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The day of the event the time schedule is as follows:**(All times are subject to change) 0 7:00 am ...chili team check-in begins 11:00 am gates open to the public 2:00 pm judging by local celebrities 4:00 pm Bellamy Brothers performance Awards ceremony before the concert Entry Fees: Four Man Corporate Team - $70 •Each additional member - $20 Four Man Private Team - $50 •Each additional member - $15 (Make checks payable to EAE Chilifest) Awards: Entries will be judged and awards will be given in each of the following categories:***(this is not a sanctioned event) Corporate showmanship Private showmanship Best all around chili (1st, 2nd, and 3rd place) T RANSPORTATION: Park and Ride will be available from 1 T.OOam - 6:00pm. Buses will be leaving every hour on the hour from the Zachry parking lot of Texas A&M. DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE!!! • Pick up specific rules and regulations regarding this event and the contest with this entry form. If you do not receive these instructions please contact us. You must have these when you check in the day of the event. For any questions, call Drew Roberts (409) 695-8371 PLEASE RETURN THIS PORTION WITH ENTRY FEE Registration Deadline: April 1st, 1997 - No Exceptions Corporate Team ($70 check to ZAE Chilifest) Name of Sponsor_ Team Name: Team Members: Captain: Phone:_ Phone:_ Phone:_ Phone: _Private Team($50 check to ZAE Chilifest) Mail to: Chilifest Entry 1501 Stallings #52 College Station, Texas 77840 Please list additional names and phone numbers on the back of this entry form with additional money. Aggielife Monday • Marct!; Illiteracy Continued from Page 3 Orr, who has been tutoring illiterate adults since 1993, said volunteering at the center has changed his life. He said being able to relate to his stu dents has helped him become a successful tutor. “I know how they feel and I know what they are going through in life, and I want to help them get better jobs,” Orr said. “A lot of people ask me if I get paid for this — no, my payment is when I see someone reading, writing and understanding.” Angela Wilson, community service chair of Aggie Literacy Volunteers and a junior bio medical science major, said teaching illiterate adults has made her realize how lucky she is to receive a quality education. She said volunteering has far- reaching benefits. “It is a positive experience to help someone who has a fami ly,” Wilson said. “By helping the adults, ultimately you’re helping the child and the whole family.” Hunt said although many students volunteer their time to tutor children, they may not re alize how many adults need help learning to read and write. She said many organizations support child tutoring pro grams, but few concentrate on teaching adults. “More emphasis is being put on the children’s learning than the adults’,” Hunt said. “Adults are being neglected. If the adults are not educated or literate, how do we expect the children to be literate?” George said volunteering with illiterate adults is about giving back to the community. He said A&M students are some of the best volunteers because they tru ly care about helping others. “It is not very difficult for us to find volunteers, and we at tribute that to the Aggies,” George said. “These Aggies who volunteer with us have Big Event with us every week. Ag gies are special and are con cerned with giving back to the community — it is that ‘Howdy’ business.” What is Rosie's deal O'Donnell is just an ordinary worn with moderate appeal u ommy can you hear me / Tommy can you see me?” At least once a day since late August of last year, these lines from the musical Tom my have been heard on tele vision. They have been played so often, America’s ears have started to ooze blood every time the song shrieks over the airwaves. Rosie O’Donnell has invad ed American television sets faster than the theme song from Friends became really annoying. She was named Entertainer of the Year by Entertainment Weekly, won an Ameri can Comedy Award for being the funniest woman on television, and is scheduled to host the TbnyAu>ards\n]woe. I do not have the foggiest idea why this woman has become the crusading champion of middle-aged women everywhere. Maybe it is the fact that she is so dis armingly honest. While most profession al interviewers show the utmost compo sure when meeting Tom Cruise, Rosie makes the same interview a personal milestone paramount only to... ummm, well, in Rosie’s eyes, nothing is greater than meeting the "Top Gun” himself. I also do not understand why Rosie’s guests are so devoted to this plump chanteuse of charm. Every guest she has on her show is on a quest to become Rosie’s best friend. They all bring her gifts. This woman gets more presents on her show than Michael Jackson’s kid could hope to get in his lifetime. Even companies aim to get on the good side of the “Queen of Nice.” Koosh, the creator of the furry rubber balls that serve no purpose, have armed this woman to the hilt. During commer cials, Rosie fires the Kooshes into the audience with zeal. I suspect it is only a matter of time until a lawsuit is filed by a fan permanently blinded by one of the flying balls of rubber tentacles. Usterine has capitalized on the chance to get on Rosie’s showtune-belt- ing bandwagon. A well-placed source (my sister, who sees Rosie more often than she sees me) says Rosie was named one of the Most Unkissable Peo ple in America, by Scope, a rival mouth wash. Rosie, concerned about her Columnist Aaron Meier Junior political science major chances of Frendw (Tuise being dashJ not appreriatettiisi complained on-sl Enter Usterine 1 cided Rosie needs J kissed more oftene| Richard Dawsonij America pageantll donate $1,000 tool every time a famo;.l kisses Rosie. ItwiiJ long beforeVasefel in and offers herai;| supply of lotion tc her face after all the kissingiso I asked around to iinclerstan:| women worship Rosie. “She doesn’t act likea famo.l son,” one woman said.‘'Whenri about her day, she doesn’t saystl to some big 1 lollywood premit:| talks about watching TVand pti the Internet. She is a normal pel with her own show.” If this is true, I want myoma I can sit around and talk about J ing reruns of The Simpsons mi* periences in chat rooms on the ij — the G-rated experiences, atl Then I would obsess overju Roberts and Cameron Diaz for and go home, happy by knowir made millions of dollars by siir. ing myself and kissing all the go looking jxrople in Hollywood. When I watch Hie RosieOdi Show, I see a moderately funnv w i I mv .i u line i lin k tiYingtodarJJJ Diana Ross. I hear a woman wh not lie allowed to sing in public! sings more often thanadrunkli man. I see a woman who can anil get her feelings hurt. IseeauoiEp gets star-struck and is obsessives! voted to the things dose to her,!? childhood memories to the mo\i! just saw yesterday. When America watches Rosie I Donnell, I guess they see someon could be the lady next door orthei who comes over every day forcofj and conversation. 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