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I and t Memorial Student Centei’ ommittee for the Awareness Mexican American Culture CAMPUS Pag' e 2 THE BATTALION Tuesit • Proudly Presents: d ► ■ ~ ~ i Third Annual Clncc de Hare alent Ihtw & Awards Ceremcnv Right on target mi aaaXaaaaa^v^ If you are Interested in submitting an act. pick up an application form from the CAMAC cubicle in ihe Student Programs Office located in the second iloor of the MSC. •Deadline for submitting acts is April 25. 2000. Auditions Date: April 25. 2000 Time: 7:OOp.m. Place: Rudder 701 Dress Rehearsal Date: May 1.2000 Time: 4:OOp.m. Place: MSC 201 For more information call: 845-1515. ask for CAMAC, or 260-6054, ask for Martha SOPHOMORE ON-DECK PIZZA PARTY / r 4PPI^|lpiiliPNIWH|PIPW®PplNpWfl (-Ey CL/\SS op ’02! Come join The Association of Former Students for some pre baseball fun at Olsen Pavilion. We'll have FREE pizza and refreshments. So bring your appetite and have some fun with your classmates, compliments of The Association of Former Students. v • v ; *, ^ V - V TEXAS A&M 1 vs. SAM HOUSTON STATE STUART VILLANUEVA'I hi H Tom “Longhair” Slaton demonstrates his archery skills during a begmni archery class at the Student Recreation Center on Monday. Slaton trave over the the country doing demonstrations and competitions with his lor bow and other primitive weapons. Tuesday Campus Calendar DATE: April 25 TIDII: 5:30pm GAME: 7:00pm WHERE: Olsen Pavilion The Association OF FORMER STUDENTS W&aA&Tlte,AqqteN(itiA>o>tkJ For more information, coll Campus Programs at 979-845-7514 Brookhaven College ★ Cedar Valley College Summer's ^Si0yool! Aggie Lutherans Treehouse: Join us for a Bible study, fun. and fellowship at 7-8:30 p.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church lo cated near Northgate. Aggie Toastmasters: Learn public speaking and resume building. We will be in Rudder at 8:30 p.m. Check blue screen for location. For more information, please contact Laura at 695-2833. University Undergraduate Fellows Sym posium: There will be presentations of the fellows’ completed research on Rudder 5th floor at 7 p.m. preceded by a reception at 6 p.m. on Rudder 2nd floor. AAF: Elections in Wehner 136 at 7:30 p.m. For more information call Marie at 847-0686. Future Aggie Physician Assistants: We will have our last meeting of the semester. Come talk with those who have applied and been accepted at Garcia’s Mexican Restau rant at 7 p.m. Contact Lori at 696-8593. OCF (Orthodox Christian Fellowship): We will be reading liturgy and having officer elections at 5:30 p.m. at All Faith's Chapel. For more information call Susan at 696- 3112. University Undergraduate Fellows Sym posium: There will be presentations of the fellows’ completed research on Rudder 5th floor at 7 p.m. Friday Texas Student Education Association: There will be a guest lecture by Diane Gra ham called ”0ur Student Teaching Se mester” at 8:30 p.m. in Koldus 110. Con tact Jamice at 694-7270 for more information. Saturday Wednesday Aggies for Life: There will be a display entitled “When Does Life Begin?” at 11 a.m. at Rudder Fountain. Contact Amber at 693-5957 for details. Texas A&M Veteran's Association Fa jita Fest/Cook-off: 12 p.m.-6 p.m. at VFW Hall -1447 S. FM 2818, North of Vil la Maria. Applications at http://www.earthcorp.com/toddm. For more information, contact Todd at 775- 4657. Delta Sigma Theta: Community Play- day, where everyone comes together to play games, win prizes and eat free food will be held at the Neal Recreation Center at 1800 Martin Luther King Blvd. Student Activities: There will be a Stu dent Leadership Retreat Center design fo rum in the MSC Flagroom at 2 p.m. Thursday Tuesday, May 2 Catholic Students Association: There will be a general meeting in Rudder 707 at 7 p.m. Enjoy your summer vacation! Don’t come to campus, take courses online! Graduate Christian Fellowship of Inter- Varsity Christian Fellowship (Grad IVCF): Grad students meet at 7:30p.m. for Bible study, prayer, fellowship, and snacks. Please see our Website at http://stat.tamu.edu/~inlow/ivcf.html for locations and more information, or call Jen or Mark at 764-1552. Saturday, May 6 Pacesetter 2000 5K run sponsored by Leadership Robertson County Alumni As sociation. Run takes place at 8 a.m. in Calvert, TX. This run is in conjunction with Calvert's Maypole Festival and Historical Home Tour. Contact Cathy at 979-279- 2173 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. for more information. White Hoi blames the ay. April 25, 2( Miami fmfechr BY JU The I orship new. T cient E WASHINGTON (AP) The While Houseio i Man Gonzalez's Miami relatives forforcingthegtwi the armed seizure of the boy, asserting that "noncofi happen” if they had respected the law and allowed united \s ith his father. I he administration also said it was properforfedrly^ne | roni [yj, <. an \ a i-.ipons u hen they stormed the house. "Ik » ece followed ll mation that there might be guns in ihe house. outimii(B )I1 j'| 1( , usan , presidential spokesperson Joe Lockhart said. psaiv no dilVere Meanwhile. House Judiciary CommitteeQair.