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stu< m£ji Student Counseling elp£in< ‘VoCuttteenA 'Heeded ALL MAJORS WELCOME ! INTERVIEWING NOW to begin service in the Spring Semester. Training will take place January 10 - 15, 2000. For more information call Susan Vavra at 845-4427 ext. 133 or visit our web site at www.scs.tamu.edu/volunteer/ STUDENT COUNSELING SERVICE A department in the Division of Student Affairs Come To Messina Hof's Thanksgiving Feast ...And You’ll Have Another Reason To Be Thankful. Everyone will love our delicious multi-course Thanksgiving feast at The Vintage House...served with a vineyard view. Great Food. Remarkable Vineyard Setting. This unforgettable celebration is only $24.95 for adults and just $9.95 for children under twelve. For reservations or more information, please call The Vintage House 778-9463. #34 BREITLING 1884 Chrono Jetstream John D. Huntley Class of '79 313B South College Ave., College Station, TX 77840 (409) 846-8916 We will be closed Saturday, November 27"' Page 2 • Tuesday, November 23, 1999 c AMPUS Gathering Continued from Page 1 one family, as Aggies and Longhorns, are com pelled to remember,” he said. “This tragic event of four days ago reminds us of the Twelfth Man. Twelve brave Texans have been taken off the field where they will never set foot again.” U.S Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson (R-Texas), a UT graduate, said the bond between the two schools was strengthened at the Unity Gathering. “We all shared in the overwhelming grief felt by the Aggie family,” she said. “We are all Tex ans, and Texans stand together in difficult times.” Student Body President Will Hurd, a senior computer science major, said the Bonfire tragedy is one of the darkest times in A&M’s history, but also has been a proud moment to be an Aggie. “The relationship between Texas A&M Uni versity and the University of Texas is forever changed,” he said. Ttacey Kulpa, a sophomore economics major at UT, said the night’s events were unbelievable. “It is great that we can finally come to gether as people,” she said. Susie Carpenter, a psychology major at UT, said she was able to connect with the tragedy because she grew up in College Station, and it is what inspired her to attend the Unity Gathering. Ashley Paclik, a freshman animal major at A&M, said she was impres: The Battalion “The relationship between Texas A&M University and the University of Texas is forever changed.” — Will Hurd Student Body President “We just want to show our support,” she said. “We know what it is like to lose a loved one, and we want the Aggies to know we sup port them and feel their pain.” how both schools came togetherforon mon cause. “It was amazing that all rivalry war ten,” Paclik said. As the sound of the A&M WarH)! ished echoing from the tower’s bells, rang once for each of the fallen Aggi Longhorns then sang their school song bells tolled its tune, followed by “Tapsj by the UT-ROTC. Hurd and Newby each lighted cant spread the flame of friendship amongst to As the Longhorns and Aggies pas flame from candle to candle, the fain; ming of "Amazing Grace” spread throii congregation. It was sung numeroustin fore the first person departed. While workers disassembled thep and loudspeaker system, a large ntii Longhorns and Aggies remained stand getlier, singing hymns hand-in-handj membering the 12 fallen Aggies. News in Brief Sunset gathering Fish to honor 12 Aggies In a sunset gathering Thursday, all those interested are invited to show respect for the 12 Aggies who passed away in the Bonfire collapse Nov. 18. The remembrance will be a time for people to show their love and support for the Aggie family on the Polo Fields. Bus Operations will provide ser vice in a manner similar to that on football game days. Following the gathering, a modi fied yell practice will be held at 8 p.m. at Kyle Field. ! X Gi\JB up.” That Sfop/b "'AtlTOdtO B^bERAS: Hoi*j To Be SrtoorH Hot* SeVoRiT# , X CUOdCD VERY /V1UCH like to Take You To DlAJAJER BV R. DELI fil <estiva International Continued from Page 1 opportunity to join in our conversa tion partners program, where die stu dent is able to learn more about oth er cultures than their own,” she said. Anvar Melibeov, a journalism grad uate student from Uzbekistan, said he has been invited to share Thanksgiv ing dinner with several of his Ameri can friends and their families. “I have a choice to stay in College Station [without a Thanksgiving cel ebration] , but I feel this a good op portunity for me to see the American culture that I have heard and read about so much,” he said. Melibeov said his nation’s holi days have similarities with American holidays — those of human values and families bonding together, giv ing thanks. Jessica Stella, a full-time ELI student from Venezuela, said she plans to go to Colorado with friends for the break. “I feel Thanksgiving is a holiday full of family traditions, where fam ilies spend time together. For me, it is another day, one which will be spent in Colorado.” Correction Nathan Scott West’s major was incorrectly listed as oceanography. He was an ocean engineering major. ALL CATHOLIC AGS, regardless of parish, are invited to have their picture taken for the AGGIELAND yearbook on TUESDAY, NOV. 23, (Dur cfccperst tdi tfu’ cfd^fppe 'faiiii/p at t/iics ( sad tin (Dnr t/hJiuj/kcS am / prapiTd are icit/l pea. Sponsored by the TAMU Catholic Student Association at 7*30 pill in the ZACHRY LOBBY - Tnnu / ‘Ac/Zi’y, Sallee 'Moore, Jaetoi/ Tfu'boilanx, 'Eric Ifazel Tom HO LID A Y SCHED ULE FOR STUDENT HEAL TH SER VICES + HOLID A Y SCHED ULE FOR STUDENT HEALTH SER VICES The following services will be closed during the Thanksgiving holidays: A. P. Beutel Health Center 5 p.m., Wed., Nov. 24 to 8 a.m., Monday, Nov. 29 Dial-A-Nurse 3 p.m., Friday, Nov. 26 to 11 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 28 Ambulance Service/EMS will remain in service during the holiday. 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