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FURNITURE Couch, oversized chair, and ottoman for sale $100. 979-696-2432 ANNOUNCEMENTS College is no time to suffer with acne! It's time to look good, feel great, have fun. Our dermatologist- recommended acne treatments heal acne fast and are tint ad justable to perfectly hide blemishes. Clearer skin is just a click away. Guaran teed www.clearmvskin.CQm AUTO 1987 BMW 325. Brand new paint, gray ex terior, leather interior, 2-dr, 5-speed, sun roof, cd. Very reliable, approx. 8,000 in- town miles driven annually. $4,200/neg. 979-696-7032. 1989 Buick Century, perfect condition. 87k, a/c. $1800 negotiable. Faby 979-690- 2776, fabyperry@hotmail.com 1991 Honda Civic LX. 4-door, automatic, power steering/windows, good condition. 132K. clear title, asking $2000. 979-846- 0208. 1993 Chevrolet Tahoe. 2-door. 4X4, new tires, excel, cond., low-mi., clean! $9400. 777-0566 1993 Dodge Dakota, power locks, power windows, V-8 318, camper, 161,OOOmi., $3,500/obo. 281-435-1122. 1998 Toyota Tacoma SR5-package, ex tended cab, looks brand new. 32K-miles. $10,650. 229-4041. 1999 Ford Fl 50 Extended Cab XLT. ma- roon, 74.000-miles, good condition, origi nal owner. $11,000. 775-5674. 2000 Honda CR-V LX, 2wd. fully loaded, cassette &cd. 23K-miles, original owner, $15,650. 229-4041. Ford Tempo- 1992 CD. runs well, good condition, 2-door, $2,0O0/nego. 775-2969. Honda Civic 2000, excellent condition, 19000miles. Call 695-6614. mcalvof a @ hotmail .com Mazda 1999 626-LX. auto. 37.000-miles, clean, 1-owner, consider any fair offer. 779-1978. 676-0483 Police Impounds! Cars frorn $500. For istings. BOO-flUEp 3^3 6x1.37^2 ^ BED aTj ^Tb RE A K ffsT* Brazos Bottom Plantation Home available for A&M events (home games, parents weekend, graduation), weddings, week end get-aways. For information/ reserva tions call Rebecca Sicilio Lewis,'70. 979- 696-0091. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Excellent income opportunity. Set your own hours. Call 1-888-247-9741 CHILD CARE Childcare/ personal assistant. Care for 3 children, light housework, some adminis trative responsibilities. Send resume to POBox 5508 Bryan TX, 77805. Answer to previous puzzle □[zziran ra DJ MUSIC **Party Block Mobile DJ**- Peter Block, professional/ experienced. Specializing in Weddings, TAMU functions, lights/smoke. Mobile to anywhere. Book early!! 693- 6294. http://www.partyblockdj.com RDM Audio's Tune Crew available for TA MU functions, private parties, special events, holidays, weddings. Sound. Light. Fog. All dates, great rates, “Matinee" pri ces. available. 979-260-1925, rdmaudio.com EMPLOYMENT IBartenders wanted! $300/day potential. No experience necessary. Training provid ed 1 -800-965-6520 ext. 115. $250 a day potential/ bartending. Training provided. 1-800-293-3985 ext.542. AQUATICS PROGRAM DIRECTOR- Mill- er Swim Academy is looking for outgoing, energetic individual for F/T salaried posi tion to oversee citywide swim lesson pro gram. 100% health benefits and auto miles paid. College degree & 3 yrs aquatic mgmt/ teaching experience required. 713- 776-3739 or e-mail resume to AndrewT @ swim-msa.com Bartenders Needed. Earn up to $300/day. No experience necessary. 1- 866-291-1884 ext.U181 CITY WIDE MANAGER (Aquatics)- Miller Swim Academy is looking for outgoing, energetic individual for F/T salaried posi tion to coordinate citywide pool manage ment program. 100% health benefits & au to miles paid. Required: College degree. 