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Available July 1. Call 694-9784.
Irm/tba brick duplex. Fireplace,
actions, fenced yard. College
)75/mo +bills. No pets. Available
13-8534.
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'releasing special of $900/12mo.
■)00/9mo. lease. Pets ok with n/r
$300. Please call Tommye Bar-
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May-August, health club mem-
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Mid-Aug Melrose Apts. 1bdrm in
furnished, w/d, ethernet,
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Micala 680-3343.
2-Male Christian summer sub-
3/2 house, mile north of campus.
+split bills. 260-5935.
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mhome unit, 2bdrm/2bth, w/d,
impus, $750-(-utilities. (713)978-
lourplexes, new construction,
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hgatefourplexes.com.
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Apartments. 1600 Southwest
SO-deposit. Prelease now for
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rslmonth rent. (979)693-6540.
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iplexes. 2bdrm/2bth, w/d connec-
rad. $680/mo. 693-1448.
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FOR RENT
Summer sublease, 1-room available in a
3bdrm/2bth duplex, $330/mo, 595-1297.
Close to bus-stop.
Summer sublease, large 3/2 house off
S.W.Pkwy. Fully furnished, sprinkler sys
tem, jacuzzi, 3-4Christians wanted. 694-
9748.
Summer sublease, May-Aug w/option to
renew. 3bdrm/2bth house, dogs ok,
$850/mo. 823-4488.
Summer sublease, The Zone, 1bdrm/1bth
in 3bdrm/3bth. Furnished, DSL/cable, TV
included, w/d, individual lease. $425/mo.
-(-utilities. Mark 574-7670.
Summer sublease- 4bdrm/3bath Mid-town
townhouses on Holleman. Good location,
w/d. $350/mo. 693-1635.
Summer sublease. 3bdrm/2bath Hickory
Park Duplexes, $900/mo, May paid. 694-
1267.
Summer sublease. 2bdrm/1ba. Available
5/18-8/13. $520/mo +util. $25 application
fee. No deposit. 693-0985.
Summer sublease. August rent free.
2bdrm/2bath, $392/mo, newly furnished.
764-9219.
Townhouse. 2/2, 3/stories, decks, pool,
w/d, covered parking. Garage apartment
1/1, w/d, swimming pool, available 6/1/02.
696-0091.
University Commons summer sublease. 1-
room in 2bdrm/1.5ba $382/mo for
June/July. 696-5195.
University Place condos, 4/4 with all ap
pliances. Pool, hottub, volleyball.
$ 1400/mo No smoking/ pets. Available
Aug. 690-0545.
Walking distance to A&M. In Northgate.
2bdrm/1ba studio apartment. $525/mo
-t-bills. No pets. Available May-15 or pre
lease for fall. 693-8534.
Washers & Dryers For Rent. Don’t buy,
rent a washer & dryer, $28/month (plus
tax). UniversityLeasing, Local, Faster,
Better! 764-3902
www.universityleasing.com
Why pay rent? Stop throwing $ away.
Buy and rent the other rooms out. Live for
free! Broker Century21.
www.AndrewSmithOnline.com
Wow! Brand new 3bdrm/3ba duplex!
1400sq.ft, Maytag app& w/d, security/
sprinkler syst. $1100/mo. Yulin, Coventry
Glen Realty. 846-2894/ 764-9021.
FOR SALE
1966 Gibson LG-1 with pickup, Tobacco
Sunburst $600; 1996 G&L Solid Body
Stratocaster with Case $500. Call Shane
485-0797.
2000 Honda scooter CH80 elite, black
with helmet, auto start and shift, warranty,
1,000-miles, 80-c.c., $2000, (210)481-
1744, (979)695-6472.
2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport. Loaded, extras
$18,500 negotiable. Day/(832)590-5365
Night/(936)449-6971, e-mail/rejmh ©ya
hoo.com
3bdrm/2ba, 2-level deck. Listed $35,000.
By owner. 691-8775.
3bdrm/2bth home, berber carpet, tile floor,
wood blinds, sprinkler system, on shuttle
route. $99,000. 823-7561.
3bdrm/2bth homeplex, end of cul-de-sac,
on bus route, close to everything,
$90,000, (817)645-6097.
