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•y,' , , ;'f i ;V , v i i i i i r ' ! Qoiden ‘XgV National Honor' Society General Meeting Wednesday, Feb. 18 th • 7:00 p.m. MSC201 Tuesday • February 17, CHAT & CHEW with Dr. Malon Southerland Vice President for Student Affairs FEBRUARY 19 11:00 - 1:00 PM ZACHRY Engineering Building Discuss questions Voice concerns Light Refreshments What's Up Tuesday Learrr Grow Entry-Level Software Consulting Opportunities KEANE earn, grow, and succeed with rKeane, Inc., a $650M software consulting leader with offices nationwide. To learn more, stop by our booth: Career Fair Wed., Feb. 18 & Thurs., Feb. 19 Keane has offices in most metro areas of the U.S. including Houston, Dallas, and Austin. If you miss us at the Career Fair, send resumes to our Corporate office: Keane, Inc., Dept. 601AD169 Ten City Square, Boston, MA 02129 Phone: 1-800-36-KEANE, ext. 1335 Fax: 1-800-544-0157, Attn: Dept. 601AD169 An equal opportunity employer, m/f/d/v. www.keane.com TAMU Water Ski Club: A general meeting will be held at 8:30 p.m. in the Student Recreation Center. Contact John at 695-8843 for details. Alpha Phi Omega: Meet to go to the Crestview Retirement Home at 3:30 p.m. in 133 Koldus. Aggie Lutherans: A meeting will be held from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Treehouse, Our Saviors Lutheran Church. Call 694-6663 for details. ATM Roadrunners: We will meet at 5:30 p.m. in front of G. Rollie White to run 3 to 4 miles. All students and skill levels welcome. Call Steve at 847- 7905 for details. Horsemen’s Association: "Bring your own meat” bar-b-q will be held at 6:30 p.m. in Freeman Arena. If you need a ride call Lainie at 696-3381. Call Shan non at 696-1363 for details. Catholic Students Association: There will be a general meeting today in MSC 225 from 7-8 p.m. There will also be a daily mass at 12:05 p.m. every Tuesday in the All-Faiths Chapel. Alpha Phi Omega: There will be a blood drive this week from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. every day. Stations will be at SBISA, Commons Lobby, Quad Lounge B, Bio-Bio, Spence, and Rudder Fountain. Those with questions call Royce at 847-1933. Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers: A meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. in 101 Richardson. Call Jesus at 847-2055 for details. Center for Academic Enhancement: A TASP Reading review will be held from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in 526 Blocker. Call Julie at 845-2724 for details. Counseling Psychology Department: There will be a women’s support group for abusive relationships in 112 Harrington from 6:30-7-:45 p.m. For details call 845-8021. Business Student Council: From Feb. 16-19th, the Business Career Fair will be taking place all day in the Wehner Bldg. There will be booths and recep tions. Our website is http://wehner.tamu.edu/bsc. Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF): There will be a group discus sion in the All Faiths Chapel at 5:30 p.m. Call Susan at 847-2073 with your questions. Future Aggie Physicians Assistants (FAPA): There will be a general meet ing in 225 MSC at 7 p.m. There will also be an application workshop we are always accepting new members. Wednesday ATM Womens Rugby: Come join! No experience needed. Practicesai 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the pitch on the corner of Texas Ave. and Univeis;, Call Nikki at 694-0084 for information. ATM Roadrunners: We will meet at 5:30 p.m. in front of G. RollieWh run 3 to 4 miles. All students and skill levels welcome. Call Steveat 7905 for details. Reformed University Fellowship: There will be a large group Bible s',i MSC 201 from 8:30-9:45 p.m. For details call Jud at 695-0675. Catholic Students Association: "Hot Topics” discussion session from! 111 1 7 p.m. in St. Mary's Student Center Library, followed by NewmanIfef 7:15 and a Bible study in Rudder Tower. Alpha Phi Omega: There will be a blood drive this week from 10 a.m. :: every day. Stations will be at SBISA, Commons Lobby, Quad Lounge8,1* Spence, and Rudder Fountain. Those with questions call Royce at 84?-!* TAMU Snow Ski Club: A meeting will be held at 8:30 p.m. in Ruddei! Call Chuck at 694-2726 for details. Student Y: A meeting and scavenger hunt will be held at7p."r re * MSC 292A. Mexican Student Association: A meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in MS 1 Call Paco at 693-0140 for details. Business Student Council: From Feb. 16-19th, the Business CareerF; be taking place all day in the Wehner Bldg. There will be booths anc - & 1 tions. Our website is http://wehner.tamu.edu/bsc. ® er ’ TAMU Scuba Club: There will be an informational meeting at 7 p: the Rec Center Pool Classroom. Muslim Students Association: There will be an informal discussions “Islam 101” in MSC 342 at 7 p.m. We will talk about Islamic religion: liefs, practices, and culture. For details call Iqbal at 693-7669. AMSA Pre-Med: Regan Brown, R.N., M.S.N., will speak on women’sln issues tonight at 7 p.m. in Rudder 302. For details e-mail Patricia^ driguez at par0779@unix.tamu.edu. Brazilan pre-teen idol announces unwed pregnane 1 RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) — When it comes to kiddie television, Brazilian superstar Xuxa is no Mr. Rogers. A former centerfold model, Xuxa drew mobs of fans to her TV shows for children. Blond and leggy in hot pants and thigh-high leather boots, she would emerge from a flying saucer, blowing kisses to a sea of screaming, sobbing youngsters. That was a decade ago, and the show made Xuxa Meneghel an idol of a generation. While she has toned down the sexpot image, Xuxa contin ues to break taboos. Brazil has been buzzing about her since just be fore Christmas, when she and her boyfriend, Lu ciano Szafir, were guests on a national TV variety show. Xuxa dropped a bombshell: She is pregnant. The audience cheered and applauded. No one mentioned marriage, a natural question in this Roman Catholic country. Szafir apparently had only a cameo role in Xuxa’s production. “No matter what happens between Luciano and me, now 1 will have someone who is mine alone,” Xuxa said. The news set all Brazil talking. “She’s wrong,” says Pammella Rocha Moreira, a sixth grader. “It’s not important to get married, but how is she going to raise the baby without a father?” “It was the worst possible example, especially for someone in hpr position,” says Valdecir Pinto de Souza, a barber. “But this is Brazil, anything goes.” Szafir, a model and budding actor, said he and Xuxa are happy with the arrangement. 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