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ANNOUNCEMENTS
"“"Help on the spot*
828-4832.
Mason's Mobile Car Repair.
AUTO
'86 Ford 3/4-ton super cab diesel new tires auto p.w./p.l.
cold a/c runs great $5,995/o.b.o. 229-9499.
'93 Mazda MX3 $5,000 O.B.O. Call Jenifer at 229-9642
AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR
Mason’s Mobile Car Repair. Help on the spot. 828-
4832.
BED AND BREAKFAST
Exquisite Victorian accommodations and romantic can
dlelight dinners. Finest in the Brazos Valley. The
Famous “Calvert Inn" Gourmet Bed & Breakfast and
Restaurant. 364-2868. pinkhousebb.com
HEATHER'S GLEN BED & BREAKFAST Elegantly
restored Victorian Mansion in downtown Conroe.
Perfect for overnight accommodations (private Jacuzzi
bathtubs for two In bedrooms). Call for free brochures
on weddings/ overnight accommodations. 1-800-66-
JAMIE. HEATHERBB@AOL.COM
COMPUTERS
Pentium-233 upgradable 333MHZ, 15’Acervlew, 2.1-
GHD, 24XCD-ROM, zip-drive, V90-fax/v/modem, 3com
Ethernet, subwoofer, Windows’98, Office’97 (Pro),
VisualStudio, MatLab-5, $400/0.8.0. 260-4255,
g0c5261 @unix.tamu.edu
DJ MUSIC
"Party Block Mobile DJ"- Peter Block, professional/
experienced. Specializing in Weddings, TAMU func
tions, lights/smoke. Mobile to anywhere. Book early!!
693-6294. http://www.partyblockdj.com
FOR RENT
1-2/Bedroom apartments. Some with w/d, some near
campus. $150-$325/mo. 696-2038.
3bdrm-1 3/4bth fenced house on Blanco, Bryan.
$800/mo. &$500/dep. 1-800-521-3988, 776-9833.
Chadwrick on carter creek. 3-21/2-2 luxury townhomes.
Many amenities, starting at $1250/mo. 822-1616.
FOR RENT
College Station 4-plex available August 15th,
2bdrm/11/2bath, w/d, shuttle, some fenced yards, $495-
$535/mo. 693-0551,764-8051.
Country Living -Apartment 33-miles from TAMU.
1bdrm/1bth, large office, utilities included, $375/mo.,
$300/dep. Non-smokers/ drinkers only! Married couple
preferred. 535-7582.
Large Ibdrm/lbth apartment, 600-Boyett, CA/CH, no
pets. Graduate or PhD student preferred. $350/mo.
260-3840, (512)360-3844.
STUDENTS LIVE FREE!! Buy new mobile home. Rent
out room(s) and live Free. Call for details (409)822-
2929.
Sublease starting 7/1/99, 2bdrm/1bth apartment, partial
ly furnished, $425/mo. Call 776-9715.
GARAGE SALES
Chairs, tables, sofas, chests, desks. 415 College Main.
Friday 6/4.
HELP WANTED
Auto mechanic or helper needed. (409)828-4832.
Baskin Robbins: Now hiring smiling friendly faces for
counter help. Apply in person at SWPkwy and Texas.
Bayer Electric is accepting applications for electrician &
electrician apprentice for part-time and summer work.
775-7752.
Chemist. ATTENTION SCIENTISTS -IMMEDIATE
OPENINGS! Looking to excel in the scientific industry?
We have immediate openings for skilled: -BS Chemists,
Microbiologists, Food Technologists Biologists -Recent
Grads Welcome! -Lab Techs -degreed and non
degreed. Competitive pay and great benefits including
medical/dental. Call Now! E.O.E. Austin (512)469-
2911, Dallas (972)243-6897. LAB SUPPORT.
Signs Now! is needed part-time workers for the Vinyl
Graphics Dept. &the Sign Fabrication Dept. We will
train. Apply at 116a-Walton Dr. (Eastgate), across from
TAMU. 764-8339.
Telephone Interviewer. Part-time evening, weekend
&day hours. Campus job. flexible scheduling. Starting
at $5 60/hr., bilingual starting at $5.80/hr. Perfect for
students. Call 845-8662.
Earn extra income by cleaning office M-F, after 5p.m.
823-5031.
DO YOU HAVE UNEXPLAINED SUNSPOTS?
