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HomeCentral Stop by the Sears Service Center for: Reconditioned Stereo’s, TV’s, VCR’s, DVD Players & Tools - All reconditioned items have same warranty as new! Great prices on new dorm refrigerators, microwaves & vacuum cleaners. BRING THIS AD IN FOR s 5 OFF ANY PURCHASE OF s 10 OR MORE! Expires: October 26, 2000 1500 Holleman Dr., East • 764-0311 Page 2 NEWS riday, September 1,20 THE BATTALION iiday, September News in Brief Bonfire PITS: Garage free after hours with tag $12,000 diamonds reported stolen The only official calendar of Texas A&M University On Sale Now at the Texas A&M Bookstore in the MSC Produced by the Department of Student Activities, contact Ryan Williams at ryan@stuact.tamu.edu with questions TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY. C BUSINESS STUDENT COUNCIL Business Student Council Informational 1. Monday: September 4, 2000 @ 7:15pm Watch Wehner TV screens for room number 2. Wednesday: September 6, 2000 @ 8:30pm Watch Wehner TV screens for room number 3.Thursday- Social: September 7, 2000 7pm Fox & Hound * Must attend 2 out of the 3 events. ** Business Student Council applications due September 8 in Wehner 116 http://wehner. tamu.edu/bsc/ Parking, Traffic and Transporta tion Services (PTTS) announced last week that commuter students attending student organization meetings between the hours of 6 p.m. and 2 a.m. Monday through Thursday will be able to park in the Koldus Parking Garage for free. Students with blue parking hangtags will not be charged for parking if they enter and leave the garage during the designated time. Students entering the garage at 5:59 p.m. or earlier will be required to pay the standard rate of $1 per hour throughout their stay in the garage. For ticket validation, students need to present their parking tick et and blue hangtags to the cashiers. Free parking will not be avail able during OPAS performances. The College Station Police De partment (CSPD) is investigating an alleged theft of $12,000 worth of diamonds from a College Sta tion jewelef. Pioneer Diamond Corp. of Houston notified the CSPD about the missing diamonds, saying that it was unable to get in touch with the owner of the jewelry store, lo cated at 1405 Harvey Road, said Sgt. Dan Jones, public relations of ficer for CSPD. The diamonds were sent to the local jeweler on consignment to be sold in the College Station area. The profits were to be shared between the two busi nesses, Jones said. CSPD officials said that the store has been closed and that the investigation is pending. Continued from Page 1 KTFB is counting on the support of former students who have volunteered to step up and till the roles of the hand and yell leaders at the bonfire. The group has lawyers and engineers to oversee the planning and construction of the project. Several of these profes sionals are former students who sought out KTFB, hut the organization went out of its way to hire an engineer from the University of Texas-Austin to get “an unbiased third opinion.” Dyson said their leaders e< several backgrounds, includii Bonfire leaders. “People need to understar things need to be fixed, not en ed.” Dvson said. MSC Continued from Pagel le from former are the most significant changed this year 's MSC Open House. In addition to the new organizations, the f air will no longer be confined to the hallways of the MSC. This year’s ()pen House will spreadoui across the breezeway and into Rudder Exhibit Hall. Amanda Arriaga, part of the .MSC marketing team and a senior management major, said that ap prox imately 40 organizations will be located in Rudder Exhibit Hall ft [Stork :at- MSC ( Above all. KTFB said it cemed with having a safe ever The organization is merely a complete, safe engineered present to the students.” Dysot "We work for the students students are our w hole coneen number of organizations o set up on the breezeway, success experienced by Open House in previous ias not come without dif- Ian t said. H ih .*nt attracts large crowds complicate movement .