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0 Schulman Theatres College Park 6 www.schulrnan-theatres.com Bcs online www.lockon.com 2080 E. 29th St., Bryan 775-2463 BOX OFFICE OPENS AT 6:30 Now Showing - Today’s Times Only □□ <R> ROUNDERS m <r) THERESSOMETHING/MARY [JJ (R) SB (PG13) □□ (PG13) Soptember Special: With your current student ID admission is just $3-anytime. S3.00 - children/seniors $5.00 - Adults Hiattalion Mandy Cater Graeber, Editor in Chief Aaron Meier, Managing Editor Brad Graeber, Visual Arts Editor Jeff Schmidt, Sports Editor Jeff Webb, Sports Editor Kasie Byers, Aggielife Editor Travis Irby, Aggielife Editor Dave Johnston, Opinion Editor Brandon Bollom, Photo Editor Laura Stuart, Radio Producer Andrew Bailey, Radio Producer Jeremy Brown, Web Editor Matt Weber, Night News Editor Quatro Oakley, Night News Editor News; The Battalion news department is managed by students at Texas A&M University in the Division of Student Publications, a unit of the Department of Journalism. 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The Battauon (ISSN #1055-4726) is published daily, Monday through Friday during the fall and spring semesters and Monday through Thursday during the summer session (except University holidays and exam periods) at Texas A&M University. Periodicals Postage Paid at College Station, TX 77840. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Battalion, 015 Reed McDonald Building, Texas A&M University, College Station,TX 77843-1111. Page 2 • Tuesday, September 22, 1998 ampus talion Fish BYR,t I 66T m Fltsr WT MCK... t tvU/'T I doa/t n//wr T o) CWELL, OTTO LOOK EIV/ER-. '/WM4.0 far ouo rt)^ (PRETTY \ [tell you f/ow 1 ^ 1 COOL I 700 D/d; m. T MWTp, 77MT a YOU TAKE mri (El Simel & Lewis of -oo' VLt T>0NK V\\s f)N(mL SCJ£f/C£ ftyGotil as tt QoUCen ‘K&Y, National Honor Society, General Meeting Tuesday, Sept. 22 nd 8:30 p.m. MSC 292B Aggie Owned and Opperated Since 1984! CUSTOM BUILT SYSTEMS! Accessoiies, Soflwa/e, fepais, Upgrades, and Nelwoilg Along will tie best Sales and Sewice Staff In tie Brazos Valley! T -*a T G >XX/I= SdOC-ITH WWW. CA CCESS.COA* f^O^f 1 30 CAMPUS CALENDAR Tuesday MSC Cepheid Variable: There will be a general committee meeting at 8:30 p.m. in 401 Rudder. Call 845- 1515 for details. Bobby Wilson at 268-1482 for details. formation on the meeting. Texas A&M Women’s Lacrosse: Practice will be held from 4-6 p.m. at the Zachry Fields. No experience necessary. Call Sarah at 694-9100 for more information. Career Center: A behavioral in terviewing seminar will be held at 7 p.m. in 212 MSC. Call the Ca reer Center at 845-5139 for more information. Golden Key National Honor Soci ety: There will be a general meet ing at 8:30 p.m. in 292B MSC. Bahai Faith? Or to this religion: race unity at Tp' will have freepiz Bree at 847-06T TAMU Roadrunners: Come join us for a 3-4 mile run at 6 p.m. in front of G. Rollie White Coliseum. All skills invited. Call Mike at 847- 5339 for details. Aggie Lutherans: Join us for wor ship, praise, and small group Bible studies from 7-8:30 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. TAMU Pre-Vet Society: There will be a meeting at 8:30 p.m. in 206 MSC. Call Jennifer at 847-2590 for details. MSC NOVA: A meeting will be at 7 p.m. Check blue screens for location. Call Chris at 690^3192 for details. Institute of InPi There will beast 342 Zachry. Cs 8652 for details Texas A&M Sports Car Club: There will be a general meeting at 7 p.m. in 308 Rudder. Call Texas Student Education Asso ciation: There will be a general meeting and discussion of the role of teachers in sex education at 8:30 p. m. in 225 Koldus. Contact Lisa at 847-0919 or Adri enne at 680-0137 for further in- TAMU Women’s Water Polo: We will have practice at the Recre ation Center Pool from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Contact Athena at 694- 8904 for details. Career Center ture Series "W‘- THE JOB?” will* p.m. in 206 MSC A&M Bahai Club: Interested in the Texas A&M CoT (ACM/IEEE-CS): speaker from 124 Bright builtM pizza and doorpn® ISC <; TO YOUR WORLD How can you toll if someone has a soxually transmitted infection? PUT THEM TO THE TEST 1 IN 4 SEXUALLY ACTIVE PEOPLE WILL CONTRACT AN STI IN THEIR LIFETIME. W^|EN: September 24,1998 6:00 pm WHERE: 301 Rudder The Walt Disney College Program is about friends, experiences and opportunities you’ll discover as you live, learn and earn in our world. TOP BY AND DISCOVER A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES AT DISNEY, www. career mosaic com/cm/wdw/ wdw ] hfml health h!f^ nsote d ^ inform"^ Contraception Screen j n q & treatment r Jr . for sexually transmitted ^/|/ infections ^ fe Sfs Confidential. Professional. Affordable. Saturday appointments, insurance accepted. Medicaid welcome. p Planned Parenthood® of Houston and Southeast Texas, Inc. 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Air DEADLINE: September^ Underqraduaje Student Requirements; You must be a degree seeking student and have a total of 9§ undergrade on the Texas A&M University Student Information Management System is repeated and passed, cannot count as additional credit hours.) §Q undergraduate credit hours must have been completed in residence al T£ , aSt p your first semester at Texas A&M University was January 1994 or tteeafK Jl under the successful semester requirement described in the following K degree be conferred with less than 60 undergraduate resident credits, this rSI^ after you graduate and your degree is posted on the Student Infomnation Ma# 30 undergraduate credit hours must have been completed in residence at ^ providing that prior to January 1, 1994, you were registered at Texas ^ successfully completed either a fall/spring semester or summer term (I gjilW 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 due fees, loans, parking tickets, returned checks, etc. Graduate Student Requirements If you are a December 1998 degree candidate and you do nothavea' ; prior degree, you may place an order after you meet the following teo- Your degree is conferred and posted on the Texas A&M University^ Management System; and You are in good standing with the University, including no registration o'^ past due fees, loans, parking tickets, returned checks, etc. However, If you a “letter of completion” from the Office of Graduated' letter of completion, with the seal, may be presented to the RingOt : I degree being posted. Procedure To Order A Ring: ^ ^ If you meet all ot the above requirements and you wish to receive your ring on Nc O P1 ( must visit the Ring Office no later than Wednesday. 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