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WHAT’S IT LIKE AT THE PLASMA CENTER?
To the staff of the Plasma Center,
I would like to start by saying thank
you to each and every employee for making the
past three years enjoyable in a professional,
efficient and courteous environment. As a
donor since 1993, I have been more than satis
fied with every aspect of your operation, which
allows myself and others to contribute what we
can to community service, all the while being
serviced by diligent, but relaxed, workers.
Everyone at the Plasma Center, from those
behind the front counter to the phlebotomists
to the supervisors, have made great efforts to
insure that each donor feels hygienically safe,
as well as keeping the atmosphere light.
Like most, I started coming to the
Plasma Center for monetary reasons, but I
soon developed acquaintances that appealed to
me almost as much as the original need for
money, enabling me to look forward to each
donation, not only for my wallet’s sake but also
to see my friends. Like I commented to some
one recently, talking to people at the Plasma
Center was like getting mail from a far-off
friend that you don’t get to do much with, but
who you can talk to as often as you write. For
those acquaintances and for your continual
services. I would like to thank all of those I’ve
come to know and appreciate over the past
three years - Emily, and Tracy, Heath, and
Marty, Ada and Josie, etc... more I can’t
remember or those who have gone on to better
things.
So, as I graduate from this great
University, I bid you all a fond farewell and
strong commendations on such a successful
blend of quality medical practice and friendly
service. Thank you all and have a great sum
mer. Thanks, C.F.
BioloCtICAlS
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Two die when pleasure boat sin
► The vessel went under
a barge and came out
the other side with the
engines still running.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP)
— A pleasure boat carrying 11 peo
ple took on water and then sunk un
der a barge just 100 yards from a
Coast Guard cutter Sunday, killing a
German couple.
The U.S. Coast Guard boat was re
sponding when a strong current
caused the 25-foot boat to nose-dive
Awareness
under the barge at about 2:30 p.m.,
Petty Officer David French said.
“All of them began bailing and
then they began slipping under
neath the barge,” he said. “It hap
pened really fast.”
The pleasure boat went under
the barge and came out the other
side, engines still running and
“semi-refloated,” French said.
The body of Josef Federl, 62,
was dragged out of the water by a
tug boat crew, who tried to revive
him, officials said. The body of his
wife, Maria Anna Federl, 58, was
found wedged under the barge.
They were from Roth, Germany,
officials said.
The Coast Guard rei:
rest from the water, ind
family of five with three
ages 7,9 and 12.Theirrek
to the dead was notVw
“Those at the scene
saw life jackets floatingev
but on the people,” Frencb
One woman was host
in the intensive carem
swallowing excessive
of water.
The rented boat was
south on the Intracoastallt
when it began taking
French said.
Continued from Page 1
Wednesday at noon, ALLIES, a network of Texas A&M
staff, faculty and students who support the local gay, les
bian and bisexual population, is sponsoring “National
Day of Silence.”
Bradley said participants take a vow of silence
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to raise awareness of the op
pression faced by homosexual and bisexual peo
ple everywhere.
“It shows what we’ve had to deal with,” Bradley said.
Jessie Gilliam, co-coordinator of “The National Day
of Silence” since it began at the Universityoftli
1996, said the purpose of the day is to bring:*
students of all sexual orientations to takel
against silence and discrimination.
“The Day of Silence is so effective because:*
lively silent student has the potential to reachtJU
of other students throughout the day,”Gilliai F
Othei events w ill be held this week,iou^u
ga\ lesbian mini film festival and reception JlT
from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. H
Bradley said she hopes people realizehoiKl
gays and lesbians they know. f
"They don’t have to understand it," Braej
“just accept it.”
Contest
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As the competition has grown in
popularity, Hodge said he hopes the
contest will become regional.
“This year we brought in
teams from Oklahoma and Flori
da. A team from Vermont was go
ing to come, but they just could
n’t make it down here,” Hodge
said. “After the competition, we
(the participants) were all talking
about the day and they all said
they had really enjoyed it. The
Florida team even said they were
going to tell more people about
coming next year.”
The participants performed all
the events in camouflage and
combat boots to simulate actual
military conditions. Hodge said
Saturday’s weather conditions
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Pageant
Continued from Page 1
Jones said she plans to pursue a marketing career in
either New York City or Dallas.
“I see the opportunity to get ahead in my leader
ship,” Jones said. “I wasn’t ever expecting I’d get recog
nized, especially in this way.”
Uri Geva, director of the Miss Greek pageant and a ju
nior computer science major, said Jones won because she
is an incredible woman.
“Mandy won because of Mandy, not because of
what sorority she was in,” Geva said. “It (her win) does
show that you can be Greek and be very involved on
campus and still get a good GPR.”
Each participant was nominated by their sorority.
Afterwards, the contestants turned in a rdsumd to a
review committee of Delta Sigma Phi members.
Involvement within the sorority and on campus,
grades and a percentage ofT-shirt sales per sorority were
part of the selection criteria.
Brian Piper, president of the Delta Sigma Phi chap
ter and a senior exercise technology major, said the re
view committee knew the standings before the pageant
since they had ranked the contestants.
“When we went into Thursday’s pageant, almost any
girl could win,” Piper said.
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simulation.
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morning, the ground was*!
muddy and then thesurj
out,” he said, "and thatisrj
what we like.”
The SEAL Platoon tooij
the first place title, thei
Operations division foil
placed second and thef
team took third.
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looked for how creative the contestants'responsP
and the length of time they took to answer base.p
type of question they were asked, Piper said. |
“A big part of it is how confident landpoistf
were,” he said.
A panel of 12 judges from different A&M frai l
judged the participants on their performance inli
categories. L ■
Jones was asked, “If there were two queso
could ask any two people, what would theybe’
Jones said she was tempted to askCodabom
en and creation, but said she knew she wouldfinR
the answer someday. JL.
"So I think 1 would ask,' \M]w killed JFK?’"
“And, ‘How many licks does it take to get to the
of a Tootsie Roll Pop?”’
The pageant raised $2,000, which will be divfcl
tw^en the fraternity’s national philanthropy, tbf* v d
of Dimes and Phoebe’s Home, a home forM
women in the Bryan C .oUege Stationcommur: ^
Geva said he is looking to make impreT
for next year’s pageant by including a mos®
judge panel, raising more money for cfei llh0 * 1
inviting business and community servii: f
fraternities to participate.
“This is just helping unite any organization^! rtcj
Greek letters,” Geva said.
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