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D The Battalion FRl?TI?iril\Fr i rj o iv i Tj r iii \jf Tuesday • November 26, imp ces Ryan Rogers, The Battalion P|r-|pi| /“ill' I David Ocker, a junior agriculture systems management major and brownpot in training, IIIICII p re p ares his chainsaw for the addition of "dorm logs" to Bonfire stack Monday. Campus Bonfire serves up concessions stands Food concessions will be avail able at Bonfire this year for the first time. The Department of Food Ser vices will have two concessions trailers between stack and Parking Area 50, selling sausages-on-a- bun, turkey legs, roasted corn, hot dogs and hot and cold beverages. The concessions trailers will open at 5:30 p.m. and will continue to serve until all the food is gone. The post office lobby will be open 24 hours throughout the holiday. The post office window will be be closed Thursday and Saturday but open 10 a.m. to noon Friday. On Sunday, the MSC, Rudder and the main desk will be open noon to midnight. All regular operations will re sume Monday. New Yell tocalhuest Capitol renovatio 1 ► State Train cars get back on track after crash University Center adjusts schedules The Texas A&M University Cen ter Complex, consisting of the MSC, the Koldus Building and the Rudder Complex, will alter its hours of operation for the Thanksgiving holiday. All offices within the complex, with the exception of the post of fice, will be closed Thursday, Fri day and Saturday. LONGVIEW, Texas (AP) — Work ers were preparing to put three rail cars back on track Monday after a Union Pacific train derailed, crash ing into the back of three buildings in the downtown area, a city spokeswoman said. Three people were inside some apartments that were hit when the train jumped the tracks about 5:30 p.m. Sunday, but no one was injured, said Victoria LaFollett, a spokes woman for the city of Longview. A mechanical problem caused the cars, which were carrying crushed This day in history ► Weather (AP) — Today is Tuesday, Nov. 26, the 331st day of 1996. There are 35 days left in the year. On this date: In 1825, the first college social fraternity, Kappa Al pha, was formed at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y. In 1832, public streetcar service began in New York City. The fare: 12 1/2 cents. In 1942, the motion picture Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, had its world premiere at the Hollywood Theater in New York City. In 1949, India adopted a constitution as a re public within the British Commonwealth. In 1950, China entered the Korean conflict, launch ing a counteroffensive against soldiers from the United Nations, the United States and South Korea. In 1973, President Nixon’s personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, told a federal court that she’d accidentally caused part of the 18 1/2 minute gap in a key Watergate tape. In 1975, a federal jury in Sacramento, Calif., found Lynette Fromme, a follower of Charles Man- son, guilty of trying to assassinate President Ford. In 1990, Japanese business giant Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. agreed to acquire MCA Inc. for $6.6 billion. One year ago: Senior U.S. officials declared the Dayton accord treaty on Bosnia was final, rejecting demands from Bosnian Serbs that provisions relating to the future of Sarajevo be changed. Two men set fire to a subway token booth in Brooklyn borough of New York City, fatally burning the clerk inside. X To^ay Tonight Tomorrow ► Today’s birthdays “Peanuts” cartoonist Charles M. Schulz is 74. Impressionist Rich Little is 58. Singer Tina Turner is 57. Clear and sunny with northerly winds at 5-10 mph. Clear with light northerly winds. (40°F when Bonfire is lit.) Cold weather contin ues with clear skies and lighter winds. 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B 11 * know, Sim ■it of exasperatic ■“Are you saying ingernail?” the lav ■“I’m not sayin; Highs & Lon 8 sa Y in g he w; Vs any heav Today's Expedafcstling.” 52°F ■Petrocelli, pa ®hin inches of t Tonight’s Expayrked Simpson U 2gof Jvpry move he r Bhutes on the ni{ To mono® en h‘ s where Expected 4QoFI s 1 m P s ° n mai r festing in bed or : TomnrrnwNiW 6 - ^ also Said romorr9w» bal i sand takir Expected,j ur j n g t j 10 'M (I F or minutes. ■Petrocelli cleai Information courtesy of T dse out of Simps vork. Once, the ai close to Simpson It’s not to® late to sign up for LY STUDY ABROAD SUMMER ‘97! Informational Meeting Times in November MON. NOV. 4 at 3pm WED. NOV. 6at3| TUE. NOV. 12 at 4:30pm THUR. NOV. 14a MON. NOV. 18 at 4pm WED. NOV 20at TUE. NOV. 26 at 3 P m WED. NOV. 27 at *AII informational meeting held in 358 BizzellHali rose to nose. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTAC1 Prof. Howard Marchitello Tues, Thurs, 10:00 - 12:00 210C Blocker 845-8320 Prof. Gary Halter Mon., Wed., Fri. 9:00 - 1 024 Bolton Hall 845-3127 LEARN TO I /s We’re now loc Learn to fly th Flight Training 1 the experience :00 Study Abroad Programs 161 Bizzell Hall West 845-0544 Cessna Study at the Santa Chiara Center in Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy anT Texas A&M credit! All classes in English! All majors Welcome! Private Aircraf F.A.A. VA Elk Atlantic ARTS 350 : The Arts and Civilization Prof. Paolo Barucchieri LBAR 333: Italian Civilization & Culture: Italian Renaissance Literature Prof: Howard Marchitello POLS 316: Urban P( Prof. Gary Halm STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS OFFICE 161 Bizzell Hall W. - 845-0544 The Battalion Michael Landauer, Amy Collier, Executive Editor Gretchen Perrenot, Executive Editor Heather Pace, Opinion Editor Rachel Barry, Aggielife Editor Tiffany Moore, Night News Editor Helen Clancy, Night News Editor Editor in Chief Kendra Rasmussen, Cit Tom Day, Sports Editor Stew Milne, Visual Arts £ Chris Yung, Web Editor Tim Moog, Photo Editor Brad Graeber, Cartoon Ei December 2 niors, coop a teachers to c; 51 receive a ful housing for New Assign c atnpus) for following ca foe housing Novemt Deceml !e« 3030 E. 29th St. Bryan • 73 1-8446 24 14A Texas Ave. S College Station • 764-0010 Staff Members City Desk - Assistant Editor: Ann Marie Hauser; Reporters: Marika Cook, Brandon Hausenfluck, Melissa Nr Laura Oliveira, Wesley Poston, Erica Roy, Courtney Walker & JoAnne Whittemore Aggielife Desk - Assistant Editor: Libe Goad; Feature Writers: James Francis, Kimber Huff, John LeBas, W Joseph Novak, April Towery & Shea Wiggins; Page Designer: Michele Chancellor Sports Desk - Assistant Editor: Kristina Buffin; Writers: Jamie Burch, Sara Duesing, Jeremy Furtick, Colby® Ross Hecox, Matt Mitchell, Dennis Ramirez & Nicole Smith Opinion Desk - Assistant Editor: Erin Fitzgerald; Columnists: Jon Apgar, H. 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