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Cetera l uesday • April 2l|fueJ Hot pursuit m 2» e 1 WTI must / WffiWMKE ISA WTE FOR NOUfMATE Hsrr tuc i cm jAm RYAN ROGERS/The Battalion Police officers search a car after a high speed chase ended in the arrest of a suspect in the Northgate area. What's UP' Tuesday 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 to 8:30 p.m. at the Treehouse, Our Saviors Lutheran Church. Call 694-6663 for details. ATM Womens Rugby: Come join! No ex perience needed. Practices are from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the pitch on the corner of Texas Ave. and University Dr. Call Nikki at 694-0084 for information. Alpha Phi Omega: There will be a blood drive J at Rudder Fountain, Sbisa. Quad Lounge B, and Commons Lobby from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Center for Academic Enhancement: j There will be a TASP reading review from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Blocker 526. Call 845-2724 for details. Wednesday ATM Womens Rugby: Ctr; perience needed. Prate p.m. to 7 p.m. at thepitite Texas Ave. and University"; 694 0084 for informatior Catholic Students! ics" discussion session ft in St. Mary's StudentCen?. lowed by Newman Mass? Bible study in RudderTok' Aggie Habitat tor Humanity be held at 8:30 p.m. in 225v alyn at 268-1067 fordeta: What's Up Is a Battalion* non-profit student and factT'J activities. Items should be* later than three days In a sired run date. Application* notices are not events and* In What 's Up. If youhawin| please call the newsroom*!! Correction: REED On page one in Monday’s Battalion, the Parents’Weekend Review Awards infor mation graphic should have listed Squadron 17 as the winner of the Com mandant’s Award. Muster Continued from Page 1 “The first time I went to Muster was an amazing experience,” he said. “People are going to gather here one day and remem ber us in the Roll Call for the Absent be cause we are Aggies.” Spoede said the Class of ’48 expects more than 170 graduates, about 25 percent of the class to return for Muster and the 50 year reunion. Muster will include the lighting of a final candle this year to recognize other Muster ceremonies held around the world. The first Muster celebrated the victory at the Battle of San Jacinto in 1883 and devel oped as a tradition. The first A&M Muster ceremony was in 1944. Most memorable to many Aggies is the Muster celebrated in 1942 on the island of Corregidor under Japanese fire, days before the island fell to the Japanese. Spoede said the meaning of the Muster ceremony endures despite changes made over time. “Change is inevitable,” Spoede said. Texas A&M has changed significantly since Spoede was an undergraduate and students outside the Corps began attend ing the university. Gene Stallings, a member of the Class of ’57 and former football captain, will speak at the ceremony. Stallings was named A&M’s head coach in 1965 and later became an as sistant coach for the Dallas Cowboys. In 1990, he became head coach at Alabama and guid ed that team to a national championship. Since Stallings graduated, the ceremony has moved from Kyle Field to the MSC to G. Rollie White Coliseum, its home since the 1970s. From the seats of the new 12,500-seat arena, Spoede’s children and six grandchil dren will watch as the lights go dim and the candles grow bright. Spoede said he is looking forward to the ex perience of watching Muster in Reed Arena. “Muster means a lot to me, and I am look ing forward to the ceremony,” Spoede said. “The Class of ’48 will lead the way into the future." Continued from Pagel Jennifer Pence, a memberff committee and a sophomore:'J jor, said she is pmud ofthesr.:L have helped in the arena prep^B| is excited about the actuallycr ®*' “The Muster committee Todc hard all semester, but we ha rotest the last couple of days mak istic preparations,” Pence said. MSC’s Town Hall committee Monday night to ensure that) were ready for the opening. Christine Ogilvie, co-chairc and a junior industrial engin- ety of said the group was asked tore-.tart hi the arena to make sure they IfcSr that they were corntctly numb.-: pTht the aisles lights worked. “We see Reed Arena asagEi^m for the community andA&M’M® “It was a privilege to workwiiiB e this project and know youaiti| n i first people inside.” Muster is the first eventschet new arena, named for Houston Dr. Chester R. Reed, a 1947gradi: Hopes Creek Music presents Valleio Thursday, April 23 w/special guest Blue Earth $5 Cover Doors open at 8 * Drink Specials* Show Starts 9 pm Sharp 18 & Up Northgate • 846-4440 Here for the,, i summer? fCPSC 689-10(0 APPLIED NETWORKS AND DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING Get smart about the fundamentals of computer networking! 