee: jor and a wheelchair user, sail Western Open, other computer labs acres Test up and get i campus, such as the onestl 0 ^ sc * 100 * anr * a Langford Architecture Cents. Uf' 1 hen I had and the West Campus Lbrarfe f)en ' s< p ia '/ 1 , , j .• itwo-week break already have accommodation Woods wh for handicapped students. I fresh man year “I haven’t had a problem us ligament in his I ing other computer centers o: hit out of the c campus,” Linnstaedter said; second round of “but I can see how the newcer He skipped ter will be greatly beneficial ft Northeast Amai students with hearing or visu; P ra E t f cm 8- impairments.” T Woods exp, U . . ,, ji® w eek at the $2 Harris said as the need c Hi|| Go|f this service grows, so will tb • center. New furniture sudulThreatenir tables and chairs that can: lifted hydraulically will be dered. “This is a start, and we re: ly hope the center will take P aar 8 ec ' w 'tn th and get a lot of different equ. *° Alomar of the ment,” she said. Texans celebrate Holiday events include parades. Nelson picnic UNDATED (AP) — Summer heat and a dousing of rain couldn’t stop the state’s largest Independence Day cele bration in Houston Tuesday. “I absolutely love the U.S.A.!” ex claimed Chris Sweet, bedecked in a pa triotic ensemble of an Old Glory T-shirt and an Uncle Sam-style hat. “The Fourth of July is my favorite time of the year because of good ol” American patriotism, rah, rah and all that. It beats any other holiday.” Sweet, along with husband Flay and grandson Dusty Bilski, was among an estimated 200,000 revelers in Buffalo Bayou Park for the annual Freedom Fest, which takes place in the shadows of the downtown skyline. “We wanted to hear the band and see what goes on,” said Janice Dunna- gan, who moved here from Illinois last August and had looked forward to a Houston-style Independence Day. “I always like going to see fireworks on the Fourth.” The start time of the event, which featured classic rock bands Step- penwolf and Foghat and the requisite fireworks spectacu lar, was pushed back to 4 p.m. this year by organizers to beat the heat. Nelson The strategy worked as showers cooled things off a bit during the mid dle of the day. Meanwhile, it isn’t the Fourth in Pecos without a rodeo. The 113th annual West of the Pecos Rodeo fea tured 130 bull riders and lots of hard-scrabble action under a hot West Texas sun. “I’ve been from New York to L.A., but I can’t imagine being anywhere else on the Fourth,” said Rick FYeslar. “This is the time of year to party and have a good time.” Elsewhere in Texas, Willie Nelson took the stage in Luckenbach as Tex ans celebrated Independence Day in Lone Star style Tuesday. Nelson sang his classic “On the Fioad Again” before a crowd gathered in the central Texas town of Luckenbach, pop. 3, The 25-act show marked the first time Nelson, has held his more-or-less annual picnic at the hamlet. “It was a natural, “I’m not sure why we didn’t co: here before because Luckenbach a: the Fourth of July picnic are son receive ps 1 TORONTO the Hdered on Ti hree-day psycl nine if she is fit Justice Ton Nelson st Fort's general issessment for earing after awyer. 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