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Page 2 • Monday, April 12, 1999 News B utalioi Fish Tt'5 So Freezing X/V) THIS STuby Rook* l Fell the t/gR/jsvV || TExcuse (TIT’S Really Icold... jfiShSk YoU Tur/J UP the " A "ToRaJ TH£ HEAT '?j guRAI XV The FtEfCI Pits of HADES If! BV R. DELUNA CAMPUS CALENDAR MONDAY Texas A&M Women’s Rugby: There will be practice from 5 to 7 p.m. at the polo fields behind the Zachry parking lot. Practices are open to everyone. No experience necessary. Call April at 775-4220 for more information. Waterskl Team: There will be practice at 8:30 p.m. at the Cen tury Ski Lake. Call Ross at 693- 2302 for more information. at Rumor’s Deli. Call 1522 for more infon ASM International: There will be a guest lecture at 6 p.m. in 301 ENPH. Call Garrett at 764-2872 for more information. Association of Baptist; We will have weeklyc. vice at 7:30 p.m. attMl ter located at 410 Co-4 Call David at 846-323 Simel & Lewis By Mel Biomedical Science Association: There will be a human medicine general meeting at 7 p.m. in 402 Rudder. A pediatrician will also speak. Call Niki at 846-6235 for details. WEDNESDAY fid /^P-ELV TWO YEAM THIS co/wic HAS HAD a? Deaths, 30 acts &f VIOLENte, H 36X0Au fcEFER.6 6 AAU6 SEXUAL ofcbAN Jok€.5, AND It iMSTANtSS oF ALCOHOL AriO T>R.0Cr 0S6. 1 2JT Tuesday Texas A&M Mens Rugby: There will be practice from 7 to 9 a.m. at the Rugby Field by the polo fields behind the Zachry parking lot. All male students welcome. No experience necessary. Call Lu cas at 696-0789 for more infor mation. Society of Women Engineers: There will be a general meeting from 6:45 to 8 p.m. in 124 Bright (HRBB). Call Jenny Bergman at 680-0441 for more information. tails. Texas Aggie Motoro; TAMC has moved. We the Office Max on across from SweetEi|: : p.m. Call Mark at69'1 more information. Bahgi’s Poetry Showcase: Poet ry reading showcasing local po ets, young and old, will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at Bahgi’s locat ed at 121 N. Main and WJ. Bryan. Call Robyn at 779-0170 for de tails. Catholic Students Ass There will be on-car:. 12:05 p.m.in the All Fa .§ Future Aggie Physician Assis tants: There will be a general meeting at 7 p.m. in 302 Rudder. For more information call Lori at 696-8593. Hispanic Business Student As sociation: Elections for executive positions will be held at 7:30 p.m. in 128 Wehner. Call Chris at 694- 6726 for more information. Spade Phillips, PI Matt Kowalski OOH. YEAH. tV UK£ TO save one OF THOS£f Catholic Students Association: There will be on-campus mass at 12:05 p.m. in the All Faith’s Chapel. THURSDAY Texas A&M Women’s Rugby: There will be practice from 5 to 7 p.m. at the polo fields behind the Zachry parking lot. Practices are open to everyone. No experience necessary. Call April at 775-4220 for more information. Texas A&M Mens Rugby: There will be practice from 7 to 9 a.m. at the Rugby Field by the polo fields behind the Zachry parking lot. All male students welcome. No expe rience necessary. Call Lucas at 696-0789 for more information. Alcoholics Anonymoiiii will be a meeting from'J| to 12:30 p.m. in2 magine: w Please call LornaBrec.goKL'ii beat 0280 or via steamy LornaB@stulife2.tam 1 crystal bh being brou Graduate Fellowship: tter slty Christian Fellows^e leans d( will be a Bible study jrear, “Wb, and prayer at 7:30 p. ative of sec Website at http://stat’.^B of yzi” ~inlow/ivcf.html fot wMayd re a m mation and location jfessor sho nifer or Mark at 7641 n!” MONDAr&lS Campus Crusade for Christ: There will be a meeting at 7 p.m. lesof studen Texas A&M Womeifi ant to be sp There will be practice“»ig m ,, m, p.m. at the polo fields^ or learn- Zachry parking lot. - » a new open to everyone. No:|erial. necessary. Call April at || for more information. I Chilifest India Continued from Page 1 of ISA and a junior business ma jor, said hundreds of people do nated blood to be used in deter mining future donors for bone marrow transplants. Reddy said most of the Indian students who participated in the festival are first-generation Amer icans. He said the festival gave students a chance to learn about their peers, as well as Indian cul ture. Alexander said the festival en abled students from different schools to interact and share as pects of their Indian background. Alexander said the festival also showed students from other uni versities what A&M and College Station have to offer. She said the event drew people who possibly would not have otherwise visited the area. Continued from Page 1 “Go Texan was chosen because a lot of the money raised will return to A&M and Blinn [College] in the form of