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infant/young child to provide a lifetime of
love and affection. Legal/Medical expens
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Police Impounds! Cars from $500. For
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BED AND BREAKFAST
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EMPLOYMENT
!Bartenders 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.
FOR RENT
1,700sq.ft. 3-bdrm house in great neigh-
boorhood, close to A&M. Hard-wood
floors, huge back-yard, &large deck.
$ 1050/mo. 832-444-7577 Kenneth.
1 -3/bedroom apartments. Some with w/d,
some near campus. $175-$600/mo. 696-
2038.
1-M needed for Spring ‘03, master bed
room w/own bathroom, full cost under
$400/mo., 5-minutes from campus. Call
Colin 822-5811/ 324-8691
1-month Free rent with 1-yr. lease.
3bd/2ba with full sized W&D. Fenced yd.
Pets OK. $495-570/mo. Owner/Broker.
Call Laurie Follis, Ashford Square Realty
764-5777; 260-7653
1/1 efficiency, sublease Jan.-May,
$479/mo. Walking distance to campus/ on
shuttle. 979-575-7012.
2/1.5 duplex, newly remodeled. New
stove, carpet, dishwasher, fans, bathroom
fixtures. Water paid. 5-blocks from cam
pus, on shuttle. Excellent rent, $475/mo.
Best deal in the area. (979)694-2055,
(979)229-7715. Email:
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FOR RENT
2bdrm/1bth fourplex, Northgate, 5-min.
walk to campus, w/d connections,
$425/mo. 846-7466.
3/2-house in CS. Recently updated.
Fenced yard, 2-car garage. 690-2740
3bhdrm/2.5bth newly remodeled home in
CS, 1601 Lawyer. Lots of room!
$1200/mo. 690-2051.
Brand new duplexes. 3bdrm/3ba.,
cable/dsl ready. Appliances included.
Close to campus. 690-1882.
College Station 2/1, fenced, w/d connec
tion, new carpet, new vinyl, $550/mo 693-
4840.
Duplex, 3/2, near new, on shuttle. Lawn
care included. No Pets. $800/mo. 846-
5722.
For-rent or sale by owner: Woodbrook
condo, 2bdrm/2.5bth, ideal for 2-3 stu
dents, beautifully updated. Wood-floors,
tile, carpet, fresh paint. $850/mo. 696-
7032 for showing.
Great 4-plex, walk to TAMU, 2-1,
$450/mo, $300 deposit. 764-1082
LEASING NOW and PRELEASING for
MAY ‘03 and AUG ‘03! 1,2,3&4 bed
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of properties we have available. Our
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New 3&4bd homes in Magnolia half-way
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No deposit, January paid. Bd/bth to share
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Washers & Dryers For Rent. Don’t buy,
rent a washer & dryer, $30/month (plus
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FOR SALE
1990 Coachman 5th Wheel travel trailer,
24ft., good condition, $4000 firm, Call Gor
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Clean, 1998 Fleetwood. $16,500. Call
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HELP WANTED
$250 a day potential/ bartending. Training
provided. 1-800-293-3985 ext.625.
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME BASKET-
BALL. NEED EXTRA CASH. We need of
ficials for Youth Basketball League, pay
range $7-8/game. Games last about Ihr.
Call 764-3424 or 764-6386 to get hired.
Babysitter needed in my home, Tues.
&Thurs., 3:30-6:30, $30/week. Call Cindy
at 764-0492.
Cleaning commercial buildings at night,
M-F. Call 823-5031 for appt.
Immediate instructor position with Sylvan
Learning Center. Experience in Math, Al
gebra, Geometry, etc. Flexible schedule:
afternoons & evenings. Call: 846-4988 or
fax resume to: 691-2904.846-4988
Koppe Bridge Bar and Grill. Part-time
cook & counter help. Wellborn and Harvey
Road locations. 764-2933, 776-2833.
Layne’s of College Station is now hiring.
Apply at Layne’s across from the main en
trance of A&M.
Ninfa’s is now accepting applications for
servers and host positions. Apply in per
son between 2-4pm, Mon.-Thurs., 1102
Harvey Rd.
Newsday Crossword
WALKS OF LIFE by Norma Steinberg
Edited by Stanley Newman
ACROSS
64 Actress
7 Key near Ctrl
38 Auctioneer’s
1 French singer
Hatcher
8 Complaint
call
Edith
65 Advancing
9 Not indulgent
39 Overt
5 Thick slices
68 Composer
10 Exercise
41 Backbone
10 "Of _1 Sing”
Satie
device
46 Permanent-ink
14 Prefix meaning
69 More tender
11 Singer Lena
pens
“both”
70 Snitched
12 Pass, as a law
49 Optimally
15 Rental sign
71 Simpleton
13 Slackens off
51 Consider
16 Novelist Jaffe
72 Minnesota
18 Plant’s
53 Assessed
17 Leader
baseballers
beginning
54 January,
19 Historical
73 Hot tubs
22 Manicurist’s
in Juarez
periods
20 President
DOWN
targets
24 Cook in the
55 Vegas section
57 “Grecian Urn”
Jackson
1 Hemingway’s
oven
odist
21 Back with
nickname
25 Environments
59 Skier’s hope
money
2 Old
27 “Hey, you!”
