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Attention Aggies $ Cash For Your Car $ Local Dealer Will Pay Up to $2500'” For Your Mid-80’s Foreign Car 1412 S. Texas in Bryan NEW Motorola BRAVO PLUS $29.95* $495 AIRTIME i Purchase Rea Activate Your Motorola for Free James N Childs, M.D. ‘79 and Maria V Childs, M.D. Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery Board Certified / Clinical Faculty TAMU College of Medicine COMPREHENSIVE SKIN CARE FOR ALL AGES Acne & Complexion Problems • Sun Damage Skin Cancer • Moles & Warts Chemical Peels • Rashes & Infections • Melanoma Diagnosis & Treatment 1605 Rock Prairie Rd., Suite 312 College Station 696-4444 Accepting Appointments znmatominBm Celebrate the Spirit and join us at the Aggie Muster Camaraderie Barbecue Sunday, April 21, 1996 11 am - 3 pm Academic Plaza between the flagpole and the Sul Ross Statue Entertainment will be provided Available on all Meal Plans (Meal Plan Dining Centers will be closed) Cash and Aggie Bucks accepted on site. Cash Price: $5 "Softly Call the Muster" AGGIE RING ORDERS THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER STUDENTS CLAYTON W. WILLIAMS, JR. ALUMNI CENTER DEADLINE: April 24, 1996 Undergraduate Student Requirements: 1. You must be a degree seeking student and have a total of 95 credit hours reflected on the Texas A&M University Student Information Management System. (A passed course, which is repeated and passed, cannot count as additional credit hours.) 2. 3Q credit hours must have been completed in residence at Texas A&M University, providing that prior to January 1, 1994, you were registered at Texas A&M University and successfully completed a fall/spring semester or summer term (I and il or 10 weeks) as a full-time student in good standing (as defined in the University catalog). 6Q credit hours must have been completed in residence at Texas A&M University if your first semester at Texas A&M University was January 1994 or thereafter, or if you do not qualify under the successful semester requirement. Should your degree be conferred with less than 60 resident credits, this requirement will be waived after your degree is posted on the Student Information Management System. 3. You must have a 2*0 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, (barking tickets, returned checks, etc. Graduate Student Requirements If you are a May 1996 degree candidate and you do not have an Aggie ring from a prior degree, you may place an order after you meet the following requirements: 1. Your degree is conferred and posted on the Texas A&M University Student Information 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. If you have completed all of your degree requirements and can obtain a “Letter of Completion” from the Office of Graduate Studies, the original letter of completion, with the seal, may be presented to the Ring Office in lieu of your degree being posted. Procedure To Order A Ring: 1. If you meet all of the above requirements, you must visit the Ring Office no later than Wednesday, April 24,1996, to complete the application for eligibility verification. 2. If your application is approved and you wish to receive your ring on June 5, 1996, you must return and pay in full by cash, check, money order, or your personal Visa or Mastercard (with your name imprinted) no later than April 26,1996. Men’s 10K-$314.00 14K - $428.00 Women’s 10K-$175.00 14K - $204.00 Add $8.00 for Class of ‘95 or before. The ring delivery date is June 5, 1996. ATTENTION: UNDERGRADUATE & GRADUATE STUDENTS Students who will either complete all of the above requirements after the Spring ‘96 semester final grades are posted or after commencement, may order their rings beginning approximately May 23, 1996. Please visit the Aggie Ring Office between May 1 & 15 to complete an audit request and to receive further information. Since ring prices for the May-June order will not be available until May 1, please do not go the Ring Office until then. In the event you will not be in the College Station area between May 23 and June 12 to place your order in person, you need to pick up a mail order form and be sized for your ring before you leave town. It happens when you advertise in The Battalion Call 845-2696 Page 8 • The Battalion Friday • April 19, NFL Draft Preview: Johnson consensus No.l, McElroy, Brown top Aggie prospects NEW YORK (AP) — Things rarely come easy for the New York Jets. Here they are holding the No. 1 pick in Saturday’s NFL draft, and the player they’re likely to take is a wide receiver, Keyshawn Johnson of Southern California. Nothing against Johnson, who is compared to Jerry Rice and Michael Irvin, but NFL conventional wisdom holds that the No. 1 pick is supposed to be spent on a quarterback, an im pact defensive player, or a running back who can carry a team. The Jets’ problem is that there are no strong quarterbacks in this draft; the top running back, Ne braska’s Lawrence Phillips, carries personal baggage; and none of the top defensive players is a sure thing. So when commissioner Paul Tagliabue calls the draft to order at noon EDT, the Jets are almost sure to claim Johnson, the 6-foot-3, 