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Page 3 • Friday, April 4, 2003
Spare change for a ring
New organization, Change, raises money for Aggie
rings
By Tori Foster
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lie problem. While sitting in the Memorial Student Center 12th
Man Cafeteria, they decided to ask students for donations to help
..... PIliHips purchase his ring. In a matter of minutes they had raised
d a message!: llO and the idea for an organized Aggie ring fund-raiser emerged.
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lappened, and Phillips, along with Jason Chaka and Nikki Grose, formed
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Reyna Flores.
“This organization really shows how the Aggie family helps
lach other out,” she said. “Rings are expensive, and it’s hard
hough to pay for tuition, room and board, books and other col-
Ifege expenses. You want to be a part of the tradition, but you may
not be able to afford to be.”
I When Change kicked-off its first change drive on March 30,
Ihillips said some volunteers returned with jugs containing
a; proximately $100 in change and bills. Phillips said some stu-
ients individually donated jugs filled with $50 to $75.
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through dorm and sorority houses. We also have places at the
MSC and Wehner where you can drop off change if you want.”
Although Chaka, a senior industrial distribution major, already
has his ring, he said he volunteers for the organization so that oth
ers can receive what he was fortunate enough to afford.
“When 1 look at my ring I see a lot more to it than the aca
demic side,” he said. “It pains me to think that people are going
to graduate from this University with everything they’ve done
and not be able to represent that after they graduate. To think
that people won’t be able to do this because of something as
meaningless as money.”
Applications for rings will be available Fall 2003, Phillips said.
Rings will be awarded based on the needs and desires of individ
ual students. The application will include questions such as how
much the student worked to pay for college and what the Aggie
ring means to him. A panel of faculty, staff and students with rings
will be randomly elected to choose who will receive the rings.
Phillips said the organization is based on the honor system in
which he hopes students will not lie to get free rings.
When sophomore finance major Matt Wood graduates, he will be
able to buy his own ring, but he is helping others who cannot.
“My parents are going to be able to buy my ring for me, and
I’m thankful for that. I know how much work goes into getting
your ring and all that work needs to be given a reward. A diploma
is nice, but a ring is something that you can show more than a
plaque on the wall,” Wood said.
Change will be collecting money today from 11 to 3 p.m. at
Rudder Fountain, Wehner and the MSC. The drive will end April 7
at 5p.m. Change hopes to award the first ring in April of 2004.
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Liv Tyler marries lead
singer of Spacehog
■ LOS ANGELES (AP) - Liv Tyler has
ajdded another rock musician to her life.
HThe daughter of Aerosmith lead singer
Sleven Tyler married Royston Langdon,
lead singer of the band Spacehog, in a
private ceremony at a villa in the
Caribbean on March 25, her publicist
said Wednesday.
It's the first marriage for both the 25-
year-old actress and 30-year-old musi
cian. They plan a small reception for fam
ily and friends next month in New York,
where the couple live, publicist Stephen
Huvane said.
Charges dropped in
Claudia Schiffer case
LONDON (AP) - Prosecutors dropped
charges Thursday against a kitchen work
er accused of harassing model Claudia
Schiffer, saying the man was undergoing
psychiatric treatment.
Prosecutor Ian Devine told judges that
Agostino Pomata, 34, was being held
under mental health laws and would be
detained at least until the beginning of
August. He may be released then or
indefinitely detained, Devine added, say
ing that trying him "would not be in the
public interest."
The magistrates hearing the case,
agreed it could be discontinued.
Pomata, who had denied the charges
against him, was accused of harassing
the German model at her home near
Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk, eastern
England, nine times between Sept. 23
and Nov. 12 last year.
Metallica to be honored
as this year's MTV icon
NEW YORK (AP) - Avril Lavigne, Limp
Bizkit, Sum 41 and Korn are among the
performers who will honor Metallica as
this year's "mtvlCON."
The tribute to the veteran metal band
is scheduled to air at 9 p.m. EDT May 6
on MTV. The 90-minute special. will
include covers of Metallica's hits, testi
monials from musicians who have been
influenced by the band, and a finale in
which Metallica will perform.
Previous "mtcICON" artists are
Aerosmith and Janet Jackson.
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