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2 Thursday • February 1U The Battalion m D While Rome burned What's Up Thursday GREG MCREYNOLDS/The Battauon Lindsay Martin, a senior agricultural engineering major, plays the viola in the MSC Flagroom yesterday. Martin was playing during an exhibition sponsored by MSC OPAS. Graduate Fellowship of Intervarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF): Bible study for graduate and on-traditional students, followed by fellowship will be held at 7:30 p.m. See our web site for lo cation and map at http://stat.tamu.edu~in- low/ivcf.html. Call Mark or Jennifer at 764-1552. Resurrection Week: There will be a general meeting held in MSC 231 at 7 p.m. ATM Womens Rugby: Come join! No experience needed. Practices are from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the pitch on the corner of Texas Ave. and Univer sity Dr. Call Nikki at 694-0084 for information. Association on Baptist Students: A meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. at 410 College Main. Call Bobby at 846-3223 for details. Alpha Phi Omega: Meet to go to the Boy’s Club at 3:30 p.m. in 133 Koldus. Aggie Girl Scouts: A meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Francis Hall Room 206. Call Lau ra at 696-1211 for details. Team 2000 Ambassador: A meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. in Rudder 504. Student Health Center Health Education & Ag gie R.E.A.C.H.: A panel discussion about Sex ual Abstinence in the 90’s will be discussed from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Rudder 501. Call Mar garet Griffith, Health Educator Coordinator at 847-9242 for details. Career Center: Placement orier: held at 4 p.m. in 1226 MSC. Career Center: Interviewing saw, at 5:30 p.m. in 510 Rudder. ATM Roadrunners: We will meet: in front of G. Rollie White to run: All students and skill levels welcor at 847-7905 for details. f Aggie Speological Society: There • ■r.il 1 ' t't ii i,’ at 8:30 p.m. in Ko: st details call Travis at 693 4088. s aj Aggie Musicians Society: there, ol ing tonight at 7 p.m. in Koldus 14 the charity festival in April plus ohm For details call Long at 260-80:' iai ams@pulse.tamu.edu. lua iac Soka Gakkai InternationaWSATWr til Student Chapter Vhl terpretation on Cause and Effect 3 c| presented by Professor Sam Coirifcj from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Meditei w . ' • 3th 5tyJ Catholic Students Association tTK daily mass at 12:05 p.m. in theADfrgrq nt;| Emergency Care Team: A meet . lorf at 7 p.m. in 410 Rudder. All whoa it: are welcome to come. Experienct.n essary. Call Traci at 2688699• ds J Survey reveals that young Catholics’ views differ from pare NEWYORK (AP) — Helping the poor and believing Jesus Christ is present in the Eu charist are essential to being Catholic. What’s not essential? Celibate male priests, teachings that oppose the death penalty or support for organized labor. A poll of 701 post-baby boom Catholics sought to gauge what is non-negotiable about their faith. It found them agreeing with older mem bers in putting the sacraments first, but more inclined to accept married and women clergy and lower ecclesiastical fences with Protestants. “There’s no doubt, after looking at this data and at other data, that the younger people would be willing to reexamine things,” said sociologist Dean Hoge of Catholic University of America. He joined CU colleague William Dinges, Sister Mary Johnson of Emmanuel College in Boston, and Juan Gonzalez of the Uni versity of California at Hayward to com mission a telephone poll as part of a larger study of young Catholics. Princeton Survey Research Associates interviewed the Catholics aged 20 to 39 last fall. The results, released to The Associated Press, show that “the sacraments are very strong, and almost the central identity of what Catholics are all about,” Hoge said. Asked what should be essential beliefs, 65 percent of respondents identified God’s presence in the sacraments, while 58 per cent cited Christ’s presence in the Eucharist. Other key aspects of Cadiolic faith were devotion to Mary and the saints, the neces sity of a pope, and weekly obligation to at tend Mass. More than 80 percent of re spondents termed these elements essential or important to being Catholic. Concern for the poor was also central to Catholic identity. Nearly 60 percent called charitable help essential to the faith, and 52 percent identified as essential a belief that God is present in a special way in the poor. Not all church teachings or rules are held in high regard, according to the survey. Only 17 percent deemedii believe that priests mustbem 27 percent that they cannotn er 25 percent considered a nu — and a celibate one —tobf but not essential. Eighteen percent were church support of workers’ri[ ize, and only 14 percent idenii: port as essential to the fait! percent saw opposing thede, essential to being Catholic. RODEO 2000 VALENTINE’S PARTY! SATURDAY, FEB. 14™ 1 st 75 Ladies will receive a Valentine's Teddy Bear All other Ladies receive FREE Roses or Valentine Candy, A Gift From Rodeo 2000 Rallon Rust, 10 pm - 5 Couples All Receive Prizes winning Couple Receives Las Vegas Package +*/ Valentine Drink Specials .750 Draft Beer • $ 1. 00 Bar drinks $ l. 50 LDngnecks • 7-IOpm Tequila Rose s 2. 25 Champagne $ l. 00 • All Night d 1 t’s "Vi )bt lon| in he hea The 1’t: M ice on ige, ne icy, re ph you didn — qi) the lost ilATTMJON Tiffany Inbody, Editor in Chief Helen Clancy, News Editor Brad Graeber, Visual Arts Editor Robert Smith, City Editor Matt Weber, Night News Editor Jeremy Furtick, Sports Editor James Francis, Aggielife Editor Mandy Cater, Opinion Editor Ryan Rogers, Photo Editor Chris Huffines, Radio Producer Sarah Goldston, Radio Producer Dusty Moer, Web Editor Staff Members City- Colleen Kavanagh, Amanda Smith, Rachel Dawley, Stacey Becks, Stephanie Dosher, Jeremy Magnum, Susan Atchison, Kelly Hackworth, Lyndsay Nantz, Jennifer Wilson & Julietta Amanda Jordan. Science - Jill Reed. Sports - Assistant Editor: Jeff Webb; Michael Ferguson, Chris Ferrell, Travis Harsch, Robert Hollier, Al Lazarus, Colby Martin, Aaron Meier, Katie Mish, Philip Peter, Jeff Schmidt & Michael Taglienti. Aggielife - Marium Mohiuddin, Rhonda Reinhart, Chris Martin, Leah Templeton, Travis Hopper, April Towery, Brandi Ballard, Travis Irby & Stephen Wells. Opinion - Len Calloway, Adam Collette, Jesse Czelusta, Donny Ferguson, Kendall Kelly, Caleb McDaniel, Beverly Mireles, Manisha Parekh, Stewart Patton, Mickey Saloma, Joe Schumacher, Michelle Voss, Frank Stanford & Jennifer Jones. Night News - Joyce Bauer, Jaclynn Barker, All Belin, Shane Elkins & Aaron Meier. Photo - Assistant Editor: Brandon Bollom; Robert McKay, Greg McReynolds, Mike Fuentes, James Francis & Jake Schrickling. Graphics - James Palmer, Chad Mallam, Jared Faulkner & J.P. Beato. Cartoonists - Ed Goodwin, John Lemons, Dave Hoffman, Gabriel Ruenes, Victor Vanscoit, Michael Nordfelt and Quatro Oakley. 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