The Battalion
Thursday, June 5, 2003
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Litke: Say it
ain’t Sosa
AUTO
1993 Subaru Impreza, Excellent Condi
tion, 96K miles, all power, a/c, Sony ster
eo, $3200 nego. 979-694-2395.
1995 Ford Escort, 130k miles, engine
does not work, other wise great condition!
$650 979-736-6446
2002 Mustang. 7000 miles, cd, standard,
$12,000. 979-575-2651.
WS6 RAMAIR TRANSAM- llfT
40,000mi., automatic, borla, awesome
stereo, $21,500, 979-696-0212.
I BED AND BREAKFAST |
Brazos Bottom Plantation Home available
for A&M events (home games, parents
weekend, graduation), weddings, week
end get-aways. FOr information/ reserva
tions call Rebecca Sicilio Lewis,'70, 979-
696-0091. ;
BUSINESS 1
OPPORTUNITY
Do you want to earn $5,000-$ 10,000/week
quickly? Do you want to make it without
all of the work?
http://www.newcenturylife.com/?id=50271
(ID# 50271)
DJ MUSIC
"Party Block Mobile DJ"- Peter Block,
professional/ experienced. Specializing in
Weddings, TAMU functions, lights/smoke.
Mobile to anywhere. Book early!! 693-
6294. http://www.partyblockdj.com
I EMPLOYMENT j
$250 a day potential/ bartending. Training
provided. 1-800-293-3985 ext.542.
Now hiring cooks at Sully’s Landing. Ap
ply in person at Easterwood Airport be
tween 8am-3pm, Monday through Friday.
FOR RENT
'Leasing for August, 4bdrm houses,
2bdrm duplexes, 2bdrm 4-plexes, new
3bdrm/3bth duplexes. Great locations,
close campus, nice properties, fenced
yard, w/d connections, 776-6079,
www.aggielandleasing.com
1-3/bedroom apartments. Some with w/d,
some near campus. $175-$600/mo. 696-
2038.
1st Month Free!! 2bdrm/1bth, new tile
&appliances, 2000 Longmire. Diane 693-
8889.
2,3&4 bedroom houses w/yards. Great lo-
cationafor students. Pets welcome. 575-
748 T.
2bdrm/1.5bath 2-story house, fenced, W/D
connections, 400 MacArthur, $725/mo.
693-1448.
3&4 Bdrms starting @ $969 -up to $300 in
gift certificates -Free cable -Free ethernet
-Intrusion alarms -Fitness facility -Don’t
delay, call today -No HUD- 693-8850 or
693-4242.
3/2 duplex, w/d, ethernet, SWPKWY. Au
gust $960, June ???. 690-9466.
3/2 house, fenced yard, W/D connections,
1801 Langford, $1100, 693-1448
3bdrm/2bth duplex, 1365sqft, vaulted ceil
ings, w/d, fenced yard, Treehouse Trails,
$995. Cathy 268-1074.
3bdrm/2bth mobile home on 5-acres.
Barn for horses. $1000/mo. 589-2348.
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FOR RENT
3bdrm/2bth duplex, very nice. Extremely
will maintained. W/D, shuttle route, lawn
maintenance, owner managed. Available
August. No pets. $975/mo. 691-0304 or
571-6020.
3bdrm/2bth Duplex. Excellent Location
Dexter at SW Pkwy, aggielandduplex.com
Available Now, $995/mo. 846-7454.
3bdrm/2bth, available August, 3010 Nor-
mand, no pets, $950/mo. 846-5722.
3bdrm/3bth new duplex, CS. Open
floorplan w/bar, w/d, fenced yard.
$ 1025/mo. Call 574-7647, 574-3173.
3bdrm/3bth new duplexes, great floor
plan, internet access, tile floors, w/d,
3bdrm/2bth duplexes leasing for June and
August. www.aggielandleasing.com
776-6079.
4/2 house, All new on inside, fenced, W/D
connections, 1217 Berkley, $1325, 693-
1448 or 777-9933.
4bdrm/2.5bth, $1100/mo., $800/deposit,
central heat/air, 7-miles to TAMU, 1405-
E.29th. Available 8/13. Occupied, call for
appointment, 979-774-9098, 979-225-
0557.
4bdrm/2bth house for rent. Fenced yard.
W/D &refrigerator included. Call 224-0687.
4bdrm/4bth condominium, University
Place, all appliances, ceiling fans,
$735/bdrm. (281)444-9612.