• complex, particularly sually it is the freshmenthi c around and try and pick up | By Stuart Him The Battalion Michael ! parks and t< camping in 1 he was startle of a little pies Former Waco prosecuter targeted by counsel HOUSTON (AP) — The former prosecutor who warned Attorney General Janet Reno of a possible cov er-up within her own department has been told he is being targeted for prosecution by Waco Special Coun sel John C. Danforth. Former assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Johnston has been a target of Danforth's office since he spent three days under interrogation last month in St. Louis, two government sources told the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity. Johnston’s lawyer, Michael Kennedy, said his client has been told he could be indicted on charge' ing obstruction of justice and perjury. “This law office and Mr. Johnston believi was unfairly targeted for his frequent criticisi U.S. government and for blowing the whistl government's efforts to mislead the public al government's use of pyrotechnic devices age Branch Davidians,” Kennedy said in a statemi The charges reportedly stem from pretrial not ston made in 1993 that show he may have been at a meeting where “military rounds” were disc variety of booths,’ Altendorl. senior associate or of the MSC. “Typical!) pperelassmen know what vuni to v isit and don't stra\ >rs hope the additional 1 ease some of the con- inst the FISH by R.DeLuna Bor You should ALSO Buy Tut Lecture Notes, The Studv Ouide , The SepPLE^ENTARy STubY OuiDE , A/VD the SUPPLErtEtiT r T% OH, kAlocx ' HOT A] Non Mia Culpa by B-Hippie ROW ISN'T DOING SO WELL AFTER FNDNG FlS TOASTER GIRLFRIEND COSTS ONLY Dl£s,r^ Uft. ROW- vitp B DON'T WTHER \ ME! ^ -j/jr * s - “CRACKLE* 1 •<F 3 \ r \ ljt .. sl-J ^ ® gestion that has become synot mous with Open House. "That many people in this fa cility at one time can be rathe crazy, Altendorl said. “What limited us in the pa was the space issue, but nowth we have increased that weai concerned about having enougi tables. But even that is not muclt of a concern because wc can at ways go out and rent tables," Al tendorf said. A number of groups will be lo cated outside near Rudder foun tain and performing in the MSC Flagroom. Prev ions Flagroom demonstni- lions include.Iudoexhibitionsani performances by the Singing ( adets and the Aggie Wranglers MSC Open House is made possible by a $30 dollar fee paid by each participating studentor- ganization. In addition to prov iding facili ties for the event, the MSC ten- tiles all marketing functionsfot Open House. Whitewater Congratulations /Uf-f 2-eta Tau Alpha New Member Class iooohi Amy Adams Taylor Hrncir Elizabeth Allie Kelly Kendall Ashley Backus Kim Kervin Cynthia Ballenger Kristal Key Allison Barrett Kristen Kinsman Kimmy Bathurst Jennifer Kupper Amanda Bayh Nicole Lambert Kelly Beavers Lacey Loftin Raegan Birdwell Jenni Macklin Kirsten Boswell Laura Manning Cathryn Brown Melissa Marusar Catherine Burke Lea McKnight Susan Butler Ashley Mire Kellie Carter Pamela Nichols Erin Castagna Natalie Prewitt Kristina Cavazos Michaelyn Prowse Katie Chachere Dana Scott Kendall Chamberlain Stephanie Selaiden Erin Chandler Kayla Shurley Katie Christian Angela Sill Kellie Coleman Tara Stevenson Erin Crouch Anna Styra Christina Dawson Brittany Supernaw Shel Dean Amanda Thomas Lauren Dyer Summer Trahan Leigh Evans Shannon Trolinger Colleen Farley Ashley Tull Logan Fox Kelli Walker Hannah Francis Rhonda Weakley Rory Graham Jenna Wheeler Katie Grossman Jennifer Williams Melanie Grunwald Claire Hewes Katie Wolfe 254 BY J. GOLDFLUTE Ra&TgD app/xa/Gt OF m zeMLLc tt/outs Hump n; AGS / Continued from Pay f-iske and Stan ’s initial assigi ment when the office opened i 1994 was to determine whei there were any improper relatio: ships between the Clintons andth Madison Guaranty Savings Loan, which was owned byJaniJ McDougal. Mcfrougul and his ex-wifeS| san were partners with the Clintoi in the Whitewater land develcj ment in northern Arkansas. Madison Guaranty failed atf cost to taxpayers of $65 million.) Starr's office said last year ill the cost of the investigation wasf to $52 million, the federal goverj merit's most expensive special vestigation. The Iran-Contra prol| cost $47.4 million. A statement from Ray’s thanked Arkansans for servingo juries and grand juries. ADRIAN CALCAl c WORSHIP LED BY ROSS KING Sponsored by Compass College Ministries Grand Opening! 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