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Page Wednesday • March 5,199 w-'w The Battalion Debriefing Campus Campus leaders to meet at conference One hundred twenty student leaders of campus organizations will be selected to attend the For mer Student Leaders Conference, which will take place April 11-13. The conference will bring together current student leaders and former stu dent leaders from the past 35 years. Current leaders will be able ex change ideas with former leaders. The Student Government Associ ation, the Corps of Cadets and the Memorial Student Center are hosting the conference. Former Student Leaders Confer ence applications are due March 6 in the Student Government office, the MSC’s Student Programs office on the second floor of the MSC or the Corps of Cadets Guard Room. F ► Nation Milking It Rony Angkriwan, The Battalion Brian Spittler, a three-year employee of the milk parlor at the Texas A&M Dairy Center, milks a cow. The milk parlor produces 12 thousand pounds of milk every day. God gets chance to win in sweepstakes TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — American Fam ily Publishers found God in Sumter County. And He may be very, very rich. A sweepstakes notice arrived at the Bushnell Assembly of God earli er this month announcing God, of Bushnell, Fla., as a finalist for the $11 million top prize. “I always thought He livedherei I didn’t actually know,” said BillBi pastor of the church about 60 north of Tampa. “Now I do. He's a PC. box here.” ‘God, we’ve been searching fa; American Family wrote in the letter,; first reported by the local weeklynen paper, the Sumter County Tmes, The message was centered Ik tween two round seals requestiri God to “come forward." If God were to win, the letters!; ed, “What an incredible fortunetl»i would be for God! Could you imagin ilantryai the looks you’d get from yournef ptrisko bors? But don’t just sit there, God,’ Sweepstakes officials did noh turn several telephone calls forcoiionfor the ment Thursday. ionor, the Brack said a youth pastorcofrbraver lected the mail that day andp ed out the addressee. “I read church a couple of weeks agoaii862, over everyone got a kick out of it.'ln eenawar said. "It is funny and everybod evenhav seemed to enjoy it. It lifted evei body’s heart.” [Texas A« sof’37tc Brack said his 140-person (» MdWai gregation is considering whetherti mail in the entry. The church couH use the money. If they win, Brack said he’d set with American Family for 10 percent on the dollar and call it even. “I’m willing for them to showup here at the church with cameras and me in my bathrobe as long as the) write a check.” he quipped. ► This day in history Weather Today is Wednesday, March 5, the 64th day of 1997. There are 301 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: In 1766, Spanish official Don Antonio de Ulloa ar rived in New Orleans to take possession of the Louisiana Territory from the French. In 1770, the Boston Massacre took place when British soldiers who had been taunted by a crowd of colonists opened fire, killing five people. (Two British soldiers were later convicted of manslaughter.) In 1867, an abortive Fenian uprising against English rule took place in Ireland. In 1868, the Senate was organized into a Court of Impeachment to decide charges against President An drew Johnson. In 1933, in German parliamentary elections, the Nazi Party won 44 percent of the vote, enabling it to join with the Nationalists to gain a slender majority in the Reichstag. In 1946, Winston Churchill delivered his famous “Iron Curtain” speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo. In 1953, Soviet dictator Josef Stalin died at age 73, after 29 years in power. In 1970, a nuclear non-proliferation treaty went into effect after 43 nations ratified it. In 1982, comedian John Belushi was found dead of a drug overdose in a rented bungalow in Hollywood. Today Tonight Tomorrow Highs & Lows ► Today's birthdays Today’s Expected High 67°F Tonight’s Expected Low 38°F Tomorrow’s Expected High 65°F Today’s Birthdays: Actor James B. Sikking is 63. Ac tor Fred Williamson is 59. Actor Paul Sand is 53. Singer Eddy Grant is 49. Violinist Eugene Fodor is 47. Rock musician Alan Clark is 45. Actress-comedian Marsha Warfield is 43. Magician Penn Jillette is 42. Rock singer Charlie Reid is 35. Model Niki Taylor is 22. Cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of showers. Winds turning north west at 15 mph. Clearing and cold. Winds from the north- northwest at 10 mph. Mostly sunny. Winds from the northeast at 10 mph. Tomorrow Night’s Expected Low 42°F syond th< These li inited Sta Since i