KAPPA SIGMA FRATERNITY
PRESENTS THE
1st ANNUAL
CORPS vs. FRAT
FIGHT NIGHT!
APRIL 17th at the Lakeview Club
(On Tabor Road three miles east of Hwy 6)
Sign up to fight TODAY at our booth in the MSC
Deadline fior registration is February 28th!!
Training will be provided and MANDATORY
For more info contact:
Danny Weber at 260-3850 or djw4558@unix. tamu. edu
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Thursday
Men’s Lacrosse Club: Practice will be
held from 4-6 p.m. at the Zachry
Fields. Everyone is welcome and no
experience is necessary. For details,
call Todd Hendreks at 764-8561.
Women’s Lacrosse: There will be prac
tice from 4-6 p.m. at the Zachry fields.
Beginners are welcome. For more in
formation, call Monica at 694-6915.
Aggie R.E.A.C.H.: There will be a gen
eral meeting for old and new mem
bers at 5:30 p.m. in A.P Beutel Health
Center. For more information, contact
Marc Wade at 847-7903.
Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Aggies:
There will be a program on Person
ality Profiles and Assessments with
Lisa Bryan at 7 p.m. in 144 Koldus.
For more information, call Gay line
at 847-0321.
Study Abroad Programs Office:
There will be an informational meet
ing to promote the Italy Spring ’98
program from 2:30-3:15 p.m. in 358,
161 Bizzell Hall West.
Career Center: There will be a
Summer Internship search at 4
p.m. in 212 MSC. There will be a
Placement Orientation at 5 p.m. in
308 Rudder.
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Italy
Spring ‘98
Studying at Texas A&.M’s Santa Chiara
Center, you’ll learn about the Italy of yes
terday while living in the Italy of today.
Plus, you’ll receive full TAMU credit for
all of your classes (which are taught by
A&.M professors).
Please come to one of these scheduled
meetings for more information:
Tues., Feb. 25
1:00- 1:45 PM
Thurs., Feb. 27
2:30-3:15 PM
Fri., Feb. 28
10:30 - 11:45 AM
358 BIZZELL HALL WEST
Study Abroad Programs: 161 Bizzell Hall West: 845-0544
ARTS 350
Art History
MKTG 321
Introduction to Marketing
MKTG 401
International Marketing
SCOM 203
Public Speaking
SCOM 335
Intercultural Communication
Association of Baptist Students
(ABS): A meeting to praise, worship
and learn more about God and to meet
new friends will be held at 7:30 p.m. in
the ABS Center. For more information,
contact Bobby at 846-3223.
Floral Design Club: Floral arranging
for banquets and other special occa
sions will be held at 6 p.m. in 108
Horticulture/Forestry. Contact Jamie
at 764-6504 for details.
Biomedical Science Association - Vet
erinary Medicine Sub-branch: There
will be a general meeting at 7 p.m. in
206 MSC. Dr. Jerram will be speaking
about dentistry. For more information,
call Tami Smith at 775-9140.
Kappa Sigma: Fight Night registration
will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in
the MSC Hallway.
Pi Beta Phi Sorority: Registration
for the second annual Arrow Spike
sand volleyball tournament will be
held at Rudder Fountain from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. and at the Rec Cen
ter from 4 to 8 p.m. The tourna
ment will be Saturday, March 1. All
proceeds will benefit Sheltering
Arms. For more information, call
Stefny Sutton at 694-8512.
Native American Student Associa
tion: There will be Native American
singing and drumming at 7 p.m. in
407 Rudder. For additional informa
tion, call Sonny at 847-1836 or
Wendy at 260-1992.
Aggie Speleological Society: A
general meeting will be held at
8:30 p.m. in 202 Francis. Contact
Will at 847-1612 or Tina at 775-
7266 for details.
Texas A&M Emergency Team: There
will be a general meeting with in ser
vice over bandaging and splinting at 7
p.m. in 212 MSC. For more informa
tion, contact Hunter Olsen at 693-
1299.