689 Offered 1st Summer Session (5-1/2 week course) to all graduate students There are NO prerequisites except graduate student standing and proficiency in C! As an enhanced version of CPSC 463 - Networks and Distributed Processing, CPSC 689 covers networking fundamentals including network design and protocol analysis in the context of computer communications. Focus is on applying principles of layered architectures to analyzing real networks. Instructor: Dr. Udo Pooch Time/Days: M-F 2:00-3:35 Book: Computer Networks, 3rd Edition, by Tanenbaum Room: 131 HRBB C CPSC 689-200") OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING AND APPLICATIONS 689 Offered 2nd Summer Session (5-1/2 week course) If you are a graduate student proficient in C, you can register! As an enhanced version of the 489 with the same course title, this CPSC 689 course covers a survey of the principles of object-oriented languages and systems, and their relationship to abstract data types and other paradigms.You will experience applications to scientific and engineering problems using C++, visual programming tools and an internet application overview. Instructor: Dr. Mac Lively Time/Days: M-F 2:00-3:35 Book: Teach Yourself Borland® C++ Builder in 14 days by Reisdorph and Henderson Room: 131 HRBB TOYOTA If you're looking for an opportunity with a growing, people- oriented organization, look to TOyota Motor Credit Corporation (TMCC). 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ALUMNI CENTER DEADLINE: April 23, 1998 Undergraduate Student Requirements: You must be a degree seeking student and have a total of 95 undergraduate credit hours reflected on the Texas A&M University Student Information Management System. (A passed course, which is repeated and passed, cannot count as additional credit hours.) 60 undergraduate credit hours must have been completed in residence at Texas A&M University if your first semester at Texas A&M University was January 1994 or thereafter, or if you do not qualify Under the successful semester requirement described in the following paragraph. Should your degree be conferred with less than 60 undergraduate resident credits, this requirement will be waived after you graduate and your degree is posted on the Student Information Management System. 30 undergraduate credit hours must have been completed in residence at Texas A&M University, providing that prior to January 1, 1994, you were registered at Texas A&M University and successfully completed a fall/spring semester or summer term (I and II or 10 weeks) as a full-time student in good standing (as defined in the University catalog). You must have a 2.0 cumulative GPR at Texas A&M University. You must be in good standing with the University, including no registration or transcript blocks for past due fees, loans, parking tickets, returned checks, etc. Graduate Student Requirements If you are a May 1998 degree candidate and you do not have an Aggie ring from a prior degree, you may place an order after you meet the following requirements: Your degree is conferred and posted on the Texas A&M University Student Information Management System; and You are in good standing with the University, including no registration or transcript blocks for past due fees, loans, parking tickets, returned checks, etc. However, If you completed all of your course work prior to this semester and have been cleared by the thesis clerk, you may request a “letter of completion” from the Office of Graduate Studies. The original letter of completion, with the seal, may be presented to the Ring Office in lieu of your degree being posted. Procedure To Order A Ring: If you meet all of the above requirements and you wish to receive your ring on June 11, 1998 , you must visit the Ring Office nfi later than Thursday. April 23. 1998 between the hours of 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. to complete the application for eligibility verification. If your application is approved, you must return and pay in full by cash, check, money order, or your personal Discover, Visa or MasterCard (with your name imprinted) ng later than Friday, April 24, 1998 between the hours of 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Men s 10K-$325.00 14K-$428.00 Women s 10K-$201.00 14K-$224.00 Add $8.00 for Class of ‘97 or before. The ring delivery date is June 11,1998. Taking the LSAT in June? 2 reas yOUshoi The Princet Rev. Personal Attention Regularly scheduled one-on-one meeting your teacher, and free extra help if you nee: Guaranteed If you're not happy with your score, we'll \a you for any of the next four LSATs for free. LAST DAY to sign up for June LSAT Prep. Don’t miss out. 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