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Amerimn/Red/CroM'Btood/Vrive' Spcm&red/by Alphas Phi/Ornery MONDAY NOVEMdEH 11 th - FRIDAY NOVEMBER 15 th RUDDER - BLOODMOBRE MONDAY-FRIDAY 9:45AM-5:45PM SBISA-BLOODMOBRE MONDAY-THURSDAY 12:00PM-7:00PM FRIDAY 12:00PM-6:00PM COMMONS-LOBBY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10:45AM-5:45PM BIO BIO-LOBBY MONDAY & WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY 10:00AM-4:00PM ZACSRY-LOBBY MONDAY-THURSDAY 10:00AM-4:00PM VET SCHOOL-LOUNGE TUESDAY-FRIDAY 10:00AM-4:00PM BUSH SCHOOL-LOBBY WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY 10:00AM-4:00PM CALLAWAYHOUSE MONDAY ONLY I2:00PM-6:00PM REYNOLDS MED. BLDG-LOBBY FRIDAY ONLY 10:00AM-4:00PM Commemorative *2002 A&M' t-shirts for all donors!!!! Tee Residence Hall/Greek Org. wm the most blood donations for the week wins a tropht hi , j COACH WATKINS WANTS YOU! Texas A&M basketball Coacb MELVIN WATKINS will address the student body on MONDAY at 5:30 p.m. on the main floor at REED ARENA. EVERYONE is invited and T-SHIRTS will be available! MONEY for College LEADERSHIP Worldwide travel Navy or Marine Corps scholarships available that include payment of tuition, books and a monthly stipend. For more information, contact the Texas A&M University Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Unit at 845-1775 or visit http://nrotc.tamu.edu. MSCTown Hall Presents: ?. % .A T Thursday, Nov. 14 @ RUMOUR S DEU Open mic 7:30-8:30. Acts starting at 8:30: 1. Paulo €t Vanessa 2.. Dr. B and Warren Ashford. 3. Greg Tivts with special •+ 4- 4 guest Karan Chavis. FreeFood. LiveM usic Wednesday, November 13, 2002 Mil THE b ATTah Fish by R.DeLuna H 1 , MV aJA-m £ IS 5HTEV/EN. X‘LL Vaici/oO OARe OF you 'TosJifaHT / VJMAT CAM LJE SMTART Voo OOT tJ.TH ? PeRHAPSH SH&M E SHUEE'F A/VD Fok Per hapsh SHoUP You All S3 H 4 AJtCE oR SPALAb? HE 5 C*o*JE . You 'k e 4U-OWEO T ° S^AKE. FoaJ of Exhibit Continued from H /AA AjOuJ Beernuts by Rob Appling THE FOLLCVUNG IS BASED ON ACTUAL EVENTS SCHOOL ZONE SIR, DO YOU KNOW HOW FAST YOU V^RE GOING? UH. I THINK ABOUT 30 OR SO \ \ 31 SIR..** A TWENTY MILE PER HOUR ARE YOU SERIOUS? YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO GIVE ME A TICKET FOR GOING 31 MILES PER HOUR? DON'T YOU SEE? THK> IS EXACTLY THE WND OF SITUATION THAT CREATES A BAD RAPPORT BETWEEN COPS AND KDS MY AGE RIGHT NCW YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO BROOE THAT GAP, TO SHOW THAT NOT ALL COPS ARE NARCISSISTIC HO JAM WAMMABES ON POWER TRPS the panel. “People are coming panel at the end and noth, what to say,” Burchfield^ Burchfield said sheb the exhibit will cause become more aware. " I think it will encourage pie to be involved in fc munity and be awareof^ policy and how it affects J lives," Burchfield said. Blake said he thinks fed play w ill challenge visitors "l think it will giv e[e some sense of magnitudeoi events of Sept. 11,” Blake 'I hope it’s a call to actio people can make good com of this.” The exhibit was broui the Bush Library from the Presidential Library in Gnj Rapids, Mich., where play doubled the Ford Lib:;' attendance. The exhibit will on display in the Fi Gallery until April 13. hide .ccording t< puter scien iration com a great out IaMP Club, lors and Mo 1‘SWAMP C have ah ies,” said 5 h and a sen iool like (Te innovativ re people ( Sorority Continued from page 1 national conventions and the Race for the Cure, the foundation’s annual 5K run/walk fundraiser. “We’re helping people and raising aware ness in our members,” Parish said. “This cause becomes something that the girls can commit to for the rest of their lives.” ZTA member and senior elementary edu cation major Julie Gassiraro said her grand mother’s struggle with breast cancer was a trying time for her family, but her grand mother overcame the obstacle. “Breast cancer awareness as Zeta Tau Alpha’s philanthropy project is a strong fac tor in why 1 chose to be a member," Gassiraro said. “To