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Page 6 • Tuesday, September 8, 1998 Off Campus Aggies Join us Tuesday, September 8th for our first meeting of the fall! Meet other off campus students and have some fun with OCA! See what we're about! When: September 8th at 8:30 pm Where: MSC 201 Dues: $15 for the Fall or $28 for Fall and Spring For more info, call the OCA Office at 845-0688 or visit our website at http://oca.tamu.edu Brazos Natural Foods Think! 'A World of Healthy Products for Your Family! 846-4459 r | Welcome Back Aggies! Mental EDGE By SOURCE NATURALS an advanced nutritional formula to help you meet the demands of a challenging _ world. —Interactive Bar Ginkgo Biloba, Choline, Herbs, Vitamins and Amino Acids Chocolate Mocha, Peanut Butter, Chocolate Almond Instant ENERGY! SPIRU-TEIN Energy Meal Chocolate, Vanilla, Banana, Strawberry, Tropical Fruit, Cappuccino, Chocolate Peanut Butter 696-5021 Cleaning • Pressing • Alterations • Laundry - Shirts & Jeans 7 AM- 6 PM Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-12:30 PM Saturday 314 George Bush Dr. • South of Kyle Field • College Station • Tx. 77840 Shirts 990 Plain, Laundered No Shoulder Pads 696-5021 • 314 George Bush Drive South of Kyle Field College Station c Expires 2-99 ) 00 OFF Any Dry Cleaning Order of s 8 Or More Must Present Coupon With Order • Limit One Coupon Per Order Not Good With Any Other Discount Or Special 696-5021 • 314 George Bush Drive South of Kyle Field College Station c Expires 2-99 J ^Vggielife : omg lit nt ai ft ree Delta Sigma Pi International Professional Business Fraternity Fall Rush. 1998 Monday, Sept. 7 Tuesday, Sept. 8 Informational Professional* 8:30-10:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Koldus 110 & 111 Wehner113 Thursday, Sept. 10 Monday, Sept. 14 Social Social 7:00-10:00 p.m. 8:00-10:00 p.m. The Veranda Kyle Field Press Box Wednesday, Sept. 16 Friday, Sept. 18 Interviews* Social 7:00-12:00 p.m. 5:00-7:00 p.m. MSC 292 A&rB Hensel Park For more information, call: 69S-0181 AQ!*-A'72 1 All Business <&* Economic Majors Welcome http://welmer.tamu.edu/dsp Texas A&IVTs recycling program has gonef dream to monumental stature in just eight BY MEREDITK HIGH! The Battalion T exas A&M is not tradi tionally considered an environmentally-friend- ly University, but other schools just might be green with envy at the growth of the A&M recycling program in the past eight years. In 1990, Texas A&M made its first attempt at recycling. Six buildings on campus began collecting white paper and alu minum cans. Eight years later, 150 buildings are needed to attend to A&M’s recy cling efforts and 50 tons of material (equivalent to the weight of six adult elephants) are collected each month. The most recent effort of the University, co-sponsored by the Physical Plant Department, the De partment of Residence Life and the Department of Food Services, was a project during residence hall move-in, with the goal of collecting 32,000 pounds of cardboard boxes from residences. In 1997, 24,000 pounds were collected. Nicole Patschke, former environ mental conservation specialist for the Physical Plant, said in a press re lease she sees the project as a way to reduce waste. “This recycling effort is a good opportunity for the campus to save natural resources, landfill space and waste disposal costs,” she said. Physical Plant has managed campus-wide recycling since 1991, when the original project, involv ing only six buildings, became a permanent program. All office, classroom and labo ratory buildings at A&M are equipped with recycling bins pro vided at no cost to the University by the department. The Residence Hall Association also participates in recycling efforts. Chris Baumbach, director of fa cilities and operations for RHA and a sophomore biomedical science major, said RHA provides recycling bins, but the individual halls take it from there. “The halls are responsible for telling me what they need,’ Baumbach said. general hall fund. Overall, RHA is planning to step up recycling efforts. “We're looking to expand the pro gram." Baumbach said. The Student Senate passed a bill in February that made campus recy cling of The Battalion simpler. Recy cling bins now are available at the five main distribution loca tions — the Commons Lobby. Zachry Engineering Center. dents will benet: cause student students, as wei recycle. We wiS er campus, Although the nonprofit and is recycles, it save the long run i fees. McKee sa: “ Because picks up materia for free and tate; money. 