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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
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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.
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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
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side of the Tigris River.
Brooks told reporters
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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
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“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.
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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.
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Valarie Renter
Recording Demo with
Michael Jay,
)ambo Productions, LA
Auditions held at
1004 S. Coulter, BRYAN
www.nikkipedersontalent.com
• Open to ages 8 years and older
• No experience is necessary
• A personal photo/snapshot
is required!
Elliot Schrock
Signed with
Handprint Entertainment, LA
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