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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1996)
Parent’s Weekend ‘96 is almost upon us! April 12-13 The Faculty Club of Texas A&M, 11th Floor of Rudder Tower would like to inform all, parents & students that the club will be open for this special event. Serving lunch at 1 1:30 a.m. & dinner at 6:00 p.m. on April 12, & lunch only on April 13. So make your reservations early, and enjoy the panoramic view of the Twin Cities. Please call 845-2582 Page 8 • The Battalion Caivirus Thursday • April 11, 'frames*sweatshirts*boxers # calendars»cards # posters»t-shirts«caps* TexaA <A ‘Uiiimr&ity, G=SS5^> IVIOIVI Come check out our over 60 different styles of A&M T-Shirts Northgate Continued from Page 1 apartment home. Bill Boyett, whose family owns several Northgate proper ties, said the building was com pleted in 1928 and was the city’s first apartment complex. Boyett said the building, nicknamed the “Alamo,” housed 12 units and was supervised by a housemother. Don Ganter, owner of the Dixie Chicken, said bottle cap alley developed from a trouble some mud hole. Ganter said the building’s owners would not al low him to put gravel in the al ley, so he poured each day’s bot tle caps there to remedy the problem. It took about two years for the alley to be completely cov ered with bottle caps, and he continues to pour caps on the ground every day. He said a popular bookstore once occupied what is now part of the Dixie Chicken. “The rattlesnakes (caged near some of the bar’s pool ta bles) now occupy the entrance to the old Loupot’s bookstore,” he said. The portion of the Dixie Chicken that Loupot’s once oc cupied, he said, was a rock-n- roll bar called Miranda’s be fore it was annexed by the Dixie Chick en in 1979. Ganter said Ste vie Ray Vaughn once played at Miranda’s. The building that Loupot’s now occu pies was once a pharmacy, and the second floor was a pool hall that later included adult ar cades and video ma chines. Luke Patranella and Charlie Opersteny once owned a popular grocery store called Luke and Charlie’s where the Texas Aggie Book Store is Gwendolyn Struve, The BATttUi* The Disc Go Round was originally a photo store. now located. Once Patranella died, the grocery store was simply known as Charlie’s. We now carry an A&M Poster phone 764-4444 Post Oak Mall POLICE BEAT Felony Theft •frames*sweat$hirts*boxer$ # calendars # cards«po$ters»t-shirts*caps» ROAD CONSTRUCTION SALE” ALL BRIDAL GOWNS 15 - 70% OFF Includes all special order and instock gowns Sale ends Memorial Day • Call for your appointment. Ladies & Lords ‘Bridal and Tuxedo” 807 Texas Ave., 764-8289 Open Monday Late Until 8 p.m. • Parking Area 44 - The victim's 1984 Oldsmobile Delta 88 was stolen. were stolen. In addition, 30 sandwiches were discarded because the cooler was un plugged. eral annoying messages. Burglary of Building Criminal Mischief Misdemeanor Theft • Richardson Building - A gray Schwinn 10- speed bicycle was stolen from the bicycle rack. • Wehner Building - A Hewlett-Packard Model 10B calculator was stolen from a first- floor room. • Front Street and Avenue A - The stop sign at the intersection was stolen. • Ocean Drilling Program Building - A per sonal check and a$100 bill were stolen from a box on a desk in a second-floor room. • Hobby Hall - A red 21-speed Cannondale M300 was stolen from a bicycle rack. • College Avenue Apartments - Two chrome wire spoked wheel covers were stolen from a 1991 Oldsmobile Cierra. • Duncan Hall - A green Sterling 15-speed bicycle was stolen from the bicycle rack. • Aston Hall - A blue Huffy 15-speed bicycle was stolen from the first floor stairwell. • Mosher Lane - A sharp instrument was used to scratch the length of the driver's side of the vehicle. • College Avenue Apartments - Eighteen ve hicles parked on 309 Ball St. had their radio antennas bent. • Parking Area 61 - A sharp instrument was used to cut the tire cover on the victim's 1986 Ford Bronco. Assault / Criminal Mischief • Memorial Student Center - A moneybag containing $100 in cash was stolen froma second-floor room. • Connally Building - An