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Acct 209 Acct 229 Acct 230 Chem 101 —s— Chem 101 Chem 107 C.'hcm 107 Tart I Mon Dee 3 7pm-10pm I’art I Wed Dee 5 7pm-1Opm Part I Wed Dec 5 10pm-l am Part I & Nen Material Mon Dee 3 6pm-9pm Part I & New Material Thu Dee 6 3 pm-* pm Part 1 & New Material Mon Dec 3 9pm-l2am Part I/New Material & Review Fri Dee 7 9pm-lam Econ 203 Nelson Econ 322 Fine 341 Fine 341 Fine 309 Fine 309 Info 303 Anthony Info 305 Math 131 Part I Mon Dec 3 5pm-7pm Part II Tue Dec 4 7pm-IOpm Part III Wed Dec 5 1 pm-4 pm Part II Thu Dec 6 7pm-1Opm Part II Thu Dec 6 lOpm-lam Part 111 Sat Dee H 6pm-9pm Part III Sat Dec H 9pm-12am Part II Tue Dec 4 6pm-9pm Part III Wed Dec 5 6pm-9pm Part II Fri Dec 7 6pm-9pm Part IV Thu Dec 6 I pm-4pm l*artTv Sun Dee 9 6pm-9pm Part IV Sun Dec 9 9pm-12am Part IV Thu Dec 6 6pm-9pm Part II Tue Dec 4 9pm-!2am Part II Sat Dec 8 3pm-7pm Part I Mon Dec 10 Opm-IOpm Part I Sun Dec 2 7pm-IOpm I Part II Tue Dec 4 5pm-7pm Part II Tue Dec 11 6pm-1Opm Part II Mon l>ec 3 Part I 1 Sat Dec 8 1 I arn-2 pm Part I Sun Dec 2 7pm-10pm f J- Part II Sun Dec 9 I lam-2pm Part II Mon Dec 3 7pm-IOpni Part I Sat Dec 8 11 am-2pm Part I Fri Dec 7 3 pm-6 pm OR 6pm-9pm Part I Sat Dee 8 3pm-6pm Part II Sun Dec 9 1 lam-2pm Part II Sat Dec 8 12pm-3pm OR 6pm-9pm Part III Sun Dec 9 12pm-3pm OR 6pm-9pm Part IV Mon Dec 10 3pm-6pm OR 6pm-9pm Part II Sun Dec 9 3pm-6pm Part III Mon Dec 10 9pm-12am Part IV Tue Dec 11 6pm-9pm Test Review Wed Dec 5 5pm-9pm Math 141/166 •0- Part I Mon Dec 3 7pm-9pm Math 141/166 Math 150 Math 151 Math 152 Math 251 Mgmt 209 Mgmt 209 Mgmt 211 Mgmt 309 Mgmt 363 Mktg 309 Mktg 321 Phys 201 Phys 201 Phys 218 Phys 218 Part I Fri Dec 7 9pm-!2am Part I Mon Dec 3 5pm-7pm Part I Mon Dec 3 Opm-11 pm Part I Mon Dec 3 11 pm-1 am Chap. 11,12 Mon Dec 3 6pm-1 Opm Part I Mon Dec 3 I Opm-1 am Part I Fri Dec 7 6pm~10pm Part 1 Mon Dec 3 10pm-1 am Packets Tue Dec 4 8pm-t Ipm Packets Tue Dec 4 8pm-11pm Review Fri Dec 7 lOpm-lam Review Mon Dec 10 l Opm-lam Part I Sun Dec 2 9:30pm- 12:30atn Part 1 Thu Dec 6 9:30pm- 12:30am Part I Sun Dec 2 6:30pin-9:30pm Part l I hu Dec 6 6:3Opm-9:30pm Part II Tue Dec 4 7pm-9pm Part II Sat Dec 8 9pm-12am Part II Tue Dec 4 5pm-7pm Part II Tue Dec 4 9pm-l 1pm Part II Fuc Dec 4 1 Jpm-iam Chap 13 Tue Dec 4 6pm-9pm Part II Tue Dec 4 lOpm-lam Part II Sat Dec 8 2pm-6pm Part II Tue Dec 4 lOpm-lam Part III Wed Dec 5 7pm-9pm Part 111 Sun Dec 9 9pm-l2am Part III Wed Dec 5 5pm-7pm Part III Wed Dec 5 9pm-11 pm Part 111 W’ed Dec 5 II pro-1 am Chap 14 W’ed Dec 5 12pm-4pm Part III Wed Dec 5 4pm-7pm Part III Sun Dee 9 2pm-6pm Part HI Wed Dec S 4pm-7pm -— in—sS© Part IV Thu Dec 6 5pm-8pm Part IV Thu Dec 6 1 lam-2pm Part IV Thu Dec 6 4pm-7pm Part IV Thu Dec 6 4ptn-7pm You can now buy tickets online at our website and avoid standing in ticket lines! Check out our Web Page at www.4„0andgo.com Part n Mon Dec 3 9:30pm- 12:30am Part 11 Fri Dee 7 9:30pm- 12:30am Part II Mon Dec 3 6:3Opm-9:30pm Part II Fri Dec 7 6:30pm-9:30pm Part 111 Tue Dec 4 9:30pm- 12:30am Part HI Sat Dec 8 9:30pm- 12:30am Part HI Tue Dec 4 6:30pm-9:30pm Part III Sat Dec 8 6:3t)pm-9:30pm —— Part IV Wed Dec 5 9:30pm- 12:30am Part IV Sun Dec 9 9:30pm- 12:30am Part IV W’ed Dec 5 6:30pm~9:30pm Part IV Sun Dec 9 6:30pm-9:30pm Tickets go on sale Monday at 4:00 p.m. 4.0 & Go is located on the comer of SW Pkwy and T* Ave, behind KFC next to Lack's. Check our web page at http://www.4.0andGo.com or call 696-8886<TUTOR) Page 2 Campus Jt th! E BATTALION Fish I Mate CRuajch Time at The EyOb Of THE SEMESTER. X Pvueb ANOTHER AIL - AH6H TER ... UERE So TiRsb (JE ZE dEL/RtovS! Abu) £V£ky little THW6 LJILL SE Fu/OaI? ! ITS Oaje of The F£u) Pews OF AX> SLEEP... , AaM Ml MUTE AJolV. IT 3 Goaja/A Be a lMH R°T- by R.DeLuna I V r_ MATT Cheney and a radical ment on old wheelchair te! Kamen said the