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Maggs, 0.0. 3030 Oast 29th St. 2414 'Texas Ave. Sovtth Oryaun College Station 731-344© 764-0010 ; Offers wit valid mttii ativ other tliscounte. See partieipalSnjiTSO offices fur details. All wupon offers most be ramesleii ai time of purchase Satellite Continued from Page 1 The new satellite communications network will have 26 small satellites in low earth orbit, close enough for users with handheld terminals to send e-mail and data to other users any where on Earth. Georghiades said he and Spasojevic' were first asked to review the satellite’s communications system for future up grades. After the first satellite experi enced problems, Georghiades said, “the future became present very fast.” Spasojevic' said their work went deep into the program. “We were asked to do more than cor rect errors,” he said. “It was really both error correction and design. At this stage, they (FAI) asked us to help final ize the product, which entails design correction and implementation issues.” Spasojevic' has returned to A&M af ter working in Maryland during the past couple of months with engineers from FAI’s prime contractor, Allied Sig nal. He is now putting finishing touches on his software in an effort to beat the mid-August launch of the first proto type satellite. “I have enjoyed working on a real ap plication,” Spasojevic' said. “Normally it is not easy for a doctoral candidate like me to get practical problems.” Ogden Continued from Page 1 increase in monies given to the Univer sity, they could speak with President Bowen and ask him to raise the GUF.” Meredith Hardeman, a senior speech communications major, disagreed with Ogden’s suggestion. “I would never directly ask for an in crease in the GUF,” Hardeman said. “That is just giving more money to the bureaucracy of this school. ... I don’t want to pay more unless I could direct where it went.” Ogden said despite GUF increases, people are primarily concerned with the quality of the education they receive. “When given a choice, most people are willing to pay,” Ogden said. “People do not want to run the risk of eroding quality.” Ogden said he was optimistic about attempts to change the situation. “I think there will be a response be cause this is a valid student complaint,” Ogden said, “Personally, I will respond to any initiative that the University puts forth.” Bowen said the first step in increas ing the funds is realizing the problem exists. “I think people in Texas, including our political leadership, need to decide that higher education is a priority,” he said. “When people have made up their mind and those messages hit Austin, more money will flow.” tllii? Magician maintains magic HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Claudia Schiffer says, despite gloomy reports in the tabloids, there's still magic between her and David Copperfield. Rumors have been floating that the model and the ma gician, to gether for three years, are splitting. "There's absolutely nothing in it," Schiffer told the Ger man tabloid Bild in an in terview published Tuesday. Schiffer said she and Copper- field see each other regularly and are, in fact, planning a Caribbean vacation together. Ford poses with 'greats' in portrait Gore singing bluesi birthday drawsneai Dr. J/s son arrested for buying crack PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The son of basketball great Julius fry ing was convicted of buying $5 worth of crack and will spend one year on probation. Cheo Erving, 23, was sen tenced Monday by Municipal Judge J. Earl Simmons. His lawyer, Donald Marino, said the younger Erving "admit tedly made a very stupid mistake, and he has shown great remorse for it. Something like this will never happen again." Marino said Erving, who was accompanied in court by his mother, Turquoise, lives with his parents in Villanova and works as a restaurant cook. "He is, hopefully, in a phase where rehabilitation could be ef fective," Marino said. ST. PAUL (AP) — During the 1970s, Gerald Ford, Valery Giscard d'Estaing, Lord James Callaghan and Helmut Schmidt were busy grappling with worldwide problems like the energy crisis and human rights. No wonder they didn't have time to pose for a portrait. Now, the ex-leaders of the United States, France, Great Britain and Germany have been memorialized together in paint by Min- n e s o t a artist Mark Balma. Ford unveiled the portrait Tuesday in the gover nor's re- cep t i o n room at the state Capitol, the setting for the pic ture commissioned by the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank in Washington. The four men never met there, but Balma said he chose the room because of its rich de tail: "I wanted to create the feel ing that after an intense discus sion at the table, the dialogue continues with the vigor of friendship." Ford, Giscard d'Estaing, Callaghan and Schmidt still meet annually in Vail, Colo. "It's a unique friendship that developed under very tough pressures and experiences, but it's so genuine that it has gone on and on and on," Ford said. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP Guests at a birthday bash (orTi: Gore may have to sing the song a capel- la unless or ganizers find a band that's willing to play. The wife of Vice Presi dent Al Gore, a Ten- nesseean, shares an Aug. 19 birth day with President Clinton and the two will celebrate thedai fore with simultaneous parte Nashville and New York. The New York party, which Clintons will attend, is to lea! Kenny Rogers and Aretha Frankie So far, singer-sonw Gretchen Peters has agreed Ic pear at Gore's party. Olympics muse must over new baby boy EDINA, Minn. (AP)-T* days after his music welcou the world to Atlanta, produi Jimmy Jam and his wife® corned a child to the world. Jam’s wife, Lisa, gavebiiF Sunday to an 8-poundsu Tyler James. “It feels absolutely wondc) ful,” Jam said.-i Jam and his co-produoj Terry Lewis composed song - “Welcome To TheVM| for the opening ceremonies the Summer Olympics. by Chuck Johnson Sk©tkh By Quatn Luckily for Big Ed, he had brought his extra stomach. AGGIE RING ORDERS THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER STUDENTS CLAYTON W. WILLIAMS, JR. ALUMNI CENTER DEADLINE: June 30, 1996 Undergraduate Student Requirements: I. 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.) L 39 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 II or 10 weeks) as a full-time student in good standing (as defined in the University catalog). gfi 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 2L9 cumulative GPR at Texas A&M University. 1. You must be in good standing with the University, including no registration or transcript blocks for past due fees, loans, parking tickets, returned checks, etc. Graduate Student Requirements If you are a August 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: If you meet all of the above requirements, you must visit the Ring Office no later than Tuesday, July 30, 1996, to complete the application for eligibility verification. 2. If your application is approved and you wish to receive your ring on October 3, 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 August 2,1996. Men’s 10K-$309.00 14K - $422.00 Women’s 10K -$174.00 14K -$201.00 Add $8.00 for Class of '95 or before. The ring delivery date is October 3, 1996. 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