Friday
Men’s Lacrosse Club: Practice will be
held from 4-6 p.m. at the Zachry
Fields. Everyone is welcome and no
experience is necessary. For details,
call Todd Hendreks at 764-8561.
The Learning Skills Center of the
Student Counseling Service: There
will be a workshop on Time Manage
ment and Procrastination from 2-3
p.m. in 103 Henderson. For details,
call 845-4427.
Study Abroad Programs Office:
There will be an informational meet
ing to promote the Italy Spring '98
program from 3:15-4 p.m. in 358,
161 Bizzell Hall West.
Career Center: There will be a Co
op education seminar at 2 p.m. in
404 Rudder.
Society of Women Engineers: The
High School Engineering Confer
ence will be all day in the Zachry lob
by and MSC.
Kappa Sigma: Fight night registration
will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in
the MSC Hallway.
MGMT 481 Class: There will be a
guest lecture by Creed Ford on
Brinker International, Inc. at 10:20
a.m. in 144 Koldus.
Saturday
Horsemen’s Association: Horse
men’s is hosting the Special Stu
dents Riding Clinic all day beginning
at 8 a.m. at the Freemen Arena. For
more information, contact Shannon
Castle at 696-3381.
Society of Women Engineers: The
High School Engineering Confer
ence will be all day in the Zachry lob
by and MSC.
TAMU Sailing Club: Recreational
sailing will begin at 9 a.m. and last
all day on a variety of boats.The
day will include sailing, instruction,
launching of the new fleet wind
surfers, Paul’s birthday, and BBQ
lunch. For more information, call
Paul Mushrush at 846-2271 or
Ellen Mitchell at 846-8577.
Brazilian Student Association:
There will be a Brazilian Carnival
featuring “Brazilian Band” at the
Ramada Inn Hotel at 9 p.m. Prizes
will be given for the best costume.
For more information, call Soummo
Mukherjee at 846-6876.
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Thursday • Februaiyli
Lawmakers tanglf
over Waco comme
WASHINGTON (AP) —T\vo Texas
congressmen tangled Wednesday in
an unusually personal dispute pro
voked when one denounced the oth
er for saying on TV that the public
fears being “bombed’’ in a Waco-like
government raid.
Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, de
manded that Rep. Ron Paul apolo
gize to the American people for say
ing during a C-Span interview
Wednesday that “there are a lot of
people who fear that they may be
bombed by the federal government
at another Waco.”
“I mean, these people commit
ted no crimes,” the Surfside Repub
lican added.
“A member of Congress making
that kind of extremist statement sim
ply encourages the kind of radical ha
tred that leads to Oklahoma City
(bombings),” Edwards said.
Paul demanded an apology of his
own, accusing Edwards of engaging
in a “vicious attack" forpfE
san reasons.
“He ought to apologize
being so cheap, takingacli
at me,” said Paul, whom
Democratic leaders alrea
targeted him fordefeatin!?
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by the federal police," fc
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compassion for the chikte
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forcement teargassedthe:
pound in 1993. Thefedsv,;
ing to end the 51-daysiai
that resulted after a botciis
by the Bureau of Alcohol,
co and Firearms.
Strong bones may help
indicate breast cancerii^
Breast cancer kills
44,000 people in
the United States
each year.
BOSTON (AP) — The strength
of a woman’s bones may be the
most powerful predictor yet of her
risk of breast cancer.
For the second time in recent
months, a study found that old
er women with very strong,
healthy bones run a sharply
higher risk of breast cancer, a
disease that kills 44,000 people
in the United States annually.
Having strong bones is ordi
narily thought to be a good thing,
and the bones themselves are al
most certainly not the problem.
Rather, doctors believe healthy
bones reflect a high lifetime expo
sure to estrogen, the female sex
hormone also implicated in
breast cancer.
“The suspected link is estrogen
— not the kind that doctors give
you when you enter menopause
but the kind that is naturally oc
curring in the body during a
woman’s premenopausal years,”
Dr. Douglas Kiel said.
