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Arronnt aUWtUr iiccoimt aomiy FRANKFORT The intelligent alternative. STEIN & LIPP (L Advisors, Inc. A Centerpnse Advisors Company i Steve Chavez 'marimbas April 6,2003 6:00 p.m. Wolf Pen Creek Marimbas from the World BRAZOS VALLEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FAMILY CONCERT Sponsored by the City of College Station Parks and Recreation Department Featuring Steve Chavez, composer and performer, will play marimbas collected from around the world. Gene Lee, violinist, winner of Texas Association of Symphonic Organization (TASO) Juanita Miller Competition Lulu Chang, pianist, winner of Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra (BVSO) Youth Concerto Competition Yamaha Grand Piano loaned by Holze Music Company, College Station Concessions available • Picnic baskets, wine/beer permitted Call the office at 779-6100 for more information. Concert will be moved to Rudder Auditorium in case of inclement weather. Tickets available at MSC Box Office or at gate. General public ($15) * Students with I.D. ($5) Children under 12 FREE ’/CfW&f/bCl Dr. Marcelo Bussiki, Music Director and Conductor Bryan/College Station • Texas 979.779.6100 • office@bvso.org • www.bvso.org The Eagle Flying; higher every day KBTX-TV BRYAN/COLLEOE STATION CONGRATULATIONS! Join the Celebration at the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center APRIL 3RD RING DELIVERY Tickets distributed throughout the day, beginning at 7:15 a.m. You must have a numbered ticket to get your Ring. FtenwnES begin at 2 p.m. Ring distkibltion starts at 3 p.m. and ends at 6 p.m. We encourage you to take the Bonfire or Replant bus routes that stop in front of the building. Texas Aggie Artist, Benjamin Knox ’90, personalizing the “Historic Aggie Ring” You must bring your pink receipt and driver’s license to pick up your Ring. If you do not have your pink receipt, please bring your student ID and driver’s license. SPONSORED BY The Association 4 OF FORMER STUDENTS® a/ie, Aggie, Net/AJonJcf Thursday, April 3, 2003 THE BATTALl; Baghdad Continued from page 1A through Nasiriyah in tanks and other military vehicles. There were moments of humanity, as well, in the 2- week-old war. In Nasiriyah, American snipers summoned help for an Iraqi woman in labor in a pickup truck. Navy Hospitalman 1st Class Kyle Morris delivered a healthy baby and named her “America.” “It was a pretty cool way to start the day,” he said. But there was bad news, too. The U.S. Central Command, which is overseeing the war, said it was investigating reports that warplanes had bombed a Red Crescent maternity hospital in Baghdad. Despite the gains on the bat tlefield, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and others cautioned that some of the toughest fighting of the military campaign may lie ahead, seek ing to dampen speculation that the war might end quickly. Iraq insisted the battlefield was tilting its way, and Al- Jazeera, an Arab satellite TV station, said about 30 Yemenis arrived in the capital carrying AK-47s and shouting pro- Saddam slogans. “Victory is ours,” Saddam said in a statement issued in his name. But that was increasingly at odds with the accounts offered by American military command ers as well as reporters covering front-line Army and Marine forces swiftly advancing on Saddam’s capital. “Our guys are able to see the skyline. That’s how close we’ve gotten,” said one mili tary official, speaking on con dition of anonymity. The official said the plan was to begin to form a cordon around Baghdad and press the regime to surrender. Failing that, there was no word on when — or whether — forces would enter the city of 5 million. Following days of heavy airstrikes, artillery barrages and skirmishes designed to weaken Republican Guard divisions. Army units swept toward Baghdad from the southwest, past battered Iraqi forces near Karbala. The troops moved through a gap west of the. Special forces earlier se: control of a nearby dam, ei; fears that Iraqis would bio. up and cause a flood thatc have been a disaster for American forces. Advancing Army forces, tured a bridge over Euphrates River at Mus-. after defusing explosives let retreating Iraqis. There was resistance. Coalition warp!: also dropped nearly 40 JC bombs on a military sir facility in Baghdad. Southeast of Baghdad Kut, Marines took a key as they advanced. “Ni on his (Saddam’s) side oi street.” said Lt. Michael as troops crossed to the we side of the Tigris River. Brooks told reporters Baghdad Division Republican Guard, whi positioned near Kut, ' hasir destroyed.” At the Peni: Maj. Gen. Stanley McChr said both the Baghdad Div and the Medina Division, Karbala, were “no longerc; ble forces.” SARS No American SARS deaths Continued from page 1A “Quarantine China/’ and suggested other nations simply should suspend all travel links with China until it provides the truth about its public health. For weeks, U.N. agency officials have delicate ly appealed for more cooperation from China, which has a tradition of hiding bad news, even as China’s neighbors have complained loudly. “Because the mainland is not sharing informa tion ... the outbreak has been lengthened,” Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council said in a recent report. Now, a four-member WHO team plans to leave Beijing on Thursday for Guangdong, home to almost half the people who have died from SARS worldwide. “This is a really unique opportunity for China to find out the origins of the disease, how it spread and how it can be controlled,” said Dr. Meirion Evans, a Welsh epidemiologist and a member of the multinational team. Other team members are from the United States, Germany and Bangladesh. Severe acute respiratory syndrome. SARS. has spreed 1 the work) from Asia hi the United States, out of 85 suspr cases, no one has died Number of suspected cases under investigation A Tex knowledg scopic wc eases sue Assist; roundwoi gans, ant genetic al erroneom Studie He vide nee I Specifica trollable j : Understai ■to use gei [from expt Garcia behaviors He foe ior that i< next. Gan it is a sim “I cho! ous systei species. This q certain ac A short m imens as “It gro turb an e> Certait effects. T SOURCE C#oUk» for Difteas* Control and Prevention At the Centers for Disease Control it United States, director Dr. Julie Gerberdinj those trying to control SARS want to find« it’s still being spread in China. Health inve>; tors also want to know what those who die f the illness might have in common, she said. OPEN TALENT CALL HERE ARE JUST A FEW STUDENTS OF NIKKI PEDERSON TALENT WHO HAVE BEEN SIGNED WITH TOP AGENTS AND MANAGERS Maximillian Alexander Newest Cast Member of “All My Children", Playing the role of “Carlos” The Nikki Pederson Model & Talent Academy is pleased to announce it will be hosting a scouting event in Bryan on Saturday, April 5 at 4:00 pm, and Sunday, April 6 at 2:00 pm for the International Modeling & Talent Association Convention, “Hooray For Hollywood” 2004. Crystal Wiseman Signed with Superior Talent Agency, U Class of 2002 Actors, Actresses, Singers, Dancers and Models are encouraged to audition. The IMTA is a distinguished and legitimate avenue to meet agents and begin learn ing about a career outside the Brazos Valley Market. If you are selected to attend the LA Convention and Competitions you will have the opportu nity to audition for and interview with scores of modeling and talent agents, you might never have the chance to meet otherwise. It is truly a once in a lifetime event for the aspiring model and talented individuals. Nikki Pederson Talent had an Outstanding 95% Agency callback rate at the last International Model & Talent Convention & Competitions. Tiffany Thornton Signed with Stein Entertainment, LA Stars like Katie Holmes, Elijah Wood, lessica Biel & Cover Girl Model, Jessica White, along with many others were discovered at an IMTA Convention. 822-5104 Valarie Renter Recording Demo with Michael Jay, )ambo Productions, LA Auditions held at 1004 S. 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