If you are 12 years of age or older and have skin
pigmentation changes with or without itching, scaling,
redness, you may qualify to participate in a medical research
study using a cream for the treatment of a fungal infection
called Tinea Versicolor.
Eligible Participants Are Paid For Their Participation
Appointments are available in
the office of J&S Studies
To find out if you qualify for this study
call the research personnel at
(409)846-5933
; J&S Studies
4309 Wellborn Road, Bryan, Texas 77801
IMPORTANT NEWS FOR PEOPLE WITH
MEARTBURlSr
Many adults suffer from frequent episodes of heartburn. If you are one
of these individuals you may be eligible to participate in a medical
research study in the treatment of heartburn.
Sciman Biomedical Research is seeking individuals 18 years and older
who experience frequent episodes of heartburn. You may qualify for a
research study using an investigational oral medication. The study
involves 3 visits within 2 weeks time period.
Participants who complete the study will be paid $100.00
For more information, call:
Sciman Biomedical Research
776-1417
PUBLIC ESTATE AUCTION
—( ANT1QUES-COU.ECT-Household FURNISHINGS
t# M&b E* Ed & Billie Madeley
763 S. Rosemary Drive - Bryan, Texas
— SATURDAY - JUNE 5, 1999 - 10:00 A.M.
VIEW: Fri-Jun 4 <12:00-«:30) & Sat-Jun 5 (8:00-10:00)
S & S AUCTION SERVICE
Garland L.(Bud)Sparks'74 - Auct. 10197
PARTIAL LISTING OF ITEMS TO BE SOLD
Furniture.'Chippendale dining table.sideboard & china cab inet; DuncanPhyfe hutch,leather Ior
writing desk.lamp tables; Set of 8 Queene Anne chairs,writing desk;Mahogany double poster bed,
chest.bookcase; fokfing screens;French style BR suite;Oriental chests & cabinets,Grandfather
clock;Gossip bench;ETC. Antiques & Coll:Qlls.watercotors,prints:Zebra skin mg:Safe;Apothcary
coll.; Lalique birds;Baccarrat candleabrums;Beeleek;Venetian mirror;lnk wells; Lusters;Do!ls;
Waterford crystal;Ster1ing & silverplate hollowware & flatware:ETC..Jewelrv:14K diamond
stud earrings, broach;14K Y.G Waltham watch with diamonds;W.G .ring w/one.15pt.diamond&12-
.03pt.diamonds;18K diamond ring w/1mm pearl,49“ long 7-1/2mm.Jap.peari necklace w/diamond
clasp; Gubelin watches;Platinum ring W/3CT.T.Wmarques diamond diamond & baguettes Plus
many more nice pieces. Guns:Reminqton 22 Long Rifle Model 421 Auto.w.scoop; 1903 Colt
auto.380..Cart99IPootiacGrand Am w/5,980 actual miles..Mtsc:Lamps.Ruqs;Great books;
Maytag W&D;Singer & Netchi machines 3 RCA Tvs;Lots of cookbooks, utensils,pots & pans;
Plus Much,Much More MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND...YOU WONT BE DISAPPOINTED!!!!
Carpooling Advised As Parking is Limited - Shuttle Van Available
Bring Your Lawn Chairs
Tents, Shade Trees & Concession Available
FOR FURTHER INFO & TERMS OF THE SALE
(409) 822-7830 - 822^4582 - 822-0398
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HELP WANTED
Chick-fil-A of Bryan. Accepting applications for work
schedules of 6a.m.-2p.m., 11a.m.-3p.m., 11a.m.-5p.m.,
or 5p.m. to Close (around 10:45p.m.). Schedules are for
Mon.-Frl. Saturday work schedule would be 10a.m.-
4p.m., or 4p.m. to Close (around 10:45p.m.). Chick-fil-A
offers scholarship opportunities if certain qualifications
are available, Chick-fil-A offers a work schedule that is
helpful for those 4,6, or 8 hours that you might have
available. Chick-fil-A offers the opportunity to learn
some business skills that are helpful In the future.
Chick-fil-A is closed on Sundays, so you can have that
day for your own. Experience preferred, not required.
Contact Jamie for an interview after you have complet
ed an application. E.O.E.
