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VARSITY FORD NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS AT www.varsityfordcstx.com check out our specials on FI50s and Rangers, and our Mercurys (all rate, rebate, and inventory information is updated weekly) DOWNLOAD COUPONS FOR SERVICE SPECIALS PRE-OWNED SPECIALS ARE CHANGED WEEKLY (Questions? - e-mail us at newcar@varsity-ford com) EXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER Master of Occupational Therapy Program TTUHSC School of Allied Health proudly announces a new Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) degree starting May 2000. This degree will equip graduates with skills for practice in a rapidly chang ing healthcare environment. Students will also have the oppor tunity to gain knowledge and skills in vocational rehabilitation. Our program is offered at TTUHSC’s Amarillo, Lubbock and Odessa campuses. To speak with an Occupational Therapy faculty member about OT and the MOT program, please contact us at (806) 743-3240, e-mail: alhcgr@ttuhsc.edu. Check out our web-site at http://www.ttuhsc.edu/pages/alh We are now accepting applications for the class beginning summer 2000. GO BACK IN TIME- STUDY THE HISTORY OF POLAND. WWII AND THE HOLOCAUST MAY II - JUNE 19. 2000 KRAKOW AND WARSAW, POLAND HIST 404—HlSTORT OF THE HOLOCAUST HIST 489—HISTORY OF WWII FOR MORE INFORMATION: DR. ARNOLD KRAMMER DEPT. OF WSTORT 845-7108 APKRAMMER@AOL.COM APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE NOWI STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM OFFICE 161 8IZZELL NALL WEST 845-0544 **m P.PMAI NEED MONEY FOR SPRING BREAK? THE 12TH MAN FOUNDATION IS NOW HIRING FOR POSITIONS IN ITS 2000 TELEMARKETING CAMPAIGN 1 Earn $6.00 per hour Plus Bonuses 1 Gain Valuable Work Experience 1 Flexible Hours 1 Help Support Texas A&M and Keep A&M Athletics on Top Please pick up an application and schedule an interview in the 12th Man Foundation Development Office at the North End of Kyle Field just outside THE ZONE. 12iMAN FOUNDATION SUPPORTING EDUCATION THROUGH ATHLETICS COMICS Page 6 THE BATTALION l U'l.i'., JanuiiN Fish BY R. DELUI The Ftst Cotf ic STRiP mi WE MUST SETTLE OUR FlStfErtO/O To FEE IJMU UJIEL EECOM TH5 neatest FlSHBM/0 ' T&h/ueH HA! Ms lips , DO/0'T MATCH UI5 UE LJ/W 7 > JisMieV. I ALE>> r THAO AJO OLD. NON MIA CULPA WHAT AM 1 GONG TO DO? YOU JUST KlLUP THE COCKROACH HigH schooler i was SUPPOSED SHOW ^ ARROM)! 'I OH GOD! I DIDN'T KNOW.' DAnNrr/ HE! I MEAN, HE /cv ) ) DIDN'T COME (V 6^ fROM SYDNEY // f\ FOR THIS. WHAT AM I GOING TO Ttii HONORS OFFCP w Root CRUSHED THE uft cur OF THE WORLD S ONLY super- ntelugent COCKROACH? A s-lr- Fitld am sicn to a HIP|Vke at t smaller a I even Mi Art or, tion has i Cspeeiall; Aii lines, ibl-lau there's ik Mi Art or § The n 1 said, was harass ar business Hess, run • Pat Sv cit> of h ruling is' out ol'thi .M, “It's r “This ha: “siree the real deei courts, w r"* 'T'v—-^Fort Wor Amcr tejephom Press. B ’ ss measure t Lo\ e Kiel | Leget test a pre anywhen; with 56 o Sundance Continued from Page 5 bidding can push the price of a film as high as $ 10 million, beyond the box-of- lice potential of most independent films. Artisan Entertainment had no com petition for Blair Witch, the story of three filmmakers who vanished while hunting for a legendary witch. After seeing the movie at a midnight screen ing at Sundance, Artisan snapped it up, along with sequel rights, the next day. The success of Blair Witch had as much to do with its gimmicky market ing as its gimmicky storytelling. Artisan’s Inter net-heavy campaign pitched the fictional movie as a documen tary about real film makers whose story is told through their own footage, recov ered a year after they "/Blair Witch/ provided us with ample opportunities to ... get it out of the art-house ghetto.” disappeared in the woods. Some Hollywood executives have observed that if a major studio had picked up Blair Witch, it might nc\ - er have made back its million. Rather than risking the sort of guerrilla-market ing campaign Arti san concocted, a top studio likely would have plugged the ilm through tradi- — Amir Matin Artisan Entertainment president tional advertising that might not have captivated the youthful, computer- savvy movie goers who made : Witch a megabit. Blair H itch was a marketing | son’s dream,” Amir Malin, Arl president, said. “It provided us| ample opportunities to promote ill get it out of the art-house ghettA find a commercial audience.” Neil Friedman, a sales aget |, | eight movies showing at Sutidfl said independent filmmakers sf| not head into the festival with tint- tie expectations that their movies! be the next Blair Witch. AN AGGIE TRADITION FOR SIXTEEN YEARS SPRING SESSION I DANCE LESSONS angiw CLASS DAY TIME LOCATION C&W I SUN 6:15-7:45 GRW 266 JITTERBUG 1 SUN 8:15-9:45 GRW 266 JITTERBUG I SUN 6-7:30 MSC 224 C&W I SUN 8-9:30 MSC 224 C&W II WED 7-8:30 GRW 262 ADV. JITTERBUG THUR 7-8:30 GRW 266 SIGN-UPS WILL BE IN THE MSC FLAGROOM 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Jan. 24 &25 CLASSES WILL START THE WEEK OF FEB. 6 AND WILL RUN FOR 4 WEEKS COST: $35 PER COUPLE $40 FOR ADVANCED JITTERBUG FMI: www.tamu.edu/aggie wranglers EXAS TECH -- U N I V E R s I T Y HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER Bachelor of Science Emergency Medical Systems Management sj M Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center proudly announces a new Bachelor of Science in Emergency Medical Systems Management degree starting August 2000. This unique program will offer certi fied paramedics an opportunity to complete a bacheic. degree with an emphasis EMS management. PrerequiC may be taken at any accredit 8 ! college or university. Our p'- gram is offered at TTUHS- Amarillo, Lubbock and OdeSf campuses. For information, please contact TTUHSC School of Allied Health (806) 743-3220 Email us at: alhadm@ttuhsc.edu