220- pound all-American who had 12 re ceptions for 216 yards in the Rose Bowl and the outgoing personality to fit in New York. “I’d love to play here,” says John son. “I’m bom for New York.” “He talks too much, but if that’s his only flaw, we can live with it,” Dick Haley, the Jets’ personnel di rector, says of Johnson. Rice was the 16th overall pick in 1985; Irvin went 11th overall in 1988 and the last wide receiver to go No. 1, Irving Fryar in 1984, has had a successful career. There is Phillips, whose talent is undeniable but who pleaded no con test to misdemeanor assault and trespassing charges after assaulting a former girlfriend. That has turned off some teams, but not all — no tably the Baltimore Ravens, who might be willing to trade up from fourth to get Phillips. Phillips and Johnson reflect this draft, considered one of the better crops of the ’90s. It’s rich in wide receivers, run ning backs and a usually rare commodity — tight ends. As many as a half-dozen could go in the first round three running backs could be sen in the top eight — Michigan’s Tim Biakabutuke Eddie George, the Heisman phy winner from Ohio State, It’s also almost suretobej first draft since 1988 in quarterback is chosen in the round. That year, Chris who remains in the NFL,wastii in the third with the 76th pid all. This year’s top prospectisj ably Ohio State’s BobbyHom " who could last as long as Chie B How many prime prospet are there? 1996 Houston Oilers QUARTERBACK: The emergence of Steve McNair at the end ot last season makes the point moot on using a high pick on a quarterback. However, Houston does need a third quarterback. RUNNING BACK: It Eddie George drops to ninth, Houston has said they will pick the 238-pound Heisman Trophy winner and make him their featured back. Critics Rodney Thomas was too tumble-prone last season. OFFENSIVE LINE: Almost every year, the Oilers seem to be on their last leg on the offensive line. Bruce Matthews is still an All-Pro, but is on one ot his last legs. WIDE RECEIVERS: If George is taken early, Houston might go otter Terry Glenn, the Buckeyes’ premiere wide receiver. DEFENSIVE LINE: Early in the year, Texas’ Tony Brackens seemed to be a lock as the Oilers’ No. 1 pick, but scouts say he is too small. LINEBACKERS: Injuries decimated the Oilers’ linebacking corps last season, and Eddie Robinson left the team via free agency this year. SECONDARY: The Oilers’ greatest strength, it everyone can stay healthy. With starters Cris Dishman, Marcus Robertson, Darryl Lewis and Steve Jackson, Houston doesn’t need any help here. ly Aguilar Battalion 1999 Dallas QUARTERBACK: Troy Alkman is an all-pro and Wade Wilson is a c backup. No need to waste a pick here. RUNNING BACK: Plug in Emmitt Smith's name and see above. OFFENSIVE ONE: Strang front five and a magnificent tight end in Jay Novacek. May be time to add a young stud to take over in the future. ie 5th Circ s decided ] ic colleges einstate a arship polk [y as a criter e decision i s of highe Louisiana mtinue follow policies de ood vs. Sta made speci on ethnicit e court’s s ested by WIDE RECEIVERS: A very intriguing situation with Michael Irvinlacmga possible suspension and perhaps even imprisonment. Deion Sanders could see | vastly expanded playing time, but the Cowboys may use a draft pick. DEFENSIVE LINE: Leon Lett and the rest are continuing to punish c T.TKFT.V FTPST-POUND SELECTION: Eddie George, RB, Ohio State quarterbacks and running backs, but like the offensive line, a young traineen hurts. ^endra S. Ra i Battalion LINEBACKERS: The big question mark finally rears its ugly head. Free agency greatly depleted the Cowboys’ linebacking corps, and they could uses burner to keep the rush on. Read: Reggie Brown SECONDARY: If Kevin Smith is completely recovered, passing will gooutd style in the NFC. With Smith and Deion Sanders, the field will be a no-man’s!®: T.TKFT.V FIRST-ROUND SFLECnON: Reggie Brown, LB, Texas Italy Spring 1997 Its Your Turn! he Texas ets marchec azos River t ing a fund marking t end for sent [More than 2 ipated in the Brazos, the ent fund-r March of Di he money i Interested? Attend any one of these informational meetings in 358 Bizzell Hall West: Mon., April 22 10:15-11:00 a.m. Wed., April 24 5:15 - 6:00 p.m. Thurs., April 25 2:15 - 3:00 p.m. Tues., April 30 8:15 - 9:00 a.m. Students will select a minimum of 12 hours: ARTS 350 Arts and Civilization* Prof. Paolo Barucchieri SOCI 205: Introduction to Sociology Dr. Stjepan Mestrovic SOCI 230: Classical Social Theory Dr. Stjepan Mestrovic ECON 320: Economic Development of Europe Dr. John Moroney year s ,000 and 10,000 raise* ley March * ps during th Srin Dick, £ [jor and Mar irwoman, ed to raise $ l‘We have m< r goal),” she We have over $ our goal i ick said m< and fin£ n determine Every spri rches to th e event ma nsition of 1< LBAR 332: Global Economic Issues Dr. John Moroney Study Abroad Programs • 161 Bizzell Hall West 845-0544 *Mandatory for all students All majors are WELCOME! HAZELWOOD VETERANS STUDENTS You may be entitled to CASH REFUNDS CALL NOW TO DETERMINE YOUR ELIGIBILITY R.H. Loya, P.C. 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