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The Battalion To place a classified ad: Phone: 845-0569 / Fax: 845-2678 Office: Room 015 (basement) Reed McDonald Building Business Hours 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday Insertion deadline: 1 p.m. prior business day Private Party Want Ads $10 for 20 words running 5 days, if your merchandise is priced $1,000 or less (price must appear in ad). This rate applies only to non-commercial advertisers offering personal possessions for sale. Guaranteed results or you get an additional 5 days at no charge. If item doesn’t sell, advertiser must call before 1 p.m. on the day the ad is scheduled to end to qualify for the 5 additional insertions at no charge. No refunds will be made if your ad is cancelled early. ADOPTION COMPUTERS FOR RENT HELP WANTED Unplanned Pregnancy? Former students hoping to adopt. For information: http://sites.netscape.net/jame- saw53/homepage Legal/medical expenses only. ANNOUNCEMENTS ****Help on the spot"'* Mason’s Mobile Car Repair. 828-4832. Howdy Agsl His & Hers Cleaning Service is now run ning specials just for you. Choose from many packages, or get 10% off cleaning your house. Mention ad &call today. 823-6690. Offer good 10/1/99-11/30/99. AUTO 1995 Chevy Camaro- pw/pl, auto, 73K, $8,200/nego. Must Sell! 695-7020. ’67 Mustang. Red inside/out. 6-cylinder, 3-speed. Good condition. $4,800/080. 695-0920. ’91 Grand Am. Automatic, 80K. New paint job/brakes/tires Good condition. $4000. Call 696- 3286. Like new 1996 Ford Mustang, V6, 5-speed, $8900. Call 690-3528. AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR Mason’s Mobile Car Repair. Help on the spot. 828- 4832. BED AND BREAKFAST Brazos Bottom Plantation Home available for A&M foot ball games & other special events. For brochure- infor mation call Rebecca Sicilio Lewis-’70, @(409)696-0091. COMPUTERS Cassiopeia E-10 Palmtop computer, 14mb RAM, AC adapter, sync with PC, original box & documentation, $200 obo, 695-6546, girons@hlkn.tamu.edu. Pentium 100MHz computer - $95. Call 260-5963. Pentiumlll 450MHz -$835, 500MHz -$895, 550MHz - $1090, 10.2GBHD 64MB-RAM 48XCD-ROM, 56K- modem s/speakers, DVD -$50, TV-TUNER -$40, portable computers (Laptop size, same specifications) add $175 warranty, 846-7186. 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. 1-bdrm apartment klt/din/liv, near Bee Creek Park, 2- pools, volleyball, laundry. $435/mo. (409)764-3139 Leave message. 1-bdrm, 1-bth for sublease. Jan.-Aug., $415/mo., shuttle bus, 693-4471. 2bdrm/1bth, minutes from campus, pool, ceiling fans, $439/mo. -t-deposit. 775-0308. 2bdrm/1bth, near campus, on shuttle route, w/d, new carpet/appliances. $525/mo. Spring lease available 695-9646. 2bdrm/2bth sublease January thru August, shuttle, $635./mo. Call 694-8369. Affordable apts., 1 bed/1 bath, WGS Paid, $320/mo., deposit $200, convenient to campus. Koenig Lane Apts. 846-8845. Duplex for rent. 318 Brentwood, 2bdrm-1-1/2bth, yard. Rufina 764-6546. DUPLEXES FOR RENT -C.S. Lease for December! See our 3bed/3bath plans -4 to choose from. Some units are Brand New! Starting $1,050. United 694- 9140. New 3bdrm/2bth duplex, fully equipped kitchen, fenced, lawn maintenance, $975/mo. Call 775-4225. Room for rent. $200. plus $200. deposit. Available November. 775-2196. University Place 4bdrm/4bth condo. New construction off Southwest Parkway. Contact Marilyn @846-0606. FOR SALE 2-Bocktoberfest tickets. Worth $20, selling for $15 each/o.b.o. 693-6900 3/story ferret cage $125/o.b.o. Call 680-9194 Diamondback mountain bike, men’s, good condition. $130. 