1 SvivtrS money id nams aam capta he cities practices Station alsc .v: e team is Katie Gi: ooks to fir ng tor Cot will woriv “The resi dence halls then take it to the recycling centers.” The halls mainly collect aluminum cans because of the potential fire haz ard involved in collecting paper. Each month, the RHA sponsors a contest between the halls to reward the hall that has recycled the most material. The hall that wins is awarded $50 which goes toward a West Cam pus Library, the Blocker Building and Harrington Hall. Elizabeth McKee, a student sena tor, senate whip and a senior animal science major, said recycling is ben eficial to the University. "The reason student government, and especially Student Senate, is in terested in recycling is because it is better for the environment and stu- cles at all (aoi "There is a lot c the University.' Each year.: works with the> cycling depanr cities and the! Waste Manager the Planet Eanf The event, f public, promo:; cation on water: cycling. Students livin lege Station hon benefit from the gram, which . cans, steel car newspapers anti ins ipt ORE, Texc College Re d a trip t< ter their Ri dn’t guara use of pc lability, s would' 1 inity, but alked to r 1 not to be People in the News Streisand recruits director to make movie of final tour NEW YORK (AP)— Barbra Streisand is talking with director Mike Nichols about staging her “final" world concert tour, according to the New York Post. Nichols, who directed The Graduate and Work ing Girl among other films, plans to piece togeth er a movie of the tour if the deal goes through, the Post reported Monday. “They are definitely talking. Barbra would love Mike to direct her last concert tour," the newspa per quoted a source as saying. Streisand’s handlers said the singer is “con sidering several possibilities" to perform again. “Many attractive offers from around the world have been received, and the possibility of touring again is being contemplated,” Marty Erlichman, Streisand’s longtime manager, said. “He was the only one outside my family who was a main source of inspiration,” Travolta said in “Travolta: The Life,” written by Nigel An drews. Travolta said in the book he would sit in front of the television set whenever an old Cagney musical came on and step along when Cagney did his tap dance routine, “I’m a Yan kee Doodle Dandy.” Travolta’s mother seized on the fascination as a way to get her son to brush his teeth. According to Andrews’ book, she would pre tend to be talking to Cagney on the telephone, and tell her son “Mr. Cagney is calling. He wants you to brush your teeth and tidy your room.” Travolta reportedly would agree and then ask: “Does he ... does he like me?” Apartmentc condition eluded in the Gammon, However, the C developn tains a drop-off ht. Wal-Mart parkt- Rangerett* Drive that take orits-line j steel cans, glass teir white and corrugated . 8 ’ tr Y t0 111 t year. Last re, and (lie 1 the Macy ade in Nev “I can point to 14 differe 1 ” lt y S0 pi 10 O'Donnell told the Daily New o-member a story Monday. “Someonein f or t h e tr jp that it would take 230 celebf -jy a p US c It was < the spots." O’Donnell won't kick out Ton- :ame up c Cruise if he comes calling, b. >c | even mc she promises the third seas: s was a tr of her talk show will place a lit twc) wee ^ >n said. less emphasis on the glam orous. For instance, one ne i - segment called “Kids Chat'w provide a forum for children to speak up. >ES “I’ve interviewed everyone 1 I’ve ever wanted to get," O’Dot ted from are going to look at how we can' the introdi Cagney inspiration of good oral hygiene for Travolta NEW YORK (AP) O’Donnell adds commoners to star-studded lineup Boone trades hGTTatS tt said the banging for flag em at thi de an ini John Travolta reveals in a new biography his mother had one surefire way to get him to do chores: Pin any request on Jimmy Cagney. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rosie O’Donnell is promising her star-laden talk show will have a bonus for the average couch potato this sea son: regular people. “I think that people are really, really sick of celebrities,” she said. LOS ANGELES (AP) - SW may temporarily have shedtiis : image but he’s still a flag-wav Boone, who supports a prof tional amendment to ban said he will join senators in\i Wednesday. 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