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Aggie Owned and Opperated Since 1 984! CUSTOM BUILT SYSTEMS! Accessories, Sofa, Repaiis, Upgrades, and Netting Along wifi fie best Sales and Service Staff in (tie ftaos Valley! Page 2 • Thursday, October 15, 1998 c ampus tx Fish BY R. DELUNA RHA Ba WWW-CACCESS.KZOAy 704-'! ISO IBEIHE &VoJlXj bi College Ski & Snowboard Week 4 Resorts for the Price of One! Luxury Condos, Lilts, Rentals, Lessons, Ain Bus 8 Parties Keystone ;r ^ . Beaver Creek U. Ski FREliT^N irnprouxsational comedy Makelikea MagnaLaude and cum Friday & Saturday, Oct. 16 & 17 9 p.m. Rudder Theatre Tickets are $4 in advance (MSC BoxOffice) http://http.tamu.edu:8000/~fslip ■ '7kh REGISTRATION NOW! Wines of the World Tues • Oct 20, 27, Nov 3, 10 • 7-8:30 pm $35/student • $40/nonstudent Matting & Framing Leaded Glass Section B • Tues • Oct 20, 27, Thur *Oct 22, 29, Nov 5, 12, Nov 3, 10 • 7:30-9:30 pm 19 • 6-9 pm $38/student • $43/nonstudent $38/student • $43/nonstudent Stained Glass I Bellydance Section B • Tue • Oct 20, 27, Section B • Tues • Oct 20, Nov 3, 10, 17 • 6-9 pm 27, Nov 3,10,17 • 6:00-7:30pm $40/student • $45/nonstudent $38/student • $43/nonstudent Beg. Country & Western Dance Section B Tues. • Oct 20, 27, Nov 3, 10, 17 • 6-7:15 pm $25/everyone Jitterbug Visit us on the Thurs • Oct 22, 29, Nov 5, 12, worldwide web! 19 • 6-7:15 pm http://uplus.tamu.edu $25/everyone Visit the Frame Gallery to have items custom framed! 105 YEARS AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Mandy Cater Graeber, Editor in chief Kasie Byers, Aggielife Editor Brad Graeber, Visual Arts Editor David Johnston, Opinion Editor Andrew Bailey, Radio Producer Jeff Schmidt, Sports Editor Aaron Meier, Managing Editor Matt Weber, Night News Editor Brandon Bollom, Photo Editor Laura Stuart, Radio Producer Jeremy Brown, Web Editor Jeff Webb, Sports 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. News offices are in 013 Reed McDonald Building. 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The Battalion (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 hol idays 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. \ J_I_A I //ill ^ „ Sold Out 11 years in a row! Call Today!!! #1 College Ski Week www.ubslci.com Simel & Lewis By Mell P-E.-T-.A*? I WANT TcA report A ,CASE of animal I abuse... Yes... uh-hvh... I You'Ll RESCUE him!-.. / ^GRtAT! OKAY, •s.yE! r i wS rgr • PEOPLE vofi. the ethical TREATMENT of AHi/AAlS. Continued front Page 1 Nathan Cray, a junior mechanical engineering major, said a presentation titled “Sdcial Security: Where Do We Go From Here?,” part of the Social Security Challenge Cam pus Forum, will be held today from 6 to 8 p.m. in 601 Rudder. Cray was awarded a grant that en ables him to speak to young people about So cial Security. Tonight's fo rum will be the first pre sented, with similar forums tobep: Princeton and i j future. Laura Guem] for campus dressed RHAaaj met with E University I ment aboutr thefts. Guerra i upatrapiortiei which he guards mor rack with appeared to 1 doned. Guend people werecajj to steal the bio Science SyGoivZo S Co. [AeY! 'Bertel You Rxj4p| FAtiT, THAT FeT You/ J —y 5kiPPY!, OsAnY Toytr TTfcsF to Qf ActionP*?/ Too Mean '■guW ue.W or boiC. LETS yoST ^AY ^ You CAfy&JVT H6> TMtvbut aM \ matter EyfnReiY! Northgate Continued from Page 1 Despite the progress of the meetings,! the members in attendance said they: concerns. Kevin Ward, director of minority af nior political science and business analfi ment information systems major, saidmauj ties do not feel the violence is an issuea intolerance has always existed. Ward saidfe] is receiving press coverage now, and tk; makes these attacks an issue. He said the s to involve all students and recognize thai 3 gies unifies the people at Texas A&M. “The key to this is to get the student! derstand that this is not an internationals sue,” Ward said. "This is a University-' Price said he thinks the true testofres come around December and the begin spring semester. “When an issue is hot, peoplearei address