scholarships,” he said. Durham said Sigma Alpha Ep silon does not know the total amount of moi r raised for the ^anizing thisyear'sC- charity, t >ut it ex :pe cts profits to ex- pr< Dmoting the park-ami-: ceed last year’s. tie from Parking Area R 1 “This year we had about 50 Za chry Building, to tlif more tea ms ent er than last year,” mnds. he said. “ Each fo ur-man private “A lot of people usee team pa it d $75 t O ( ?nter, and each am I-ride shuttle this yea: four-man corpor ate ■ team paid $100 “It kept a lot of peop; to enter.” strt ?ets who might haveid Durham said a major change Correction: In the Friday, April 9 issue of the Battalion. Audie Murphy wj Murphy was actually in the U.S. Army. Mike Fiurito md driving.” ?r ing gradua en sketches c j Internet du ilsidentified asa'.'r: Last sumim ential equati The week of April 11 - April 15 Aaron Meier, Editor in Chief Kasie Byers, Managing Editor Beth Miller, City Editor Robert Hynecek, Graphics Editor Matt Weber, Sports Editor Marium Mohuiddin, Aggie life Editor Riley LaGrone, Aggielife Editor Manisha Parekh, Opinion Editor Mike Puentes, Photo Editor Lisa Kreick, Night News Editor Veronica Serrano, Night News Editor Elizabeth Pariani, Radio Producer Jeremy Brown, Web 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. Newsroom phone: 845-3313; Fax: 845-2647; E-mail: batt@unix.tamu.edu; Website: http://battalion.tamu.edu Advertising: Publication of advertising does not imply sponsorship or endorsement by The Battalion. 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POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Battalion, 015 Reed McDonald Building, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-1111. Acct 229 Acct 229 Acct 230 Biol 113 Econ 202 Dr. Reynolds Econ 203 Dr. Ullmcr Fine 341 Gene 301 Dr. Wales Math 141/166 Math 142 Mgmt 363 Test Review Sun Apr II rtpin-9pm- Parti Mon Apr 12 6pm-8pn» Part II Tuc Apr 13 6pm-8pm Part III Wed Apr 14 f>pm-8pin Part I Mon Apr 12 8pm-10pm Part II Tuc Apr 13 8pm-10pin Part III Wed Apr 14 8 pm-10 pm Parti Sun Apr 11 8pm-10pm Part II Mon Apr 12 Spm-lOpm Parti Mon Apr 12 10pm-12ani Part IT Tuc Apr 13 i-12am Partlll Tue Apr 13 8pm-10pm Test Review Sun Apr 11 9pm-12ani Part I Sun Apr 11 8pm-llpm Part I Mon Apr 12 10pm-12am Parti Sun Apr 11 7pm-10pm ALLSPACE SELF STORM Students Need a place to store your summer belongings? ; Give ALLSPACE SELF STORAGE a call! 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FM 2818 • Bryan, TX (1/2 mile north of Villa Maria) MEET YOUR NEEDS SUMIV I 0N1 Part II Mon Apr 12 8pm-llpm Part II Tue Apr 13 10pm-12am Part II Mon Apr 12 7prn-10pm Part I Mon Apr 12 lOpm-lam Part II Tue Apr 13 lOpm-lam Part I Tuc Apr 13 7pm-9pm Part III Wed Apr 14 10pm-12am Part III Tuc Apr 13 7pm-10pm Part HI Wed Apr 14 lOpm-lam 4th Quarter Patient Satisfaction Show Excellence at the Med Center By tt Test Review Wed Apr 14 7pm-10pm These arc the only sessions offered for Test Round 3 Recent reports from the Gallup Organization show patients giving the College Station Medical Center good reports, states Scott Campbell, quality improvement manager. “The percentage of patients who ranked our services in the high 90’s was outstanding Campbell noted. “A quality and caring staff makes the difference.” Tickets go on sate Sunday at 5:00 Pfifl. 4.0 & Go is located on the comer of SW Pkwy and Tx Ave, behind KFC next to Lack's. Check our web page at http://www.4 0andGo.coni “Our average rating was 96%, a very good report,” Campbell said. Scores are reported below. $ho| WONDERING WHAT THAT “V” COURSE IS ABOUT??? All Students are invited to the UNDERGRADUATE FACULTY COFFEE Monday, April 12, 1999 • 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. • Mark Francis Room This will be the opportunity to find out more information about courses you are considering enrolling in for the Summer and/or Fall semester. Professors will describe the course content and answer any questions you may have. Refreshments will be available and we hope to see everyone there! Contact the BIMS Office if you have any questions at 845-4941. Admitting Process 96% Assistance in Discharge Planning : 98":- Nursing Care 96% Nurses Anticipating Needs X-Ray Service 99% Nurses Explained Procedures !!& J;- Laboratory Services 98% Nurses’Skill In Providing Care ' 9?^ Concern Shown By Staff 96% Nurses Help Calm Fears ' 97 ? . Food Service 90% Staff Communicated Effectively 99- Cleanliness • 98% Response to Requests fj®$ Discharge Procedures 98% Peace Sc Quiet At Night .;> K . Ty Mai and u #3 COLLEGE STATION MEDICAL CENTER wmmmn WmWLZma Most patients give us high marks for caring.