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I KNOW WHAT I KNOW. WE COME & WE GO. IT’S IN THE BACK OF MY EYES Wa fCONOGRAPHlCS'ORIGINAL MOVIE POSTERS LArgesttraveling movie poster show on the planet POSTERS, LOBBY CARDS, 8X10” PUBLICITY STILLS, THE MATRIX, XLEEPY HOLLOW, RUN LOLA RUN, DOGMA, WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH, ENDOF DAYS, BENING JOHN MALKOVICH, AMERICAN BEAUTY, FIGHT CLUB, AND MUCH, MUCH MORE. Posters On Sale... In The MSC Feburary 14th - 17th (9:00am - 5:00pm) brougth to you by... MSC Film Society «1 never thought \ could teach- Kathy Henderson had never considered herself a teacher. But when she heard that many of her daughter's third-grade classmates couldn’t read, she decided to do something about it. She joined AmeriCorps and took charge of the school’s volunteer tutoring program. Seeing the students' grades soar showed Kathy she had the ability to change lives. Now the director of a literacy program, Kathy says, “AmeriCorps was the most rewarding experience I’ve ever had. Service will always be a part of my life.” Visit with an AmeriCorps recruiter at: The 8th Annual Liberal Arts Career Fair February 18, 2000 1 0:00am-3:00pm Rudder Exhibit Hall For additional information contact Homero Perez at C214) 880-7059 or E-mail hperez@cns.gov AmeriCorps*VISTA: Are you up to the challenge? 1 -800-942-2677 www.anriericorps.org ET www.4.0andGo.com or call 696-8886(TUTOR) Acct 209 Part I Mon Feb 14 4pm-6pm Part II Tuc Feb 15 4pm-6pm Part III Wed Feb 16 4pm-6pm Acct 229 Test Review Mon Feb 14[< 6pm-9pm Test Review >r] Tue Feb 15 6ptn-9pm Acct 229 Billy's Video Sun Feb 13 10pm Acct 230 Part I Mon Feb 14 9pm-12am Part 11 Tue Feb 15 lOpm-latn Part III Wed Feb 16 8pm-10pm Acct 230 Test Review Thu Feb 17 7pm-10pm . /■"' A - < f illlliil Econ 202 Dr. Allen Test Review Sun Feb 13 7pm-10ptn lllilillll Econ 203 Dr, Chun Parti Wed Feb 16 6pm~8pm Part II Thu Feb 17 5pm-7pm Econ 322 Dr. Allen Test Review Sun Feb 13 4pm-7pm‘ : / v ,-sJf’,.-' - / Info 303 Stem/Darcey Part 1 Sun Feb 13 5pm-7pm Part 11 Mon Feb 14 5pm-7pm PartUI Tue Feb 15 5pm-7pm Part IV Wed Feb 16 5pm-7pm Math 142 Part I Sun Feb 13 7pm-9pm Part H Mon Feb 14 7pm-9pm Part Ill Tue Feb 15 7pm-9pm Part IV Wed Feb 16 7pm-9pn» Math 151 Part 1 Sun Feb 13 9pm-l 1pm Part II Mon Feh 14 9pm-llpm PartUI Tue Feb 15 9pm~l 1 pm Part IV Wed Feb 16 9pm-llpm Math 152 Part 1 Sun Feb 13 1 Ipm-lam Part II Mon Feb 14 llpm-lam Part 111 Tue Feb 15 1 Ipm-lam Part IV Wed Feb 16 llpm-lam Mgmt 211 Rodriguez Part 1 Tue Feb 15 8pm-10pm Part H Thu Feb 17 6pm-8pm / ' ' If Part ill to be held on B Sunday r~ —v Mgmt 363 Non-Majors Review Wed Feb 16 6pm-8pm liftfl Si ISS® - gpinilii Tickets go on sale Sunday at 3:00 PM. 4.0 & Go is located on the corner of SW Pkwy and Tx Ave, behind KFC next to Lack's. Check our web page at bttp://www,4.0andGo.com CAMPUS Page 2 THE BATTALION Monday. Februan Businesses receive Valentine’s sales boos BY STUART HUTSON The Battalion Valentine’s Day is a time of reveling in the glow of a loved one for some students such as Amber Roden, junior geology major. “My fiance and 1 are going to the Cayman Islands to plan our wedding for next May,” she said. "To me, It’s a day to celebrate your love for somebody.” For others, Valentine’s Day is just another day. “My friends and 1 are just going to go out some where — probably to a coffee house — and just have fun,” said Emily Whitworth, freshman general studies major. “It’s not really any big deal.” But whether Valentine’s Day is “no big deal” or a “day to celebrate” for students, the day is always worth celebrating for local businesses who see a jump in busi ness this time of the year. “We count on this time of the year to help us through our summer months,” said Jerry Lalmanek, owner of University Flowers. “Valentine’s is our biggest time of the year.” Lalmanek said that on Valentine’s Day alone, her business will sell over 5,000 roses, 95 percent of which will be red. I ler second most profitable time of the year is Mother’s Day. Judy Hare, owner of Aggieland Flower and Gift Shoppe, said her business usually increases five-fold. “We usually do about 20 deliveries a day, but on Valentine’s we will do at least 500 in a span of two days,” she said. But even though her business may be booming, I hire said the holiday is not as profitable as one might think. “Prices get really inflated. It’s really a case of sup ply and demand,” she said. "I pay three times more for the flowers from wholesalers, but then I can’t sell them at three times my price because no one would buy them.” Hare said she raises her price only slightly over w hat she pays for the roses from wholesaler, so that she ac tually makes less per dozen of roses than she does dur ing the nonnal season. “1 do make more during this time of year because of sheer quantity,” Hare said. “But not as much as anyone who is buying the flowers might think.” Regardless of the price increase, Lalmanek said the roses are still her most popular item this time of the year. “Red roses .ire always the biggest sellers — at least for men’s gifts to women — because they are what you usually think of when you think of Valentine’s Day,” she said. “They really bring out those feelings of ro mance and love.” Hare said the majority of roses are bought by men for women, but a new item is vastly more popular for men, a snack basket. “Snack baskets have single servings oftfc cookies, chips, and all sorts of candy, 11 are said es are usually for women. But it seems women ally picking up the clue that ‘the way to a mat is through his stomach,’ and buying the basket y, February ( CHAD ADAMSThiD Blake Motley, a freshman biology major, a bouquet at the Botanica kiosk in the ma News in Brief Guide Dog REACH group supports National Condom Day become part of the birth control process, Griffith said. Condoms will be handed out in honor of National Condom Day by several student organizations on campus. Student Health Services, Health Education and Aggie Re porting Education about College Health (R.E.A.C.H.) will have in formation tables at the MSC and Commons today from noon until 1 p.m. to distribute information on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and hand out condoms. “We call condoms a double duty tool,” said Margaret Griffith, health education coordinator of the A.P Beutel Health Center. “They are protection against both unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.” “A lot of students are sexual ly active and we are seeing a lot of STIs,” she said. “They are not using condoms.” The health center offers daily STI testing for males and fe males and gynecological ser vices at the Women’s Clinic. Con doms are also available in the pharmacy. The pharmacy sells 10 condoms for $2. National Condom Day began in the ’70s as a way for men to Lesbian and gay weddings at Rudder fountain /alk Both a lesbian couple and a gay couple will be married in a mock wedding ceremony from noon until 1 p.m at Rudder Foun tain today. The Texas A&M branch of Na tional Organization for Women (NOW) is hosting the ceremony to prompt a discussion about same sex marriages. NOW will have information about the legal issues of same sex marriages, along with the history of same sex marriage leg islation. “We want to show lesbian and gay people who want to get mar ried [to the public],” said Amy Hinze, President of TAMU NOW and a junior political science ma jor. “They are people in a loving relationship that want to make a commitment." Hinze said University Police Department will be aware of the event in the case of any violence or problems. “We aren’t expecting any problems, but we will take pre cautions,” Hinze said. public and provide initial training f assistants or guide dogs for the dea Puppies are pro\ ided to puppy months of training. Six-to-eight months int lowing them access to all places as a full s ence and are familiarized with traffic situ national organizations such as Texas I loam with lifetime partners. Continual fromk it willeventualh beufe ke the dogs through the; raining, they receive a ig. They are taught basic : fterw ards. they are place; .•r\ ice Dogs, and then vea oses ai ates am again fc [day out of 3 iOW the one; about them, (sounds sin love y his holiday Allege is nc ii students a est Superm; ish’s desk. I jttK : more com students ha ie perfect si ;on know ho (any people how to mal r sweetie. St, 70 for secret Campus Calendar Tuesday lea decree is: ludius 11 forbi pudius felt m biers because [■e their famil : with the bli I his love for According to tht Kite a note to t Ir Valentine,' lentine card it Valenti Aggie Toastmasters: Learn public speaking and interviewing skillsrMegendary ac sible certification. Will be in Rudder .it 8:30 p.m. check blue scret Bg ago has on more information please contact Laura at 695-2833. BSo guys, do .. 14 jig to do fop Brazos Valley Coalition for Life: We will be holding our second annualfu!i(Jpj n jj ns , l j lc j [our Valentine’: ■ar motive. It Rneone to tak Orthodox Christian Fellowship: We will be re.iding and discussing//;’f 1 ' ' 11 la ^ e a All Faiths Chapel at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call Susan at 69£3hi Aggie Lutherans Treehouse: Join us for a bible 7 - 8:30 p.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church lo tudy, fun, and fete" ated near Northgale. oe holding our second annual V ing benefit “Believe" from 6-9 p.m. at the Brazos Center. We will have; auction, dinner, and presentation. Tickets will be $10 for adults and: students. For more information contact Lauren Guide at the BVCLof Wednesday Agnostic & Atheist Student Group: There will be a discussiononwhf pie believe in God at 7 p.m. in Rudder 707. Contact Jason at 7311: CORRECTION In Friday’s article, “A&M shows lack of faculty diversity," Lawrt' Sullivan Ross was incorrectly reported as the first president ofTei A&M. The first president was Thomas S. Gathright. Li BEAT THE CLOCK Mondays 6-8pm The Time You Call Is The Price You Pay!!!! 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