846-9007 before 5pm, ask for Kerry. Dining room table w/chairs, like new- $110; Olympic weights &bench, brand new $125. Call Chris at 694- Eyeglass.com Designer Frames Direct To You. Starting At $15, Titanium $40. 1-800-808-0895. Trek 370 Sport Road Bicycle. Black, 21", full cro-moly frame. Shlmano components. Asking $350. Call 693- 5337. FUNDRAISER Have Fun Raising Funds for your clubs, teams &groups. Earn up to $500 or more! Put our 25+ years of fund raising experience to work for you. Call now for details on a Free CD of your choice! 800-592-2121 ext. 725. GARAGE SALES Saturday 8-1 at 201 First Street, behind Deluxe Diner. Electronics, household items &collectibles HELP WANTED Aquatic aerobics instructor for doctor's office. Mornings. Apply at 1703-E. 29th, Bryan. NO SUNDAY WORKI $1000 COLLEGE SCHOLAR SHIP OPPORTUNITY! FLEXIBLE WORK SCHED ULES! COMPANY WITH PRIDE IN NAME! Chlck-fll- A Post Oak Mall or Bryan at Briarcrest and Freedom Blvd. offers schedules for students or persons interest ed in part-time work, possible hours to work: 6-10am. 6- 2pm, 10am-4pm, 11am-3pm, or 4-Close (approx. 9:45pm and 10:45pm). Employment benefits of Closed Sunday, flexible work schedules, opportunity to apply for a $1000 scholarship to College. Maybe you have an interest in a Restaurant Career? Come in for an appli cation at the Food Court in Post Oak Mall on Harvey Road or in Bryan near the Wal-Mart, and learn more about Chick-fil-A. Experience preferred, but not limited to restaurant. EOE. Now hiring wait staff, up to $12avg., apply M-F, 2-4pm, Golden Corral. P.T. exercise physiologist assistant for doctor's office. Experience or medical orientation desired Apply at 1703-E. 29th, Bryan. PART-TIME BELLPERSON position available at the COLLEGE STATION HILTON. Apply at the Human Resources Dept. 801 University Drive East or APPLY ONLINE: www.hiltoncs.com Go to “Applications" on website to submit for immediate consideration. Part-time cook position available 764-2933. Partner’s Food Delivery now hiring delivery drivers, flex ible hrs., good pay, apply in person @113Walton. Pull-time/ Part-time waltstaff and hostess apply now at Zarape Restaurant. 308 N.Maln St. downtown Bryan Qualified Baby Sitter needed Monday through Friday. 7:30a.m. to 3:30p.m. Experience with infants and refer ences required. Willing to provide room and board if needed. Call Shannon at 680-1037. T-Bone Jones now hiring night-time kitchen help. Apply in person M-F, 1pm-5pm, 809-E. University Dr. Warehouse help needed Tues.-Fri. 9am-5:30pm, Sat. 10am-4pm Tu.Th.Sat. and Wed.Fri.Sat schedules available. $6.50/hr. 779-7586. Compaq Presarlo 4910-266MHz, monitor, printer, modem, LAN card, speakers, CD-ROM. Only 1 year old. $1,000. Call Landon at 847-2550. CPU - 166MHZ, 28K modem, office. $400. Call 693- 8698. Packard Bell 486DX2, monitor, printer, modem. $300 Sony playstation, 2 controllers, 7 games, $130. 846- 9007 before 5pm, ask for Kerry. www.theofficialy2kparty.com SugarLake, Mexico 12/30-1/1/00 located 20 miles from the Texas border New Millennium, New Music, New Friends COLD STUDY Volunteers ages 14 and older needed to participate in a research study with an investigational medication to treat flu-like symptoms of fatigue, body aches, nasal congestion, runny nose, cough, and sore throat. Must be seen within 36 hours of onset of symptoms. Eligible volunteers will be compensated up to $190.00. For more information call : J&S Studies, Inc. (409)846-5933 FOURPLEXES FOR RENT -B. and C.S. -Jan. Preleasing! 1-bedroom for $345 and 3-bedroom with w/d for $695. United 694-9140. Houses and duplexes available. Centrally located. Equity Real Estate, 696-4464. HOUSES FOR RENT -B What a selection! 