be able to raise the amount of money we do every year has a very rewarding feeling.” According to its Web site, the Komen Foundation was founded in 1982 by Nancy Brinker after her sister Susan died of breast cancer in 1978 at the age of 36. Since then, the Komen Foundation has raised more than $450 million for research. The foundation is most famous for its Race for the Cure, which began in 1983 in Dallas with 800 participants. It is now the largest 5K run/fitness walk in the world with 112 races annually in the |g of them. I nited States and there is an exps Ihedoor to turnout ot 1.4 million runners this yea |SWAMP C The foundation uses the money im to pursue its mission to eradicatebreasi cer as a I ife-threatening disease by ft research grants, supporting educatio screening and treatment programs ii munities around the world. “My prayer is that with this 1 women will be saved from havin' through w hat my mom went throng! confident that we will make a differences that w ith everyone’s help, we can for breast cancer,” said Walker. For information on the Ka Foundation, visit w ww.komen.org. Bin Laden the Continued from page 1 of anonymity. “ We have to complete the technical analysis,’ official said. American officials have not verified bin Laden’s whereabouts this year. The last certain evidence bin Laden was alive was a video- tape of him having dinner with some of his deputies, which is believed to have been filmed on Nov. 9, 2001. Audio recordings are easier to make than videotapes which could reveal whether bin Laden is injured, has significantly altered his looks, or is in a vulnerable location that could be given away in a video appearance. In September, the Al-Jazeera network aired voice recordings of bin Laden and top al-Qaida operatives. The CIA authenticated bin Laden's voice then, but officials said the recordings probably 1-Zawahri, amzation w directors, | netimes a c bts. SWAV nior envirt is open u us, which i ns to expre |“We are a c -e ideas anc rt films, wl lant to make le all try to lat end proc levies I reali: tally easy to |vies and dt Jie end, it’s a iroduct after 1 [Cory Calh journal isn n be seen 0 weren’t made recently. I hose Statements came out around the ammeoan e o 1 1 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon the start of the war in Afghanistan. Al-Qaida operatives thought to be alive because of their^ recordings include bin Laden’s No. 2, Ayman spokesman Sulaiman Abu Ghaith. ^ _ In the al-Zawahri recording, obtained by AssociatedPa^npus. Cfui Television News in early (klober. lie spoke about Iraq..,-vMtheshows Washington of seeking to subjugate the \rab world oo bOTjjib is a vital Israel America’s strongest supporter in the region—anu;.. fout ot moiiev assure followers that bin Laden was alive and well. afimated vdtl Experts say bin Laden’s al-Qaida network is on a renev. lie relations campaign aimed at keeping itself in the pub ^ associated with events, such as a possible war in Iraq, whiter turn the Arab public against the United States. NEWS IN BRIEF Reveille received no injuries Rumors that Reveille had been injured after the Texas A&M-Oklahoma game on Saturday have been exaggerated, said Mascot Corporal Jordan Caddick. Reveille jumped 10-12 feet off of the YMCA building at the Victory Yell and then proceeded to run an additional 20 feet, Caddick said. Reveille was taken to a veterinary clinic and examined for any injuries, but none were found. Bill Gates: Microsoft to invest $400 million in India NEW DELHI, India (AP) — Bill Gates said Tuesday his company will deepen its part nership with India as the South Asiaib emerges as a major global play®* "digital decade." The Microsoft c a also restated his promise to funne ® ■ of his personal fortune back intosocieq Gates announced his company ' 1 invest $400 million over three years 0. mote information technology an e*- Microsoft activities in India. 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