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Centerpole Continued from Page 1 “The purpose of the service is to bring the Word of God to students who aren’t hearing it because they choose to go to Bonfire on Sundays instead of church,” Bendele said. He said the service is important because of the profanity problems at this year's Bonfire cuts. “I think it is interesting that the service was started the same year we’ve come to head with the issue of the profanity on pots,” Bendele said. “The attitude of some Bonfire par ticipants is not living up to a Christ ian background. Now we are either getting people back into church or we are bringing them into some thing they’ve never experienced.” The service speakers are stu dents, and they are chosen because of their ability to connect with Bon fire participants, Bendele said. Clay Humphreys, a freshman aerospace engineering major, spoke at last week’s devotion. Humphreys also participated in Bonfire cut this year. “Some of the weekends, I’m re ally not motivated to go,” Humphreys said. “The only thing that gets me there sometimes is knowing that me being there might catch someone’s attention. Bonfire participants aren’t going to listen to me unless I’m one of them.” Humphreys said the service puts God on the mind of participants. Many students have attended the service, participants said. Crewcliiefs of residence halls have encouraged residents to attend the devotion. John T. Baker, a Dunn crew chief and a sophomore agriculture development major, said the ser vice is for all Bonfire workers, and the service has good attendance. “We as crew chiefs also have to miss church,” Baker said. “Now we have a service so that more people can get involved in Bonfire. Bon fire has a positive image, although it’s hard to understand if you’re not a part of it. This is just anoth er positive aspect of Bonfire.” The service is in the Albertson’s parking lot on University and South College. The service begins at 7:15 a.m. on weekends with double-cut and at 6:15 a.m. on single-cut days. g I s | e g 1 g g £ g g § g g g G Routes Continued from Page 1 From 10 p.m. to midnight, late routes will run from the mall to Rudder Fountain at the corner of Lamar and Houston Streets. Mary Helen Bowers, deputy direc tor for University Relations, said the changes are necessary to decrease the traffic to and from the Bush Library. “It is mainly for convenience’ sake,” Bowers said. “There’s going to be a lot of people in town this next week for the library opening.” Questions about bus services can be directed to 862-PARK. Pumpkins Continued from Page 2 Ingram is quick to emphasize her work has a year-round ap peal, and said it is not just limit ed to Halloween. “Since the pumpkins are not your typical jack o’ lanterns, people can use them throughout the fall,” Ingram said. Mielender thinks the pump kins should become an Aggie tradition. “Fall is one of the biggest times for A&M and Aggies, and pumpkins are a symbol of fall,” Mielender said. Castle Puryear, one of In gram’s co-workers, said she sees the pumpkins becoming a holi day staple. “I could see the pumpkins used for decorations all over town,” Puryear said. “I know my house is going to have one.” Ingram has big plans for her pumpkin hobby. She plans on buying several hundred pounds of pumpkins. “Right now it’s just the begin ning, I’m just working to meet cost,” Ingram said. “I’m hoping it’ll become quite a business.” House Continued from Page 2 Paul Van Riper said when he and his wife bought the house in 1986, they restored the house and cleaned up the garden, but found no tombstone. He said the Oct. 29,1989, issue of the Bryan-College Station Eagle retold the story of Howard Cavitt’s death and the placement of the extra tombstone. In the next couple of days after the article was pub lished, Tom Hines of die Texas A&M Physical Plant De partment called the Van Ripers and told them he might have the missing tombstone. Paul Van Riper said the couple met Hines at his office the next day and retrieved Howard Cavitt’s tombstone. “Howard’s memorial is now back in the Cavitt gar den,” he said. “No doubt others will once again con fuse the garden with a cemetery, and so on, for an other round of stories.” Charles Schultz, chair of the Brazos Historical Com- mision, said the old Cavitt house is the oldest house still standing in Bryan. Paul Van Riper said before he and his wife bought the Cavitt house, they lived in College Station’s oldest house. “We traded the oldest house in College Station for the oldest house in Bryan,” he said. “We’ve lived here ever since and will probably continue to live here. I don’t ex pect to be buried in the garden.” Paul Van Riper said the couple always has been in terested in old houses. Before they moved to Texas from New York, they lived