61 Stage item
23 Parts of
Cowhand”
28 Words of
62 Bruins' school:
decades
3 Alphabetical
accusation
Abbr.
26 Plebes, e.g.
quartet
29 West Virginia
63 Advanced
27 Chest muscle
4 Ablaze
product
degs.
30 Plummet
5 Flight
33 Cost increase
66 Starter for pod
31 Comedian
attendant
35 Actress Vivien
or angle
Conway
6 Parking place
37 Secluded place
67 Coop dweller
32 Word on an
octagonal sign
34 Willy Wonka’s
creator
36 Argot
40 Constellation
components
42 Witness
43 One-masted
vehicle
44 Spring flower
45 Spiffy
47 Solitary
48 Spy group:
Abbr.
50 “Yipes!"
52 Barbie’s
boyfriend
53 Take umbrage
at
56 Movie ogre
58 Patriotic songs
60 “ the
good work!”
CREATORS SYNDICATE © 2003 STANLEY NEWMAN 1 /13/Q3
HELP WANTED
MountainKing Potatoes, a rapidly growing
Houston, TX based agri-business firm
seeks candidate for “Operations and
Sales Analyst.” Ideal education is MBA,
M. of Ag Eco, or M. of Eco. Position open
immediately; will consider recent/ Decem
ber grad or similarly qualified with industry
experience. Responsibilities include:
supply chain mgmt, sales forecasting, in
ventory mgmt. Strong analytical and com
puter skills required. MountainKing offers
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Now hiring all positions, Texas Hall of
Fame, 11-1 Tues.-Sat. 822-2222.
Small medical office, p/t, flexible hours.
Leave message. 255-2789.
Vet tech needed, full &part-time hours
available, previous experience helpful.
693-0123.
Waitstaff needed for morning and evening
shifts at Mr. G’s Pizzeria. Apply in person
11-2, M-F, 201 W. 26th Street Downtown
Bryan.
Wrangler Steakhouse- Navasota now hir
ing full & part-time positions: wait-staff,
bartenders. Call for personal interview,
936-894-2901.
PETS
Adopt Pets: Dogs, Cats, Puppies, Kit
tens, Many purebreds. Brazos Animal
Shelter, 775-5755, www.shelterpets.org
ROOMMATES
2 Christian brothers looking for roommate.
4bdrm house, great deck, close to bus
line. 469-371-1904
ROOMMATES
2-M/F to share 4bd/1bth house, Rock
Prairie, imm. move in. 492-9595
Roommate needed to share nice
4bdrm/2bth house with 3-male college stu
dents. $250/mo. +utilities. 979-779-3684
or mobile 830-459-9666.
Roommate wanted, large room, $300 in
cludes utilities, 777-7052.
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law. 111-Univ. Dr., Ste.217. 846-6117.
Show-up 30/min. early.
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Part-Time Jobs
UCS, Inc., is the industry leader when it comes to providing quality IT systems
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UCS has experienced constant growth in the past 32 years and has never had to
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STUDIES IN PROGRESS
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
homeopathic (herbal) product. One migraine headache will be
studied. Eligible volunteers will be compensated.
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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,
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Call for more information.
BACTERIAL 1
VAGINOSIS STUDY
Female volunteers, ages 18 and older needed to
participate in a clinical research study for the
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include an odorous off-white vaginal discharge.
I Volunteers will receive free laboratory tests and
' medication and will be compensated for their
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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.
YEAST INFECTION
J&.S Studies. Inc. is conducting a research study for I
women's Yeast Infection. If you are a woman, ISyears of I
age or older and have a yeast infection that has not been f
treated with any over-the-counter medication within
days, you may want to get more information regarding this I
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* study-related medicine
* physical exam
* pap smear (if not done within 12 months
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THE
BATTALION!!
Monday, January 13, IOC
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Bugs roll
over 49ers
By Fred Goodall
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Tampa Bay Buccanee
offense finally played as welli
their defense in the playoffs.
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a monthlong layoff to thr;
for 196 yards and two tor
downs, and the NFL’s tc:
ranked defense shut downl;
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3 1 -6 on Sunday.
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Sunday’s NFC championst;
game against the Eagles, »•
ended the Bites’ season ini
first round of the playoffs!
past two years.
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including twice in the NF;
championship game.
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did just about everything right.
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threw TD passes of 20 yard'
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games with a bruised back.
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day since Ty Warren in ‘99.”
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player Moore retire
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head coach Peggie Gil
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third of its kind for the Agf
since October. Senior
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er last season, and junior rese
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the game due to injury.
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