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Page 2 ♦ Friday, April 23, 1999 News 'Th Fish HAVE ft OLAfMULflZ *X)\b Vou see ^0DA?fi f^L/UJDUi/JR PRoBLf/»1 zt is motj Fat he is. WHofl! XT'S STMT &UY with The t>0UBLE LlMT SAME jp Dfop 'The #&!* Ll&HT SABRE. Atib Tura) 'iovn. Sorry @$$ AROvdb, MOTH A bv R, DELUNfl Nobel Prize winner discu hole in ozone above Antaic TUBULARMAN r X J U * T Came To see star u/ufs Trailer. BY BOOMER Spade Phillips, PI By Matt Kowalski •Lectureship of Geosciences College brings MIT speaker. BY SAMEH FAHMY The Battalion The Nobel Laureate who dis covered that the hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica is largely the result of man-made chemicals will discuss his re search today at 3:30 p.m. in 100 Chemistry. Dr. Mario Molina, atmos pheric chemist at the Massa chusetts Institute of Technology, and his colleagues won the 1995 Nobel Prize for chemistry for demonstrating the link between man-made chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in the atmosphere and damage to the ozone layer. Friday EIC: Aggie Earth Week will be held at Rudder Fountain from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday Student Engineers Council: A crawfish boil will be held on the Zachry building lawn from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. International Student Associa tion: A mini World Cup Soccer tournament will be held. Every one is welcome to watch the games between the different countries. The tournament will be held at the Polo Fields from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more in formation please call Roselynn at 260-6423. Tuesday TAMU Buddhist Association: Khenpo Tsewang Gyatso Rin- poche will speak on "The Mean ing of Life from the Buddhist Per- Dr. Renyi Zhang, associate dergo a chemicalJ professor in the department of results in the meteorology said Molina’s re- ozone layer, search has given people a bet- Zhangsaidi! ter understanding of the ozone naled the first problem, enabling an interna- potential threa tional prohibition on the release layer by human of ozone depleting chemicals. Molina senesci “His main contribution has Clinton’s Commits | been to save the ozone layer,” on Science and Ted i Zhang said. In addition to l Dr. Robert Duce, prol or of Prize, Molina h: Q( reanography and . at me )spl aerie NASA Medal ft sc ience, said Molin a’s r ■ese arch Scientific Achif is of vital importani C0» S inci ? the holds honoran 02 cone layer protec ts the E larth Yale University a fn am damaging ultr avio let i rays. sity of Calgary. “(Molina's rese2 irch ) is im* He received Pt jrtant to the he. alth of hu- 1972 from theUn m ankind,” he said. ifornia at Berkelf In 1974, Molina and his col- The lecture is: le. agues published a p ape t in ris Leetureshipo th e journal Nature t hat den non- Geosciences, wh strates that man-made CFG can be transported into the up per atmosphere, where they tin CAMPUS CALENDAR spective” at 7 p.m. in 701 Rud der. Contact Nathaniel Rich at 696-0384 for details. Wednesday Hispanic Business Student As sociation: There will be a gener al meeting at 7:30 p.m. in Wehn- er 128. Call Chris at 694-6726 for more information. Thursday 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 Lucas at 696-0789 for more in formation. Campus Crusade for Christ: There will be a meeting at 7 p.m. at Rumour’s Deli. Call Kurt at 774-1522 for more information. Association of Baptist Students: We will have weekly worship ser- lo bring speakers to share their kn experience. vice at 7:30 p.m. Center located at Main. Call David at! details. Texas Aggie Motorcif We will meet attheO?# Harvey Road acrossh§ Eugene's at 9 p.m. Oii§ 691-8204 for merer? Catholic Students Ash There will be orveamt® \ 12:05 p.m. in I Chapel. Alcoholics Anonymos:' will be a meetingfeW a.m. to 12:30 p.m.KB tel Health Center, tef na Breault at i-* ulife2.tamu.edu. Graduate Fellowshipf sity Christian Fellows will be a Bible study and prayer at 7:30 itf Website at http://sts| edu /~inlow/ivcf,htm! nifer or Mark at 7641: Department of Student Activities Volunteer Services Center *\ ok SMj,/ ...the aft*f wbcofien Visit Us ; 125 Koldus, Cubicle #57 4—Email Us-, serve@tamu.edu ^ See Us On-Line-. Virtual Volunteer Services Center!! http://vvsc.tamu.edu/ GivEm, Aggies! Ignite the Aggie^Spirit: Volunteer! tor (V\0f e Lori Salter lon-$(<iHamu.edu 845 1133 168 Kokins i torm 9 * i ° r ' Sharis Smith sharis#stuact.utmu.edu 863 1401 158 Kokin Presents Texas Aggie Baseball’s 25$ Sausage Dog Night Tonight vs. Sam Houston 7pm Sates Open at 5:30 I / Co-hosted by AR/\ certain limits will apply on purchases and number available TAGHeuer SWISS MAC* 9NCE I860 gjggpFvT 1/IOth second and . }c "*■ split-time function. Water resistant to 200 meters (660ft). THE NEW 2000 SERIES John D. Huntley Class of ‘79 313 B South College Avenue College Station, TX 77840 (409) 846-8916 An authorized TAG Heuer dealer. SUMMER SCHOOL FOR PEOPli ON THEIR WAY TO THE TOP If you didn’t sign up for ROTC as a fresh man or sophomore, you can still catch up to your classmates by attending Army ROTC Camp Challenge, a paid five-week course in leadership By the time you have graduated from college, you’ll have the credentials of an Army officer. You'll also have the discipline, experience and self-confidence you need to succeed in college and beyond. For details, contact Captain Robert Magee at (409) 845-2814. ARMY ROTC THE SMARTEST COLLEGE COURSE YOU CAN TAKE MSC Film Society presents . . . Tickets: $3.00 at the door or $2.50 in advance at the MSCBox Office. (845-1234) Or Avoid long lines and buy a season pass for $15. All films shown in the Rudder Theatre Complex. 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