batten ered scooter requires tricity. His Manchester, M based firm, DEKA Research Development, will oversees duct ion of the machine. The two-wheeled Sew; which looks like acrossbeM an old rotary lawn moweral modem scooter, travels at at speed of 17 rnph. Built-ingt scopes are designed to keep from falling over. Riders stand uprightoverii invention’s single axle,navia ing with a bicycle-like haul bar. A single battery chareeca Cloning Continued from Page 1 ed litters of transgenically- cloned piglets. “Today we are making good solid progress in our research, but we don’t have enough to announce anything new at this point,” Piedrahita said. Piedrahita and fellow researchers are continuing to conduct cloning experiments. following up on the progress of the cloned animals and develop ing new clones with ongoing pregnancies. ”We are currently studying the behavior and physical char acteristics of the clones that were created.” he said. Funding for Piedrahita’s research is from both public and private sources. “The majority, about 70 per cent, comes from the federal government,” Piedrahita said. “We also receive 20 percent from the state government and 10 per cent from private industries.” A&M has strongly encour aged cloning? research, Piedrahita said. “We receive a large amount of support from the University, from the infrastructure facili ties to general support," Piedrahita said. “It’s a great place to do this work.” propel the scooter 17 milesM level ground, and each hod charging provides enough^ for two hours’ use, Kamene: The U.S. Postal Strviit, General Electric and Nation: Parks Service will betkfe buyers, purchasing SO-poui heavy-duty models for $1,® apiece, according to Tune 65 pound, $3,000 cons® model will not be available it at least a year. Kamen was schedule unveil the scooter on ABC Good Morning Amenca Monday. ABC’s parent contjt ny. The Walt Disney Co., I sponsored Kamen’s robotbtii ing competitions for students Plans for the device werefc revealed on the Webs Inside.com almost a year a? leading to speculation aba w hat it was and would do.ltvt cation for Mayor Continued from Page 1 making sure our children are immunized and ask ing that we have a mayor who stands up and defends the city when it’s being attacked,” Sanchez said, referring to the Democratic assault on Houston during the 2(XX) presidential race. Sanchez, vying to become Houston’s first Hispanic mayor, lost to the city’s first black mayor. The general election, in which Sanchez and Brown beat white non-Hispanic city council member Chris Bell, stayed away from race and ethnicity. They became issues in the runoff, with one pro-Brown ad claiming Sanchez was an “imi tation Caucasian” for claiming “white” as his race on his driver’s license. However, in Texas “Hispanic” is not a race. All Hispanics must choose white, black, Asian, American IndiXn or other. Brown said the ad, which ran on at least one black-oriented radio station, was not his. code-named “Ginger” or “IT. Time said its article's was allowed to shadow Kr for three months, on condition secrecy. Other publicatioi including the /Vevc York fe were given advance informab on the project in return pledges to secrecy. The Associated Pressdebonair f offered an advance look; invention under certain con lions, but turned down thed Whoe^ ners” km South, cl chicken £ this beha’ inist and tice at Te and appre Lisa R major, sa peacefully ‘I thin nitely not women,” 1 can do foi think it sh While take offen recognizir “If a g; seems lik< if you dot man goes important by thanki may one By then it Not all a junior 1 stems froi “A lot i you’ for respect,” responsibi anything i Althou; are perhc IF YOU ORDERED a 2002 Aggieland and will not be on campus next fall to pick it up, you can have it mailed. 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