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AGGIEL0] NATION IE BATTAli THE BATTALION 5 Friday, January 24, 2003 McDonald’s posts first- ever loss: $343.8 million er It" ted lins ficult for any bo siting Over It,"t the life of Het iving a dream li; or of a teen mag s and a less-thai winning of Helen eaks the newstt ve heart attack, get any worse ft things are time empts suicide r the loss. Butr elen approache> a chance at love OAK BROOK (AP)- McDonald's Corp. reported the first quarterly loss in its history Thursday — a $343.8 million set back in the last three months of 2002. The loss reflected charges and write-offs aimed at helping the burger giant end an unprece dented slump brought on by consumer weariness with fast food, a crowded restaurant mar ket and its own problems with service. McDonald's was founded in 1955 and has been publicly trad ed since 1965. The fast-food chain took $810 million in charges for the fourth quarter. That helped push its stock, which traded above $30 last summer, under $15 for the first time since 1995. The burger giant said it is closing 719 under-performing restaurants. But it also disclosed plans to open 850 more tradi tional McDonald’s; 380 “satel lite” restaurants inside other facilities such as airports; and 150 of its other brand restau rants. “We know we need to make changes,” new chief executive Jim Cantalupo said. McDonald’s replaced Jack Greenberg with Cantalupo last month after its stock fell to seven-year lows. McDonald’s was down 38 cents to $14.98 in afternoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Quarterly revenue was $3.9 billion, up 3 percent from $3.77 billion in the same quarter in 2001. But sales at restaurants open at least a year — a key indicator of success — were down slightly in the United States and Europe. Unhappy deal McDonald’s Corp. posted its first quarterly loss Thursday and said it is closing 719 under-performing restaurants - including 202 which were shuttered in the fourth quarter. Net income/loss, in millions $600 200 0 Q3 Q4 Q1 02 Q3 Q4 2001 2002 Stock performance Daily closings per share Jan. 23 $15,001 $32 28 24’ 20 L 16 |iMiiMHa[ HMHHflJ JFMAMJ J A SONDJ 2002 03 SOURCES: The company; Hoover's AP Online; Monevline Telerale er that is not ori my woman in hr lace in Lomfc aking of anoik ith a darker skk s, has her quirt us side. Bui thrc' best friend caug tting Over If ci dictive. t read with mar in't seem to get: he story so help i who just havr life, which is prof’ an can relate to. —Kelcey Rie$c irestarter hen insomnia hits jsed bookstore rdback ir your coffee table, nd bookshelf County driver charged with vehicular homicide in fatal crash ABIQUIU, N.M (AP)- A county driver who had been hired despite two drunken-driving con victions got into a fatal accident after dropping off his last passenger and admitted he had been drinking, authorities said. Alan Martinez, who was hired to drive senior citizens on errands, told police he drank four beers and two shots of whiskey at a friend’s house after work Tuesday, investigators said. Later, while driving the Rio Arriba County van, he collided with a car on U.S. 84 in north ern New Mexico, killing Martin M. Trujillo, 49, of Abiquiu. Martinez, 34, was charged with vehicular homicide and driving on a revoked license. An arraignment was scheduled for Thursday. The homicide charge also alleges that Martinez was driving while drunk, said Lt. Rob Shilling, spokesman for the state police. Tests of Martinez’s blood-alcohol level have not been released. Martinez had two convictions for driving while intoxicated when the county hired him in October 2001, records show. The county was not aware that Martinez was driving with a revoked license, said Thomas Campos, assistant Rio Arriba County manager. Checks of employee driving records are done quarterly, and were last done Oct. 30, officials said. In October, Martinez was arrested on drunk en-driving charges on U.S. 84 about three miles from Tuesday’s crash, according to motor vehi cle records. His license was revoked in September and he was facing two counts of DWI stemming from a July arrest. After the crash, state police said, empty con tainers of alcohol were found in his car. While police said they have no reason to believe Trujillo was intoxicated at the time of the crash, a toxicology test will be done. Results will not be available for up to 10 weeks. te [JR. enney Stores Stores rvyn’s arcus Depot /LAKY ; Club & Co. Stores in Co. 5, Inc. -ation .org FY ■■MM* ITV <h$pM CCCL ^STUD/,^ in the flagroom as part of the AQtiie NteMs 9 /iff That Jazz Series presented by MSC Town Hall midnight drawing for $250 must he present to win 2 FREE Movies American History X at 8pm in MSC 201 In the basement