55-gallon aquarium with stand, $250. Call
Lee 979-229-2012, leave message.
Ags! 4bdrm/2bth, 2-large living areas, 3-
back porches, 1409 Angelina, C.S.,
$146,500. Broker Jim, 696-1444.
Barnwood Furniture. Perfect condition.
Coffee table $75; kitchen cupboard 5’x3’
$150; entertainment center 5’x5’ $300.
485-0746.
College Station 2-story: 2bd/1.5bth
-i-study, living room, fireplace, w/d, and re-
fridgerator, fenced 70’s. Show end of
April. Call Jere Hill 281-333-3664.
Four Kumho 235/75R15 tires with less
then 5K wear $300, TI-85 and TI-86 $60
each. (979)695-6771
Get $300 AT&T Wireless will pay to end
your current contract and give you $300.
Call Kyle 979-571-9402 or
kylestolarski © hotmail.com
HP Pentiuml, good word processor, in
good condition. $300 obo. Call Jason
693-6395.
Kegerator $390/obo" Comes with ail
equipment and keg shell. Compartment
for storing frosty mugs and/or liquor bot
tles. 764-1597^
Mobile home, 3/2, appliances included.
Storage building, covered deck +carport.
In nice area, $16,000. Great for students.
979-776-6771,979-575-8715.
Nice college home! 2.5 miles from cam
pus. 3bdrm/2bth. 1708 Beaver Pond.
779-6636.
HELP WANTED
$$$Dancers, dancers, dancers$$$. Flexi
ble hours. Silk Stocking 690-1478. 18+
only.
$7,500 avg/ummer. Looking for sharp, in
dependent students for business, sales,
&management opportunity. 492-1186.
Leave name, classification, &major.
100 Instructors/ Counselors needed. Co
ed sleepaway camp. Pocono Mountains,
Pennsylvania. Good salary! 1-800-422-
9842. www.campcayuga.com
e technical reading/light adminis-
b openings at local engineering
-15 hrs/wk. Flexible with class
s Apply at 3131 E.29thSt.
Bryan, TX. 979-774-7755.
imer Jobs/ 50 Summer Camps/
ose! NY, PA, New England. IN-
ORS NEEDED: Tennis, Basket-
er Hockey, Soccer, Baseball, La-
iymnastics, Lifeguards, WSI, Wa-
Sailing, Windsurfing, Archery,
ig, Rockclimbing, Ropes, Piano
mist, Drama, Ceramics, Wood-
iture, Nurses. Arlene Streisand,
3-6428;
imercampemployment.com
Catering is seeking part-time/ full-
;rers. Flexible hours, no expen
ded. Call Jarrod 779-6417
HELP WANTED
A fun, prestigious teaching position.
Some evenings &Saturdays. Must have
had driver’s license 4+years. No criminal
record. We train. $8/hr. 693-9294.
Budweiser Women Of Big12 Swimsuit
Calendar: Models, Photographers, De
signers Wanted, ucalendars.com, 785-
830-0367.
Clementine’s Cafe and Bakery is now hir
ing cooks, bakers and waiters. Experi
ence required. Apply in person at Clem
entine’s, 202 S. Bryan, in the Old Bryan
Marketplace, downtown.
Couple to manage small apt. complex.
Ideal for grad, student couple. Apartment
+salary +car allowance. Send resume to
1300 Walton Dr. College Station, Texas
77840.
Cruise line, entry level, on board positions
available. Great benefits. Seasonal or
year-round. (941)329-6434, www.cruise-
careers.com.
Earn $$$, sell Avon, $10 starters fee. Call
Nancy, 1-800-873-6313-00 (free) or
(512)784-8638.
Earn extra income by cleaning offices M-
F, after 5p.m. 823-5031.
Enjoy working with children? We need
reliable, adult workers to join our nursery
staff at Christ United Methodist Church.
Sundays 8am-12:15pm, some weekday
am &/or pm. Starting pay $7.00/hr. Pick
up application: Christ UMC, 4203 St.
Hwy-6, CS.
Fatburger-C.S. Help wanted all positions.
Drivers earn up to $11/hr. Immediate hir
ing. 725-A University.
