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•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
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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
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Presents
Texas Aggie
Baseball’s 25$
Sausage Dog Night
Tonight
vs. Sam Houston 7pm
Sates Open at 5:30
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Co-hosted by AR/\
certain limits will apply on purchases and number available
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College Station, TX 77840
(409) 846-8916
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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.
Persons with disabilities please call 845-
1515 to inform us of your special needs,
f We request notification three(3)
O working days prior to the event to
enable us to assist you to the best of our
ability.
Questions? Call the Aggie
Cinema Hotline 847-8478.
Website:
http://
films.tamu.edu
(And you thought finals
were hard)
Saving Private Ryan
Friday, April 23,
8:00pm Rudder Theater
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105 YEARS AT TEWS Ai' 1 '
AARON MEIER
Editor in chit)
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