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II Directorv JL~Jr .,il< An "A... Adventist 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 AssemBCy of Qod Bethel Temple Assembly of God 2608 Villa Maria, Bryan 776-4835 Sunday Worship 10:15 Sunday School 9:00 www.betheltemplebcs.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.org 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. ?OCUs <®x Weekend Shuttle Route: CS West http://fbc-cs.tca.net/university Cathode St. Mary’s Catholic Center 603 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 'ally M 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. Church of Christ 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 ‘EpiscopaC 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-(DenominationaC Calvary Chapel AGGIELAND A Non-denominational church that teaches 6od's Word verse by verse. Contemporary praise & worship Coma 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 Pastar Jiff Hijhis '95 (979)324-3972 www.aggieland.ee To advertise on this page call The Battalion today! 845-2696 9\[pn- f DenominatwnaC communityCHURCH SUNDAYS: Prayer Service @ 10 a.m. Worship @ 11 a.m. Meeting in Oakwood Intermediate School 106 HOUK STREET JUST OFF GEORGE BUSH Behind the College Station Conference Center FOLLOW THE SIGNS! Small Groups Meet Weekly www.COmCHURCH,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 United Pentecostal Church Sunday 2:00 p.m. Wednesday 7:00 p.m. 1808 - H Brothers (behind the C.S. Wal-Mart) 764-4180 PresByterian 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. Students Welcome www.covenantpresbyterian.org FIRST PRESBYTERIAN f CHURCH I Helping Aggies grow in faith New Fall Hours: ft Worship 8:30, 11:00 a.m. 11| Church School 9:30 11| Fellowship on the Patio 10:30 1 ^ 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 “1 need it teal. I need ir 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 1:00 a.m. in the Christian Life Center On 27' 1 ' Street, 2 blocks east of Texas Avenue in Bryan 779-1324 Friday, January 31, 2003 THE BATTALION SUV sales remain high By David Crary THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Call it the sport-utility paradox: With their high profile, both on the road and in the public imagi nation, SUVs have become the most coveted and most reviled vehicles in America. Vandals target them; environmentalists and safety experts denounce them. Some clergy sug gest they might be un-Christian, and new TV ads link them to terrorism. Yet at auto dealerships in the countryside, the suburbs and in the inner cities, SUVs remain the nation's hottest-selling models. "The reason sales figures are unaffected is that Americans don't like to be preached to by lifestyle police," said Eron Shosteck, a spokesman for the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers. The popularity of SUVs has increased steadily over the past decade. They now comprise up to 25 percent of total U.S. vehicle sales, depending on whether so-called crossover models are included. Yet in recent months, SUVs have been the target of attacks notable for their variety and fervor: -As part of a campaign launched by syndicated columnist Arianna Huffmgton, TV ads aired this month suggesting that owners of gas-guzzling SUVs are indirectly assisting terrorists, who obtain financing in oil-exporting Middle East nations. -A group of evangelical Christian ministers launched a "What Would Jesus Drive?" campaign, urging SUV owners to consider whether they could switch to more fuel-efficient vehicles to bet ter preserve the planet. -Vandals, perhaps motivated by ecological concerns, damaged SUVs in several communities. They smashed windshields in King County, Wash., set fires at a car lot in Erie County, Pa., and spray-painted "No Blood For Oil" on SUVs in Newton, Mass. Some Internet-based groups offer hostile bumper stickers to be pasted on SUVs - "As a matter of fact, I do own the road," says one. -Long-running concern about the safety of SUVs was underscored this month by Jeffrey Runge, head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. He said SUVs' rollover fatality rate is triple that for passenger cars, and - referring to SUVs with poor safety ratings - said, "I wouldn't buy my kid a two-star rollover vehicle if it was the last one on Earth." Manufacturers say SUVs are safer than pas senger cars in most types of accidents, and insist they are working hard to reduce the two most commonly cited hazards - rollovers and "incom patibility" that endangers people in smaller cars colliding with SUVs. More so than safety, however, it is the SUVs' low gas mileage that has aroused widespreaddi dain. One of the TV ads released this month h Huffington's campaign, the Detroit Projet: showed a man filling his SUV gas tank juxtaposi with footage of terrorist training. "Oil moneysii) ports some terrible things," the ad said, kind of mileage does your SUV get?" Poor mileage doesn’t slow SUV sales Kni A&M Sports utility vehicles - nearty 7.5 million sold in 2002 - are benj attacked in new ad campaigns for their poor gas mileage anil emission rates. Miles per Sales rank gallon* Annual greenhouse gas emissions, in tons Ford Explorer 17 Ford Taurus 23 Honda Accord 23 Toyota Camry 23 Chevrolet Trailblazer 18 Chevrolet Tahoe is Jeep Grand Cherokee 17 Chevrolet Impala 25 Honda Civic 33 Ford Expedition IS NOTE Top selling