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D The Battalion .. E E ?, ? ■ Pagf Friday • November 15,1! Air Repair Tim Moog, The Battalion Mechanic Cecil Rhodes checks for oil leaks and loose wires as he finishes up the installation of a new en gine on one of Texas A&M Flying Club’s Cessna 152s at Easterwood Airport Thursday evening. Campus GUF briefing moved from E-Walk day The information briefing in conjunction with the proposed General Use Fee increase has been rescheduled for Monday, Nov. 25, at 7 p.m. The briefing was rescheduled to avoid conflict with Elephant Walk earlier that day. The information briefing will become a legally required public hearing if the Texas A&M Univer sity System Board of Regents authorizes the University to hold a public hearing on raising the GUF from $24 to $34 effective Sept. 1. cellor since August 1994 was formerly the president o' leton State University and Texas A&M University, foil 13 years in the Texas p school system. Evans Library ho altered tempora The Sterling C. Evans Li will be closed all day Saturd; cause of a power outage outage is related to theconsj tion adjacent to the library. The West Campus Librar, be open. Evans Library will reopen day for its regular hours. City Thompson awarded for golden deeds Bryan offers fre planting compo Dr. Barry B. Thompson, Texas A&M University System chancel lor, is the 1996 recipient of the Golden Deeds for Education award, which was presented to him Thursday. The Texas Association of School Administrators annually awards a Texas educator who has improved the education sys tem and enriched public school students’ lives. Thompson has been the chan- The city of Bryan is offerinj compost while supplies anyone interested in usi soil-enhancing material a' homes or businesses. A truck or trailer it brought to the Bryan comi cility at 2988 Pleasant HiP : j from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mtj through Saturday. Facility ei| ees will load the compost for- More information on the 1 compost offer may be obtain calling 821-3490. This day in history Weather (AP) — Today is Friday, Nov. 15, the 320th day of 1996. There are 46 days left in the year. On this date: • In 1806, explorer Zebulon Pike sighted the mountain- top that later became known as Pikes Peak. In 1939, President Franklin Roosevelt laid the corner stone of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington D.C. In 1966, the flight of Gemini 12 ended successfully as astronauts James A. Lovell and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin Junior splashed down safely in the Atlantic. In 1969, 250,000 protesters staged a peaceful demonstration in Washington against the Vietnam War. In 1988, the Palestine National Council, the legisla tive body of the PLO, proclaimed the establishment of an independent Palestinian state at the close of a four- day conference in Algiers. Ten years ago: A government tribunal in' Nicaragua convicted American Eugene Hasenfus of charges relat ed to his role in delivering arms to Contra rebels, and sentenced him to 30 years in prison. (Hasenfus was pardoned a month later.) Five years ago: A federal appeals panel threw out for mer National Security Adviser John M. Poindexter’s felony convictions in the Iran-Contra affair, saying his im munized testimony to Congress was improperly used against him. One year ago: A partial government shutdown stretched into a second day. The space shuttle Atlantis docked with the orbiting Russian space station Mir. Today Tonight Tomorrow Highs & Lov Today’s Expected! 80°F he Ar< Hill, f Guitai band’s nati from a pay dents of Te: ing rock mt As it tur Archers pla major labe which is fill a candid in its growling his bandma rock stars, a from inhala Batt: Ho\ EJ: We a ► Today’s Birthdays Actor Ed Asner is 67. Pop singer Frida (ABBA) is 51. Singer Janet Lennon (The Lennon Sisters) is 50. Singer Alexander O’Neal is 43. Rock singer-producer Mitch Easter is 42. Actress Beverly D’Angelo is 42. Tonight Show bandleader Kevin Eubanks is 39. Patchy early morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy with southeast winds 10-15 mph. Partly cloudy with light southeast winds Some early morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy with a 20 per cent chance of showers. Tonight's ExpectefT 64 ° F t- ~j y—hina Expected Hit 78°F Expected Id 63°F G: 50% off!! 1996-97 All-University Calendar At the Texas A&M Bookstore ROCK & ROLL NEW CLASSIC ROCK STATION IN BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION NEEDS LISTENERS!!! 