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j/tKtkk The Battalion " Cf IP I ? » £k mm I mm Thursday • April30,1 ‘Seinfeld’ finale ad prices top Super Bowl’s Maggio NEW YORK (AP) —Advertisers are expected to pay a record amount to air commercials dur ing the “Seinfeld” finale. NBC will sell the 30-second spots for between $1.5 million and $1.7 million, sources familiar with the price but speaking on condition of anonymity told The Associated Press. That would surpass the mark of $1.3 million set during the network’s Super Bowl telecast in January. The network expects as many as many as 90 mil lion people will watch some of the May 14 telecast. NBC reportedly received a $2 million com mitment from two buyers a few months ago when commercial time was first made available. The price for those early buyers is expected to be cut to conform with what others will pay. NBC declined to say what it was getting for ad time on the show, and ad buyers say that the true price is hard to pin down because some ads were sold as part of package deals involving other programs. The network had sold all 10 minutes for na tional commercials in the hour that the show was supposed to run in, but it is possible the program may run an extra 15 minutes.That means that the network may have additional commercial air time. Those advertisers who bought less expensive time on the retrospective show preceding the fi nale are expected to get the first crack at any ad ditional airtime during the actual show. NBC may shorten the one-hour retrospective. Among the advertisers for the final episode are Anheuser-Busch and Coors, Visa and Mas terCard and Wendy’s. Steve Grubbs, who oversees national broad cast ad sales for the ad agency BBDO World wide, said “Seinfeld” commanded prices high er than the Super Bowl even though it may attract a smaller audience because of its young, upscale audience. In addition, he said the final episode represents a widely anticipated, one-time-only event. “There just aren’t that many places particu larly at this time of year where you can draw that kind of audience,” Grubbs said. What's Up Thursday Graduate Fellowship of Intervarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF): Bible study for graduate and on-tradition- al students, followed by fellowship will be held at 7:30 p.m. See our website for location and map at http://stat.ta mu .edu ~ i n low/i vcf. htm I. Call Mark or Jennifer at 764-1552. 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. Catholic Students Association: There will be a daily mass at 12:05 p.m. in the All Faith’s Chapel. Aggie Speleological Society: A meeting will be held at 8:30 p.m. in 146 Koldus. Call Travis at 693-4088. Pagan Student Association: A meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in 228 MSC. Center for Academic Enhancement: There will be a TASP math review to day from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in 526 Blocker. Call 845-2724 for details. Construction Science Department: There will be a panel discussion on Contemporary Construction Safety Issues in 207 Harrington at 7 p.m. Society of IVlexican-American Engi neers and Scientists: The last meet ing of the year will be held at 7 p.m. in 111 Koldus. Call Caroline at 847- 0263 for details. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Aggies: Offi cer elections will be held at 7 p.m. in 205 MSC. Call 847-0321 for details. What’s Up is a Battalion ser vice that lists non-profit stu dent and faculty events and activities. Items should be submitted no later than three days in advance of the desired run date. Application dead lines and notices are not events and will not be run in What’s Up. If you have any questions, please call the newsroom at 845-3313. Continued from Page 1 Pradhan said he denies any wrongdoing. “I feel that I have been wrongly accused and want to avoid a public trial,” Pradhan said. “1 want to break this system of harassment. The uni versity is spending tax dollars to in dict me and that is the worst kind of hypocrisy.” Pradhan said he recently de clined an April offer by the district attorney’s office for four years de ferred adjudication with a $5,000 fine and restitution of $30,000. “This is no offer to me,” Pradhan said. “I do not want to put distance between myselfand Texas A&M but (the university) is using the district attorney to indict people like me. Dole honored for public service FORT MYER, Va. (AP) — Praising the former Senate majority leader as the definition of “heroism and courage for millions of Americans,” Defense Secretary William Cohen awarded Bob Dole a public service medal Wednesday. At an armed forces full service re view, Cohen recognized Dole for his leadership on the battlefield and on Capitol Hill where he served in both the House and the Senate. “He has remained a man with fire in his heart," said Cohen. Camp Continued fromPagt Katie Sebeck, ajunii education major and a a last summer, said he part of camp waswoiii the campers. "We got to be inSj again,” she said. “We. charge of them, wewtti them.” Sara Barker, a senior^ major, said the best pi ca mp is the campers. “The kids come to In A&M,” she said. “The; A&M and think those A&M hung the moon.’' Applications are j 158S Read. 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