vehidea for December 2002. excluding pick-ip tnxis 'Based on 45 percent highway driving end 55 percent dty dnving SOURCES: Aulodala Corporation: Fuafeconomygov Several TV stations refused to air the ads.whic have kindled a backlash among some SUV owner: "It is not gargantuan, nor is it a bauble; ii fi. our needs," wrote Tampa Tribune columnist Tor Jackson of his family’s SUV. According to federal figures, four-wheel-dni; SUVs average 17.3 miles per gallon, andsevei large models - such as Chevrolet's Suburban ait GMC's Yukon - get about 12 mpg. By contrast,fe gas-electric sedans touted by environmentalists the Toyota Prius and Honda Civic Hybrid - get mpg. U.S. automakers have pledged to improvefc economy and develop their own hybrid vehicle: including SUVs. Jason Mark, director of the Union Concerned Scientists' clean vehicles prograr said SUVs have deservedly become the "posi: child" in the debate over gas-guzzling. "They ref resent the worst," he said. But Mark also said that environmentalist rather than exhorting SUV owners to drive er cars, should pressure automakers to prodtut roomy, versatile vehicles that get far better p mileage than today's SUVs do. "Consumers aren't in a position to expresstki choice." Mark said. "The average SUV couldgi from 20 mpg to 40 mpg using available technolo gies, but the industry needs a nudge - Congress needs to act." By Kevi THE t History could Reed Arena as Ti Bobby Knight ai third coach in N< basketball histo career game. While Knigli concerned with t in the Big 12 C come by and the 3 Big 12) coulc currently sit in s ference standing “When we goi to go down and c 1 found three ball 700 wins,” Kn Assistant Coach Associated Press underneath his 1c them signifying 1 and he could can “Coke was sp kinds of junk wei Won 1 Daughter sues stepmom for dad’s wrongful death Texas A&M \ Peggie Gillom h: could turn into a something quickly . Gillom has al Moore, the Aggie Moore left the te teseason. Soph teaherniated c kt Mutes on tl On top of the ii tfe University of 1 NEWS IN BRIEF Texas man convictel in dragging death HEMPHILL, Texas (AP) • By Pam Easton THE BATTALION HOUSTON — The teen-ager who was in the passenger seat when her father was run over will not be satisfied until the driver — her stepmother — is held respon sible for his death, a relative said Thursday. Lindsey Harris spent Wednesday testifying in step mother Clara Harris’ murder trial. Clara Harris is accused of run ning over David Harris on July 24 with her Mercedes-Benz after finding him at a hotel with anoth er woman. “This situation was between three adults and Lindsey should not have been put in the middle,” stepfather Jim Shank said outside the Harris County courthouse. “We feel that Clara was wrong in her actions and for involving our daughter. We will not be satisfied until justice is served.” Lindsey Harris, who lives with her mother and Shank in Ohio, has sued her stepmother for wrongful death. “It does not matter how angry you get,” said Shank, standing beside his stepdaughter, wife and the family’s lawyers. “You do not have the right to kill anyone, for any reason, especially in front of an innocent child.” Shank’s comments came on a day when jurors were asked not to report to the courthouse so state District Judge Carol Davies could consider whether a defense witness is qualified to testify as an expert in accident reconstruc tion. Attorneys for the teenager said they tried unsuccessfully to get her released as a witness in the trial. Defense attorney George Pamham said he likely would not recall the teenager to the stand when testimony in the case resumes Friday. “I would expect her to say such a thing,” Pamham said of the statements on behalf of Lindsey Harris. “I’m not going to rest until justice is done. Clara did not intend to cause the death of her husband.” Clara Harris, a dentist, has said she accidentally hit her husband. Jasper County man who allege: ly beat and ran over a si who had accepted a ride wi given 70 years in prison Ttiursda Blake Tyrone Little was convic ed Wednesday of murder in Jan. 19, 2002, death of Kf "Bimbo" Tillery of Pineland. Authorities said Tillery, 4 caught a ride with Little at Jasper home being investigate as a drug den. After a 20-mile tit north to Pineland, the mf stopped at a gas station when Tillery ran from the car and 'M caught by the men. Tillery was dragged for 20 toil feet before he dropped from ll- car's undercarriage to the road Dallas to get Ford's Crown Victoria info DALLAS (AP) - Ford Motor C( is expected to provide the with information about the saftf of Crown Victoria police cars,tltf city attorney said Thursday. Dallas sued Ford for the info mation in December, W months after a city officer wii killed when his Crown Vi was hit and caught fire. At 12 officers have died nationwfo since 1983 in Crown Victorias, SATCHEPSBBMSTEAKS 303 Boyett • College Station, Texas 77840 • 260-8850 Across from Tradition’s Dorm AG SALVATION SPECIAL SUNDAY NIGHT ONLY 4 pm - 9 pm Chicken Fried Steak Dinner Chicken Fried Steak • French Fries • Small Salad $roo Five Aggi< to presea Texas A&M ha son All-Big 12 male athletes e Senior Ryan Cook and Ante the A&M men's last season Championships were selected a Senior Ashle received presea Hedberg is the on in addition t time All-Big 12 : play for the Agg Players wei coaches. 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