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HELP WANTED
PT Receptionist, medical office, flexible
hours, good pay. Call 979-255-2789.
Restaurant Manager, part-time, restaurant
experience a plus. Call 979-268-5333
&ask for Alicia.
Room, board and stipend in exchange for
part-time child care (children ages 9,6
&5). Good driving record required. Call
567-6840.
Seniors and Graduate Students, Notes-N-
Quotes is currently hiring notetakers for
the Fall 2001 semester. Apply at 701 Uni
versity Drive, directly across from the
Blocker building or call 846-2255 for more
information.
Starting immediately at local concession
stands beginning at $6/hr. Call 694-3626.
The Callaway House: College Station’s
premier student housing facility is seeking
part-time night desk attendants. Drug
screening and background check re
quired. Please visit 301 George Bush
Drive West for an application.
Yard work, moving &painting 8/4
20-hrs /week, $7/hr. 846-6211.
-8/25,
Yoga Teachers. Some experience neces
sary. Will train in Anusara Yoga.
yoga@cox-internet.com ,268-3838.
MOTORCYCLE
1996 Kawasaki Ninja ZX6, 20,500mi, ma
roon. Excellent condition, $4,000. 229-
7926.
PETS
58g aquarium. Oak cabinet stand, tank,
top Slights, $300/060. Filter included.
Call Khrysti 691-2068.
Adopt: Puppies, Kittens, Cats, Dogs.
Many pure breeds! Occasional birds,
snakes, rabbits & others. Brazos Animal
Shelter- 775-5755.
Chinese Shar-Pei Puppies- full blood,
born 7/10, 2-black, 2-tan &1-fawn, $300.
823-1149, leave message.
Sugar Glider, 5-months old, female, cage
included, $200. Call 690-1671.
The Cat’s Cradle has felines for adoption!
Everything done except rabies and one
booster. 936-825-8610, 15-min. from C.S.
ROOMMATES
1-roommate, 3bdrm/2bth duplex, 1201-B
Webhollow in Bryan. Good location. 779-
1218.
2-female roommates to share large
3bdrm/2bth duplex, w/d, $300/mo. +utilit-
ies. (281)487-5579, (979)694-1786.
2-roommates needed, M/F, 4bdrm/4bth
condominium, University Place Condos,
swimming pool Shot tub. Call (979)758-
3437 or (979)481-1427.
3bdrm/1bth house in Bryan, 2-miles from
campus, $220/mo. +1/3bills, cable mo
dem. 775-7377.
F-roommate needed for August move-in.
New 3bdrm/2bth townhome. $400/mo.
696-7675.
F-roommate needed starting August, mas
ter bedroom w/private bath in 4bdrm
house, on bus-route, 12-min. bike ride to
campus, $315/mo. all bills paid. 764-
9385, Clare.
F-roommate needed, starting August, in
3bdrm/1.5bth, $250/mo. +1/3bills, 1-block
from campus. 764-7424.
F-roommate wanted, non-smoking,
3bdrm/2bth home. Call 690-9106.
F-roommates needed, 3bdrm/2bth new
home, $400/mo. +1/3bills, on bus-route,
w/d, cable- modem, garage. (210)659-
8812.
Female needed for 2bdrm/1bth duplex
$275/mo. +bills. Call 696-9981
Female needed, August move-in,
4bdrm/2bth apartment, $315/mo. +1/4util-
ities. No pets, furnished, on bus-route.
695-2227.
M-roommate needed in 4bdrm/2bth
house, close to campus &JJ’s, $300/mo.
+1/4bills. 693-3421.
M-Roommate needed to fill 1-bdrm in 3
bdrm townhouse ASAP! Bus route, cov
ered parking, pets allowed, $366/mo. +1/3
utilities. Call Kyle, 972-365-0334
M/F, 2017 Colgate, 3bdrm/2bth, across
from Wolf Pen, $350/mo. 220-2329.