The Mi warded ir lavethep Accordi (Honor N inChatt tas used ten enlist The cc tlainelnf. (Honor t xtend tht men, 309 tut poor r hmytogi In rect Li: s: Information courtesy of TAMSC4/M Questions, Concerns, Comments? Talk with your Vice President for Student Affairs. If you have any thoughts or concerns regarding student life here at A&M, I’m very interested in hearing them. I am Malon Southerland, your Vice President for Student Affairs and my office is on the 10th floor of Rudder Tower. My door is always open and I encourage you to come by if I can ever be of assistance. Feel free to call me any time at 845-4728 or contact me through e-mail : malon-souther- land@tamu.edu t?D<SB4I£><i‘OT£Ss?C2> INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS ROOM IS*, BIZ2LEI. TUESDAY, MARCH * 2:30 - 3:lS PM y/lki>NESI>AY, MARCH S 3:00 - 3:*S> PM RIDAY. MARCH 7 3:15 - ArOO PM ,r e i n v i t aftMasters’ MMki 1857 Briarcrest Dr. 409/776-0870 Anniversary Celebration SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1997 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 10% OFF EVERYTHING IN THE STORE 1 Does not include Special Orders or Layaways Radio Remote by Aggie 96 A) 0/ .y^ DEMONSTRATIONS BY LOCAL AND OUT OF TOWN VENDORS * ) AGGJE.CON XXVIII Presents on March 20-23: Drewv Hstijes Ancist: - Poison El was Bruce Sterling AutHor - Diffsranca Encjina Oe%/e Doormen Artist; - Star Wars Brian Stelfreeze Artist - Shadow of tho Bat Aaron Alston Author - TSFt supplimerits _loe R. I_anscflale uthor- donah Hex errtj 0*C|uinn dunder - Starlog IVIagazine ick. Klaww IVlojo Press Darlene Bnleseng Author Artzl-aur d. dlarlte Interview from Sri Lanka Gaming, VLA.RP, Faulkenstein LA.RP, Movies, Panels, A.rt Show, Dealer’s Room, A.nime. Network Gaming, Magic and Rage, Rocky Horror, Masquerade Ball, and Charity Auction. For more information contact MSC Cepheld Variable 845-1514- or cv@tamu.edu http://cepheid.tamu.edu People with disabilities please call 845-15 15 to inf orm us of your special needs. We request notification three (.31 working days prior to the event to enable us to assist you to the best of our abilities ArtFest 1997 juried exhibit of student artwork Entries accepted April 9 to 11 2 to 6 pm In room 227 MSG $5 per entry painting drawing computer generated photography sculpture presented by MSG Visual Arts Committee Web: http://vac.tamu.edu Email: vac@msc.tamu.edu Phone: 845-9251 The Battalion Rachel Barry, Editor in Chief Michael Landauer, Executive Editor Wesley Poston, City Editor Tiffany Moore, Managing Editor Kristina Buffin, Sports Editor Stew Milne, Visual Arts Editor Alex Walters, Opinion Editor John LeBas, Aggieufe Editor Chris Stevens, Web Editor Jody Holley, Night News Editor Tim Moog, Photo Editor Helen Clancy, Night News Editor Brad Graeber, Cartoon Editor Staff Members Cny Desk - Assistant Editor: Melissa Nunnery; Reporters: Rebecca Torrellas, Brandon Hausenfluck, Kevin Cummings, Duo Oliveira, Erica Roy, Graham Harvey,JoAnneWhittemore,Jackie Vratil, Benjamin Cheng, Shikonya Curetonjoey Schlueter, Kathleen Strickland, Marissa Alanis & Shea Wiggins Aggielife Desk - Assistant Editor: April Towery; Feature Writers: Aaron Meier, Shea Wiggins, Michael Schaub, Daphne Phillips, Brandon Truitt, Missy Price, Karen Janes & Melanie Benson; Page Designers: Artie Alvarado & Daphne Phillips Sports Desk - Assistant Editor: Paul Mitchell; Writers: Jamie Burch, Sara Duesing, Jeremy Furtick, Matt Mitchell, Courtney Lyons, Dennis Ramirez, Chris Ferrell, Lara Zuehlke & Nicole Smith; Page Designer: Eric Proctor Opinion Desk - Assistant Editor: James Francis; Columnists: Jon Apgar, David Boldt, Mason Jackson Jenne Hamlin,Stephen Uano, Joshua Hill, Steve May, Heather Pace, Donny Ferguson, Kate Shropshire, Dave Johnston, Glenn Janik, General Franklin, Robby Ray, Courtney Phillips, John Lemmons, Brandon Hausenfluck, Travis Chow & Jeremy Valdez Night News - Page Designers: Jennifer Bishop, Angie Rodgers, Joshua Miller, Lisa Wells & Michele Chancellor Copy Editors - Elisa Douglass, Missy Davila, Shea Wiggins, Gina Panzica & Matt Weber Visual Arts Desk - Assistant Photo Editor: Dave House; Photographers: Rony Angkriwan, Patrick James, Ryan Rogeis&Amy Dunlap; Graphic Artists: Jennifer Maki, James Palmer& James Vineyard; Cartoonists: Michael Depot, Chad Mallam, David Hoffman, John Lemons, Ed Goodwin & Quatro Oakley Webmasters - Dusty Moer, Sara Candy, David Friesenhahn & Daniel Holwerda News: The Battalion news department is managed by students at Texas A&M University in the Division of Student Publi cations, a unit of the Department of Journalism. 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