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LEARN TO SKYDIVE! With TAMU Skydiving Club! Whether skydiving is something you have always wanted to do or just want to learn more! Come to our: Informational meeting: April 24, 1997 Rudder 507, 7:00 - 8:00 NO OBLIGATION-Just come to learn about skydiving t Chelsea Street (fub a ^uL=k DAVID TROUT Music & comedy. And more comedy. And even more comedy. Tuesday-Saturday 9pm*No Cover JPi’iclaiy Si-30 Shooter's POST OAK MALL 693-6429 'VWW W w H W"W' l W l «9<W'W Social and Economic Development Through Devotion to God: THE SWADHYAYA MOVEMENT The Templeton Prize for outstanding efforts to bring man closer to God was recently award ed to Rev. Pandurang Shastri Athavale. Prev ious award-winners include Mother Theresa and Billy Graham. Athavale received the award for leading a movement called Swadhyaya, meaning “self-study” for the past 40 years. The movement, which encourages people to contribute to their communities.as a form of devotion to God has transfonned a hundred thousand Indian villages into self-sustaining and self-reliant communities, affect ing the lives of nearly 20 million people. A lecture/discussion and slide presentation led by Dr. Betty M. Unterberger Department of History Tuesday, April 22, 1997 7 pm • Koldus 110 RELIGIOUS STUDIES PROGRAM INDIA ASSOCIATION 4^ Persons with disabilities please call 845-1515x6 irtrofm 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 abilitie.s. The Nation’s # course JUST GOT EVEN Kaplan’s Expert Instructors teach you how to master every question on the MCAT. 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Zachry Jr., Class of '54, speaks about the unique bond between Aggies at the Muster ceremony Monday. Cycling Continued from Page 1 Most of the members of the team plan to ride after college. Butler will be a mountain bike instructor in North Car olina this summer and Meadows and Senior Week Continued from Page 1 One of the rooms being used for the dance is the Faculty Club, which Flores said never before has been used for stu dent events. Amy Dosen-Black, Public Relations chair for Ring Dance and a senior busi ness analysis major, hopes to dispel some of the myths surrounding Ring Dance. “It’s not like the prom,” Black said. “There are eight rooms of entertainment Floyd will continue to race. “It has become more popular here since we have a place to ride now," Meadows said. “For me, racing is perfect because you have to have a lot of disci pline and it is pretty scientific. A lot of the aspects are physical but when you are riding you have to be focused mentally." for almost anyone’s tastes.” Some of the entertainment options for the students to explore are the Killer Bees (a reggae band), karaoke, Chris Wells and the Texas Edge, an Elvis im personator, a Latin music room, a com edy pianist, ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s music and a big-band orchestra. Anyone can attend Ring Dance, regardless of whether they have a se nior ring. “We want everyone to know that they are welcome at Ring Dance,” Flores said. “We don’t check rings at the door.” Continued from Page 1 He said the tradition is a time for remembrance and celebc “It’s a special emotion that says life really matters,” Hickman, H. B. Zachry )r., a Muster speaker and Class ol ’54, is the A Executive Officer of! LB. Zachiy Company in San Antonio, Hm ceived a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from A&M. H Zachry said Muster reinforces the unique bond amongAggiep is also a reminder of the opportunities and obligationsaSoa with the freedom Aggies gain through their learningexperiend “It is a debt we owe that we can attempt to repay by what: | with what we learned,” Zachry said. Zachry reflected on the significant change A&M under] when it became a coed institution. He said the positivefoiq tion for what A&M would become was laid by Aggies befort: landmark change. “I believe that old Aggies are not liabilities, but areasstj Zachry said. Zachry said because Aggies love their school, have strand ues and uphold traditions, they will resolve their differeni:| make A&M a better place. “Changes will come,” Zachry said. “But A&M mustcontini; reflect the spirit of the school they boast so grand." Benjamin Rodgers, a sophomore general studies majo: tended his second Muster last night. Hesaid it tookonnewd ing for him as he realized how many members ofhisclassi Since tomorrow is not always promised, he said, he believe needs to love everyone just as Christ loved him first. “I came to realize that one day my name will be calledani I should not only reflect that of my savior, Jesus Christ, andtli my family, but also A&M,” Rodgers said. Muster is not limited to the A&M campus —Aggies heldf monies in 400 locations around the world yesterday. David Vaclavick, a Muster chair in Los Angeles and Classe: said the Muster tradition is important enough to be carriede: where and commemorate those who have passed on. “It’s just as meaningful as being there in College Station clavick said. A&M Head Football Coach R.C. Slocum flew to theCalifor. based ceremony to participate as the keynote speaker. Theta mony drew