Male to rent 1-bedroom in a 4-bedroom
house. Close to campus, $350/mo. +ultili-
ties. 774-4595
Master bedroom available thru May, for fe
male, 3/2 house. Fully furnished w/own
bathroom. $400/mo./o.b.o. 764-8465,
817-235-5734.
One F-roommate needed ASAP
3bdrm/2bth house. $200/mo. +bills, pool,
W/D, C.S. 696-9533
Room for rent. 2bdrm/2bth, furnished,
some utilities paid, $275/mo. +1/3bills, no
deposits. Available ASAP! Call 492-
3128.
Roommate needed to share 3bdrm/2bth
duplex on Rock Hollow. Starting August.
$350/mo. +1/3utilities. Private bed/bath,
fenced yard, shuttle route, lawn service.
822-4833.
Roommate wanted. Reduced rates. Ster
ling University, 3bdrm/3bth, subleaser.
Call (830)6257548, leave message.
Wanted: Male to sublease at Melrose.
Only $389/mo.! Incentive: 1st months
rent free w/approved lease! Contact Jenn
979-229-1809.
SERVICES
AAA Texas Defensive Driving. Lots-of-
fun, Laugh-a-lot!! Ticket dismissal/insur
ance discount. M-T(6pm-9pm), W-
Th(6pm-9pm), Fri.&Sat.- Fri(6pm-8pm)
&Sat(10am-2:30pm), Sat(8am-2:30pm).
Inside BankofAmerica. Walk-ins wel
come. $25/cash. Lowest price allowed by
law. 111-Univ. Dr., Ste.217. 846-6117.
Show-up 30/min. early. (CP-0017).
Free Pregnancy Test; Hope Pregnancy
Centers, College Station 695-9193, Bryan
846-1097; Post Abortion Peer Counseling
695-9193.
Stop using your cell phone for long dis
tance! Talk nationwide for a flat rate.
Less than $.01/min. Eliminates high
phone bills &sorting through pages of
numbers w/roommates. Next Generation
Communications 779-8492.
^2 News from The City of College Station,
Embracing the Pasty Exploring the Future.
# Join the Citizens' Police Academy
September 4 - November 20, 2001
Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Applications are available at the Police
Department, 2611-A Texas Avenue
For more information call
Officer Janice Kemp at 764-3579.
tJfianh IJxul (Being. CL CjeacL Sent!
The City of College Station Sanitation Division would like
to say “Thanks for being a good sort!” to the management
and residents of Sterling University and Walden Pond
Apartments for their participation in a multi-family/
apartment recycling pilot program.
For more information on College Station Recycling
Prbgrams call 764-3690.
Looking For A Job?
College Station
Human Resources!
Online -
www.lockon.com/iobline/cstx.htm
On Television - Cable Channel 19
On the Job Line - 764-3704
Or Call - 764-3517
me to the College Main Parking Garage
Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting
Saturday, August 25, 2001
11:00 a.m.
Please use the College Main Entrance
After the Grand Opening, walk to the Historic Northgate
Area for the Northgate Orientation Party! Refreshments,
Giveaways, Live Bands & more!
5^gglstratlon is now open for the e 6ity of
'College Station Neighborhood 'Conference!
Saturday, geptambar 16, 2001
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
^onfaranca ^antar (1300 egaorga jjuab Qrlva)
'For mora Information about tbla exciting avant, call
tba ^(aigbborbood garvlcaa Office at 764-6262,
sand email to ablll@cl.collaga-atatlon.tx.ua or
ragiatar onllna at www.cl.coUaga-atatlon.tx.ui.
Taking a Civics or Government Class?
Come to A City Council Meeting!
City Council Meetings are held on the second
and fourth Thursdays of each month in the
College Station Council Chambers in City Hall.
Hear Visitors: 5:45 p.m.; Meeting 7:00 p.m.
Call 764-3541 for more information.
Call the Energy Department at
764-3724 for details on
Summer Savings Solutions
a list of energy saving tips that
can save^ou from
Spending a bundle this Summer!