3,4 &5 bed rooms available now and Dec. Fireplaces, yards, appli ances, great locations. Starting $715. United 694-9140. Fraternities • Sororities • Clubs • Student Groups Earn $ 1,000-$2,000 this semester with the easy CIS three hour fundraising event. No sales required. Fundraising dates are filling quickly, so call today! Contact Dan Wolman at CIS, (800) 797-5743 ext. 301 or visit www.campusfundraiser.com $$ EARN EXTRA MONEY $$ DELIVER GTE TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES D.D.A needs men or women over 18 with insured vehicles to deliver in Bryan and sur rounding areas. Delivery starts about October 19th. Get paid immediately upon successful completion of your route. Call 1-800-979-7978 between 8:30am and 4:00pm, Mon.-Fri. Refer to Job #2561 -2. **EOE** Uewsday Crossword CAPACITIES by Bob Lubbers Edited by Stanley Newman ACROSS 1 Brother’s title 4 “I see!” 9 Piece of the action 14 Ignited 15 Sidestep 16 Dundee portrayer 17 Play a role 18 Paretsky and Teasdale 19 Pungent 20 Small community >3 Summer refresher 24 Weird 25 Meadow mother 26 Angie actor 27 Scott Decision 28 Desire under the elm II Ethiopian coin J2 Roman road 13 Military leaders J4 Big community 18 Queeg’s command 10 Norse god 11 Chooses 12 Analyze grammar 14 Word to Fido 18 News org. t9 Eternity >0 Work too hard >1 WWII heroes »2 Giant community 16 Come up >8 Author Zola 59 Cruces, NM 60 Flock fliers 61 Sweater size 62 Summer, in Paris 63 Church leader 64 Bed or home follower 65 Crayon color DOWN 1 Imperfect 2 More caloric 3 Garb 4 Beau 5 Almond- shaped 6 Produce-scale word 7 Lupino and Tarbeil 8 Checked out 9 Condition 10 Latin adverb 11 Farm-oriented 12 Oakland team 13 Evokes love 21 Comic Caesar 22 Part of IOU 28 Actor Erwin 29 Alibi (Selleck film) 30 Bower 31 Sib 32 Chemical ending 33 Coal holder 34 Urban 35 Cricket sides 36 Some are classified 37 Bind 38 Valorous display 39 Things to wear 42 “Annabel Lee’ writer 43 Show backers 44 -mo 45 More improbable 46 Fly 47 Concurred verbally 49 Arab chief 50 Go too fast 53 Bit of elementary Latin 54 Cassino cash 55 Olympian Korbut 57 Wind dir. CREATORS SYNDICATE © 1999 STANLEY NEWMAN -J Q/-J5/99 Answer to previous puzzle IeIlIeIc |B u|g|l irIgIe IV s T R | P s A U N A E D G A R 1 T □ □ J U N H R 1 S E 0 L M E R □ A M S □ H Y S N A T B E I R E U]E L R_ O I E Rl U R ALL FOLLY LAVS A P O E B O R A U R L E ■jin n in Le Pi s N U B N A C R E O L E S T N E S E S s T Y L E R O O O L A P U N K Y 10/15/99 Browse icpt.com for Springbreak “2000". All destina tions offered. Trip Participants. Student Orgs. & Campus Sales Reps wanted. Fabulous parties, hotels & prices. Call Inter-Campus 800-327-6013. College Station Pawn is hiring sales position, must be able to work all day Tuesdays, Thursdays and week ends. Call Rob @696-7296 Donating plasma is the ideal part-time job. You set your own hours &show up if you want to. You lay down the whole time &get paid in tax-free cash every time. Call for more info or an appointment. Two locations. Westgate Biologicals In the Golden Corral Shopping Center 268-6050 and DCI Biologicals (just North of cam pus on Wellborn Rd.) 846-8855 Earn extra income by cleaning offices M-F, after 5p.m, 823-5031 MOTORCYCLE 1993 Kawasaki Vulcan 500 -$1,800. 1995 Suzuki DR350 $1,800 Both axcellent. 822-4282 Tired of parking? Yamaha Maxim 650 Runs great $1,000/080 694-7251. NEEDED Need 3 sports passes for tu game. Willing to payl Call 847-4580 Student needs R.V. for 6-days. Will pay at least $1,000. Reliable. Adam Walters 823-1473. PETS FALL WORK $10 base/appt.. flexible, part/full-time positions, scholarships available, customer sales/ser vice, conditions apply. 695-1386. Free housing.: utilities paid for qualified Ag student with or without spouse and kids. Requires some light farm/ranch chores In return. Located in Grimes County. SOmiles from campus. 