3 yrs aquatic mgmt experience, lifeguard, CPR & 1st Aid Certification. 713-776-3739 or e-mail resume fo AndrewT Oswim- msa.com CUSTOMER SERVICE/ SALES MANAG- ER- Miller Swim Academy is looking for outgoing, energetic individual for F/T sal aried position w/ 100% health benefits. Required: College degree, computer ex perience and excellent communication/ people skills. 713-875-6685 or Kathy M @ swim-msa.com 1,700sq.ft. 3-bdrm house in great neigh- boorhood, close to A&M. Hard-wood floors, huge back-yard. &large deck, great for entertaining. $1050/mo. 979-260-6682 Jason. 832-444-7577 Kenneth. 1-3/bedroom apartments. Some with w/d, some near campus. $175-$600/mo. 696- 2038. 1-bedroom in 3/2 duplex, $250/ mo + 1/3bills. Near Hilton, fenced, mitch- ell 1999@hotmail.com 2bdrm/1bth duplex, nection, fenced bt $525/mo.. $200 off fir! ble 11/25 979-774-5' 2bdrm/2bth duplex 1or2 spots available Yard. w/d. pets ok. $2 1135. 3/2 duplex near Blinn 3&4bd homes in Magnate een BCS & Houston Fencecij yaras Starting at S89Stao. oakshomes.com 281-252-4788 1 New 3/2 1450sqft duplex, MU. available January 1st *; ; ' ances. fenced, lawn services Sh 3/2 duplex. 1-MONTH FREE RENT! 2bdrm/1bth Apartment, less than 10-min walk to cam pus, spacious living area. $395/mo. 823- 0092. 1-Roommate needed, $345/mo Own bathroom. Starting Jan thru May, nice place. 695-2027 tent negot 1/1 large apartment for sublc $425/mo-*-bills. For more information tact 979-255-7553 Ibdrm apartment, all bills paid. $45Q/mo., except telephone. 846-2913. Ibdmn/lbth apartment, 1 month free rent. (713)582-5138 Ibdrm/lbth sublease Jan- May Walking distance to campus. $479/mo Meadows Point Apartments. (979)575-7012. 2-1 duplex. $550/mo., fenced, shuttle, w/dconn. 717/719 SanSaba. C.S. 979- 764-0910. 2-1.5 duplex. $6O0/mo.. fenced, shuttle, w/dconn. 318 Brentwood. C.S. 979-764- 0910. 3/2, with w/d for $800/ move-in special. Nice ni cellent condition. 1130sc ets. shuttle route, low util 764-3902 or www.univers 3/3.5. two living areas, fe lease. Available 12/1, $1 ColleoeMain ed. Call 690-2'i 3bdmV2btl extra ston 694-0320. 4/4 Condo. Unrvers Parkway, fully fr $370/mo. 281-931- Do you have fabulous standardized test scores and awesome communication skills? Audition with The Princeton Re view if you have these minimum scores: LSAT 165; MCAT 12 (on any section); QRE ,1300; GMAT 650; SAT 1300 Storfesl re^prosern r#n imum tCf 5^)ht>r\,ccHgs r4wces5ary TO teAfc^i. STan’-' 1 ing pay: $15-9C(iyhr. Call Jennifer, 97©- 696-9099. 2-F. Beautiful House. CS. Bus route, 3bdrm/2bth, $375. 1-888-609-5093 2/1 duplex on PmeRidge, fenced. W/D connections. $500. CATS Management 696-4602 2/1. w/d ♦others for sale, connections, $350/mo. Near TAMU. (979)255-4636. 2/1.5 duplex, fp. w/d conn., fenced, pets Ok, new carpet. $600/mo 979-680-8329, 979-575-9073. 2/2 4-plex, available 12/1, w/d available, 1900 Woodsman, new carpet. $575. 979- 777-5477. rang* ,3 bedr jnts for I Availab Great '-337 ranges A c 1,2,3 bedr all over to* at deal tor Ags. N m properties Gre Summit 777-337 sublease, Ibd/lbth. 5475/mo., Parkway. ASAP 469-235-8741 Av able December, ibd/lbth duplex, big raid, pets ok. 979-224-1164<cell). able Jan- sublease ibdrm/lbth in du- Female. nonsmoker only. Vanessa >75-4581 Dream Jobs Available- Now hiring full and part time sales and marketing positions. Start a career in the student travel, promo tion and events industry. Work in and trav el to exotic locations. Salaried positions available. Contact Dean Longway 800- 258-9191 x160 or dean@studentexpress.com. MOVIE