Master Composter Training Course
WHO: Anyone interested in learning more about backyard
composting.
WHAT: An intensive backyard composting course including
lectures, slides, videos, demonstrations and field trips.
WHEN: September 19 - 20, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.; September 22,
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (all class dates must be attended)
WHERE: Brazos Center, 3232 Briarcrest Drive, Bryan
COST: $15.00 (Includes compost bin, T-shirt, instructional
materials and Saturday lunch.)
Contact BVSWMA at 764-3806 to register.
IS SOMETHING BUGGING YOU?
It is time once again for everyone to
J (^\ get involved in mosQuito abatement!
As in any populated area, the cooperation of residents is
essential in mosquito abatement as they have the ability to
control the conditions of the largest amount of area within the
community.
Citizen education and involvement are the keys to a
community-wide abatement effort.
For a copy of the guidelines on how to reduce and
eliminate mosquitoes on your property, contact the Public
Works Department at 764-3690.
Fi?otJectJ
fclte Hecifil
As we enter the hottest time of the year, be aware
of heat injuries and how to protect yourself and
your family. Enjoy your summer safely!
For further information contact the
College Station Fire Department at 764-3705.
The George Bush Library & Museum Presents:
STRIPES & STARS
Through October it). 2001
For more information, or to obtain library and
museum information, call 260-9552, or visit on the
web at http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu or the Bush
Foundation at www.georgebushfoundation.org.
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News from The City of College Station is brought to you monthly by the College Station
Public Communications & Marketing Department. For more information call 764-3445, tune in to
Cable Channel 19 or visit the City’s web site at www.ci.college-station.tx.us.
Summer Graduates
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It’s a FREE block party
for all sraduatins students!
8.2001
Fropi 5:00-7:30 pm-
Clayton W. WUUmis Jr. Alumni Center
Please park in Lot 48.
Come celebrate your graduation with
FREE Fajitas, Music, Drinks
and GREAT door prizes!
Next Tradition
Get your
Association Sticker
The Association
OF FORMER STUDENTS
osiPy The, Aggie NeJUuonJc!
THE BATTALION
Indonesian
landslide kill
at least 64
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP)
— Torrential rains triggered
massive landslides, burying
houses and killing at least 64
people on a remote Indonesian
island, government officials said
Wednesday.
The landslides struck Tues
day after days of heavy rain on
the island about 60 miles oft the
northwest coast of Sumatra, said
Abdurrahman Nasution, a local
government official.
• Nasution said that rescue
workers were on their w r ay to
Sambulu village in the island’s
lew:
Landslides
killed more
than 60
MALAYSIA
huiian
Ocean
Nias Island
T
Kuala Lumpur
O
SINGAPORE
Telukdalam.
0 200 mi
200 km
VIETNAM
Philippine
Sea
THAILAND
PH/LIPPINES
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MALAYSIA
Indian Oct
0 600 mi
INDONESIA
o Jakarta
0 600 km
SOURCE: ESRI
AUSTRALIA
AP
mountainous interior,
least 62 people were
dead.
Police officer It
Meliala said up to 800re-1
were missing butcouldbl3in 9 ^
en shelter on high grounc:jj( I
Hood waters. JeDERL,
Meliala said there^ 200 la
more landslides in the' , er - gathe
the island, near the toi ie nber
Telukdalam, killing twop/jidlife ga
The officials saidmoKaLil ng, kill
100 houses were destroi:Myas run
hundreds of other homeiMS many
aged in Sambulu. VillagerB; atte 1 1
searching through the*
rubble for survivors. Br c ^ ''
I lendrik Gulo, anotkw ^ a Q q f
eminent official in Nias''
cv !• ■atagra
town, Gunung Sitoh, ^f ssion Par
bodies had been recoveralB^
I le said two rivers h3iK prm j s |\
their banks and floodedtt:Kg ec | w it
rounding countryside.M.^jeath ol
Sambulu village was stilh u ied shot
water on Wednesdayalt; (/ednesda^
had stopped raining. Huton wa
“With so much floo::rson G
are worried some bodies,': iChty on $
swept out to sea,” he said p r °ha
T hree earthq uakes-:® the wa
uring between 5.3 and.vwr'Q 5 '^ 6 ^
nitude — were recorded®" 1 r un ov ‘
Nias island on Tuesday f l: '
was not clear whether dr®
blors had contributed ® lstLH
disaster.
