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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 /
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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®
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results-oriented marketing programs and assisting in the
creation and implementation of starters with excellent
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• SS or MS in Electronics/Electrical
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