EXTRAS/ MODELS NEEDED No experience necessary. Earn from $150- 450/day 1-800-814-0277x911 1 2/05/02 Part-time/ Full-time office help for small re al estate office. Call Currtis Cox Real Es tate 846-7725 or fax resume 268-8824 The Deluxe Diner on Northgate hiring waitstaff and cooks for morning and eve ning shifts. Apply in person 203 University Drive. ENTERTAINMENT Christmas gift for the parents. Now’s the time. Give them a full year, 26 issue subscription to Christian Profiles. It's inex pensive, educational, original and easy to give. Email us for sample issues and info: gift@christianprofiles.org FOR RENT $200/mo. +1/2bills Spring sublease, 1 bdrm in 2/1.5 4-plex, W/D, fenced yard. 485-8988 Part-time jobs UCS, Inc., is the industry leader when it comes to providing quality I I systems to the automotive industry. 'OC'c* have a long-standing tradition in our commitment to excellence and to our employees. UCS has experienced constant growth in the past 32 years and has never had to layoff or downsize. Wc have over 800 employees in College Station and 2600 worldwide. UCS currently has part-time openings including: • Customer Service • Technician Assistants UCS hires non-tobacco users only. Flexible schedules between 8am- 5pm. We offer $7/hr. to start, intramural sports and free on-site fit ness room. EOE. Come See What We Have Fb Offer. To apply, please call us at 595-2609. 200 Quality Circle College Station, TX 77845 Email: careers@universalcomputersys.com www. universalcompu tersys. com Attn: ad# 1827. STUDIES IN PROGRESS Newsday Crossword POOPED by Richard Silvestri Edited by Stanley Newman ACROSS 1 Pass the puck to 5 Treasure hunter’s step 9 Sheets of stamps 14 Orchard no-no 15 Long in the tooth 16 Get around 17 Make Jeremy weary? 19 Mountain chain 20 Like krypton 21 Snoozing 22 Cow’s stomach 25 Enervate groups of directors? 27 Flabbergasts 29 Long, long time 30 Manuscript book 31 Versifier 33 Pharmacist’s sale 37 Bellicose deity 38 Bequeath 39 Smooth sailing 40 Wagon-train heading 41 Shrek, for one 42 Soak in the tub 43 Prompt on stage 44 Weekly program 45 Fatigue bleacherites? 51 Tram load 52 Lots of business? 53 Negatively charged atom 55 Commence ment 56 Make Hayley 9 short of breath? 10 60 Holy Sonnets poet 11 61 Lake tribe 12 62 Weirdo 13 63 Computer key 18 64 Textile worker 65 Catch a 21 glimpse of 22 23 DOWN 1 Mrs. Sprat’s 24 preference 2 Biblical priest 26 3 Sense of pitch 28 4 Heidelberg trio 31 5 KP utensils 6 Hellenic 32 marketplace 33 7 Metric prefix 34 8 Bradley and 35 Norton Human City near Madrid 2000 also-ran Sarcastic Trickles out Encyclopedia volume Where you live Cockatiel’s kin Martin sang about it Slogs along the surf Gall Gusto Produce. offspring Alpine river Cherished Sine, for one Theater employee 36 V constituents 38 Miserable 42 Broom of twigs 43 Coast Guard vessel 44 Duke of Brooklyn 45 Destroy by degrees 46 Element #54 47 Lacks 48 Coeur d’ , ID 49 Folklore figure 50 Movie Hall of fame 54 Winged goddess 56 Tie the knot 57 Part of UCLA 58 Chop off 59 Wild blue yonder DO YOU HAVE CANKER SORES? HAVE YOU HAD CANKER SORES IN THE PAST? If you answered yes to both questions, you may qualify for a research study with an investigational medicine for canker sores. We are currently looking for people who; • Are 12 years of age and older • Are in good health • Are not pregnant or breast feeding • Get canker sores that take up to 5 days to heal If you qualify, you will be compensated up to Si 50.00 for ^ i FACIAL ACNE STUDY