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Gay
IPauling,
marriages
become
in Germany
legal
■the Army
had two soi
Hi was the
iwaiden to
dity since 1
BERLIN (AP) — German gays exchanged vows at parte® WASH IN
ceremonies Wednesday, gaining rights previously resenedtasky^puter
ried couples as a new law went into effect despite fierceopp>:'J^ rnec ^ ' )Ur
from some conservatives.
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ters that
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Dozens of ceremonies across the country marked a victoryii®^ H 1
decade-old fight by gay rights groups to bring Germany in lines ar( ^
other European countries that have passed similar legislatiocBj^g nev
Berlin, Germany’s unofficial gay capital, vows were exchanj»cle Red I!
two members of the Greens party, which campaigned hardtoiCode Red
legislation. Ripped b
“We exchanged rings symbolically five years ago, but thisiat:ware 'p:
real thing,” said Gudrun Pannier, 36, beaming in a dark suitiriipoft opei
the wood-paneled registry office in Berlin’s Schoenebergdisrf 1
“We are all equal, so we should be treated equally,” said her,;
tically dressed partner, Angelika Baldow, also 36. Thecoupltl
changed rings at a brief ceremony in front of about 30 guests!" (y oc j e p e
The law allows gay couples to register their unions at goim, arounc ]
ment offices and requires a court decision for divorce. Sandfay mornim
couples also will receive inheritance and health insurancerighCibde Red li
en to married spouses. BCode Rec
T he law was passed by the lower house of parliament last worm,
but the upper house — where Chancellor Gerhard Schrot% same t
coalition of the Social Democrats and Greens lacks a inajonr r Psoft ope
voted to withhold some tax privileges granted to married couft he nev
Berlin’s mayor sent congratulations to couples registering
Beilin. M ar) y com
“You have taken the first step into new territory, wroteHhWtgd Ac
Wowereit, who became Germany’s most prominent openl;by security I
politician when he took power in June. Ricle Red II
Couples in three states — Bavaria, Mecklenburg-Wefets more t
Pomerania and Hesse — will have to wait before they canoMner than i
ly seal their partnerships, as authorities there have delayedum Website ■
menting the new law. ■'Q Micro
Germany’s highest court is considering an application to2000 (
conservative-led Bavaria to put the new law into effect imme® 0 ^ w hh
ly, but was no expected to rule in time. Gay groups plawiaL
protest Wednesday in Munich, the state capital. fronT
Bavaria, along with the eastern state of Saxony, unsuccesw e u se °™ u
sought an injunction in Federal Constitutional Court to preverm oj . ^
law from taking effect Aug. 1, arguing that the law violates a
tutional provisions protecting marriage and family.
Countries that have granted legal status to same-sex cou]
elude France, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Iceland,
Netherlands legalized same-sex marriages in April.
liplii
Hews til brief
Woman attacked
by hippopotamus
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A
hippopotamus reportedly at
tacked an 18-year-old woman
after she entered its cage and
plunged into its pool at a zoo
in the eastern Ukrainian city
of Kharkiv.
The woman, identified
only as Yekaterina, ignored
warning signs and dove into
the pool with a female hip
popotamus and its 6-year^
offspring, local newspap*
reported Wednesday.
The hippo picked upli
woman with its mouth^ p
shook her by the waist befc |
tossing her into the airj
papers said. Three zoo\
then rescued the woman,f
daily newspaper Fo/cfysaiii
The woman was I
ized in serious con#'
with broken bones
concussion.