ALL NIGHT LONG Free fSowlin^ Free IMllfards Free Dance Dance Revolution Free Pooeorn &Soda Higher Learning at 10:30pm in MSC 201 Presented in conjunction with MSC Film Society & MSC Black Awareness Committee FREE HOT DOGS & FRENCH FRIES in the 12th Man in Rudder Theater starting at 8pm Student Performing Groups presented as part of the MEDALS 2003 Conference For more information contact 845-1515 Friday, January 24 9pm - 1am H | | ggi f rts & Crafts' M ust Show A&M ID at Check-in locations around the MSC In the MSC orship Director lAdventist H 0dpn-*DenominationaC Seventh Day Adventist 1218 Ettle St., Bryan (corner of Coulter) 775-4362 Pastor Bill Davis Saturday 8:15am- Spanish Worship English - 11:00 am Sabbath School - 9:45 am AssemSCy of QocC Bethel Temple Assembly of God 2608 Villa Maria, Bryan 776-4835 Sunday Worship 10:15 Sunday School 9:00 www.betheltemDlebcs.com /Baptist Fellowship Free Will Baptist Church College & Career Class You are invited to a Bible Study especially for students. Sunday mornings at 9:45 Wednesday night supper at 5:30, followed by Bible Study at 6:30 1228 W. Villa Maria 779-2297 For more information contact Marcus Brewer: 731 -1890 m-brewer@tamu.edu http://www.fellowshipfwb.ora Fellowship of Christian University Students First Baptist Church 2300 Welsh Avenue College Station 696-7000 Sunday Schedule Worship Services: 8:30 & 10:55 a.m. College Bible Study: 9:45 a.m. Evening Bible Study: 6:00 p.m. «ocu s tt-y Weekend Shuttle Route: CS West http://fbc-cs.tca.net/university CatfioCic St. Mary’s Catholic Center Church Avenue in Northgate (979)846-5717 www.aaaiecatholic.ora Pastoral Team Rev. Michael J. Sis, Pastor Rev. Keith Koehl, Associate Pastor - Campus Ministers - Deacon Bill Scott, Deacon David Reed, Martha Tonn, Jullie Mendonca Dawn Rouen, Roel Garza Daily Masses Mon.-Fri.: 5:30 p.m. in the Church Tues.-Thurs.: 12:05 p.m. in the All Faiths Chapel Weekend Masses Sat: 2:00 p.m. (Korean), 5:30 p.m. (English), 7:00 p.m. (Spanish) Sun.: 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 5:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Confessions Wed. 8:30-9:30 p.m., Sat. 4:00-5:15 p.m. or by appointment. 603 communityCH U RCH SUNDAYS: Prayer Service @ 10 a.m, Worship@ 11 a.m. Meeting in Oakwood Intermediate School 106 HOLIK STREET JUST OFF GEORGE BUSH Behind the College Station Conference Center FOLLOW THE SIGNS! Small Groups Meet Weekly wwwjOOmCHURCH-com 260-1163 /Pentecostal Cornerstone Church * Mid Week Small Group Meetings * Sunday Service at 3:00pm on George Bush, just across from campus at the College Station Conference Center. 485-8744 Victory J ^ United Pentecostal Church Sunday 2:00 p.m. Wednesday 7:00 p.m. 1808 - H Brothers (behind the C.S. Wal-Mart) 764-4180 Cfiurcfi of Cfirist A&M Church of Christ 1901 Harvey Mitchell Pkwy. (979)693-0400 Sunday Assemblies: 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m., College Bible Class 9:30 a.m. Sunday Night: 5:45 p.m. Mid-Week 7:00 p.m. Aggies for Christ Call for on-campus pick-up info www.aggiesforchrist.org ‘Episcopal St. Thomas Episcopal 906 George Bush Dr. • College Station, TX 696-1726 Services - 8:00 (Rite 1), 9:00(Family Service Rite II) & 11:15 (Rite ll-for late sleeping Ags) 7:30 p.m. Evensong Next door to Canterbury House, the Episopal Student Center /S[pn-/Denominational Calvary Chapel AGGIELAND ^ A Non-denominational church that teaches God's Word versa hy varse. Contemporary praise & worship Come as you are - casual atmosphere Currently meeting at: The Warehouse 1601 Groesbeck in Bryan just off 2818 north of campus Currently studying the Book of Acts Services at 10:30 a.m. Sunday Patter Jeff Hughes 'VS (979)324-3972 www.aggieland.ee To advertise on this page call The Battalion today! 845-2696 /PresByierian Covenant Presbyterian Church 220 Rock Prairie Road (979) 694-7700 Rev. Sam W. Steele - Pastor Sunday Service: 8:30 & 11 a.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. UCM Prayer and Praise: Wednesday 7:00 p.m. www.covenantpresbyterian.org FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Helping Aggies grow in faith New Fall Hours: Worship 8:30, 11:00 a.m. Church School 9:30 Fellowship on the Patio 10:30 1100 Carter Creek Parkway www.fpcbryan.org United /Methodist A&M United Methodist 417 University Dr. (in Northgate) • 846-8731 Sunday Worship: 8:30, 9:45, 10:50 College Sunday School: 9:30,10:45 Sr. Pastor Dr. Jerry Neff www.am-umc.org “I need ir real. I need it relevant. I need it within community.” CELEBRATION WORSHIP at First United Methodist Church • Powerful Praise • Solid Scripture • and Real Families Come see what's worth celebrating 1 l :00 a.m. in the Christian Life Center On 27''' Street, 2 blocks east of Texas Avenue in Bryan 779-1324