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Thursday, October 19 th 7:00 PM MSC292A prizes awarded ♦First place prize: $1000 •Second place prize: $750 •Third place prize: $1 . » X 4 Petnons with disabilities please call 845-1515 to inform us of your * special needs. We request notification three (3) working; days prior ^ to the event to enable us to assist you to the best of our abilities. * sa % r “1 ft * WE GIVE A BREAK Students get 10% off any service with valid student ID! Haircuts reg. price $12.95 Adults, $10.95 Kids Shampoo & Style $14.95 & UP Color & Highlight $39.00 & UP Curls, Bodywaves & Texture waves $39.00 & UP Stop in and receive a free Gold Card - good towards free haircuts and discounts on hair care products! Most major credit cards accepted - No appointment necessary. 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W0UI-!) 1 I* LLL Hf/vj Lmoct- sfWc tme Moment? Apt. #160 by Kyle w going to the sixth floor to gel] material, they can makerequ the items at the main circulati® Eric Zimmerman, a Brazol ty agent of the Texas Agriculln tension Service, said batsaren mally aggressive. “Very, very seldom are I gressive,” he said. “Unless it d voked or there was a conuiKU find it odd that she would geT especially in the area of thefroj Stephenson was unable toe details about how the biting haj Zimmerman said some caves have as many as 20 milli^ living in them, hut despite thek population, the incidence of rsj relatively low. “Bat bites should always kl sidered potential exposure [tohj and treated accordingly,” head Zimmerman said the freetail bat migratory. Its M about 4 inches long with a wkj of 11 to 13 inches. In the meantime, Gilreatha dents to remain calm and ton tempt to capture the bats. Watch IyJust \The Bai It CC Ipromin Ipressioi [has bee [escape t [routine, jknown, At Tc jpronoui film en I Film So They I only use Lively su body. A1 {with the is an inti ! them fro their ! sure to tl Throi ! A&M hi ence the movie it makers, Thou an institi ! sity and MSC Fil the stigr grams in the grou people a' the heart chair and Hernand name me deeper as “The turnouts, views an use those about fih about filn kind of: Cup of Jo BY NOTORIOUS L.I.B. Continued from! choice — Democrats. Toshia Wetzel, a senior a tural development major in: dance, said that although thef did not change her vote, it did a her to better see the difference tween the two candidates. "The debate made Bus\\W. 3 more of a dumb ass th/V thought in the past,” she sd" most important point made ini bate was probably that Bustiisl from the big government in^f ington; he’s from Texas.” Following the debate, Dr.Pas Hurley, a political science proftj led several students in a diseffi about the debate and whether oil effected their votes. “Based on the responses,! bate did not effect most people's! because most people said theycr in with a candidate preferencea body was converted to anothefd date preference,” she said. SALES PROFESSIONAL Nation’s largest Home Builder and Fortune 500 Pulte Corporation (NYSE) seeks goal oriented people to contribute to the growth of its Texas Divisions (Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin). Following formal training and salary/draw period, our unlimited straight commission structure provides for potentially high compensation ($99,000+ Average). 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