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Crawfish & Beer! EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT! BOILED CRAWFISH $3.99/lb. Student ID required 50?! Drafts & 99# Margaritas only w/purchase of an entree Student ID required 268-5333 317 College Ave. • Old Albertson's Shopping Center Leading Shakespearean Scholar, Dr. Ian Donaldson, of Cambridge University Presents: “Looking Sideways: Shakespeare and Ben Jonson” Friday 5:00 p.m. Koldus 111 SDoirt t ' Vo icj al!! Sunday, April 1 1 Poetry Reading at Barnes and Noble 2-3 p.m. Sonnet Contest Winners Announced Sponsored by Norton Publishers and the Brazos Valley Arts Council ^P>re.&&ntiA fry the. Xj'iterary ylrts (^ompuitte-i f Persons with disabilities please call 845-1515 to inform us of your special needs. We request notifi- cation three (3) working days prior to the event to enable us to assist you to the best of our abilities. Yarmy Presents: That Birthday Girl! CASEY HANEY This week I turn 20! Be sure to wish me a happy B-day! from— Kelly, Jana, Ginger, Leslie, Michael L., Kristen W., Stan C., Whitney, Chris C., Julie G., Max M., Uri G., Zach H., Joelle W., Mary L., two anonymous friends, and Mark. Page 6 • Thursday, April 8, 1999 News Students flock to auction BY NONI SRIDHARA The Battalion Items ranging from commonplace sweat shirts and T-shirts to unusual items such as a trunk were among the articles sold yes terday at MSC Hospitality’s biannual Lost and Found Auction. Hospitality sponsors an auction each Oc tober and April. Heather Hautala, committee develop ment executive for MSC Hospitality and a senior chemistry major, said she estimates the auction raised $1,800. “Last semester, we made approximately $2,400,” she said. “The amount always de creases in the spring because we do not have as much time to accumulate stuff.” Hospitality acquires the items from lost - and -found locations throughout campus. The owners have been offered a six- month claim period. Hautala said local businesses donated to the auction. She said Outback Steakhouse donated a $35 gift certificate, which sold for $10, and El Chico Restaurant donated a cer tificate for four free dinners and four free drinks, which was auctioned for $15. “A lot of people come to the auction be cause they get a great bargain on nice items,” Hautala said. In addition to the gift certificates, she said jewelry and Polo brand clothing were sold for $5 to $10. The most expensive items fell under the SALUE TURNER/Tiik Bvn o i«>n Jason Shipley, a freshman general studies major, shops for a hat at the MSC Hospital ity’s Lost and Found Auction in the Fia- groom Wednesday. category of sports equipment, with basket balls selling for $20. Hautala said they started with 20 boxes of items and finished with 12. Hospitality donates the leftover items to charitable organizations each semester. This semester, they will donate eight boxes of leftover items to the Goodwill Industries Store. Penny Ditton, advisor for MSC Hospital ity, said the proceeds from the auction fund service projects the committee hosts throughout the year. The activities include buying supplies for the Boys and Girls clubs of the Brazos Val ley and the Kemp Gym program, giving toys to the pediatric wards at local hospitals and sponsoring Easter and Halloween parties for children of Texas A&M faculty members. Blacksmiths to demonstrate skills as part of gallery exhibit BY AMANDA STIRPE The Battalion Three professional blacksmiths will demon strate their trade today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Rudder Courtyard in conjunction with the “Earth, Fire, Water: Contemporary Forged Metal Objects” exhibit on display at the J. Wayne Stark Galleries in the MSC. Jesse Kirk of Village Blacksmith in Rosen berg, Larry Newhurn of Brazos Forge and David Koenig, president of the Houston Area Blacksmith Association, will demonstrate the art of blacksmithing and answer questions from students. Cathy Hastedt of the office of University Art Collections and Exhibitions said the black smith trade is a lost art. “Not many students are familiar with black- smithing unless they work on a farm and work with horseshoes,” Hastedt said. “It looks eas ier than it is.” Hastedt said students can appreciate the skill when they watch the process of working with iron. “It is incredible, and it is all done by hand,” Hastedt said. “It ties nicely with the exhibit.” Hastedt said in a press release that she thinks people will be surprised when they see the ex hibit. “I am amazed at the intricate forms that can be produced with a hammer and anvil,” she said. “We have everything from jewelry to can dlesticks to wall sculptures in this exhibit.” The exhibit is a tour by ExhibitsUSA, a na tional division of the Mid-America Arts Al liance and the Texas Commission on the Arts. The exhibit is open Tliesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and weekends from noon to 6 p.m. Biotechnoloi . ft troU aids, poses m speaker says BY SAMEH FAHMY The Battalion The director of the Institute of Bic Technology said biotechnology has helpefl the quality of life for many people, butalsop that must he considered. Dr. Fuller Bazer spoke to more than30p speech that was part of the MSCGreatl gram, designed to promote awarenessola event issues. Bazer said scientists, philosophers, and the public must reach a consensusoni of biotechnology. ■•There needs to he a union ot thought,"l "We need to think about how far we watttj nology to go." I’.azer said failure to educate the put! biotechnology causes misconceptions andteil the public. Bazer said many people think0(1 ios similar to Aldous Huxley’s BraeeNeirhhj considering biotechnology, but overlookt benefits to humanity. The use of plants for delivery of vacdnej ability to screen for genetic disordersareeoi the benefits of biotechnology Bazer ofe'i with increased resistance to insects and dr; o r Matt M ■ other examples. ®0 r |j ei a fo£ “America has been so successful beta. anc t mtolerar been able to feed so many people, hesaidcj ur t W jth the Bazer said biotechnology has been in usr sands of years. He cited the making of beetti and artificial insemination of livestock ini" examples of early uses of biotechnology. Hate Crime emp< BY MEGAI AND API The E Continued from Page 1 staff members of the Division of Student, 1 terested in showing support for lesbian,gai Tex as A&M st sexual members of the A&M communityfo a the U.S. Ma LIES. The group has been involvedincc da dinner ar education programs on homosexuality am tpei State Se to organize special events for ComingC at llie each fall and Gay Awareness Week eachsp[i| s j annua ' Sp Norman said increased awarenessand:. PP m - at , ' ,e 1 are necessary to deter hate crimes. e Station. ‘Hate speech can create an atmosphereJp 001 ^ 1 ^ * 0 people can be violent towards other,”NoMr rn ! x | l 1 ^ 1 “We are living in contradictions, and it • ie!(f " , le r v 11 „ & te interest in for tab e. . , ong A&M sti Gays and lesbians most frequently i)effit|® or f uture victims of hate crimes, which morerari: ^ M)| m 1 j geted at women than men, accordingtoitfaLgj^jn^gg o| - presented in a 10-minute video fmfejl viembers i Defamation League. ^ B e jq n g a co “It’s different to read it in the paperand^J^g 5^)-, hear it from the victims,” Norman said.'feadfr’g Course 1 ing that hate can be a scary thing is imports Candidates For more information, contact the Veil bs cadets i Counseling Center at (713) 529-0037 orC sues and Education Services at 845-1107. Who Wants HALF-PRICED BURRITOS?!? Join the Freebirds family and reap a plethora of unbeatable bene fits. 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