Individuals ages 10 and older, needed to par ticipate in a 12-week clinical research study with an investigational topical medication for the treatment of facial acne. All eligible volun teers will receive free dermatological exams, study medication, and be compensated up to $ 150.00 for their time and effort. Call for more Information. BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS STUDY Female volunteers, ages 18 and older needed to participate in a clinical research study for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis. Symptoms include an odorous off-white vaginal discharge. Volunteers will receive free laboratory tests and medication and will be compensated for their time. Call for more information. OSTEOARTHRITIS STUDY Persons with osteoarthritis of the knee, hip, hand or spine needed to participate in a 12- month research study with an investigation al medication. Eligible volunteers will be compensated. Call for more information IMPETIGO STUDY Impetigo is an inflammatory skin disease usually caused by bacteria and appears as a yellowish crusty rash. If this sounds like you or someone you know, who Is at least 18 months of age or older, you may qualify to participate in a clinical research trial that lasts for 15 days and requires 4 visits to the clinic. This study Is testing an Investigational medication applied to the skin. No blood tests required. Reimbursement for time and travel will be provided. Your participation may help treat your skin, and may help us understand more about this condition. MIGRAINE HEADACHE RESEARCH STUDY Volunteers, ages 18 to 65, with a history of migraine headaches are needed to participate in a clinical trial with a non-prescription home opathic (herbal) product. One migraine headache will be studied. Eligible volunteers will be compensated. Call for more information. YEAST INFECTION (8.S Studies. Inc. is conducting a research study for women's Yeast Infection. If you are a woman. ISyears of I age or older and have a yeast Infection that has not been treated with any over-the-counter medication within 14 days, you may want to get more Information regarding this Investigational research study. Qualifying participants will receive the following benefits at no cost during the study: ■ study-related medicine ■ physical exam * pap smear (If not done within 12 months * up to $ 120.00 for participation SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS (RED, DRY, SCALY RASH) Volunteers, ages 12 and older with seborrhe ic dermatitis of the face, scalp, and/or chest | needed to participate in a four week research study with an investigational topical medica tion. Symptoms include redness, dryness] and scaling. Eligible volunteers will be com pensated. Call for more information. CREATORS SYNDICATE O 2002 STANLEY NEWMAN 12/05/02 J&S Studies, Inc. The Physician Centre • 979-774-5933 3201 University Dr. E., Suite 475 Bryan, Texas 77802 m. deposit. S11 OQ/mo . 79-846-4246 adison Pointe, 2/1.5, ICL* 680-9127 3rd. w/d connections. 832-444-5854. >ew. on sriutile. Lawn Pets $800/mo 846- jupiex »57Q/mc $50 opr ’leas Female to sub-lease room at House. Single room. Meals anc parking included. Big discount, me 694-8215. For rent: Available 12/15. 2/2. place, vaulted ceilings, fence. $785/mo. 575-4208. For sublease- 2-bedroom duple on bue route. $875/mo . 691-213 6r6at‘"' > 4'-pM'x walk to TAf $450/mo. $300 deposit 764-1082 House for rent. Price reduced. $800/mo. Close to campus. 512-477-8925. In Bryan on Briarcrest. 