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Jj|[| The Battalion r r ■ ■;! IEB Tuesday • February l s j Valentine’s Continued from Page 3 My father always tells me I’m “one of the guys.” Flattering, isn’t it? My mother encourages me to be more feminine. As if wearing floral-patterned dresses would get me a date. No thank you; I’d rather be myself and enjoy my Saturday evenings with a paperback. Some people might say that I’m in de nial. Only a lonely, bitter and desperate girl would be spending her time writing a col umn about how ignorant Valentine’s Day is. Wrong again. I think Valentine’s Day is great. Tell people you love them. Just make sure they’re people you really love. It disgusts me that people will con vince themselves they’re in love with someone so they can get a dozen roses and go to the Olive Garden for dinner. Evaluate who it is you really love in this world. It’s a strong word, and holds a lot more meaning than a bottle of wine and a box of chocolates. And for those desperate souls who do not have a date for Valentine’s, be patient. I have found it’s the only way to sur vive watching the cutesy little couples with their hearts and flowers. I know my knight in shining armor will someday appear in the form of a guitar-playing skater-punk who writes poetry and sends his parents a Valentine’s Day card every Feb. 14. Until then, I will be content knowing that at least my parents think I’m the most beautiful little girl in the world. By Saturday, I will have my stuffed ape. And that’s all the love I need. April Towery is a junior journalism major. dXSKPu 1 SKID OKldsaxa a THINK AHEAD. APPLY TODAY. ” CALL (•SOO'CITIBANK citibank.com/us/campus NORTHGATii Continued from Pel Talent BuyerWiel things are goingfairlt cording to schedule,. “So far, there aij booked,” he said. And with bandst for the festival, evens ations are in discuss having open-micare o titer Northgate venue “It would allow] able to say they plate. 1 Northgate,” Bennettsi T-shirt designs; .111angements, weat • ations and parking represent some ofte organizers of the less J to finalize. But in a citysucha iion. when NorthB>, iNi I comes playing itsn )D ^' 1 L t n i s \ £ t r not be a festival toll ,iESi | Professor te student abo, DETROIT (AP)-Ar V ward death, his enet Lou Gehrig's disease unshaken, sociolog)!)': rie Schwartz remained the end. And his one-time sty, . Albom, again was ta- :Tl 01 It was a Tuesr Schwartz, at 79,wasi ing. Albom, at 37,ms uggEv | claimed sports column Ae troit Free Press, a • „.P e ' I llNur guest and a keyboard^ fit band of writers ircWj^'r... King, Dave Barry and Though close while; student at BrandeisUrs late 1970s, Schwartzs’: been out of touch fori 1 “Since everyone was. he could be of greatvai. bom wrote. “HecouldlJ human textbook.’’ For 14 Tuesdays,*: his tape recorder and:. Schwartz’s home. Sen^ V* his wisdom, some 3vs,| slips of paper. pQj Albom calls the visL ( ness-whipping sessio^^ by Schwartz's simple O Q| dos: Accept whatyouf not what you cannot/:, o\°M it is too late. Acceptar:'* self. Cherish family. dying's just one thingti rec With his advance h”. ' . for the book, Albom pT r . * medical bills. ^ ai1 “The fact that Mitc^QQ- widely read is testimo(A__ tured somethingvalualplY*^ ber, a Boston Colleges.' fessor. “Morrie would about this.” Professii HtsipH Serviti graduate STur UNDERGRADUATES! CO-OP STUDEN LET US PREPARE y v ,1 PROFESSION hd:| RESUME, TAILOR'S for you: C OrTS ffiN | COUNSELINO OC TESTi' CALL 846-2f for AN APPOINT © I 998 Citibank (South Dakota), N.A. American Airlines is a registered trademark of American Airlines, Inc. wmmL. AGGIEIAND She AGGIEIAND,1 KICKS ASSI | f :P hlrt 1 11 enn T-shirt thenit now available All * Mu For Post Oak ^ 764-4444