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Ease Tuesday • December2,1 Campus Calendar Skstteh n>'» > M/S . sail t Tuesday Aggie Lutherans: There will be week ly meetings from 7-8:30 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. Anyone is welcome. Call 694-6663 for details. Aggie Toastmasters: A general meet ing will be at 8:30 p.m. in 404 Rudder. TAMU Women’s Lacrosse Team: Practice will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Zachry fields. Everyone is en couraged to join. Experience is not necessary. For questions, call Moni ca at 694-6915. Texas A&M Rugby: Practice will be held at 6 p.m. at Penberthy Intra mural Fields. No experience neces sary to participate. For more infor mation, contact David at 694-9221. Alpha Phi Omega: A meeting on the Crestview Service Project will be at 3:30 p.m. in 133 Koldus. Catholic Students Association: Mass will be held at 12:05 p.m. in the All Faiths Chapel. Officers Christian Fellowship: Bible study focusing on how to be a Chris tian and in the Corps of Cadets will be at 7:45 p.m. at 1709 Glade Street. For any questions, call Tara Tripp at 847-3730. Texas A&IVI Women’s Ultimate Frisbee: We will meet at Simpson Drill Field from 5 to 7 p.m. New members are welcome and en couraged. No experience is nec essary. Call Jenny Johnson at 847- 0254 for more information. XA Christian Fellowship: Praise, worship, and fellowship will be held at 7:30 p.m. in 103 Heep Center. Everyone welcome. Call Rick at 693-9103 for details. PreVet Society: Christmas Party and awards presentation at 8:30 p.m. in 292B MSC. For any questions call Jennifer Mullin at 694-0165. Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF): Group discussion will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the All Faiths Chapel. Call Susan for more information at 847-2115. A&IVI Roadrunners: We will run 3 to 4 miles starting in front of G. Rollie White at 5:30 p.m. All students and skill lev els are welcome. For any questions, contact Steve at 847-7905. Poultry Science Club: A general meet ing will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Poul try Science Farm. For more informa tion, contact Jack at 847-1217. Study Abroad Programs: An infor mational meeting about studying abroad in the summer of 1998 on the tropical island of Dominica and earning TAMU credit will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. in 358 Bizzell Hall West. For more information, contact the SAP office at 845-0544. Future Aggie Physician Assistants: A guest will speak and officer elec tions will be held at 7 p.m. in 212 MSC. For more information, contact Steffany at 268-8699. Wednesday CIS: A short course on how to use Netscape, ph, and ftp will be held from 12 to 2 p.m. in 1002 Teague. Register for the course at www.tamu.edu/cis/shortcourses. TAMU Women’s Lacrosse Team: Practice will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Zachry fields. Everyone is en couraged to join. Experience is not necessary. For questions, call Moni ca at 694-6915. Student Counseling Center: There will be a discussion session for in ternational students from 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in 104 Hender son. Group is for international and domestic students who wish to in teract and share their cultural her itage and to learn about the Aggie culture. Different topics will be dis cussed each week. For more infor mation, contact Dr. Gisele Lin at 845-4427 ext.145 or Dr. Carlos Orozco at 845-4427 ext. 144 Canterbury - The Episcopal Student Center: Holy Eucharist and dinner will be held at 6:15 p.m. at 902 George Bush in College Station. Contact Mark Crawford at 696-0774 for details. Texas A&M Women’s Rugby: Prac tice will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the rugby pitch by Bonfire site. New members are welcome, and no ex perience is necessary. For details, contact Janina at 764-0493. Texas A&M Rugby: Practice will be held at 6 p.m. at Penberthy Intra mural Fields. No experience neces sary to participate. For more infor mation, contact David at 694-9221. Alpha Phi Omega: A meeting on the Bluebonnet Service Project will be at 5:30 p.m. in 133 Koldus. Aggie One-Wheelers: Practice will be held at 6 p.m. in front of the Academ ic Building. No experience necessary. Catholic Students Association: Stu dent-led Bible study will be held at 9 p.m. in 502 Rudder. Hot topics will be discussed from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s Student Center Library. Catholic Students Association-New- man Fellowship: A meeting will be at 7:15 p.m. at St. Mary’s Student Cen ter- Main Room. Reformed University Fellowship: A Bible study will be from 8:30 to 9:45 p.m. at 110 Koldus. Contact Greg at 693-2985 for details. TAMU Women’s Water Polo: Practice will be at 8 p.m. at the Recreation Center pool. No experience neces sary. For more information, contact Athena at 694-8904. Aggieland HOBY: HOBY Christmas celebration will be held at 8 p.m. in 507 Rudder. All HOBY ambassadors are welcome. For more information, contact Christine at 693-7548. Campus Calendar is a Battalion ser vice that lists non-profit student and faculty events and activities. 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