about 120 people. Vaclavick said the ceremony is not any different from the held on campus. “It doesn’t matter where you are.” Vaclavick said.'A11A§ share that special bond.” Vaclavick said his friends and co-workers at the Los Angele Force Base where he is an officer are impressed with the Aggie?: it conveyed through this ceremony. “They are pretty much blown away with the camaraderie: the loyalty that Aggies have out here (in California),’’Vaclavicki Mathematics Contest Annual Freshmen and Sophomore Mathematics Contest Thursday, April 24, 1997 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Room 317 Milner Hall zuiniuEu It is intended to award at least six prizes: 1. $150 2. $125 3. $100 4. S 80 5. $ 60 6. S 30 Contest problems Wi\\ cover topics up through Math 152 (Engineering Calculus II) for Freshmen, and through Math 308 {Differential Equations) for Sophomore contestants. LHLHZHZH Contact Doug Hensley, e-mail: doug.hensley@math.tamu.edu, or check the Math Dept. Home Page: http://www.math.tamu.edu New Dimensions of Success The Memorial Student Center's Executive Lecture Series Presents Les Alberthal, CEO of EDS Time: 7:30 p.m. Place: MSC 226 Date: April 23, 1997 f Persons with disabilities requiring assistance are requested to call 845-151510^'! us of your special needs. We request notification three (3) working dayspnorB- event to enable us to assist you to the best of our abilities. Andersen Consulting CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN: ►Argentina •Brazil •Mexico •Venezuela Andersen Consulting announces exciting opportunities for ANALYSTS and CONSULTANTS in our TECHNOLOGY services group. Positions are available to highly motivated candidates on F-l student visas who have legal work authorization in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico or Venezuela; and plan to return home upon graduation. Degree requirements include: BUSINESS (MBAs), COMPUTER SCIENCE, COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS, ENGINEERING (electrical, industrial, mechanical and systems). Skills/experience requirements in the following: Enterprise application suites; network and database technologies; object-oriented programming; computer hardware; and client-side operating systems. To be considered for one of these positions, please submit your resume no later than April 30 to: Maggie M. Chan International Recruiting Andersen Worldwide 1666 K Street NW Washington, DC 20006 Fax Number: (202) 785-4689 E-mail address: international.recruiting@awo.com http^www.ac.com AGGIE RING ORDERS THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER STUDENT CLAYTON W. WILLIAMS, JR. ALUMNI CEN^ DEADLINE: April 24, 1997 Undergraduate Student Requirements: 1. You must be a degree seeking student and have a total of 95 credit hours reflect#' Texas A&M University Student Information Management System. (A passed course,# repeated and passed, cannot count as additional credit hours.) 2. 30 credit hours must have been completed in residence at Texas A&M University, provide prior to January 1, 1994, you were registered at Texas A&M University and successfir pleted a fall/spring semester or summer term (I and II or 10 weeks) as a full-time student ', standing (as defined in the University catalog). 60 credit hours must have been completed in residence at Texas A&M University^- semester at Texas A&M University was January 1994 or thereafter, or if you do not qua!: ■' the successful semester requirement. Should your degree be conferred with lessttiaA ident credits, this requirement will be waived after your degree is posted on the S'-' Information Management System. 3. You must have a 2J) cumulative GPR at Texas A&M University. 4. You must be in good standing with the University, including no registration or transcript for past due fees, loans, parking tickets, returned checks, etc. Graduate Student Requirements If you are a May 1997 degree candidate and you do not have an Aggie ring from a pri* degree, you may place an order after you meet the following requirements: 1. Your degree is conferred and posted on the Texas A&M University Student Info# Management System; and 2. You are in good standing with the University, including no registration or transcript i#’-' past due fees, loans, parking tickets, returned checks, etc. If you have completed ail of your degree requirements and can obtain a “Letter of Co# from the Office of Graduate Studies, the original letter of completion, with the seal,# presented to the Ring Office in lieu of your degree being posted. Procedure To Order A Ring: _ 1. If you meet all of the above requirements, you must visit the Ring Office noj!#'| Thursday, April 24, 1997 to complete the application for eligibility verification. 2. If your application is approved and you wish to receive your ring on June 12,19/ must return and pay in full by cash, check, money order, or your personal Vr Mastercard (with your name imprinted) no later than April 25,1997. Men’s 10K-$307.00 Women’s 10K - $176.00 14K - $418.00 14K -$203.00 Add $8.00 for Class of ‘96 or before. The ring delivery date is June 12, 1997. Visit The Battalion Online on the Web at http://bat-web.tc
