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Don’t Forget Us For Ipsp Lunch & Late Night Pizza by the Slice Value Meals Cheese & Drink $ 2.25 1 Topping & Drink $ 2.50 Speciality & Drink *2.75 Add a Slice *1.25 11 a.m. -1 p.m. M-F at Northgate Location Only 1 Large 1 Topping $ 6.99 10 p.m. - Close College Station 764-7272 TAMU/Northgate 846-3600 Bryan 268-7272 STUDENT TRAVEL London S366 Planning Trips Paris .....$410 for Generations Madrid...., $457 -4 i X, Y, and Z. Tokyo ....$837 ’ Where were you last WEDNESDAY? 3610 S. College (Bryan) 846-4275 Have you always wanted to travel to the Breezy Tropical Caribbean? Welcome to IfRP ^ DOMINICA Spend your first summer session in the rainforest of the "NATURE ISLAND" while earning TAMU credit! Informational Meetings on Tuesday, November 16 Wednesday, November 17 Tuesday, November 23 Wednesday, November 24 All Meetings will be held in 154 Bizzell Hall West beginning at 11:00am For More Information Contact: Study Abroad Programs 161 Bizzell Hall West 845-0544 ing/batad WILEY LECTURE SERIES M emorial Student Center India & Pakistan A Chance for Peace? A panel of speakers will discuss the threat of nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan, focusing on the lasting instability in the Kashmir region, where the boundary between the two countries has been debated since the countries’ independence. The speakers will also examine the chance for peace that now exists between the two powers. Wednesday, November 17, 1999 7:00 PM, MSC 206 Free Admission This program is presented for educational purposes only and does not represent an endoresement of perspective. The views and opinions presented in this program do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of the Memorial Student Center, MSC Wiley Lecture Series or Texas A&M LJniversity. Page 2 • Tuesday, November 16, 1999 c AMPUS Alcohol Slam News in Brief Continued from Page 1 drugs and alcohol. “It is beneficial for the freshmen and sophomores to go through this awareness training so they understand the implications of using alco hol,” he said. Macicek said most of the ju niors and seniors in the Corps have been through some type of alcohol-awareness training in the past. Tonight’s program is free of charge, and students will have an opportunity to win Bonfire T-shirts. Continued from Page 1 somewhat similar to a “cof feehouse” poetry reading. MSC Literary Arts intends for Colman’s performance to foster creativity among stu dents so they can express themselves in many mediums. Spencer said people often participate in slam poetry pre sentations because it is new. Audience members are invit ed to share their own poetry. Tickets may be purchased before the performance at the MSC Box Office for $3. Program to promote positive role models within community Campus Calender Tuesday Catholic Student Association: There will be a general meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. in MSC 228. Gamma Phi Delta: There will be a meeting at 7 p.m. in the All Faiths Chapel. For more infor mation contact Robert Johnson at 775-9533. Cities of Character, a program designed to promote positive character traits in members of the community from youth to civic leaders, is being reviewed by the Col lege Station City Council and is the topic of a presentation and luncheon today at the College Station Conference Center. Leaders from Texas A&M and the Bryan-College Station community will form a focus group to evaluate Cities of Char acter, a broad-based civic program which has already been adopted in Temple and Burleson. The program is designed to improve the attitude in the community by including area businesses, schools and city government. The new senators are: • Elizabeth Palka, a junior studies major • J’Cinda Rodgers, a freshmem science major • Melissa Kilgore, a junior Enj • Shawn Maddock, a senior ogy major » Applications for the two one for the Lowry Mays Coll ness seat and one for a remaii pus seat — may be picked up:| dent Government Office intti-l Koldus Student Services Bui! The applications are due p.m. The applications also cessed online at senate.tamu. Parsons’ Mount now Texas A&M Women’s Newcomer’s Club: Meet by College Station Kroger for carpooling at 8:45 a.m. Saturday Student Senate names two new senators, two open positions Texas A&M Pre-Law Society: There will be a meeting at 7 p.m. in Kleberg 113. Representatives of the Houston Law School will be at tending. Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers: A general meeting with guest, the Dupont Corporation, will be at 7:30 p.m. in Zachry 105B. Percussion Studio: There will be a percus sion performance orga nization concert at 1 p.m. and at 3 p.m. at the Black Box Theater in Bryan High School. For details contact Kevin Grubbs at 847-2001. The Student Senate has recently named new senators and has two vacan cies open for application. Justin Toal, speaker pro-tempore and a senior agronomy and business major, said the four new off-campus senators were ap pointed by the Senate Internal Affairs Com mittee. The appointment is done by an ap plication and interview process. Toal said the new senators take office immediately. SIDE BURN CLUB Microbiology Society: Will be hav ing pizza with Profs, at 8:30 p.m. in Koldus 110. The Professors will speak about their research and 485 opportunities in labs. ere is the to Terry T . __arerepor Cavalry receivesunentiy being $50,000 donatbfolice of bla: ■. Bie, officers \ George and Joyce Parsons:®)pon arrivii donated $50,000 to estat/ere unable to r Joyce and George Parsons {ffrly heard fn sons' Mounted Cavalry EntfflfTie police de which will used for Parsons Celebrity’s hoirr Cavalry operating costs, ■that there ' The Parsons’ gift is a tributeney could not c brother, Col. Tom Parsons'49. Alter knocki Tom Parsons is the founderaJlMon to ente sake of the Parsons’ Mounted® J drunken , Parsons was serving as com® 8 mom am of the Corps of Cadets when Kiel® P°' K ' e ^ Mounted Cavalry was establiste:H en ^' e V a Pf The donation amount will be® 1 V aiu ^ insist by H.R. “Bum” Bright of Dallas. ® avin g- the P ■aphernalia, i BY BEAU & Blf bright” ^Raughey obv You all shall drn the sweet nedor d thy shiny keg cranium so ihofjioi are intoxicatedi* an alternate Wednesday The New Traditional Students: Are you older than 24, married, par ents? Then we are the group for you. We will be meeting at 6:30 p.m. by the Gig ‘Em balloon in front of G. Rollie White for the Volleyball game against Kansas State. After the game, we will go to Double Dave’s on Northgate for Sneaky Pete. Contact Marc Barringer at 694-9053 for details. Joliege Station tffioers did no 1 Jjpergeant Gn ice Departmer er ; a person’s Dflhe officer. By ‘in view sebses,” Sleeth it.br smell it, o the right to ent< [Local lawye something diffe totnter the hoi If the police the door and tl drinking, then t the owner of tl Committee for the Awareness of Mexican American Culture: There will be a general meeting at 7 p.m. in MSC 230. Physical Therapy Club: There will be a representative from UTMB speaking at 7 p.m. in Read 274. PreDental Society: There will meet at 7 p.m. in Rudder 410. Dr. Jack Long will speak from Baylor Dental School. For information contact Steven Alamz at 764-7578. . ’73, said. J| If the own< officers do not b -cpme in. So JV Aggie Habitat for Humanity: There will be a general meeting at 8:30 p.m. in Rudder 401. Call Tay lor Handley at 696-6598 for more information. Thursday Mexican American Engineers and Scientists: There will be a general meeting at 6:45 p.m. in Rudder 601. Friday The New Traditional Students: There will be a general meeting at 7 p.m. in Rudder 402. At 8 p.m. we will go to the MSC for bowling, pool and pizza. If you are over 24, mar ried or a parent, come join us. For more information contact Marc Bar ringer at 694-9053. Why Wait? Get started early with Kaplan. Enroll today and you’ll receive your MCAT or DAT review books right away, so you can prepare now. Get a jump on the competition by starting before classes begin! Classes starting soon in Aggieland! MCAT January 22 DAT January 29 KAPLAN 1 -800-KAP-TEST kaptest.com AOL keyword: kaplan "Test names are registered trademarks of their respective owners. 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