^e to the sp Hyde R-lll., announced a “preliminary inquiry!;! , 0 i V i;s spending tec stall'into Saturday's pre-dawn raid. The inquiry,v R a darker eo wind up as hearings, will look into whether the useo:' -Ami as always, .ippiopi t.iie or neeessan, Hyde sard in a statement ister and more co Attoiney General Linet Reno will meet onIiit> M|tji\ inee\perii m wnh Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott,M Joe Koen. a sei sw er questions about the raid, Lott spoktspe ijorj said that tan ( zw .irtaeki said I ott also has invitedaboutadozs: yepfiirn a quiek r ators to the meeting, he said. pdu lock better President ( linton fell the raid was “the rightth budon't feel like was the only alternative remaining,” Lockhart said - y,e\en though y( could base been avoided. None of this had to hapy lentil. da\ inelas poned because the family did not respect the legalp Freshman genei that dictated the father should be reunited with the janw said he has En route to New York City w ith Clinton today,L nahandl'ul oftime out Clinton's meeting u ith Elian and his father. Jim!; “It's relaxing." 1 zalez " I hat would be the last thing that would beiitk.|Bhave time to interest,’’ he said. Hid I don’t wai . d to seeond-guevuheg llknningbefore eetets u haisoe\ er." she said, (tpllace, aeeorc ' I tned my level best to make sure we avoided:: tards, an employ and 11 I bent over backward, so be it," she said on nd a freshman gi day ' “I’m satisfied with the result." |esaid that busir Murislcy sis (lonzalez, a cousin who looked after tjghjhe fore spring e w.is in Miami, md the b v \ twogreat-undesle:: sRii gDance, ton hotel i>'d.iv lonx io speak lo wluicvenvehaveioHgot alan Ivfo Cf wnh I Iran and hw faiher. She said the M " ’Hoen said said ; pose no risk to the lather because “we are in histerr iingregiment befoi \rn broke into the Miami home of tk'^1 went liMimes lives c.ii ly Saturday only after negotiations with the e said. “1 was getl produced mixed signals, Reno said. "We weretoldw reak but 1 got dr a deal if we did certain things and we did it anditei assed out on the b 1 he \\ lute I louse accused Republicans-—in pan. othe tan was pretty Majority Whip Tom Del ay ol Texas —ofplayinp: Getting a tan pi the case and making "vv ildly inaccurate statement^ nder-the-sun aetiv "Tom Del.ay went on television yesterday anfcffilt of sense until om no warrant in this case, that they didn’t get a sertbAhareasonsbehiti' I nckhart said. “It's factually not true, andeasilyc • think peoph y» hi re not try ing to play politics. ” opposite sex, you I The federal government worked hard to make s\iic m ( uban refugee was reunited with his fatherinapeace&H untary way, Reno said. "We tried and tried."Inthecii'Jj vv hat w e had to do and we now need to move forward®' this little boy and his father a chance to heal.’ A longtime friend of Reno, Aaron Podhurst, waste the negotiations with the Miami relatives Thursdaya»i the phone with the attorney general just before the raid tied out. “I believe a deal was within minutes or an ha' he told NBC. “I was shocked, I was disappointed lieve what I was looking at on TV.” Podhurst said he talked to Reno shortly after her of his disappointment. “She was as sadasl’v her,” he said. Ilian and his father are staying at Andrews Air Foe outside Washington, where some of their Cuban rein demanding a meeting. The custody battle that has mid lines around the world is also getting renewed members of Congress while the family awaits the nesi; tion on the case. ATM Continued from Rick Floyd, associate vice president for finance,aid vv ith student leaders about the changes before they we: j: and student leaders were responsive to the changes. || But Floyd said students who find the new servicil venient still have the option of going offcampusio withdrawals. “I certainly hope it isn’t an inconveniencetothestudi^ to the extent that it is, we apologize for that,” Floyd said “But the equipment simply isn’t going to for that.” The new ATMs will be located in the Commons Loth Memorial Student Center, Pavilion, Reed Arena, Airport and the Ag Cafe. There will be no increase in the surcharge for stud® do not hank with Wells Fargo, formerly known as Non/ Take the classes you need this summer with DALLAS Distance Learning. ✓ ✓ Affordable! Transferable! ■ DALLAS" ✓ Over 100 courses you need are offered! For more information visit http://telecollege.dcccd.edu or call the Distance Learning Hotline at (972) 669-6400 or toll-free at 1-888-468-4268. 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