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Advertising and Public Relations Panel Discussion Bates Southwest GSD&M Tracy Locke Partnership Tuesday, April 1 • 4:30-6:30 p.m. • Rudder 301 Career Center Texas A&M University With you every step of the way If a rock star like Bruce Springsteen or John Mayer decided to trade in their vocals and guitar and replace them with a viola, the result would be Yuri Bashmet. Bashmet will astonish audiences with his inventive play when he is joined for a one-night-only concert by the Moscow Soloists. THE MOSCOW SOLOISTS with YURI BASHMET, violist Thursday Night, April 3 7:30 PM Rudder Auditorium TICKETS Call 845-1234. Order Online at www.MSCOPAS.org. A concert of this caliber might cost $100 in NYC, London or Prague. With MSC OPAS, you can witness this piece of classical music history for less than $30! (And, there's no airfare!) MSC OPAS Three Decades of Performing Arts From Rudder to Carnegie! Shortly after their performance in Rudder Auditorium, the musicians will head to NYC to answer a concert invitation from Carnegie Hall. Monday, March 31, 2003 AGGIELIFE THE BATTALION WEB UATCHI » www.collegejournal.com College is a huge turning point in many peo ple’s lives. Since there is so much to do in so lit tle time, students need all the help they can get. Collegejournal.com, a site affiliated with The Wall Street Journal, focuses on guiding students from their pre-college years until they start a career. For those entering college, the Web site offers information on admissions, tips on writing entrance essays and ways to receive financial aid. CoIlegejournal.com even reveals some secrets regarding methods schools use to recruit students. For current students, the Web site offers tips on possible careers they may wish to pursue and gives extensive advice on ways to land that per fect job. 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Sinofsky said Willem Dafoe told him the star and his friends used to get high to watch Disney's animated "Fantasia" when they were young. Writer- director John Waters claimed "100 percent" of the audience, crew and actors were high on marijuana for the premiere of his offbeat 1972 comedy "Pink Flamingos," Sinofsky said. "What I didn't expect was the honesty, the truthful interviews I was doing. I didn't expect them to be talking about their own drug experiences that openly," Sinofsky said. Sinofsky's film traces the evo lution of drug films, from the 1938 cautionary tale "Reefer Madness" and the 1970s mari juana comedies of Cheech and Chong to recent films like "Requiem for "Traffic" about a Dream" and the destructive effects of cocaine and heroin. Starr releases album, enjoys 'simple things' LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ringo Starr has just released his lat est album, "Ringo Rama," but the former Beatle says his first love will always be playing for audiences. Starr Band, but he also dedicates time to writing, painting, garden ing and shopping for flowers will his wife, actress Barbara Bach. "I just don't let things get on top of me as much," Starr said'I try not to rule the world. I thin! just getting up in the morningisa great achievement." jazz clarinetist leaves nightclub busines* WORLD IHE BATTALIO U.S.s hidde By Jamey K THE ASSOCIATE KHOWRI Afghanistan —Afti like over craggy ter Craig Ogdi i a 3-foot-hig a goat pen tucked searching for ; weapons cache. Behind a stack le rear of the pen, t soldiers finds f mortar and reco ds, rockets anc cases of amn many labeled in Chi The discovery is rompany’s prize fo intelligence work. I big success fo Desert Lion, an inte weapons stasht nants of al-Qaida o regime for t l ! .S.-led coalitioi leirorists in Afghan “Whoever put th ttiy disguised this wal pen,” said Oj with not Mat on his head aduous climb. ’s good to get lie market. This is \ ta firing at us.” The cache was gest found in / [den said Thursda The operation it N mountains eas wone of the first leiligence coiled llemational Securit Force, which maintc the capital of Ka HS.-led mi li-terror coalition. The location of »as strategic. The Khorah i east of Kabul STARR "Sometimes it's the most spiritual plane that you ever get to," Starr said. "On cer tain nights there is noth ing better. So I'm blessed as long as I can hold the sticks." The new album, which includes a tribute to former Beatle bandmate George Harrison, comes after a period of loss for the drummer. His first wife, Maureen, died in 1995. Three years later, longtime friend Linda McCartney died, and close confidant Harrison died in 2001. But Starr, who battled sub stance abuse in the 1980s, says he has learned to appreciate the simpler joys in life. He continues to tour with his All- NEW ORLEANS (AP) - years, jazz clarinetist Fountain is bowing out of the New Orleans nightclub business Fountain opened his Orleans club on Bourbon Street 1960, but has been playing last 26 years at the Hi Riverside club, where he finale Friday before 400 mostl' invited family and friends. Fountain, 72, said the time was right to move on, noting tourist business has been d since Sept. 11, 2001. "I needed a change," Fountain said. "I didn't want it, but I need ed it. It's one of those t Since 9-11, we've seen a people that used to come come any more. The club wassil making it, but we could seetlif handwriting on the wall. "It's been a real good ride, a we've still got a lot of riding do," he said. "I might get off I motorcycle and ride a little scoot er now, but it's still a ride." I 1 J on’t be left behin * ■ It’s time to apply for Financial Air What is MERY? MERV is a 36 foot CruiseAir vehicle, completely redesigned and equipped with ten Dell flat panel 5-inch screens, and Dell OptiPlex GX11 OP PC’s with wireless access to the Internet. COSTEP’s Mobile Education Resource Vehicle, MERV, will be at the Rec Center so you can instantly file next year’s FASFA via the Internet. Bring your tax info and your parent’s tax info. Financial Aid counselors will help you complete the FASFA and answer your questions. This is the fastest and easiest way to get your FASFA completed so you don’t have to worry about it anymore. The Ret 9 am to 5 pm Tuesday, April! Bring your tax ii Bring your parent’s tax info Studhfr, S FJ>A \ e there ’Desas A&M University W OL Now? Applic Fall 2( Contae Transi 845-ic Oeadiii A Ppli c . 'Vi] j