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Page 2 • Friday, February 19, 1999 News The Batta Fish BY R. DELUNA CLC unites This week, on a VE*y Special... BY MEREDITH MIGHT The Battalion TUBULARMAN /^HELLO, C Dip Vou Hiss us? Attack of the Amy Four! (4 of 5) Four of our hero's ex-girlfriends have banded together with one common goal- Destroy the Mighty TVibularman! BY B. CARDINALE girusT we Don't WANT TO MVSS THE SPECIAU Four-HOUR AULT r*\C.&eAl. ToNICHT ON FOxff Fifty delegates will attend the third annual Christian Leadership Conference (CLC) at Camp Lone Star in La Grange this weekend. According to the CLC Website, the purpose of the conference is to “pro vide an arena where Christian student leaders can unite and seek Christ to gether for the sake of His glory. ” Iris Saldana, a senior community health major, said the conference’s fo cus this year is found in John 17:22- 23. The verse is about Jesus’ last prayer, when he prayed for his believ ers. “CLC is based around unity with in the body of believers and in God’s glory,” she said. “We break down de nominational and other boundaries, learning to live a life like Jesus’,” Sal dana said. Dr. Ben Welch, director of student activities, and Frank Cox, class of ‘65 and former yell leader, will also speak. Saldana said leadership with a Christian perspective is all about being a servant. Speakers at the conference in clude Stuart Hall, director of student leadership for Reach Out Student Ministries in Georgia; Marilynn Giles, owner of Christ and Common Sense, a Christian activity counsel ing service. Greek games SAUIEWP Bill Easterwood. a senior business analysis major.trifi the ball from Mark Sparrow, a senior psychology rWj* Greek Week Intramurals on Thursday. B ig he thinj end Alston pis ye try, tejano cowgirls a troarena c Show I J on Livesi through IV an that it off( said. “Th< young anc and peopl Some t on The Ne variety sh out in Ag March 1. Tickets able each elude Han Coy, Jack Reba McE In addi Business Career Fair draws 4,000 stu BY AMANDA SMITH The Battalion Spade Phillips, PI By Matt Kowalski B6SR FOR N AM. BRSAKFAST7 ? AMOTHSR SOAP. YOURS {BRAMWASHSP 000*9 TO V FOOL. KILL YOURSBLF ^7 you A OOOV 17ARK Been & actually vmty UUTftlTIOUS. STOUT, FOR eXAMPte. IS CRAMM617 FULL OF PRO TSAI, IROU, AMP othsr ooomes. More than 4,000 students with in terests in careers in business attended the fourth annual Spring Business Ca reer Fair Monday through Thursday. Mary Ann Ricca, a senior adviser and dean of business administration in the Lowry Mays College and the Graduate School of Business, said the event provided undergraduates and graduates with experience in com munication and preparation for their careers. “Students, whether they are fresh men or graduate students, learn to communicate and talk to people in other companies,” Ricca said. “The process of preparation is really a good experience for the students.” The Texas A&M Business Student Council (BSC) and the Lowry Mayes College and Graduate School of Busi ness hosted the event, which attract ed more than 140 companies to the A&M campus. Ricca said the Fall Business Career Fair attracts a larg er number of students than the Spring fair. “Students are now learning to plan earlier and earlier,” Ricca said. "The companies at the fair have comment ed that students were prepared. We had a lot of new companies this se mester. ” New companies attending the 1999 Spring Business Career Fair in cluded Alcatel USA,: ates, THnity Industrie; suiting, Ricca said. Companies whos. Texas A&M student; t. sen Consulting, JCPent! R-Us and Enron. BSC includes 150sal representatives of the? dent associations, 16N Fair officers, fiveem.- cabinet officers andk|| Business senators frorif dent Government Mm BSC and the CoteH started the Business.J 1980. At the event,onl.'i came to A&M for one. T fall semester. The Theater Arts Program Texas A&M University Presents 8:00 p.m., Feb. 18-20 Conference Center George Bush Presidential Library Tickets: $8 for general public: $5 for students/seniors Available at the MSC Box Office (409) 845-1234 or at the door Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. Learn about becoming a Doctor of Optometry OPTOMETRY DRY! FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS Saturday, March 6,1999 8:30 am - 9:00 am, Registration 9:00 am - 3:00 am, Program (Lunch Provided) • Tour the College • Observe Clinical Procedures • See the Latest Trends In Contact Lenses and Pediatrics Disuss Admissions and Financial Aid Last Chance for Beads i Phat Friday Feb 19 Coffeehouse presented by MSC Town Hail featuring , 4 Salfgrass Brent & Trey John Cox open mic 7 main show 8 MSC Rumours Deli Persons with disabilities, please call 845-1515 to inform us of your special needs. We request notification three (3) days prior to event. Call for Reservations by February 26, 1999 Register on the internet; http ://www. opt. uh. ed u/optoday/ m UNIVERSITY 0/ HOUSTON COLLEGE o/ OPTOMETRY 4901 Calhoun, UH Entrance *2 The University of Houston is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution. Persons with disabilities who desire accommodations should call (713) 743-1800 by February 26. 1999. a Social Outing Dl What: Messina Hof Winery Tour When: 20 February 1999 Time: 12:20pm Where: Meet at Rec. Center, carpuol to Winer; Cost: Tour is free; Wine-tasting: $3,00 Who: Anyone wishing to join us! Ho« must be 21 to consume wine. RSVP: Michelle Wilson, 775 - 4249 Joe Delgado, 696 - 0024 Please Join us for our next general meeting scheduled for 26 Febnui^ Rec. Center Rm. 282. We will be featuring a guest speaker. WE’RE BACK! AND EVEN BETTER DCI BIOLOGICALS formerly Westgate Plasma Center Same Great Location Same Great Service Great New Look COME CHECK US OUT! Donate Life-Saving Plasma and Earn $150 Per Month at: 4223 WELLBORN RD. 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