Full-time painters needed for summer. No
experience required. $7.00/hr. Call
(979)695-7787.
Full-time porter needed May-August.
Apply at Parkway Apartments, 1600 SW
Parkway, C.S.
Looking for a Summer Job? City of Col
lege Station is hiring lifeguards Scashiers
for the summer. Fill out application at Hu
man Resources Office at City Hall, also
apply at www.ci.college-station.tx.us/job-
line/cstx.htm For more information call
979-764-3540.
Medical office now hiring full-time Medical
Assistant. Great experience for student
applying for medical school. Position re
quires a one year commitment. Salary
based on experience. Please fax resume
to (979)776-4260 or apply in person at Al
lergy Associates, 2706 Osier Blvd., Bryan
TX 77802.
New marketing position, seeking individ
ual pursuing marketing degree interested
in real business experience. Applicant
should possess strong communications
skills, be customer orientated, sales driv
en, and creative. Part-time, fax resume to
(979)695-2410, Attention: Mel Howes.
Notes-N-Quotes is now hiring for part-
time and temporary in store positions for
summer and fall 2002. Flexible schedule,
will work around classes. For more infor
mation please call 979-846-2255 or come
by 701 West University directly across
from the Blocker building.
Now Hiring Waitstaff, experience prefer
red, Garcia’s- 1704 George Bush East at
Harvey. Interview between 2-5p.m. Daily
OFFICE PERSONNEL- Looking for bright,
hard working, customer service orientated
person to assist. SUMMER ONLY. Part-
time: Tues.-Sat. 10-3, flexible; Full-time:
Tues.-Sat., flexible. Apply at Twin City
Properties, 1004 S. Coulter, Bryan, 979-
775- 2291.
Part-time cooks needed. Koppe Bridge,
764-2933.
Part-time help needed. Environmental ex
perience to monitor water and waste water
treatment plants. Resume/ qualifications,
fax-979-589-1903,
waterman25 © msn.com.
Part-time job helping handicapped. Male
student preferred. $270/mo., 12-hours/
week. 846-3376.
Part-Time Jobs. UCS, Inc., is the indus
try leader when it comes to providing qual
ity IT systems to the automotive industry.
We have a long-standing tradition in our
commitment to excellence and to our em
ployees. UCS has experienced constant
growth in the past 31 years and has never
had to layoff or downsize. With over 2600
employees, we value our Aggie students
and alumni! UCS currently has many
part-time opportunities for the following:
'Customer Support, 'Sales Dept. Assis
tant, 'Field Tech Dispatcher, 'Spanish (or
bilingual) Client Services 5pm-10pm.
UCS hires non-smokers only. Flexible
schedule available, morning hours prefer
red. We offer $7/hr to start, intramural
sports and free on-site fitness room.
EOE. Get your career started with a
proven leader! To apply, please call us
at 595-2609. 200 Quality Circle, College
Station, TX 77845.
www.universalcomputersys.com Attn:
ad# 1563.
Summer work for rent.Wanted: 8 Ags with
ranch or construction experience to work
May-13 to May 28 in exchange for sum
mer housing in Bryan/CS. Get application
forms at Casa Blanca Apartments. 4110
College Main in Bryan or on campus at
WERC rm205N.
The Texas A&M Bookstore in MSC is now
accepting applications for spring buy back
and summer break. Applications available
in bookstore.
Two part-time sales assistant positions
available in large insurance agency. Each
starting at $8/hr. M/W 1pm-6pm and ev
ery other Saturday from 10am-2pm, the
second position would be T/TH 1pm-6pm
and every other Saturday from 10am-2pm.
Duties would include helping the sales
staff with marketing and insurance propos
als. Please submit resume to: The Liere
Agency, 1101 University Dr. East, Ste.
100, College Station, TX 77840.
Villa Maria Chevron- p/t attendant, basic
auto knowledge preferred. Flexible hours.
776- 1261.
MOTORCYCLE
2000 Yamaha R6, blue, very clean,
$6500-0.b.O. Call 324-5352.
2001 Honda Shadow, garage kept, excel
lent condition, 4000-miles, two helmets in
cluded, $4900. 691 -8065.