Intel Classic 486 personal computer with keyboard, mouse and mouse pad were stolen from a second floor room. • Common Denominator - A cash shortage of $150.00 over a two-day period was re ported. • Connally Building - A computer processing chip and eight megabytes of memory were stolen from a computer located in a third- floor room. • Cain Hall - A verbal altercation between two individuals resulted in physical contact between a male and female and the in volvement of a roommate who was injured while separating the combatants. Several items of property were damaged during the confrontation, the victim wished to file criminal charges for replacement of the property. Criminal Trespass • Commons Lobby - A male subject entered a women's restroom and peered under the stall at a victim. Misdemeanor Theft / Criminal Mischief Harassment • Blocker Building - A refrigerated cooler was moved approximately 60 feet from the snack area, and 10 16 oz. bottles of juice • Mosher Flail - The victim has received a series of hang up telephone calls. • Blocker Building - The victim received sev- Fire • Walton Hall - An unattended candle burnt through a Styrofoam howl and lighted the victim's stereo. The victim returned to the room in time to extinguish the fire. College Station Fire personnel were called to make sure the situation was under control and to clear smoke from the room. 7 THUF April 11, spo Plan p dome < DALLA: las conside the pro sp of the loo Irving, the the Maveri urb-bound When I out of the lege footbi game last nessmen < Dallas to d They k urns going and figure too. Consic $300 mill came up v not put a d The ide day with Coca-Cola figure out \ Holme fights i NEW V heavywei Holmes, ui with anoth Foreman, retire, he s; The 46 fight agair at Bay St. work. He after that times in hi "I've b everybod’ then I get "Everyboc fight you,' "It woi fight, twe geezers of want to c, conferenci be good fc SCOR We didn’t think we could make it any easier to surf the Net. Today, more students are using Macintosh’ computers to share ideas on the Internet than any other computer. No small wonder, either. Because with a Macintosh there are no complicated commands needed to get up and surfing on the Net. So in a matter of minutes you can be on-line accessing the exciting new universe of the Internet. (Not to mention prospective employers.) And right now, buying a Mac” is as easy as using one. For a limited time, we’re offer ing special campus savings on selected Macintosh computers and Apple’printers. So visit us today, and look into the power of Macintosh. The power to be your best! Butwe just did. For more information visit us on the Internet at http://hed.info.apple.com/ Apply for an Apple Computer Loan. Get a Mac.' Pay later. 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Interest is rat Inlciest accruing durinutbis 90 day period will be added to tbe principal and will bear inlerest which will be included in the repayment schedule The monthly payment (/noled abore is an eslimale based on a lulal loan amount of $1,400 which includes a sample purchase pn iabte ha.'ed n the Commercial Paper Rate plus a spread of 6J5% For example, the month of January 1996 had an interest rate of 12.19% with an annual penentape nrte lAPRj of IJ9~% Monthly paymenlfor the lolal loan amount described abore would be $24.06 Monthly payment tuid APR ib*' nice of (1.316for Ibe Pet r. assumes no deferment of principal and does not include state or heal sales tax. Monthly payments may vary depending on actual computer system prices, total loan amounts, state and local sales taxes, and a change in the monthly rariable interest rate. Preqiuihjication expedites the loan pmcess. bid does not guarantee final loan afitmwl Subsequent a./.'. re rifi cat ion documents must be receded before your loan is approred. Offers shown abore expire May 13. 1996 See your campus store for details about the Apple Computer loan. © 1996 Ap/ile Computer. Inc All rights reserred. Apple, the Apple logo LaserWriter Macintosh. Performa. PuwerBoob. StyleWnlcr and Tbe power to be your best are registered imtemarts of Apple Computer Inc. Mac andPm'i