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The Battalion . ] i 1' Tuesday • September 17,1! Play ball Pat James, The Battalion Miles Zuniga, guitarist and vocalist for the Austin band Fastball, performs on the steps of the Wayne Stark Galleries during a midday performance Monday sponsored by MSC Town Hall. Campus Rape suspect’s dad still jailed Monday Don Davis Sr. remained in jail Monday on charges that he helped his 23-year-old son disappear five days before his trial on charges of rape was set to begin. Davis’ son, Don Davis Jr., a 1995 Texas A&M graduate, was indicted in March on charges of aggravated sex ual assault in connection with two rapes on the A&M campus. Davis Sr. and his wife, Linda, were indicted Thursday for hindering the prosecution and apprehension of a felon. Prosecutors maintain the cou ple gave their son money and a car shortly before he fled. Linda Davis was released this weekend on a $20,000 bond. der of the week. Students may donate blood from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at any of the five campus locations through Friday. Locations include the Memorial Student Center, West Campus and the Commons. er adult supervision. The rule was issued in January by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, which distributes $1.2 billion a year in drug treat' ment and prevention funds. Americans flui toilet hygiene Nation Minors urged to aid state tobacco stings Lucid to return home Wednesday APO, Red Cross host campus blood drive The Red Cross and Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity are teaming up to sponsor a blood drive on campus for the remain- WASHINGTON (AP) — In a little publicized provision, President Clinton’s crackdown on youth smoking encourages states to use minors in sting operations to detect illegal tobacco sales — or risk losing federal aid. The government says its new rule did generate a many responses from citizens about the physical and psychological safety of undercover children and their ability to understand legal issues like entrapment. But it says examples around the country — including an Illinois town where stings using junior high school students have had a dra matic impact — show that such problems can be solved with prop- CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Relief is on the way for NASA astronaut Shannon Lucid. Space shuttle Atlantis blasted off Monday on a mission to bring her home from the Russian space station Mir, where she has spent a record-breaking six months in orbit. Atlantis, more than six weeks late because of mechanical trou ble and two hurricanes, is sup posed to dock with Mir late Wednesday, despite the failure of a critical power unit that could force NASA to cut the flight short. NASA briefly considered mov ing up the docking to Tuesday because of the mysterious shut down of one of three hydraulic power units minutes after liftoff. NEW ORLEANS (AP)- Americans routinely ignore Mom’s most important pie: advice: Wash your hands ate to the bathroom. This unsettling item of gathered in the only way by actually watching what p« (or don’t do) in public restri The researchers — what they should be called in stalls or pretended to their hair while observing men and women do the ness in five cities last moi Among the results: —Just 60 percent o Yorkers using restrooms ir Station washed up afterwi —The watchers in Chics;: 78 percent take the time to after using the bathroom:i Navy Pier. —The survey found 74 k wash after using the toilet with 61 percent of men. Only-j York and New Orleans did me' soap and water slightly im than women. ► This day in history Weather (AP) — Today is Tuesday, Sept. 17, the 261st day of 1996. There are 105 days left in the year. On this date: In 1787, the U.S. Constitution was completed and signed by a majority of delegates attending the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. In 1862, Union forces hurled back a Confederate invasion of Maryland in the Civil War Battle of Antietam. In 1920, the American Professional Football Association — a precursor of the NFL — was formed in Canton, Ohio. In 1966, “Mission: Impossible” premiered on CBS. In 1976, NASA publicly unveiled the space shuttle “Enterprise” at ceremonies in Palmdale, Calif. In 1983, Vanessa Williams of New York became the first black contestant to be crowned Miss America. (The following July, she also became the first Miss America to resign in the wake of her Penthouse magazine scandal.) Ten years ago: Seven people were killed and 51 wounded when a bomb exploded outside a Paris department store. Five years ago: The U.N. General Assembly opened its 46th session, welcoming new members Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, North and South Korea, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia. One year ago: Hong Kong held its last legislative elec tion before the 1997 takeover by China, with some of Beijing’s fiercest critics the big winners. ► Today’s birthdays Today Tonight Tomorrow Highs & Low: Yesterday’s Hi| 94°F 78°F Today’s Expecit (AP) — Actress Anne Bancroft is 65. U.S. Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter is 57. Cartoonist Jeff MacNelly is 49. Actor John Ritter is 48. Actress Cassandra Peterson (“Elvira, Mistress of the Dark”) is 45. Rapper Doug E. Fresh is 30. Rhythm-and-blues singer Marcus Sanders (Hi-Five) is 23. Partly cloudy with easterly winds 5-10 mph. Increasing clouds with east winds near 5 mph. Mostly cloudy to cloudy with isolated showers and thunder storms. High 95°F Today’s Expecte Low 74°F Information courtesy of TAMiC Sign Up for a 0*^with the Food Services Director Looking for Piping Hot Ideas! W P6 £ > * ,<■ ‘ h> D Hi Meal Plan Participants Aggie Buck Customers Other Student Customers Lunch scheduled Monday & Tuesday during each month. Cali Jeanne Mitchell at 845-3005 for reservations. Many her with the ring that utys, tn a Icitil' dear wire, ’ Look. But dont touch. "This Luiys already sfxAai for . . . forn'er" Largest selection of bridal sets in the area. Douglas Jewelers Culpepper Plaza • 693-0677 Theater Arts Program Presents Machiavelli's La Mandragola September 19-21 & 25-28 Fallout Theater 8 PM All Tickets $5 862-2052 2. Undergraduate Student Requirements: 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.) 30 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 com pleted 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). 60 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 res ident credits, this requirement will be waived after your degree is posted on the Student Information Management System. 3. You must have a 24) cumulative GPR at Texas A&M University. t. 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 December 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 Ml 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, September 18, 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 September 20, 1996. Men’s 10K-$311.00 14K-$425.00 Women’s 10K-$175.00 14K-$203.00 Add $8.00 for Class of ‘95 or before. The ring delivery date is November 13, 1996. "La Fraternidad Del Futuro" OMEGA DELTA PHI FALL Omage Delta Phi provides a medium for positive change and develops character through unity, honesty, integrity, leadership, and service - creating new standards for organizations 1 imu RUSH EVENTS SEPT. 16: MEET THE MEN - 410 RUDDER 8:30P.M. SEPT. 17: BILLIARDS NIGHT-ALFRED T.HORNBECK 8:00 P.M. SEPT. 18: KARAOKE NIGHT-BULLWINKLES 8:00 P.M. SEPT. 19: SPORTS N1GHT-REC. CENTER 8:00P.M. SEPT. 20: PARTY-EL TEJANO RANCH 9:00 P.M. SEPT. 21 BAR-B-Q- CENTRAL PARK 1:00 P.M. 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