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Page 2 • Tuesday, October 6, 1998 c ampus Fish BV R. DELUNA Bai CAMPUS CALENDAR X DOATT MOVJ WHAT Evekioaje WAS COrtPLAIVlWG ABOUT LAST WEEK ... X GOT A REAILV 600 D PARIOAJG SPACE. 'VJELL, XT WAS \ uaider a tree ... J Byr This tsn'Tj pmsCARis A 6R05S Qpp- \aJHIT£ Look ia/6 Aw^ If vou USTEN CLOSELY EI/OO&H, YOU CA/u Actually H£AR Sim Laughiajg At You/ Tuesday, October 6 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. general meeting at 7 p.m. in Zachary 342. Please call Dallas Middlebrooks at 694-8652 for more details. Call Eva Darskiatn more details. TAMU Roadrunners: Come join us for a 3-4 mile run at 6 p.m. in front of G. Rollie White. All skills invited. Call Mike at 847-5339 for more information. Catholic Students Association: There will be an on campus mass at 12:05 p.m. at All Faiths Chapel. On campus mass is held every Tuesday and Thursday. Wednesdays American Institute oil Engineers (AlCHEjiAi be held at 7:30p.m.iM Simel & Lewis F" Vl HAT'S THE PCLOBL&/A, OFFICER?. BUT THE SIGM BACk. THER-E 1 SAID '70' Mb THAT'S HtM FAST I WAS OOUiO By Mell that's not THE SPEED unv\rr BOY. THAT'S T vi£ towm'S population). Cepheid Variable: There will be a general committee meeting held at 8:30 p.m. in 510 Rudder. Contact Diana Liga at 845-1515 for more information. Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.: The brothers of the Alpha Lambda Alpha Chapter will present a week full of lectures and discussions on refining the “Portrait of the Black Male.” Check the blue screens in the MSC or call Cliff at 847-1436 for more information. Texas A&M Womens J Practice will be hekifi at the Zachry Fields. Nt necessary. Call Sarafia for more information. Aggie Lutherans: Join us for worship, praise, and small group bible studies from 7-8:30 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. Golden Key National Honor Society: There will be a general meeting at 8:30 p.m. in 292B MSC. English Language and Literature Society(ELLS): There will be an African-American Literature Panel held from 7-8:15 p.m. in 501 Rudder. All who are interested are welcome to attend. Contact Kimberly Jones at 764-0156 for details. TAMU Roadrunners;T for a 3-4 mile runat6:; of G. Rollie White, invited. Call Mikeat&i'l more information. Catholic Student AiA Aggie Bible Study:' ■ Bible study, fun, ancf held at 8:30 p.m. inR.:| Look at the schedules! room number. PMtmL &Cf£NC£ 8$ Co. You CANNdr ■R c \K<Yx>R r^eTAL fteKC. You Han/E SEEN C[TeX>. TAMU Women’s Water Polo: We will have practice at the Recreation Center Pool from 8-10 p.m. Contact Athena at 694-8904 for details. Circle K International Service Organization: A meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in 146 Koldus. Everyone is welcome. Cooperative Education: There will be a co-op career fair from 8:30 to 4:00 p.m. in the Zachry Lobby. Texas State Education Association: There will be a general meeting at 8:30 p.m. in 225 MSC. Dr. Zellner will be discussing the Writing Buddies Program. Call Lisa at 847-0919 or Adrienne at 680- 0137 for more details. TAMU Skydiving Club: There will be a general meeting held at 7 p.m. in 302 Rudder. Current club members as well as anyone who would like to learn how to skydive are welcome. Contact Kristen Beard at 696-1264 or katemcc99@hotmail.com for more information. Aggieland HOBY: TM general meeting fror® p.m. in 502 Rudderfeg O'Brian Youth Foun are invited to attend. I Higgins at 694-689’! information. Scripture for Students have scripture for studef p.m. at the All f3i4 meditation room. HE: There will be a speaker and a Texas A&M College Republicans: Officer elections will be held and ice cream will be served at the 7 p.m. general meeting in MSC 226. Agnostic and Atheistf Group: There will be| discussion on freewill 10 p.m. in 507 Rudder) is welcome. ContactJasl at 776-3DD6 for more ;' Over the years, we've helped millions of people get oft the ground floor. On October 6th, at our Corporate Presentation, maybe you can become one of them. We’re Schindler Elevator Corporation, one of the world's leading manufacturers of escalators, and moving walkways. In tact, over 500 million people worldwide “ride” with us everyday. As a $800 million, ISO 9000 certified company with over 6,000 employees, we remain as future- and quality-focused as ever - and that means plenty of excellent career opportunities for soon-to-graduates like you! Our commitment to professional development includes extensive on-the-job training, financial support for continuing education, a supportive team environment, and a corporate culture that encourages, recognizes and rewards initiative, innovation and achievement. We invite you to find out more on October 1 st when we’ll be on the Texas A&M campus from 5:30pm-6:45pm in Rudder Tower, Room 302. Opportunities at Schindler are available for leaders to join our comprehensive Sales Training Program to learn to sell our elevator and escalator equipment, maintenance contracts and modernization projects. This is accomplished while supporting our customers with excellent customer relations. Sales Training Program This 4-6-month training program provides all the information and contacts needed to support sales objectives and enhance career potential. The training is based in Morristown, NJ and includes classroom, project and on- the-job assignments in at least 2 sales offices across the country. Trainees will be relocated to one of our larger offices in the U.S. upon completion ot the program. Assignments are made based upon business needs, individual aptitude for either the construction or service business, mentor relationship and individual preferences. Position responsibilities include preparing bids, conducting negotiations, and assisting architects, developers, general contractor and building owners with the application of our products to project specifications. Follow-through on contracts is essential, and will involve contact with each office, as well as with various functions at headquarters. idler For more information please contact William Leonard Manager, Professional Staffing Phone: (973) 397-3639 E-mail: william_leonard@us.schindler.com Visit our website at: us.schindler.com scalator Company Equal Opportunity Employer From Hollywood Square to the Oval Office lou know him from his days of hosting popular TV shows like “That’s Incredible” and “Hollywood Squares.” But, you’ve never seen him like this... Join acclaimed television and Broadway actor, John Davidson, as he conquers the stage with his one-man show depicting our nation’s 26th President. Davidson’s wild and woolly performance is sure to entice belly-laughing and tongue-wagging long after the curtain lowers! John Davidson stars in Bully, An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt by Jerome Alden October 17 at 8 PM, October 18 at 3 PM Rudder Auditorium Call 845-1234. MSC OPAS Visit our website at opas.tamu.edu Schulman Theatres College Park 6 OVERSEAS DAY IS HERE! www.schulman-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) WHAT DREAMS MAY COME CD (PG13) THERES SOMETHING / MARY QQ (R) SI (PG13) RUSH HOUR EVER AFTER m (PG13) ANK3HTATTHEROXBURY [U (PG13) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8 10am-2pm MSC MAIN] HALLWAY mi 14*|| $3.00 - children/seniors $5.00 - Adults Battalion 105 YEARS AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY MANDY CATER GRABBER Editor in chief 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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