PETS
Adopt Pets: Brazos Animal Shelter,
775-5755, www.shelterpets.org
AKC Boston Terrier puppies, 5-females, 2-
males. Easy to train. 1st shots. Ready
4/18. $300/each. (979)764-1089 or
(979)229-4571.
AKC Pomeranian pups born 3/6/02 Ready
4/17/02. $450 males/ $400 females (neg.)
one-female and 2-males 979-822-0355
Boxers- CKC registered, tails docked,
shots, dewormed, 3 females white and
fawn $250- $300. Ready to take home,
(979) 268-5504.
CKC Registered Female Rottweiler Pup
py, 8wks old, 1st shots & wormed, $250.
979-773-4373.
The Cats Cradle has fabulous felines for
adoption with a difference! Student dis
counts. 15-mins south of CS. (936)825-
8610, (936)870-6295.
REAL ESTATE
16x76 Trailer-house, 3/2, rent or sale.
Call for details. 979-255-8805.
2-yr-old well built 4/2/2, Ig-fenced yard.
812 Oak Street. $105,000, 846-5800
College Hills, bike to TAMU, 3bdrm/2bth,
513 Gilchrist. New paint, carpet & up
grades. $119,900. 979-680-1010 after
4pm.
Edelweiss Estates House for sale. 4/2/2.
Approx. 1934 sq.ft. Corner lot. $151,000.
(979)218-0078 (281)486-7093.
Must sell in Bryan! 4bd/2.5ba 3 living
great entertaining. See to appreciate
$164000 777-5322
Thinking of selling your home? FREE,
quick, over the net market analysis of your
property. www.AndrewSmithOnline.com
Broker, Century21.
ROOMMATES
2-F/M roommates for summer. 3/2 house
with backyard/garage. Furnished living,
dining, kitchen, w/d. $300/mo. Call 575-
8596.
2-Female Roommates needed. 3bdrm/2ba
nice duplex. Opens in May. $325/mo. Call
Jenny 680-8952.
F-Christian needed for summer. 4/3
house, bus route, $235/mo. 695-0404.
F-roommate for summer. Nice 3/2 duplex
on Colgate. Own bd/bth. W/D, bus route,
$300/mo. Ashley 696-7292.
F-Roommate needed for summer, fall, and
spring. 2bdrm/2bath apartment $375/mo
Call 696-2130.
F-roommate needed for summer. Brand-
new townhome. 3bdrm/2ba. $400/mo. call
485-0869.
F-roommate non-smoker needed.
3bdrm/2bth house, close to campus. Se
curity system, w/d. Available May for next
school year. Major utilities included. Call
Jamie 695-7898.
F-roommate summer sublease, University
Commons, furnished, w/d, 2bdrm/2bath.
$375. 764-7945.
F-Roommate, Fall only, Mid-Town Apts.,
own bdrm/bth, security, asking $350/mo.
+1/4utilities. Very negotiable. Call Hong
832-457-1892.
F-Summer sublease, University Com
mons, 2/1, w/d, furnished, $300/mo.
+ 1/2bills. 979-696-6004.
Female roommate needed for summer.
2bdrm/1.5bth apartment, on shuttle, pets
allowed, furnished/non-furnished.
$307/mo., +1/2bills. Call Carly 696-3137.
Female Roommate needed for Summer 1
(June3-July8). 2bdrm/2bath apartment
$200/mo +1/2bills Becky 847-6262
M-roommate needed, 3bdrm/2bth duplex,
$350/mo. +1/3bills. Starting July, w/d,
fenced yard, pets ok. Shane 575-7366.
M/F roommate needed for summer w/op
tion to extend lease. New, 3bdrm/2bth du
plex, 7-min. from campus. Central A/H,
w/d, shuttle stop, fenced yard. $320/mo.
+bills. MAY RENT FREE!! Call Jessica
775-7892.
Male needed for Fall/Spring semester to
share 2bdrm/2bth, own walk-in closet,
w/d. Next to Northgate. Available August,
$400/mo. +1/2utilities. No smoking, no
pets. Call 260-3472, leave message.
Room for rent. Summer only.
2bdrm/1.5bth, $295 +1/2bills. No deposit.