2/1 or 1/1 w/ study, complete interior remodel, everything new including appliances, ceiling fans, ice- maker. $420/mo. Credit check and crimi nal background check required. 775-6852 January rent free. Sublease for January through August. 2bdrm/1bth. fenced, pets ok, close to campus, on shuttle. $600/mo. 695-8699. Lady sublease lbdrm/1bth in 3bdrm/3.5bth duplex for Spring, $350/obo. Call Allison 268-5801. Large 3bdrm/2bth home. New paint, car pet. 809-Rio Grande. Bryan. $795/mo. 1-888-732-5865. (254)542-6030. M/F sublease Ibdrm in 4/2. I’ll pay you $100/mo. for December move-in. You pay only $285 +1/4 electric. Brand new Crossing Place. Call Steve. 972-824- 6420. Mobile Home 3bd/2bth, $850/mo or pur chase $27,000, 5min from campus, 979- 822-9743 or 979-845-8422 Need 2 roommates to sublease 2/1.5 apartment. $387/person, cable included, fully furnished, ethemet access. Call Eliza beth 696-0663 Spring Break 2003 [ SPRING BREAK 2003 Bahamas • Jamaica • Cancun Don't miss - ^our specials Call today for details! ©©weontento adventure travel 1.800.725.1119 • 512.450.1119 www.soycontento.com Choice for over 19 veers! SPRING BREAK i ^ MMZV* TKJMM BEA @MP U breckenmdge U feClz-J van BEAVER cnEEH W l-' CrlVI KEYSTONE a basin 1-800-BUmUM 1 * * o C 7 - 22 r3 ^ ^ ^ ^ - www uniuRrsitwbeachcItib conL New townhome unit. 2Mrm>- walk to campus, 306 Cherry. S?i( res. (979)492-3033. ^reiser $6 latching gi irtainment [or sale- I jut), one I >00/obo, i51. lor-sale b idrm/2.5b |y updated. * Jnt. Read 16-7032 fc lull bed pu Jrawers $21 |100. obo tones® n« irge appli p or servi all Jason: built 3bdrm condo, A&M bus route, highhair and f V. w/uo IWUIC, iiiyu 1 bdrm left Call Ashley 979-777-Ji;< Nic $6 1 mobile home on 4-»es rye grass, 11-miles w O. 779-1978,676-0483 Cal 2brnvl Sbth. spacious closet w/d connections, new cafe 'no Available Now. 77647': gate- 2bdrnV2bth J3tr» ues, racks New 2bdrm2blh. dose: s 146-4076 latching 92-3465. lobiie He ome furni 7500.00/ot lobiie Hon ewly Rede ool Table ;ofa bed- 5 offee table Parkway Apartments, 1600S/i-v 75, end lal 1-Month's Free Rent No Wm iwo 10” Urt 2bdrm/2bth or 3bdmV2bth. PrrtasB20x2 Boss ’ Spr g 693-6540. ^ Pre-lease for January 32 non. fenced, pets okay. 1801 jsrr. SSDancers Pre-tease for January: Uhhvs: Duplexes, 2/2. W/D connect pets okay S680<mo 693-1448 eleasmg for 5-1-03 brand ra untry living duplexes. W/D. is*'-': ided. $750/mo, $750 depcstn ills and acreage avam 00/mo/horse 979-412-0604 PRELEASING lor JAN03. MArt 1 for AUG’03! 1.2,344 bedrooms. Urt our listings ol proper^ Our FREE LOCATO : B ,„ady to take your call ty 694-9140 www.ynilgd-.rfflfi-' Rock H W/D ho 324 ICE iRE YOU F IALL. NEEC low duplex, 3bd/2bth. Sd cials for Y up Available January CAII ange $7-8/i 764-342 324-7729 . Room for rent in 4b»^ le hours, bty. >50 a day rovided. 1- dministrath ance, appe on refills, xperience enefits. Fa pply in per: (979)77 ppliance 1 elp, setup c ervice posi mce agency " immediati Heatherwood. College studentc 779-3684 for details. Room for Rent- Beautiful 2 story Wj equire Spri quiet upscale Bryan neighbors:' 9am . 2 p m eludes spacious bedroom w/pm® 1pm-6pm. B driveway. parking, ratte^Byery T/3rd W (Shared) den. dining, kitchen am include ans\ dry patio and yard. Only 10"*** Jart insuran from A&M. Owner OWtdpjjW“mounts for e: quiet responsible, non-smoker, nom GPA prefi graduate student or business pro Liere . who can appreciate a hwe J JastSfoW month plus utilities. 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