101.9 FM KLTR THE BIG EVENT TFie Big Event is the largest student run service project in the world! Must Include: Purpose of Big Event, Logo (As seen above), April 5, 1997, and 845-9618 Mail or deliver to: Texas A&M Student Government The Big Event Suite 127 J. Koldus Building College Station, Texas 77843-1236 Winners announced December 1, 1996 Prize includes: Name on over 4,000 posters Certificate to local restaurant FREE movie tickets! ene Mo in a roc membe Information courtesy of TJW&rd the end i this dream a r< K Moore pla; Bass, so all t Wh ile sitting School, they s end of the tab! I “We got An ■ng at our ta Come join us a/ier the Ays Beat the Hell Outta 01 drums,” Moor i i ■■ The band \a Sundown specials SERVED DAILY 4 P.M. TIL 6:30 P.M. ANGUS SIRLOIN 8.95 |; They cam Iheir health t disease that c swell up like a 1 Castaneda , ed to call then 7.95 Although tl ■ was a while 1 A 9oz. heavy aged Angus sirloin. BUTTERMILK CHICKEN FRIED STEAK Fresh round steak, dipped in a buttermilk batter and lightly fried served with your choice of ranch fries or uptown mashed potatoes. F F fcd. “The first GRILLED CHICKEN 7.95 [I By the end A seasoned boneless chicken breast cooked to PERFECTION throughout th and topped with our grilled pan onions. BABY BACK RIBS 9.95 A full rack of the most tender and tasty BBQ ribs in Tex?| FRESH SALMON 10.95 Fresh salmon marinated in bourbon, brown sugar and spi| Grilled in lemon sauce. T-Bone catches ‘em himself. All items above include hot bread and house salad with your ch|| baked potato, uptown mashed potatoes or ranch steak fries. 809 E. UNIVERSITY (Next to the Hilton| 846-6823 L ■ and Presents... E.CH.0. THE RIGHT TO DIE.... WHO DECIDES? You love the outdoors. You love athletics. You love life. Then within a blink of an eye, life as you know it is no more. Now your days are filled with agonizing treatments and your evenings filled with sleepless nights. Join us for a first hand account as Dax Cowart shares his personal experience of his forced treatment in an acute burn ward. Dax S. Cowart Associate Attorney at the Law Firm of Hillard & Munoz and Writer and Consultant on Rights of Medical Patients. Monday, November 18th 7:30 p.m. Rudder 601 Persons with disabilities please call 845-1515 to inform us of your special needs. We request notification three (3) working days prior to the event to enable us to assist you to the best of our abilities. DICE ARTS SOdlYFiLSHOW Sunday, November 17, 1996 at 2:00 p.m. in Rudder Theatre Including Jazz, Modern and Ballet Students $4.00 Non-Students $5.00 The Battalion Michael Landauer, Editor in Chief Amy Collier, Executive Editor Kendra Rasmussen, City Ecf Gretchen Perrenot, Executive Editor Tom Day, Sports Editor Heather Pace, Opinion Editor Stew Milne, Visual Arts EDirfl' Rachel Barry, Aggielife Editor Chris Yung, Web Editor Tiffany Moore, Night News Editor Tim Moog, Photo Editor Helen Clancy, Night News Editor Brad Graeber, Cartoon Edik* Staff Members City Desk - Assistant Editor: Ann Marie Hauser: Reporters: Marika Cook, Brandon Hausenfluck, Christie Hu# Carla Marsh, Melissa Nunnery, Laura Oliveira, Wesley Poston, Erica Roy, Courtney Walker & JoAnne Whiffl Aggielife Desk - Assistant Editor: Libe Goad; Feature Writers: James Francis, Kimber Huff, John LeBas, Aaror Joseph Novak, April Towery & Shea Wiggins; Page Designer: Michele Chancellor Sports Desk - Assistant Editor: Kristina Buffin; Writers: Jamie Burch, Sara Duesing, Jeremy Furtick, Colby G# Ross Hecox, Matt Mitchell, Dennis Ramirez & Nicole Smith Opinion Desk - Assistant Editor: Erin Fitzgerald; Columnists: Jon Apgar, H. Baxter, David Boldt, Bryan Goodw# non Halbrook, Michael Heinroth.Aja Henderson, Jennifer Howard, Mason Jackson, Sean McAlister, Clins David Minor, Patrick Smiley & Jeremy Valdez Night News - Page Designers: Marissa Alanis, Jennifer Bishop, Michele Chancellor & Angie Rodgers Copy Editors - Katie Arnold. Brian Gieselman, Shannon Halbrook, Gina Panzica & Matt Weber Visual Arts Desk • Photographers: Rony Angkriwan, Dave House, Pat James, Rachel Redington & Ryan Rogeir Graphic Artists: Jenny Maki, James Palmer & James Vineyard; Cartoonists: Michael Depot, Ed Goodwin.Oj* Hoffman, John Lemons & Quatro Oakley Web Masters - Terry Butler, Dusty Moer & Tung Tran News: The Battalion news department is managed by students at Texas A&M University in the Division ofStujJf" cations, a unit of the Department of Journalism. News offices are in 013 Reed McDonald Building. 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