Kiel, a geriatrics special®/
the Hebrew Rehabilitation^'
ter for the Aged in Boston 1 L ; |
author of a study inThursii
issue of the New Englani'j
nal of Medicine. It foundii
older women with thestroE!
bones have almost fourii;
the breast cancer riskofwoi
with weak bones.
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the single most powerfulpr®
tor of breast cancer risk-
more telling than afamilyliisLgt |
of the disease, which incrf|f
risk two to three times.
Weak bones — a conif^,
called osteoporosis—are
ly common amongelderlyv ^
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test for bone strength, whidiML.
about $100. onsh .
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considers 'safe schools' bit
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The bill calls for
'zero tolerance of
drugs, alcohol and
disruptive behavior
AUSTIN (AP) — Schools could
expel students for misdemeanor
drug and alcohol offenses under a
bill approved Wednesday by the
Senate Education Committee.
The measure by Education Com
mittee Chair Teel Bivins, R-Amaril-
lo, is meant to strengthen a law de
creeing “zero tolerance” for drugs,
alcohol and disruptive behavior on
campus. The bill goes to the full
Senate for consideration.
Bivins acknowledged that his
measure could result in students
being expelled “to the streets,” be
cause smaller counties aren’t re
quired to have juvenile justice alter
native education programs for
students expelled from campus.
But he said that concern is out
weighed by the need to allow
schools to fight drugs and alcohol
on campus as they see fit. Bivins
said there have been alternative
programs set up even in counties
that aren’t required to have them.
Dogs
Continued from Page ^
Dogs in the program come from
breeding centers and other
donors. The foundation prefers
certain breeds of dogs such as
golden retrievers, German shep
herds and Labrador retrievers, be
cause they are known for good dis
positions and strength.
Puppies chosen to be guide
dogs must have parents that have
a clear eye record and are certified
free of hip dysplasia. They also
must pass a preliminary aptitude
test and a physical.
Baker said the list of blind people
in need of a guide dog is getting
“I have had a number of^1
superintendents cometoffliBThl
say, ‘If your goal is zero toleraflfcnjT
drugs and alcohol oncampi&ftain|
is it that you have preventediWebrg
being able to expel studentsti Kansa
in possession of these coupon ■
substances?”’ said Bivins. Bnkel
Current law calls for expife Ind i
students for felony drug andi If thJ
violations. pnshij
The bill was amongseve&sswiml
proved by the EducationCoCqnalif
tee to adjust the safe schools! ffludir
sion of the 1995 education o'? | " L)|
which allows teachers to re® men
olent or disruptive student? : low,'’I
their classrooms for place® toacfl
alternative education prograHi
Current law requires school]
tricts to set up alternative prof
which may be on campus if#!
separate from other studenis therql
In addition, juvenile boa Hals i,|
counties over 125,000 pi
must establish a juvenilejush'leveij
ternative education program! three [
polled students. Vidua!
judge Mary Craft, a juvenile? team J
judge in Harris County, saidal- SwimJ
stable funding for that county’s*
nile justice alternative educatiorf Shr
gram and other factors have de'j Pa t l
ed from its effectiveness. (Son ftj
Iding
longer, as is the list for people T'ave I
ing to be puppy walkers. 01 the|
“The demand for guide doj^ed sf
large,” Baker said. “And, instate pal L
is a need for about 3,000 guided* Fi r J
Baker said the foundationi'{°nds
to give guide dogs to recipient
of charge because of donai! l l
grants and volunteer work.
“It is a good cause,” Bakeij
“and I feel students at A&Mcare[
about helping people.”
To be granted a guide dog dglide \
dividual must be legally bt' Thj,
have a severe visual impaifl’Wusah
They must be at least IByeadpgif j
and to offer care and love to M
Students interested in thisr?
can call t he Guide Dog Founda? F
San Antonio at (2 10) 366-4081.