409-690-7404 Full-time surgical assistant needed for Oral Surgeon's office. Please call 764-7101 Mon.-Fri., 8-12 or 1-5. Full-time/Part-time positions available for receptionist, phlebotomist Slab tech. DCI Biologicals. 4223-Wellborn Rd. Fax resumes to Heather or Debbie at 268-6096. Fun prestigious Instructor, some evenings &Saturdays, $6/hr. We'll train. 696-9142. Little Caesars is now hiring delivery drivers. Earn $7- $10 per hour. Apply at either B/CS locations. Local business needs part-time warehouse help/ deliv ery driver. Must have good driving record. Need to be available Mon.-Fri. Please call 779-7043 for application. Adopt: Puppies. Kittens. Cats. Dogs. Many pure breeds! Brazos Animal Shelter-775-5755. German Shepherd Puppies. AKC, E. German DDR "a" bloodlines. OFA Pedigree, shots, both parents on premises. $350 O.B.O. cary@tamu.edu, <409)693- 8373. - ■ . ROOMMATES 2-rooms for rent. 3bdrm/2bth. near bus-route Easy bike ride. Cable modem? $250&$300 w/garage + 1/3util. Please e-mail cyclistdan@hotmall.com F-Roommate needed for spring. 3bdrm/3bth new duplex, W/D, $350/mo. +1/3bills. Jessica 694-9154. Part-time student needed beginning In December for 2bdrm/2bth very cute apartment. 691-2249. Roommate needed, 2-bdrm, 1-bth, $165 +half bills, close to campus. 268-1303. Roommates needed, 1/3-bills, $233/mo., 2210 Truman, Bryan. 779-1813, 575-8254. SERVICES 3e/min. long distance to anywhere in the U S. Cali (409)571-8333. AAA Texas Defensive Driving. Lots-of-fun, Laugh-a-lotl! Ticket dismissal/insurance discount. M-T(6pm-9pm), W-Th(6pm-9pm), Fri.&Sat.- Fri(6pm-8pm) &Sat(10am- 2:30pm), Sat(8am-2:30pm). Inside BankofAmerica. Walk-ins welcome. $25/cash. Lowest price allowed by law. 111-Univ. Dr., Ste.217. 846-6117. Show-up 30/mln. early. (CP-0017). TUTORS STAT-302 tutor needed ASAP. Call 680-2300. Wanted Info/Bana 303 tutor asapl Call 846-0169. Wanted- Cobol Tutor and maybe some VB6. Will Payl Call 693-9161. WANTED Howdy Ags! Wanting to borrow senior or graduate sports pass for t.u. game. You name the price. 260- 6088 or gap7260@labs.tamu.edu Wanted: 3 sports passes for tu game. Will pay. Call Leah 972-754-6509. Will pay $300 per ticket for either 2/4 tickets together on or about 50yd. line, lower section, for A&M versus Texas game. Call Willson DaVis 210-226-2334. Will fed-ex money. WEIGHT LOSS Metabolife-356 Same Great Energy &Same Great Weight Loss Results. Special Student Prices!! Free delivery B/CS! Cash, Check or Credit Card. 695-6983. * BONFIRE b * risn Camp ® Howdv W* . 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S tudtfpr ffl W < w^riS? 1 ! 4^ 1 %693-f 1 y Page 8 • Friday, October 15, 1999 SPORTS IN BRIEF Volleyball heads to Sunflower State The Texas A&M Volleyball Team will begin its longest road trip of the season when it heads to Kansas this weekend to con tinue Big 12 conference play against the University of Kansas and Kansas State University. The Aggies will take on the Jayhawks tonight and will meet the Wildcats on Saturday night. Both match times are set for 7 Colorado and No.fiito Coming off Texas A&M Invi Aggie women will ben meter race. The wod be going up against! erhouses. The worn tures 17 teams fa’ ( .| Finish Lynx Top 25 to] No. 1 Stanford, No.