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Managing Editor Section Editors City Lifestyles and Entertainment Opinion Science & Technology Sports Night News __ Copy Chief Graphics Photo Radio Producer Webmaster Staff News Reporter __ Science & Technology Reporter Feature Writer Entertainment Writer Sports Writer Columnist Web Designer Radio Reporter Photographer Graphic Artist __ Cartoonist Page Designer Copy Editor *Deadlines: 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, for editor positions, and 4:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, for staff positions.Turn applications in at 014 (basement) Reed McDonald Building. Interviews will begin immediately after application deadlines. Page 12 WORLD Friday, Decent- THE BATTALION AIDS Day targets male roll GENEVA (AP) — AIDS cam paigners across the globe prepared to mark World AIDS Day on Friday with a message to men that they must take responsibility for their behavior to stop the spread of the deadly vims. "Broadly speaking,' men are ex pected to be physically strong, emo tionally robust, daring and virile. Some of these expectations translate into ways of thinking and behaving that endanger the health and well-be ing of men and their sex partners,” the United Nations AIDS agency said in a statement. Campaigners planned marches, vigils, religious services, promotions and entertainment events to bring home the importance of AIDS awareness. This year's theme is “Men make a difference.” "Men can make a particular dif ference — by being more caring, by taking fewer risks, and by facing the issue of AIDS head-on, U.N. Secre tary-General Kofi Annan said in a statement. “Until and unless we grasp that AIDS is our problem, we will be blind to the steps we need to take to protect ourselves and others against it. We will be powerless to reduce its impact. This applies as much to a leader planning the allocation of na tional resources as it does to a hus band planning his future with his wife or a father planning for the fu ture of his child.” According to a U.N. report issued this week, 36.1 million people are living with HIV/AIDS worldwide, and there will be 5.3 million new in fections during 2000. It is expected that 3 million people will die from AIDS, 80 percent of them in Africa. “Until ami unless we grasp that AIDS is our prob lem, we will be blind to the steps we need to take to protect ourselves and others against it” — Kofi Annan U.N. Secretary-General The Russian health ministry said Thursday that cases in that country had risen by almost 100 percent dur ing 2000. It said 90 percent of new infections were among intravenous drug users. In Nairobi, Kenya, the Internation al Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies appealed for $ 10.5 million to ensure that its 2 million vol unteers can make house-to-house calls in a decade-long campaign to raise AIDS awareness in Africa. It accompanied the; what it termed “a frankadiri that it has not been doingewi deal with the epidemic inAsiJ Rock ’n' roll concerts are J in China, Russia, Ukraine,! I .aos and Bcli/e to markWorliJ Day. In the Rwandan capital,i, children from all the seta] city will attend a gathering main stadium. On the Pacific islandofGJB 01 . 1 ^ "Light Up in Solidarity"crB^ l L calls on everyone to drive v PU re< lights on for the day. BP P a Sanatha Jayasuriya,theci:JB cs the Sri Lankan cricket team Bman invested as the latest Good ithv col bassador for UN AIDS inacMm Sc ny in Colombo. In Oslo,feHrs. T torch light parade will be Me [y for i International musicchatmelB is broadcasting “StayingAh® 30-minute documentan HIV/AIDS hosted by singer! Martin. "AIDS continues tobea;] issue, and there is still alotoii to be done to raise awareness the world." said Martin. Other celebrities, incliiiil cer star Ronaldo and rock; UB40 have joined in withmesj of solidarity. "If I am disappointedwiaj we shoot it again,” saidactorD Glover. "But with AIDS.their over. It’s up to you and me to!] the silence.” News in Brief Jake, mnaim Gulf Arabs urged to boycott U.S. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — With appeals to boycott McDonald’s and other U.S. products, Gulf Arabs are urging consumers to punish America for supposedly favoring Is rael over the Palestinians. The appeals, circulated in emails, made from mosque minarets and scribbled on college walls, have struck a chord among some who are shunning American fast food and fashion accessories. Germans begin mad cow testing BERLIN (AP) — Anxious to calm public fears in Europe's mad cow cri sis, German officials saidftiB ^ they will introduce mandato*' testing, check whether pas®] spread the disease and ^ burn huge stocks of animalH , power plants. l’ nls German lawmakers alsov£gf ma pected later Thursday to appr|G| 0| ^ immediate blanket ban onmf:i n i '| L , bonemeal feed after the firsiK jP man cows tested positivelasltgl^ heat off amp, fhe / latior lath tl The Aggie Ring Is A Family Thing! Ire th as Since I was the only girl in a family withtte I | brothers, Dave, my older brother, showed me the ropers 1 we made our way through school. So when I (kltt attend Texas A&M, it was a good feeling to knowthatn!) big brother was near by in a new and unfamiliar pta | During my senior year, Dave bought myAggieffis; as a Christmas gift. The note he included with therfl ■ read, “I hope your Aggie Ring will mean as as it does to me." 4 When I think about that moment it still bringste® to my eyes because it's such a special gift from sirth' special person. Not only are we brother and sister, we a;: also joined by the Aggie Spirit. I am The Aggie Network The Association' OF FORMER STUDENTS W&oiwTlt&AggteNetxAwki Email us your Aggie Network story at: Ringstory@afs.tamu.edu, and we just might use it in an upcoming issue. (979)845-7514 www. Aggie Network.com |yMa] \^Bu I ^ |as ki Ision |treet At ^eadin ■ssign hoton •ierra. Act >ickuj: ■latch ided i