Chick-fil-A of Post Oak Mall. Accepting applications for
work schedules of 8a.m.-2p.m., 11a.m.-5p.m. or 5p.m.
to Close (around 10p.m.). Schedules are for Mon.-Frl.
Saturday work schedule would be 10a.m.-4p.m., or
4p.m. to Close (around 10:30p.m.). Chick-fll-A offers
scholarship opportunities if certain qualifications are
available, a work schedule that is helpful for those 4-6
hours that you might have available. Chick-fil-A of Post
Oak Mall offers you the Mall work environment. Chlck-
fil-A is closed on Sundays, so you can have that day for
your own. Experience preferred, not required. Contact
Jerald for an interview after you have completed an
application. E.O.E.
Local church needs nursery workers Sunday mornings,
evenings& Wednesday evenings. Call 778-0014.
Part-time Accounting major needed. Upper classman
preferred. Fax resume to 775-4393, Attn: Cathy.
Part-time cook position needed. Koppe Bridge Bar &
Grill. 764-2933.
Part-time custom electronics technician/ installer.
Experience preferred but not necessary. 693-7800.
Permanent full-time position for surgical assistant in oral
surgeon's office. Please call 764-7101 for information.
POSTAL JOBS to $18.35/HR. Inc. benefits, no experi
ence. For app. and exam info, call 1-800-813-3585,
Ext.7682, 8a.m.-9p.m., 7-days, fds, Inc.
Receptionist needed for hair salon.
Call 846-8822.
Ideal for student.
The Deluxe Diner hiring breakfast &dinner cooks. Apply
in person, 203-Univ. Drive.
WILDLIFE JOBS to $21.60/HR. Inc. benefits. Game
Wardens, Security, Maintenance, Park Rangers. No
exp. needed. For app. and exam info, call 1-800-813-
3585, Ext.7683, 8a.m.-9p.m., 7-days, fd£, Inc.
Yard Work: mowing, edging& painting. Plumbings car
pentry skills helpful. 8-10hrs./wk. $5.50/hr 846-6211.
MOTORCYCLE
'96 Harley Sportster 1200 lots of extras low miles 2-yr.
warranty 229-9499
PERSONAL
Daily Horoscope!! Up to date soap results. Call Now!!
1-900-226-2996: Ext.7510. $2.99/min. Must be 18yrs.
Serv-U: (619)645-8434.
Girls!!! Live!!! 24hrs./day!l! Talk one-on-one! Call
now!! 1-900-226-0334 xt.1045. $3.99/min., must be
18yrs. Serv-U (619)645-8434.
Live Girls!! Call Now! 1-900-226-8101 xt.8685.
$3.99/min., must be 18yrs. Serv-U (619)645-8434.
Meet New People The Fun Way Today! 1-900-226-
4862 xt.8409. $2.99/min., must be 18yrs. Serv-U
(619)645-8434.
Tired Of Plain Web Surfin'? Learn how to Power Surf!
1-900-830-4700 xt.2577. $2.99/min., must be 18yrs.
Serv-U (619)645-8434.
Up To Date Sports, Finance, Stocks &More! 1-900-
226-8461 Xt.9081 $2.99/min., must be 18yrs. Seru-U
619)645-8434.
PETS
Adopt: Puppies, Kittens, Cats, Dogs. Many pure
breeds! Brazos Animal Shelter-775-5755.
Beautiful Weimaraner Puppies. Blues & gingers, 3-mos.
old, $150. Please call 272-1223.
ROOMMATES
1- male roommate, summer special, own bed/bath in
3bdrm/2bth trailer, W/D, $150/mo. +1/2util. 823-5607.
2- rooms available June-1. Greathouse. Big yard. All
furnished. Close to campus. $230/mo. Call Antoine
696-2942.
3bdrm-1bth in CS. Female roommate needed
summer/fall, $180/mo. &1/3bills. 693-9571
Female roommate, non-smoker, under classman pre
ferred, own bdrm/bath, W/D, clean, 5-min. from TAMU,
$350/mo. &some utilities. (978)468-6566 after 6pm Est.
ROOMMATE WANTED. Male graduate student has 2-
bedroom apartment, fully furnished, on bus-rt., just off
George Bush, pool, etc. Want male roommate, student,
non-smoker. I'm always at work, the place is yours!
$350/mo. 680-8411.
Summer special, tbdrm-tbth, close to shuttle, $180/mo.
Call Chang 764-4013.
