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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (May 4, 1998)
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Rec Members should renew for the summer or clear out their belongings before that date. Aquatics Program Date Registration equipment for rent and retail sales. • Lifeguard Training May 13,14-17 April 20- •WaterSafetyInstruction May 18-22 April23- SPORT ClUBS Date Time Plage May14 -Handball Mayl 5pm-12am TBA • Pool 0|>era tor Certification May27-28 May4-25 Tournament May 2 8am-12am • Lifeguard Training May 29-31 May 6-27 May 3 8am-5pm Register at Rec Center Member Services Desk. For more information, please call Paula Opal at 845-3076. Summer Intramural and Fitness schedules coming soon! Check out our flyers for more details on our programs Visit our Homepage http://recsports.tamu.edu For information call 845-7826 Program Date May 13,14-17 Fitness Programs • Pre Exam Jam, May 6th, 6:00 to 7:30pm, Rec Basketball Courts area. FREE aerobic workout featuring step, hip hop, boxing and abs. 200 Steps available. •Interim Aerobic Schedule, May 11-May 22, 12:15 M-F and 5:30pm M-Th. Ultimate Adventures with tamu Outdooors Summer months mean outdoor adventures. Come by TAMU Outdoors for all your camping, hiking, canoeing, etc. needs. TAMU Outdoors carries a full range of equipment for rent and retail sales. 1 Water Safety Instruction May 18-22 Pool 0|)erator Certification May 27-28 Lifeguard Training May 29-31 Sport Clubs Date Time Place •Handball Mayl 5pm-12am TBA Tournament May 2 8am-12am May 3 8am-5pm For more information, please call Paula Opal at 845-3076. ESS SCHEDULES COMING SOON! Purchase a brick at the Rec Center and have your name become a permanent part of the Walk of Champions. Only $100 for current stu dents. Order form available at the Rec Center. SPORTS Et Cetera Monday • Mayl, Gold medal effort What's 11 Officers' Christian Fellowship study on how to live a Chrisfe in the military/Corps of Cadet be held at 7:45 p.m. in the Mi Science Building Room 108 Tim at 847-1730 for details. Intervarsity Christian Fellows On-campus Bible studies held. Contact David at 8474 for location and further dels : Fellowship of Christian Cowl FCC will hold a Bible study,:- and fellowship meeting atPei q| Pavilion on George Bush Dr.fo to 9 p.m. Call Jay or Andyatj 2716 for details. Catholic Students Assocl; There will be a praise and waff session from 7:30-8:30 p.nuff Mary's Catholic Church andaff eral meeting at 9 p.m. intfieff 1 Mary's Student Center-Mainf p ns I National Day of Prayer, CA I Texas Division: Everyone isff q| come to join thousands of jeT cans across the country in | our country and leaders upL prayer on Thursday, May 7, Weff ^ ^ ’I meet at noon at the Collegeff SJ tion Town Hall flagpole necp | Chili's on Texas Ave. CallStt:y ( r 693-0289 for details. L Aggie Lutherans: A meeting* held from 7 p.m. to8:30p.nt.?R.iii ‘ | Treehouse, Our Saviors Lutteffad Church. Call 694-6663 fo:dJjg 3m<3 p i nual awards presentation anoff 0 ner will be tonight at 7:30 p.f the College Station Conte?) Center. Tickets can be purer: from any officer. Call Shanno j| q^s tie at 696-1363 for details. Horseman's Association CORY WHJJS/Tme Battalion Jeanette Suarez, a senior marketing major, competes in the Business Stu dent Council Olympics, an annual competition between the College of Busi ness and the College of Engineeering. What’s Up is a Battalion* vice that lists non-profit:', Warden estimates high illiteracy rate DALLAS (AP) — The illiteracy rate in the Texas prison system, esti mates Elvis Hightower, senior warden at Hutchins State Jail, “has to be at least 85 to 90 percent." “Without some serious (educational) help while they're here, they’re going to come right back to us,’ Hightower said. To that end, language therapist Lucy Smith of Hurst began a program last fall called the HOPE project— Helping Oth ers Pursue Education. It’s now a part of the Hutchins State Jail south of Dallas and the Gatesville Trustee Camp. ■true | |aia£ Thl space dent and faculty event$®j activities. 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