in an 1847 farm house in Ithaca. The 4,500-square-feet Cavitt house was built on the second-highest point in Brazos County. Paul Van Riper said from the roof of the house, one can see for 10 or 15 miles. He said there are not many people who still remem ber the house as a scary, derelict house. But for those who do remember the ghastly tales, the stories continue. Real-life haunted houses are few and far between, so when rumors start about a local ghoulish residence, people listen—even if it is not really haunted. Martin Continued from Page 2 3. ‘80s Metal-Album Covers: Don’t be fooled by the smiles on those blow-dried, air-guitaring schmoes on the “Rock This Way” commercial. Metal music in the early ’80s was a scary, scary place. I still have nightmares from walk ing into Wal-Mart as an innocent , bubble-blowing child and seeing Dee Snider munching a huge thigh bone on the cover to Stay Hungry by Twisted Sister. 2. Bearded, Respectable Fonzie: On the rarely seen first episode of “Happy Days,” viewers were treated to a Fonzie so cool that instead of his Smithsonian-enshrined leather jack et, he’s wearing a powder blue Mem ber’s Only jacket. Sadly an evil force caused Fonzie to become a high- school principal in Scream and trade in his leather for tweed and grow a beard. The slow, agonizing death of “cool” was not pretty I. The Inflatable Halloween Head of Death: This was a costume kit that consisted of a big inflatable green plastic monster you wore on top of your green, grease-painted head. I believe they were made by PAAS, the good people responsible for those Easter egg dye tablets that look a lot like Children’s Tylenol. The inflatable head is hands down the scariest thing I have ever seen and gives me nightmares to this day. That’s the end of the list. Hope I didn’t spook you too bad. Have fun tonight, participating in “The Man’s” corporately ho mogenized holiday. Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to iron my black robe and polish the caul dron. Call me old-fashioned. Chris Martin is a senior journalism major. Weather Outlook SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY Sunny High: 66 c Low: 45° Sunny High: 74° Low: 45° Partly cloudy High: 75° Low: 54° Ladies 0 r^s -L/ 0-4 BRIDAL OUTLETS DESIGNER BRIDAL & BRIDESMAIDS FACTORY DIRECT TO YOU! 15% TO 70% OFF At the Texas Ave. Entrance of A&M Open Weeknights until 7 p.m., Saturday until 5 p.m. 764-8289 Texas Aggie Volleyball VS. Missouri 7 pm Saturday Tickets: 845-2311 m ■ McDonald's VOLLEYBALL Center Continued from Pagej Eric Lull, coramandti Corps Center Guard andj history major in Squadrc the guard is made upc: : who volunteer timeandt serve as official greet, guides for the center. The guard started ia;. help the curator takec®: museum, work on disp : research the importance! have in history, Lull said “We are trying tola what OF Army really said. “It is amazing L people who were actue We try to preserveauthc; ditions by participatior: search. There arealotc; ing stories in this buildii One of the center'sfe; the Sanders and Meizp Collection, housingweap ing back to the 14thcei guns are considered uni: cause of the stories behin including guns used by: Parker and Clyde Barron The center also has: m e m o r a t i ve s wo rd displ: ute to Aggie Medal ofi: cipients and photo depk Aggie life dating back to If Fenton has two Aggie Re of which is displayed at tbc Fenton wanted to ensure said “college” insteadofte because he felt the name would alter the hometown phere of the campus. “ I was scared of losinp not being able to replacei; ring that said ‘college, said. “So, I got two andp other one in a safety depo It sat there for 38 yearsur. it in the ring collection.! way for me to put myseit: traditions of the building Fenton wears his origis: which is worn down frc: year’s of wearing it andi his other, which looksnen The center is suppor funding, gifts and endoic Almost all memorabiliaac facts come from donatioi. center is owned by thelln! but it was built andismair through private funds. Bricks displayingthena! current and former cade well as interested support! at the north entrance building. Pat Fenton, staff assist the center, said peopled chase bricks displayedattlt: of the center. Bricks canlt chased by students forSK 1 others for $250. “The bricks go for theca feeding of the Corps Cent: said. “It supports a cent! provides the Corps a pit campus. The center gives theft place of their own to pit A&M and Corps traditions The center is westoftbei rangle on the Southsideof pus. The center was p® funded by donationsfroint cadet Sam Houston Class of ’23. One of the $ lections was donated by^’ who collected at leastonetL commemorative gun P Colt, including several’ specifically for A&M. Texas Agp Basketba! 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