W/D, shuttle, quiet, clean. No pets. 696-
7523. peplow@tamu.edu
Roommate needed 2bdrm/1 .Sbath,
$325/mo, no deposit, pets ok. 695-7920,
845-7113. Ask Leo.
Roommates needed. Large 3bdrm/2ba,
walking distance to campus. 979-260-
3939.
Roommates needed. Summer Sublease.
4bdrm/2bth house on Holleman. 696-3078
Dustin.
Summer Sublease, 2F needed, $250/mo
+utilities. 3bdrm/ 1.5 bath, W/D, fenced
yard. Avail. 5/25-8/1. Jacelyn or Hilary
775-5134
UniversityPlace Condos 4bdrm/4bath,
Looking for 2 roommates for May-15.
$360/mo. 764-1816 Mike.
Wanted: 2-female roommates,
3bdrm/2bath mobile home in Rolling
Ridge MHP. $275/person/mo +1/4-utilit-
ies. Call (979)696-2119, ask for Bethany
or Megan.
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.&Sab- 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.
Space shuttle lands
SPACE CENTER, Houston
(AP) — Space shuttle Atlantis
arrived at the international space
station on Wednesday, bringing
a girder that will be the back
bone for further construction.
The two spacecraft linked up
as they sailed more than 240
miles above China. The space
station astronauts rang their
ship’s bell as Atlantis docked, to
mark the shuttle’s arrival in the
tradition of the high seas.
“You all do make a pretty
sight there,” space station resi
dent Carl Walz radioed as the
shuttle drew within 300 feet.
“It’s good to see you guys,”
shuttle commander Michael
Bloomfield replied as he steered
his ship in.
Atlantis will spend a full
week docked at the space
station.
On Thursday, astronaut Ellen
Ochoa will use Atlantis’ robot
arm to place a 44-foot-long, 14
1/2-foot-wide aluminum girder
that is full of plumbing and
wiring onto the space station.
Then two teams of spacewalkers
will take turns over several days
latching the truss segment —
one of the space station’s most
complex pieces — and making
power and data connections.
Ochoa said she wasn’t too
nervous about handling the $600
million girder, the first piece of a
framework that ultimately will
be longer than a football field.
“The training I think has
prepared us very well for it,”
she said.
The girder will serve as the
foundation for a framework that
will extend 356 feet and support
a collection of giant solar wings
and radiators. A $190 million
railcar and track already are
attached to the girder and will
be used to transport the space
station’s robot arm and cargo
from one end of the complex to
the other.
Astronaut Jerry Ross will be
performing two of the four
spacewalks needed to fully
install the girder. He already
holds the U.S. spacewalking
record, with seven outings. With
Monday’s launch, he claimed
another record: the first person
to fly in space seven times.
Alpha’s three-man crew has
been living aboard the space sta
tion since December and is set to
return to Earth in June.
Circumcision has
benefits for women
(AP) — Women whose sex partners are circumcised may be
less likely to get cervical cancer, a study suggests.
Cervical cancer is caused by the same virus responsible for
genital warts.
The study in Thursday’s New England Journal of Medicine
found that men with intact foreskins were three times more likely
than circumcised men to be infected with the human papillo
mavirus. That, in turn, may increase the risk of passing the virus
on to their sex partners.
The theory is that the skin in the inner lining of the foreskin is
especially vulnerable to the virus.
“It will certainly fuel the ongoing debate about the merits of
circumcision,” said Dr. Michael Thun, an American Cancer
Society epidemiologist not involved in the study. He said it rais
es the question of whether circumcision also can reduce the
spread of AIDS.
Studies dating back to at least 1988 have suggested that cir
cumcision offers some protection against AIDS, but the research
does not prove it and more definitive studies are under way.
The cervical cancer study, conducted by researchers in Spain
and four other countries, looked at nearly 3,800 women, half of
whom had cervical cancer, half of whom were cancer-free.
There was only a slight overall difference between the two
groups in how many had circumcised partners and how many had
uncircumcised ones.
But the researchers found a strong difference in the risk of cer
vical cancer when it came to women whose partners were espe
cially active sexually. Women whose high-risk partners were not
circumcised were five times more likely to get cancer than those
whose partners were circumcised.
High-risk men were defined as those who had at least six sex
partners and started having sex before 17.
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