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t 6 The English Language & Literary Society presents # Open JVlic Poetry Night Thursday, April 25 ,h , 2002 7:00 p.m. JVISC Visual Arts Gallery All students and faculty are welcome Low Summer Lease Rates • I Bedroom I Bath $ 300 a month • 2 Bedroom I Bath *325 a month - I mile from campus - Lease term June 1st - Aug 20 th - No Pets Casa Blanca & Academic Village Apartments 4110 College Main Call 846-1413 http://users3.ev I .net/~hannenenterprises/ Out of Aggie Bucks? \3se on o1 0 tt -Vff'c Buck . Ca ° '' Sc c A.s too! Remember to vise yovir Aggie Bvicks fee option during registration! ons! osc' CONGRATULATIONS - GRADUATES DIPLOMA FRAMING SPECIAL Same day service 4 Frames to choose from 16x20 Selected matcuts & frames Matted & dry mounted s 55.95 - *138.75 Come in early & preorder Gift certificates available AG OWNED & OPERATED SINCE 1982 in s\rt, itstom T^raming and /^assign 764-0020 Post Oak Mall Certified Picture 2 PfV; iramer On Staff Quizno's SUBS IN NORTHGATE I 10 COLLEGE MAIN 846-7000 Mon - Sat I 0:30am-I 0:00pm Sun I I am-9pm Northgate Parking Garage ^ 2 f d Church St. Universitv Dr. ■$r Quizno’s ★ NEW TO NORTHGATEiir Accepting Aggie Bucks! Thanks for visiting Quizno’s in Northgate & remember parking is cheap and convenient at the Northgate Parking Garage THIS COUPON GOOD FOR | s l.00 OFF ANY SUB I \ • per customer per visit. Must present coupon. OOe_r go^O_at _l_l_0_CoJ[ege _Ma_in_and^_203_Freeclom Blyc^ jC^cross frorr^ JJrYan Walm art}_ These stores not affiliated with Texas Avenue Quizno’s FALL ACTIVITIES SUR^VE^ Vote Vote Vote Vote Vote Vote Vote Vote Voto Vote Vote Vote Vote Vote Vote Vote Vole OO VOTE OTsT-LITsTE ONI APRIL 23rd and 24 th !!!!! ACTIVITIES SURVEY VOTE. LVIVI IJ.EOIJ!!! Starting Tuesday April 23rd Go To VOTE.TAMU■ EDU to cast your ballot on the ideas that you would like to see for this Fall in place of normal Bonfire activities. Email any questions to Fae@istugov.tamu.edu Check Out "The Ideas At The Following Web Site FWC". til rn ti .ed ti | _ I ^ i.; i;>l inj 'i' - i <-* ON" I rl IrV N4 N"1 ££. r*s| T .-X. < >< '. I v-x.'r’Ic’> i; Wednesday, April 24, 2002 Delaware judge to decide HI next move in Compaq purchi WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — More than seven months after Hewlett-Packard Co. announced plans to buy Compaq Computer Corp.. a judge will decide what could be dissi dent HP director Walter Hewlett’s final bid to scuttle the $19 billion deal. Hewlett first fought the deal on the grounds that buying Compaq was too risky and would bog HP down in the weak personal-com puter market at the expense of its profitable printing division. Now, in a lawsuit against the company, Hewlett contends HP won its apparent slim majority in the March 19 shareholder vote by threaten ing to take business away from at least one big investor, Deutsche Bank, and by hiding unflattering information about HP and Compaq’s ability to carry out the merger as well as hoped. Opening arguments were scheduled Tuesday in Delaware Chancery Court in Wilmington, which has jurisdiction over the governance of companies such as HP that are incorporated in the state. The trial, being heard by one of the We believe when the evidence is heardy it will be clear that HP acted properly in all cases. Hewlett Packard statement court’s expert business judges and not: I is expected to last three days. HP executives are expected to testilyi unclear whether CEO and chairwoiml Fiorina will be among them. **We welcome the opportunity topis case in front of the chancellor and haveij come to light,” HP said in a statement^ “We believe when theti is heard, it will be clear( acted properly in alias A Hewlett spokesped not return a call seeking^ Official certificationfl apparent approval of tlii| expected within days. A preliminary tally last week by an inikfi proxy certifying linn 51.4 percent of HP ' voted for the Compaq A?" 1 ' 48.6 percent came oul'P With more than 1.6 billion sharesvote^B Hewlett by 45 million shares. ||H Hewlett hopes Chancellor Williamfj III negates the vote either by voidingf investors' shares or, by determining I* bouuht votes and corrupted the process.! NEED A JOB? THE KIDS KLUB IS SEEKING STAFF FOR THE 2002 FALL SEMESTER • Are you a fun person? • Do you enjoy working with kids? • Looking for valuable work experience? • Are you available Mon.-Fri., 2:45 p.m. to 6:15 p.m- • If you answered yes to any of these questions, we may have a job for you. Applications are now being accepted m 1 the Kids Klub After School Program at the College Station Conference Cent# thru April 26 lh at 5 p.m. 1 Employment to begin August 12, 2002 College Station ISD is an Equal Opportunity For more information call: EmpW Male & Female Staff needed! THE KIDS KLUB 764