it,” Price said. “However, somei ties can be reorganized. The task is to! motivated toward a goal.” CAMPUS CALENDAR Thursday Into Action (Alcoholics Anony mous): There will be a meeting at 8 p.m. at the Saint Thomas Epis copal Church, located at 906 George Bush Drive in the meeting hall behind the chapel. Graduate Christian Fellowship of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship: There will be a meeting at 7:30 p.m. which will include worship, prayer, and Bible study on Ro mans, followed by social time. Contact Jennifer or Mark at 764- 1552 for more details. Visit Web site at http://stat.tamu.edu/~in- low/ivcf.html for directions. TAMU Roadrunners: There will be a 3-4 mile run at 6 p.m. Meet in front of G. Rollie White Coliseum. All skill levels are welcome. Con tact Mike at 847-5339 for details. Texas A&M Women’s Lacrosse: Practice will be held from 4-6 p.m. at the Zachry Fields. No experi ence necessary. Call Sarah at 694-9100 for more information. Spanish Club: There will be a gen eral meeting at 6 p.m. in 130 Acad emic Building. For more information, contact Robert Ricker at 846-8423. Association of Baptist Students: Reload! We will have worship ser vice at 7:30 p.m. in 113 Kleberg. Contact Bobby at 846-3223 for more information. TAMU Women’s Water Polo: We will have practice at the Student Recreation Center Pool from 8- 10 p.m. Contact Athena at 694- 8904 for details. University Undergraduate Fel lows: There will be research group meetings at Rudder Tower. Refer to Fellows packet for rooms and times. Campus Crusade for Christ: There will be a meeting at 7 p.m. in 274 Read. Aggie Speleological Society (A.S.S.): A meeting will be held at 8:30 p.m. in 146 Koldus. Call Travis at 694-4088 for details. Pagan Student Association: We will be having a craft session at 7 p.m. in 407 Rudder. Contact Carrisa Brown at 696-0776 for more information. National Issues Forum: There will be a discussion regarding the So cial Security Forum and the im pact of your retirement funds at 6 p.m. in 601 Rudder. Theater Arts Program: There will be a play “The Skin of Our Teeth” by Thornton Wilder at 8 p.m. in the Rudder Forum. Call 845-2621 for more details. KANM 1600AM: There will be a general meeting at 8:30 p.m. in 144 Koldus. Puerto Rican Student Association: There will be a general meeting held at 7 p.m. in 503 Blocker. Friday TAMU Roadrunners: There will be a 3-4 mile run held at 4:15 p.m. Meet in front of G. Rollie White Coliseum. All skill levels are wel come. Contact Mike at 847-5339 for details. Texas A&M Sports Car Club: Night Rally #2 will be held in Zachary lot PA-5. Be there at 6:15 p.m. and the race will start at 6:30 p.m.Rallye fun and results party afterward. You do not need a car to participate. Visit the Website at http://tamscc.tamu.edu for more details. Theater Arts Program: There will be a play “The Skin of Our Teeth” by Thornton Wilder at 8 p.m. in the Rudder Forum. Call 845-2621 for more details. MSC NOVA: NovaCon will begin at 2 p.m. at the MSC. Call Chris at 845-1515 for more information. Boys and Girls Club of Brazos Valley: We are in need of volunteers for our Halloween Carnival. If you and your organization are looking for a service project for Halloween, Girls Clubs could useyourbl Carnival will be on' 29th from 6:30 p.m. to9:001 900 W. Wm. J. BryanPkvy.il information and/or quesfej Kimberley at 822-7516. Saturday TAMU Pre-Vet Society: be a Dog &Car Washfror 6 p.m. at the Firestone Avenue. Call Jennifer Ling! 2324 for more informatic nations will go to the Bra mal Shelter. Theater Arts Program: will be a play “The Teeth” by Thornton p.m. in the Rudder Fori* 845-2621 for more MSC NOVA: NovaCon will all day at the MSC. Callt 845-1515 for more inforir Sunday MSC NOVA: NovaConwiM all day at the MSC. 845-1515 for more Monday TAMU Roadrunners: Thera a 3-4 mile run held at6p.ii 1 in front of G. Rollie WhiteCd All skill levels are welcoitf tact Mike at 847-5339for« From Hollywood Squares 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. 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