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Pagi Wednesday • March 19,15 ► Campus MSC committee to host lost and found auction The Memorial Student Center Hospitali ty Committee will hold a lost and found auc tion today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the MSC Flagroom. Articles found in the Student Recreation Center, Evans Library, West Campus Library, the Wehner building, Heldenfels and Bus Operations are turned in to MSC Lost and Found and auctioned off at the event. A professional auctioneer will be pre sent and students will have the opportuni ty to select and bid on lost and found items. Participants will have about 400 items to chose from. Car accident causes death of A&M student Mary Jane Malone, a junior English ma jor from Shreveport, La., was killed in an au tomobile accident March 8. Malone was driving westbound on US 84 in Rusk County when her car collided with a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction. The three people in the other vehicle were injured and hospitalized. Services for Malone were held March 9 in Shreveport. Malone was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and the Con ference on Student Government. She will be remembered at Silver Taps April 1. ► This day in History Today is Wednesday, March 19, the 78th day of 1997. There are 287 days left in the year. This is the date the swallows tra ditionally return to the San Juan Capistrano Mission in Califor nia. On this date: In 1687, French explorer Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle — the first European to navigate the length of the Mississippi River — was murdered by mutineers in present-day Texas. In 1859, the opera “Faust” by Charles Gounod premiered in Paris. In 1917, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the eight-hour work day for railroads. In 1918, Congress approved Daylight Saving Time. In 1920, the U.S. Senate rejected for the second time the Treaty of Versailles by a vote of 49-35, falling short of the two- thirds majority needed for approval. In 1931, Nevada legalized gambling. In 1945, about 800 people were killed as kamikaze planes attacked the U.S. carrier Franklin off Japan; the ship, however, was saved. In 1945, Adolf Hitler issued his so-called “Nero Decree,” or dering the destruction of German facilities that could fall into Allied hands. ► Today's birthdays Former White House national security adviser Brent Scow- croft is 72. Actor-director Patrick McGoohan is 69. Theologian Hans Kung is 69. Author Philip Roth is 64. Actress-singer Phyl lis Newman is 62. Actress Renee Taylor is 62. Actress Ursula Andress is 61. Singer Clarence “Frogman” Henry is 60. ► Weather Today Partly cloudy with clearing skies late. North winds 15- 20 mph and gusty. Tonight Fair skies. Light north winds. Tomorrow Clear skies. Light and vari able winds. Highs & Lows Today’s Expected High 64°F Tonight’s Expected Low 45°F Tomorrow’s Expected High 74°F Tomorrow Night's Expected Low 53°F Information courtesy of TAMSCAM TONIGHT! Come to a free admissions seminar How to get into LAW SCHOOL workshop Learn tips that will keep you in control of the admissions process. Free seminars will be held: XX/ecinesciay, JVTarcli. 19t:H 6:30 PJV! iv, iviarc Former Students vYlumni Center (Clayton NCTlliams) Seminar B Guest Speakers include: Ron Beal, Director, Baylor Law School Recruiting Jack Stick, Assistant District Attorney, Austin, Texas Space is limited, so call to reserve your seat today. KAPLAN 1 - 800 - KAP - TEST E-mail: info@kaplan.com America online: keyword‘‘kaplan" World Wide Web: http://www.kaplan.com *LSAT is the registered trademark of Law Services Want to help New Students? Want to make new friends? Become an O.L.! Join the Aggie Orientation Leader Program Information Sessions: Applications: March 18 & 19, 8:30pm Available at 314 YMCA Rudder 401 Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm Applications Due March 21, 314 YMCA For more information - Call 862-2746 ‘Headiri in the Right Direction....Aggieland, U.S.A. EXECUTIVE STAFF APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE !! The Southwestern Black Student Leadership Conference ’QS is looking for bright, motivated, professional individuals wanting to help plan the biggest student-run conference in the southwest! Director and Asst. Director positions are available. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! EVERYONE WELCOME TO APPLY. Applications can be picked up in MSC 137 and are due on Wednesday, March 19 by 5 p.m. If you have any questions, call 694-0161. AGGIECON XXVin Presents on March 20-23: Drew Hayes Poison Elves Bruce Sterling Difference Engine Dave Doorman Artist - Star Wars Arthur C. Clarke Phone-In Interview Brian Stelfreeze Artist - Shadow of the Bat Plus: Gaming, VLARP, Falkenstein LAPP, Movies, Panels, Art Show, Dealers Room, Anime Room, Network Gaming, Masquerade Ball, and Charity Auction to benefit Scotty’s House! For More Information Contact MSC Cepheid Variable at 843-1515 iv 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. I Mock Test Saturday, March 22nd 9:00 a.m. Blocker Rm. 102 $8 members $10 non-members Reserve your seat today by signing up at the OPSA office or by calling 1-800-KAP-TEST! Sponsored by ipearanc i§y. 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