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Dr. Matt Miller, (in foreground) a cardiologist at the Large Animal Clinic performs an ultrasound on
Charlie, a foal that was born with heart problems including a heart murmur, abnormally slow growth
and intolerance of exercise. Dr. Debbie Kemper (left) and Sandy Nunn (right) observe the proce
dure with the owner.
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I communityforrl the U.S. Marine Corps will at-
involved in a da dinner and be addressed by
nosexuality an! mer State Sen. Jerry Patterson
for ComingOtiilgf 1 * at *l ie Semper Fidelis Soci-
;s Week eachspi s annual s P rin B Dining-In at
Wcirenessandtolf ?- m - at l* 16 Rsmsda Inn in Col-
1 Station.
? Mc°rding to the constitution of
..fen'.per Fidelis Society, the pur-
iJlof the organization is to pro-
te interest in the Marine Corps
ong A&M students, to prepare
trequentl m lf or future training and to as-
h more. them in understanding the re-
ccordingt msibilities of a Marine Corps of-
video fron er. Members include those who
e seeking a commission through
t the paperari ograms such as the Platoon
orman said. "Reader’s Course (PLC) and the Offi-
thingisimpohr Candidates Course (OCC), as
contact the lell Is cadets in the Navy ROTC
529-0037 or
at 845-1107.
Prison gang
threatens
Texas town
DALLAS (AP) — Authorities
say a racist prison gang is threat
ening to gather in Jasper on the
anniversary of the Oklahoma City
bombing and Branch Davidian
fire.
Jasper County District Attorney
Guy James Gray said Texas prison
officials told his office that they
intercepted letters from members
of Aryan Circle, one of 11 prison
gangs considered security threats.
The letters were sent by an in
mate who served time with two
ex-convicts accused of dragging a
black man to death in Jasper last
June, The Dallas Morning News
reported.
Coded messages in the letters
referred to “a family reunion and
annual Jasper tractor pull and
drag racing event” on April 19,
Gray said.
‘‘It’s serious enough that we’re
devoting a lot of energy looking
into it,” he said. ‘‘The language it
self doesn’t say something vio
lent. These guys know their mail
is monitored. But knowing their
history and thought processes,
you’d almost have to assume it
was going to be violence.”
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emper Fidelis Society to host traditional Marine dinner
crimes.
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ions, and it is
program of the Corps of Cadets. Stu
dents with an interest in the Marine
Corps are also included.
John Hunt, president of Semper
Fidelis Society and a senior agricul
tural systems management major,
said one purpose of the Dining-In is
to honor a tradition of the Marine
Corps.
“The Dining-In is our way of hav
ing the traditional Marine Corps
Mess Night,” Hunt said. “An all-ser
vicemen affair, the Dining-In follows
a distinct protocol and etiquette.
The only difference is that we allow
dates, which gives girlfriends and
wives a chance to see what the Ma
rine Corps is all about.”
Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Mike Er
ickson, Class of ’97 and also an ad
viser for the Semper Fidelis Society,
said the Dining-In is a chance for
Navy ROTC cadets. Marine officer
candidates and active-duty Marine
staff members to get together.
“It is usually a formal event with
“(T)f?e Dining-In
follows a distinct
protocol and
etiquette”
— John Hunt
Semper Fidelis Society president
a sequence of events and a staff of
individual characters,” Erickson
said. “Ttaditional bantering be
tween members of the audience
takes place, and fines are assessed
to raise money for the society. ”
Mike Roundtree, treasurer of the
Semper Fidelis Society and a junior
agricultural development major,
said anyone with an affiliation to the
Marine Corps is encouraged to at
tend the Dining-In.
“If you have an interest in the
Marine Corps, you should attend
because you will be attending many
of them as an officer,” Roundtree
said. “Anyone who has an appreci
ation for the Marine Corps and our
history is also encouraged to at
tend.”
Roundtree said the Dining-In is a
celebration of Marine Corps her
itage.
Hunt said Patterson was asked to
speak because of his affiliation with
the Marine Corps.
“Mr. Patterson is a father of one
of the PLC candidates and a retired
lieutenant colonel in the Marine
Corps,” Hunt said. “He also had an
active career in the Senate where he
authored the Texas concealed hand
gun law. ”
Tickets can be obtained for $25
at the door.
Dress for the evening will be coat
and tie for civilian men, evening
gown for civilian women. Dress
Blue Alphas for Marines and Mid
nights for cadets.
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