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The Guitar Store • Over 100 Guitars in stock • New Guitars from *99.99 •Used Amps, Guitars, & Bass’s •Buy, Sell, Trade, & Consignment’s Located on University behind the Golden Coral 260-7262 LOOKING FOR AGREATOPPORTONITY THIS SEMESTERP THE 12TH MAN FOUNDATION IS NOW HIRING FOR POSITIONS IN ITS TELEMARKETING DEPARTMENT ♦ Earn $6.00 per Hour* Plus Bonuses ♦ Gain Valuable Work Experience ♦ Help Put Texas A&M Athletics On Top * After the first 30 days Apply Online: www. 12thMan Foundation, coni/telemarketing 1 » Fabulous fashions for the new season on the floor now. 505 University Dr E Great Clearance Sale Is still en ter transitional fashions Ooen Sondav 1-5 268-9626 Wed & Thu until 8 sc MUD LOT 90 PARKING s 3.« ALL DAY! 00 SEMESTER PASS $ 200. LOCATION: NAGLE & CHURCH STREET Your Space Is GUARANTEED! WE DON’T OVERSELL PARKING SPACES kinko's i Student Appreciation Day Wednesday, August 29th 40 790 We will be serving free drinks and finger foods all day or until we run out. Come and see us to make your packets for school complete. Copy prices will be four cents for single sided copies on regular letter size paper. For color, prices will only be seventy-nine cents for a single sided, letter size original on laser paper. News j Page 2 A THE BATTALION Wednesday, August 29, 111 Fish by R.DeLuna WHoa/ what They closed the Road AVD the PARKlrtb Lors BY THE REC !> — funny sjde u p t "THAa/vc You For Tulo Y£AKS OF INCOsJVEaJIE/ICE. Sincerely - the STuDEVT 5o[>y i , - ‘‘Sv—a WHAT Do You Thia/'K ABout Furrimo A WATER. SLIDE W The All DDLE of Texas ave/vue DUDE, Dori'T AaTA6oa/izE THEM • Vc. idnesday Race bid" expected . to end for Akins by Josh Darwin DALLAS (AP) - I democratic gubernatorial cai date Marty Akins, a for® University of Texas qu® back, is reportedly plannir Identity Continued from Page 1A Furthermore, Kretzschmar said students should avoid leaving traces of credit card information. “If you get a carbon receipt from a credit card purchase, make sure you tear up the car bon copy,” Kretzschmar said. “Beware of telephone inquiries or questionnaire letters requesting personal informa tion. Tear up or shred all of your ‘pre-approved’ credit card letters if you do not intend to apply. Do not simply place it in a trash can. Anyone can take that same letter, fill it out, send it in and have a brand new credit card sent to them at a post office box, in your name.” Large concentrations of students in one place make the A&M campus more vulnera ble to these crimes, Kretzschmar said. “Con artists or thieves prey on young people who are inexperienced at protecting their personal belongings or questioning the motives of others,” Kretzschmar said. If you get a carbon receipt from a credit card pur chase, make sure you tear up the carbon copy. Beware of telephone inquiries or questionnaire letters requesting personal information. — Bert Kretzschmar head of UPD’s Crime Prevention Unit Lemay said accurately tracking the number of identi ty crimes happening on cam pus has been a challenge because they are often not reported. “This kind of fraud can happen without one’s know ing,” Lemay said. “If students are aware, then they report it. If not, they do not report it.” Identity crimes also are being committed in the B-CS community, where criminals will ask individuals for money. Kretzschmar said any appeals for money should be approached with skepticism. “Ask questions about the organization they are sup posed to be representing,” Kretzschmar said. “Be skepti cal, especially if they cannot answer simple questions about the organization. If you want to give money, give directly to the parent organization.” If ever approached on cam pus, UPD encourages individ uals to use one of the blue- light phones to report the inci dent or to call 911 directly. another statewide office. People familiar with Air. plans told The Dallas Mom. News in Tuesday’s editions^ the former All-American- now a Marble Falls attomeil will defer to multimillioiii Laredo banker and oilman Al “Tony” Sanchez Jr., whoisct sidered the Democrats’ fra runner. “Marty Akins, in the name party unity, is considering see ing some other race rather® running for governor in «k| would be a very tough-for primary.” a person familiars: recent discussions anxt Akins’ campaign aides J other political consultants 1; the newspaper. “The desire to defc Republican Gov. Rick Pem so strong that Marty is willinst consider this in an efforttomi;: the party rather than dodamag to one another in a primanA said the source, who spoke oc condition of anonymity. A formal announcement expected Tuesday, according!,’ the report. Akins may instead run fe comptroller, land commissione: or for a seat on the Te.u Railroad Commission, saii political consultants whospok on condition of anonymity. 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