WEIGHT LOSS
Metabolite and MetrimPlus. Get serious about losing
weight! Special student prices. MC/VISA/AmExp. Free
Delivery in B/CS. 695-6983 775-7676.
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Location: Riverside Campus
Contact Person: Linda Russell
Phone: 845-6471
Salary: $5.15/hr.
Job Title: Student Worker
Start Date: ASAP
Duties: Surplus & inventory duties
in a purchasing & inventory office,
Central receiving duties, mailing out
property decals, maintaining vehicle
Mileage log report, inventory spot
checks as needed. Must be able to
lift 50 pounds.
Blocked schedule, must be able to
work 1:00P.M. to 5P.M. every
afternoon.
Must have driver’s license.
ROSACEA STUDY
(ADULT ACNE)
Volunteers, ages 18 and
older, needed to participate
in a 12-week research study
with an investigative
topical medication for the
treatment of rosacea (facial
redness and pustules).
Eligible volunteers will be
compensated.
Call for information:
J&S Studies
846-5933
Notting Hill
Starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant
Showing at Hollywood 16
Hugh Grant plays a somewhat lovable, kinda
stuffy, babbling British guy. Julia Roberts plays a
mega-movie star who earns $20 million a picture
Not much of a stretch of the imagination for
moviegoers, but that does not detract from the
irresistible new romantic comedy Notting Hill.
William Thacker (Grant), is a bookstore owner
who happens to see Anna Scott (Roberts) saunter
into his London shop and start browsing.
After one of Grant’s signature disastrous
attempts at flirting, including awkward ramblings
and frequent stutters, the two find themselves in
love.
Notting Hill comes from the makers of Four
Weddings and a Funeral, another charming film
but Hill is made accessible to American audi
ences through the “Julia factor.”
Most romantic comedies suffer from the
premise that the couple will ultimately end up
together; the only question is how long will it
take. Hill keeps viewers enraptured with the diffi
cult task of falling in love.
Roberts and Grant might be the stars of the
film, but the true comedic gems are the support
ing cast of British unknowns.
Grant’s roommate, played with disgusting
verve by Rhys Ifans, steals the show with groom
ing habits that would make Oscar the Grouch
wince.
The other standout is Grant’s sister Honey
played by Emma Chambers. Chambers wall-eyed
exuberance and utterance of the line to Roberts,
“I truly believe we could be best friends,” leaves
audiences howling.
Notting Hill’s script avoids the adolescent prat
falls that weigh down most romantic comedies.
The leads are not Nutra-Sweet clones nor are
they raving neurotics.
The story has depth, and the supporting cast is
not stereotyped as wacky Brits.
Notting Hill invigorates a movie genre that has
been beaten to death recently by such travesties
as You’ve Got Mail. (Grade: A-)
The Thirteenth Floor
Starring Craig Bierko and Armk
Mueller-Stahl
Showing at Hollywood 16
“I think, therefore I am.” When Descartesr|
this powerful statement, he was questioningirf
deceptive world around him. He questioned';
senses: what he saw, what he felt, whathekrl
and what he believed.
So what happens then when the world res:
inside of a computer chip? Would anyone queii
this reality? The one source that asks thisquesl
fails miserably in answering it. In fact, The ^
Thirteenth Floor, directed by Josef Rusnak, fail:I
everything but being utterly horrible.
In this film, computer technician Hannonfl
(Annin Mueller-Stahlal) and his colleague Doti|
Hall (Bierko) have created the ultimate virtuall
ty set in the year 1937. Upon Fuller’s mysterioil
murder. Hall becomes a suspect and hemusitf
the virtual world to find out why. Whenhedoa
discovers that life as he knows it is rather deedi
As if trying to get past this film’s highly coirl
cated plot was not difficult enough, it also forcJ
audience to witness some of the year’s pooresil
ing and humor. What makes it even worse is ill
tries so hard to succeed.
The script continually gives itself places tora
make a statement and churn the mind, butanr
graph from Descartes, complex graphics and sol
dangerous stunts are not quite enough. Perhapr
should have been portrayed as a comedy and r
keted that way. Maybe then it might haveoniv:
stupid, not horrible. (Grade: F)
— Brian fir.
— Aaron Meier D’Onfario and Bierko star in The Thirteenti
Four Seasons wins best restaurant horn
NEW YORK (AP) — They have
wined and dined world leaders,
top celebrities and Manhattan’s
social elite. Now Alex von Bidder
and Julian Niccolini have their
own claim to fame.
