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Eastgate Barber Shop Now Open! I I I Walton Drive Located across from the main entrance to A&M Gene, Linda & Janice formerly of Southgate Barber Shop Theresa formerly of MSC Barber Shop CORP CUTS s 6 • REGULAR HAIRCUTS $ 8 Mon-Fri Sam - 6pm • Sat Sam - 5pm 694-2908 Page 2 A COME AND “SURVIVE” TEXAS A & M’S BLOOD DRIVE FEBRUARY 5 TH -8 TH , 2001 TIMES 9 A M.-5 P.M. 9 A.M.-5 P.M. 9 A.M.-5 P.M. I P.M.-9P.M. LOCATIONS MEMORIAL STUDENT CENTER SBISA DINING HALL WEHNER (WEST SIDE CAMPUS) COMMONS LOBBY FEBRUARY 9 th , 2001 9 A.M. TO 2 P.M. - ALL LOCATIONS *T-SHIRTS FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS* Sponsored by: AOQ Carter BlcddCare > ourCimmnnuy S<M ■ fw+'rttfit Hlwvi K filter FOR YOUR PAST, YOUR I T -( or- PRESENT AND YOUR FUTURE ’THE THREE-STONE DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY RING John D. Huntley Class of ‘79 313 B South College Avenue College Station, TX 77840 (979) 846-8916 CAMPUS Wednesday. Februan'i THE BATTALION BVednes FISH by R.DeLuna Wolf Pen He-/ , THAT'S up TisdALZ rv WHY AKE X You Fl/E MuJJTES AGO... You SroPPl/Ob? TALIC£X> To Continued from % akeol X FEEL OBLIGES To STop. You're A 6oob FRIEMS. XT uouco BELITTLE 0°* FZieajdsmp IF I'D fWE XUST L)/lVE^ AMD kEPr UHkluJC.. Apt #160 by Kylew Can I eat your spleen? the Wuss Cookie « Adrian Wednesday Campus Calendar Thursday United Campus Ministries will be holding praise and prayer wor ship services from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at All Faiths Chapel in the medi tation room. The National Association of En vironmental Professionals will hold a general meeting with a guest speaker in 113 Peterson at 6:30 p.m. The Texas A&M Roadrunners will meet at the 12th Man statue in front of The Zone at Kyle Field Mon day through Thursday at 5:30 p.m., and Friday at 5 p.m. for daily runs. All skill levels are welcome. For more information, contact Chad Henderson at 764-8637. Democratic Socialists of Texas A&M will be meeting from 7to 8:15 p.m. in Rudder 402. For more information, send email to socialists@stuorg.tamu.edu or check out the Web page at stu- act.tamu.edu/stuorgs/socialists. Friday Future Aggie Law Enforcement Officers will be meeting at 7 p.m. in Rudder 407. United Campus Ministries will be holding Aggie Supper from 6 to 7:20 p.m. at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church (315 Tauber). If you have any questions, call Kyle at 846-1221. United Campus Ministries will be holding Bible Study from 5:45-7p.m. at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church (Guidance Cen ter). Any questions, call Kyle at 846-1221. and warrant a landscape makeo ‘'One of several goals is prove the drainage,” Smith said, are going to correct the problei put in new storm drains.” The man-made lake behinil Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheate!| emptied because the banks of tk" and much of the creek have causing silt to collect andmak: water muddy. Smith said erosion along the bank has caused problems forai one business in the area: the Creek Car Care Center. "The erosion literally undent the car wash’s parking lot,”S said. "We aim to reduce theen and stabilize the banks, sothes will be much cleaner.” The project is monitoredIiBBy Mi Wolf Pen Creek Oversight Cor tee, which is composed of a Council member and represent: from the Wolf Pen Creek Taxis ment Finance Board, the and Zoning Committee, the We Creek Design Review Boardar College Station Parks and Recr; Board. The George Bush Drivee sion will cost approximate!; million. Smith said. Young Bio Contractors Inc. of Bryaa awarded the contract. Thece eludes all utility work, streel and sidewalks. McClure Engineering of C: Station will handle the landsc for the creek and new recra trails. Although the projectk yet been put up for bid, Smiths expects this part of the projects: about $1 million. Steve Beachy, a membero oversight committee and direc College Station Parks and Rea said there are very few proble: preparing to begin the project. "So far, we are still trying quire a few stray tracts of k the trails and footbridges,”hi "But the area between the posed) George Bush extensiot gift be Holleman will be prettier and ulous decorative.” Ify Some trees will have to beA ness, ficed in order to complete the forma Pen Creek renovations, butsM^ m ., said new trees will plantedaftei at ^ project is. completed. Ak. 1 ^ name; nets aj T/je Mi cial sc gift-sl to get Valera thing biolo^ Mi shoul< G.,Bi On to 0WJ tine’s Ms you ai get yc be a cl proble On a juni script] “T1 12 iss not ge initely a nice Bn creek bottoms will notteifoku concrete. “This project is a _ the city,” he said. “As'partofthtl P ron i ° l sign, the wetland habitat f J southwest corner of Dartmouth) and Holleman Drive] is; I good the ha: nounct preserved. Construction willt! stuffw long time, but dramatic change 1 the ca be visible in the next coupi > and fi: years. Rankings Theft Continued from Page 1A Continued from Page 1A In the short term, this honor will improve the image of A&M MBA students while helping stu dents gain better positions in the long term. “Everyone wants a better and brighter career. This ranking helps us get the attention of the best corporations, ” said Steve Hahn, a current Lowry Mays MBA student. The Lowry Mays MBA program teaches skills essential in the business world, such as teamwork, communication, strategic decision analysis, glob al awareness and problem solving. “Our MBA program is a means to an end,” Robertson said. “It helps students get where they want faster.” opportunity,” Kretzschmar said. “Lock your bike to a bike rack. Lock the bikes with a case-hard ened steel U-bolt-type lock. Do not buy a cheap U-bolt lock be cause that’s exactly what you are buying. Use the U-bolt lock properly. Go through the frame of the bike, the back wheel and the bicycle rack.” Kretzschmar said the aver age U-bolt lock starts at about $30. He also said students should register their bikes with Parking, Traffic and Trans portation Services (PTTS). “PTTS will keep a record of all vital owner information, in cluding the serial numbers,” Kretzschmar said. “If a bike is registered with PTTS or en graved by UPD, this helps the police positively identify the owner. Without positive identi fication, students may be buy ing their own bike back at an auction.” The recovery rate for stolen bicycles remains low, Kret zschmar said, because most bikes are recovered through investigations, the bicycles on campusot ficers witnessing bicycle According to crime-] tion reports, most on-c; bicycle theft is commilit students and juveniles. “Last year, we had a where a student living ina. was stealing bicycles and; ing them at strategic locai around campus using his lock,” Kretzschmar said." he would find a buyer for: ticular bike and then goge of his stolen bikes to sell (Oi [ I I lEIIIIIIINIIlllllllllll I |s 1 jj! , |j||jjj|| ,11 ;j I |l| j|||| posters • unique aggie t-shirts • framed art • texas a&m caps and visors your fashions that won’t leave you broke. 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