| Young, and No. 4^: Batta: p.m. The Jayhawks (13-5, 4-3 Big 12) return all six starters from last season’s squad that finished 15-17 overall and 5-15 in the Big 12. The Aggies defeated the Jayhawks last season, 3-0. The Wildcats (13-5) are cur rently leading the Big 12 confer ence with a perfect 7-0 record. The Wildcats return four starters from last season’s team that posted a 19-12 overall record and placed fifth in the Big 12. The Wildcats defeated the Aggies, 3-1, last season. Madden aii) to roundel: ac larly i Texas A&M p;;H paigi Madden advancedtoi jlwas 1 32 in the ITA All-Air:; I to A1 Championships Tteg, Is the Penick-Allison Tenr) the University of Teijt tfiatic F Harriers compete in NCAA Preview The Texas A&M Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Teams will travel to Bloomington, Ind., this Saturday to compete in the NCAA Preview Meet at the Indiana University Cross Country Course. The Aggie men will be compet ing in the 8,000 meter race against nationally-ranked teams from all over the country. Fourteen out of the Mondo poll’s top 25 teams will be at the meet, including No. 1 Stanford, No. 5 Madden, whoisr nationally, is the let No. 9 seed. He Kristofer Stahte University of Missis' 3, in the opening ton Madden will non University’s DougR:: the No. 23 plajei nation, in the sect: this morning. Meanwhile in Madden and his pa’: Dumitru Caradirw: seeded duo in the to faced Mississippi Shortall and Stable* opening round of: were not available at The ITA All-America - of the individual gra"! college tennis. Include National Clay National Indoors and! Championships. The tournament li^ Sunday. pidate identL Thai- ratio u ly wo d Gon |try in fis lacH= 31 him fa |orate. have ood o cl of the jw barm has r~ f his r lonseq ~emoc towam senafc jail halt e beg* becon - Cciflinatio ing Gcz ?y phi- Men’s Continued from Page 7 the 2001 NCAA Championships which will be hosted by Texas A&M. The seniors hope that by taking a red-shirt this season they can train and condition for a strong finish to their career at their home pool. Senior Devin Howard will also be focusing his training for the Olympic trials. “It could change the face of the team,” Nash said. “We wouldn’t ess? C ve toC Iradlew es tha” Colo. have as much depths some key swimmers. court going to be a big factors ^ we redshirt]. - “In the long termitcoll make another jumpi 2001 NCAA's]." The team appears ttle for another strong a season that shot the talent that has by coach Mel Nash a total team effort wiii its biggest leadersflfii points in meets. Women’s Continued from Page 7 experience throughout all areas of the pool that will help develop the team. “The seniors are real strong this season,” Stroman said. “We’re all different but can hope fully we can each participate in leading the team in our own ways.” There is already a determina tion in the Aggie ranks to start this season as if from scratch, taking full advantage changes in the program! Last season A&M[ fourth in conference cej behind Nebraska, Tfj Kansas. This year ira hope to at least movef into third, where they] will be able to start! national powerhouse! of the Cornhuskj Longhorns, in aMl hopes to qualify mod for the NCAA champiod take a relay team as*! first time in four yean \T- £- Spiers attacker pleads imi( W MILWAUKEE (AP) — A man who ran from the stands and jumped on the back of a Houston Astros outfielder during a game at County Stadium pleaded innocent to disorderly conduct charges yes terday. Berley W. Visgar, 23, of South Beloit, Ill., made his initial appear ance before Milwaukee County Circuit Court Commissioner Dennis R. Cimpl on yesterday. He faces up to 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. Visgar is accused of attacking Astros right fielder Bill Spiers dur ing a game Sept. 24. The sheriff’s arrested Visgar said tel intoxicated and smell?! of alcohol. Visgar admitted toi least three beers at thej both beer and vodka teJl ing at the stadium, aentfj plaint said. 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