Their restaurant, The Four
Seasons, recently won the 1999
James Beard Award as the
nation’s outstanding restaurant.
Von Bidder said winning the
award — the food industry’s
equivalent of the Oscars — was a
“Roberto Benign! moment,” with
Maguy Le Coze of Le Bernardin
filling in as Sophia Loren at the
podium.
After 40 years as one of New
York’s top restaurants. The Four
Seasons was hardly an underdog.
The Four Seasons is the only
Manhattan restaurant named an
architectural landmark. And the
physical space is as impressive as
the food prepared by executive
chef Christian Albin.
The Grill Room — where the
term “power lunch” was born —
is a warm, wood-paneled room. In
contrast, the Pool Room is elegant
and tranquil, with a white-marble
pool centerpiece beneath a canopy
of trees that change with the sea
sons.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
called the Four Seasons her
“cathedral,” where she could find
solace, von Bidder said.
Ronald and Nancy Reagan are
among von Bidder’s all-time
favorite customers. Richard
Holbrooke, who is awaiting
Senate confirmation as the new
U.S. ambassador to the United
Nations, is a familiar face.
Von Bidder said he still cannot
get used to the idea that presi
dents, first ladies and high-ranking
diplomats dine at the restaurant
when they visit Manhattan.
However, there are still some
customers that command a sec
ond glance.
For Niccolini, it was Sharon
Stone.
Niccolini and von Bidder said
they have grown accustomed to
the attention their restaurant gets
in the gossip columns, as well as
the accolades it receives from the
culinary world.
“I think we’re the ultimate
New York experience,” Niccolini
said. “Even if people find out
about us from Page Six (the New
York Post’s gossip page), they
should come. We make an extra
effort to seat everyone. We’re here
to take care of customers,
whomever they are.”
Von Bidder said they have
never forgotten that they are in a
service business.
“There is a notion that a fancy
restaurant is automatically snob
by, but we really see ourselves as
here to please,” he said.
Niccolini is the showman of the
duo, the comic to vonT
straight man. /\nd it was
who was carrying the grift;
shaped Beard award in
pocket the day after thecettffl
“We’ve worked so longiofili
er, and we complement
other,” von Bidder said. T
the patience to renegotiate
lease for a year and a half. L
cannot. He thrives on beingaf
blemaker.”
Von Bidder spent an unirf;
rupted hour with an interne
detailing the restaurant’s hie:
Niccolini greeted and chan:
and then was off to a wine last
— with the award still inhispo:
et.
“After 23 years, we s
fun, and the customers havel
That’s the important thing,' 1 '
Bidder said. “We get a kickou
being with customers so
we become part of their fan:
— through births, weddings;
funerals.”
The restaurant’s most fa®
clients are treated like valued®
tomers. But they are notcate®
with the “yes, ma’am” and
sir” they hear all day — andll
like it.
Under the guidance of!
Bidder, who joined The f>
Seasons in 1976, and Niccot
who followed a year later,'
restaurant’s interior has K
restored to its original 1959 lo.
Thursday
June 3
Fireants, a rock band, will be play
ing at Fitzwilly’s at 9 p.m.
Ruthie Foster, a blues musician,
will be playing at Brazos Blue
Ribbon Bakery at 7 p.m.
Friday
June 4
Seth Walker and the Mojo Hands,
a blues band, will be playing at
Fitzwilly’s at 9 p.m.
Two High String Band, a blue-
grass band, will be playing at
Sweet Eugene’s at 9 p.m.
The Tap will host a crawfish boil
from 5 to 9 p.m.
Ruthie Foster, a blues musician,
will play at Brazos Blue Ribbon
Bakery at 7 p.m.
Saturday
June 5
Throwaway People, a rock band,
will play at Crooked Path at 10
p.m.
Blue Note All-Stars, a bluest)?
will play Fitzwilly’s at 9 p.m.
Mike Cancellare, an acou;
musician, will play at Stf
Eugene’s at 8 p.m.
Spittoon, a bluegrass and roc
billy band, will play at Brazos6
Ribbon Bakery at 7 p.m.
Sunday
June 6
’magination Station will hold a
tions for the musical “Into
Woods” from 7 to 9 p.m.