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W. kinko's Express Ourself.™ AAD158 24 HOURS/7 DAYS A WEEK WWW.KINKOS.COM Expires 12/31/99 Help Spread Your Aggie Spirit Before we beat the hell outta t.u. let’s pass on the Aggie spirit to Camp For All -e° R '£4> T ~ O&d 'A A Aggie Orientation Leaders will have a Bonfire Tree filled with things that Camp For All needs in the MSC November 15-19. Please stop by and grab a flame from the Bonfire, purchase the flame item, and bring your spirit gift to Room 314 YMCA for donation to Camp For All by Monday, November 22. Any questions about Camp For All or the Bonfire Tree may be directed to Jason Word, Jenny Barratt, or David Kessler at 862-2746. 13 Aggie Orientation Leader Program STUDENT Department of Student Life LIFE Student Life Orientation IFE Page 2 • Wednesday. November 17, 1999 c AMPUS Garage Continued from Page 1 the Senate also will vote whether to move election dates to after Spring Break. “If this bill is passed, the elections for such positions as student body president, [Residence Hall Associa tion] officers, class council and yell leaders will be moved permanently after Spring Break. ” Dobbs said the Election Date Bill will reverse last year’s bill if passed. Last year’s bill gave the election commissioner the authority to set the election dates. Paul Jackman, rules and regula tions chair and a junior aerospace engineering major, said new legisla tion concerning the placement of the polling site at Sbisa Dining Hall also will be discussed. Jackman said the Senate is con sidering moving the site to the All Faiths Chapel because of Sbisa Din ing Hall and Underground Market renovation scheduled for the Spring. Other items of business at the meeting will be a discussion of bud geting for Student Government As sociation organizations, freshman and transfer-student midterm acad emic advising and the acceptance of minors in the Lowry Mays College of Business. Road Continued from Page 1 Edwin Hard, a transportation planner for the City of College Sta tion, said the city considers the proposed road expansions neces sary for continued development near campus. “The city has a lot of develop ment with the Melrose Apartments and other areas zoned for apartment construction,” he said. “It’s some thing that the City of College Station has earmarked money for. We have really gone beyond the planning stages now. ” Poetry in motion : Battalion i—— Wiley Continued from Page 1 In May 1998, India set off five nu clear tests. TWo weeks later, Pakistan conducted tests of its own. In April 1999, both countries tested nuclear- capable ballistic missiles. Both the countries and the United States re fused to sign the Comprehensive Test- Ban TFeaty for nuclear weapons. Will Gammell, Wiley Lecture Se ries chair and a senior speech com munication major, said the speakers were brought to A&M to give stu dents an opportunity to raise their awareness of foreign affairs. He said he did not know much about the In dia — Pakistan conflict but he looked forward to learning about the region from the symposium. Campus Calendar Wednesday The New Traditional Students: We will meet at 6:30 p.m. by the Gig ‘Em balloon in front of G. Rollie White Col iseum for the Kansas State Univer sity volleyball game. After the game, we will go to Double Dave’s on North- gate. For more information contact Marc Barringer at 694-9053. Committee for Awareness of Mexican American Culture: There will be a general meeting at 7 p.m. in MSC 230. Fish BY R DEM “Al Minya” fBound and "okay, Step ^A/oro/Jio 8sa)der/)s: Houj To BE SMOOTH with the Eddies Hou's This .... Vhey Cm TAice> out?. LidES... But Th£V CM jO/JL Take ... ouR [fREEkOA'Ilf; OKAY, So X CWT Do ACCENTS .... Bur T PlCToAiLL.'i KdOtO a Little Th/ajk That ' * /OM THA ~T]jjjjjl g 3 NON MIA CULPA B-HI WHAT ARE WE &0\H& TO DO WHEN SBISA CLOSES? ^ * ^ '•v. 1 TH1NL THEY WILL SERVE OUTBOUND POOD OVE£ IN THAT LITTLE- SHED. I HATE it UHtN SOMEONE POESM’T o AklMUET fAY QUESTj Sallie Turner, Editor in Chief Marium Mohiuddin, Managing Editor Scott Harris, Aggielife Editor Stephen Wells, Aggielife Editor Al Lazarus, Sports Editor Doug Shilling, Sports Editor Veronica Serrano, Night News Editor —_ staff City - Amanda Smith, April Young, Stasia Raines, Erika Doerr, Brook Hodges, Ryan West, Stuart Hutson, Rolando Garcia, Brady Creel, Chris Menczer, Jeanette Simpson, Rich Bray, Jessi Higfil, Matt Loftis & Julie Zucker. Sports - Reece Flood, Bree Holz, Beth Miller, Breanne Hicks, Blaine Dionne & Jason Lincoln. 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