Big 3bdrm/2bth almost new duplex in
Rock Hollow. All appliances, big yard, on
shuttle, $925/mo. 779-5578.
Brand new 4bdrm/2ba, 2-car garage
house w/fenced yard. All new appliances.
$1,400/mo. 680-0173.
Duplex, 2/1, W/D-conn., fenced. Rent
$599, $299/dep. Pager 226-2100, 764-
5969.
Furnished 4bdrm/4bth condo, queen bed,
w/d, fans, shuttle, $360/each. (504)242-
4506.
Leasing for June and August, 2bdrm/1bth
fenced yard duplexes, great locations,
great floor plans. 776-6079,
www.aggielandleasing.com
Lifesaving Prices -10 location -up to $300
in gift certificates -1-4 Bdrms -Apartments,
Townhomes, Duplexes- 693-8850.
Low, Low, rents. Starving grads and budg
et minded students, $325/mo. 1bdrm/1ba,
5-units available now through August.
308-310 Ehlinger Dr. Save $$$. 777-3371.
FOR RENT
Washers & Dryers For Rent. Don’t buy,
rent a washer & dryer, $30/month (plus
tax). UniversityLeasing, Local, Faster,
Better! 764-3902
www.universityleasing.com
□BIZDOIEI
6/5/03
New 3/2 duplex for lease. W/D, yard
maintained. Off 2818 &Holleman,
$ 1050/mo. 979-764-7788.
New Duplexes -Edelweiss Gartens -33/3,
refrig, w/d. $1000/mo. Call Jerry Merker,
Coventry Glen Realty at 979-846-2894 or
979-777-2910.
New townhome unit, 2bdrm/2bth, w/d,
walk to campus, 306 Cherry, $700 -(-utilit
ies. (713)806-6930.
Now leasing 2bdrm/11,5bth and
1bdrm/1bth 4-plexes, close to campus,
great location, nice floor plans, shuttle
bus, 776-6079,
www.aggielandleasing.com
Pre-leasing: CS 2bdrm/1bth $395,
1bdrm/1bth $375, some bills paid, close to
TAMU. 680-0173.
Prelease for August, 2/1 Duplex, W/D con
nections, 3-locations to choose, $525/mo.
693-1448.
Prelease for August, 2/1, W/D connec
tions, water paid, 609 Turner, $415/mo.
693-1448.
Prelease for August, 2/2, W/D connec
tions, fenced, great location, University
Oaks, $680/mo. 693-1448.
Spacious 2bdrm/1.5bth, w/d included,
Manuel Drive, $525. Cathy 268-1074.
Sublease 2bdrm/2bth, $490, no deposit,
from 6/2 through 8/15. Call 412-3000.
Sublease, $595/mo., free Aerofit member
ship, no security deposit. (832)515-7904.
FOR SALE
2/2 mobile home, 16x64, 1999, located in
Rolling Ridge, call 774-4877.
Fleetwood 16’x80’ 3bd/2ba, fireplace,
vaulted ceilings, garden tub. Great for
students 713-898-7967
Hot Tub. 5-person portable. 5-hp pump.
220z heater. 20-jets. Cedar cabinet. Like
New, Must Sacrifice! 979-775-8904.
HELP WANTED
$$$Dancers, Dancers, Dancers$$$.
Flexible hours. Silk Stocking, 690-1478.
18+ only.
$250 a day potential/ bartending. Training
provided. 1-800-293-3985 ext.625.
A fun, prestigious teaching position.
Some evenings & Saturdays. Must have
had driver’s license 4+years. No criminal
record. We train. $7/hr. 693-3992.
Attention Students!!! Need extra cash for
the summer? Visit
www.knowledgeisdollars.com
Cleaning commercial buildings at night,
M-F. Call 823-5031 for appt.
Medical office now hiring full-time Medical
Assistant. Great experience for student
applying for medical school. Position re
quires a one year commitment. Salary
commencery with experience. Please fax
resume to (979)776-4260 or apply in per
son: Allergy Associates, 2706 Osier Blvd.,
Bryan, TX. 77802, 776-7895.
Part-time job helping handicapped, male
student preferred, $290/mo., lOhrs./week.
846-3376.
R.N. for allergist office. Mon.-Fri. (NO
nights or weekends). Competitive salary
with excellent benefits. Please fax re
sume to: 979-776-4260 or apply in per
son: Allergy Associates, 2706 Osier Blvd.,
Bryan, TX. 77802, 776-7895.
Sales Manager needed. Experience re
quired. Fax resume to 979-694-8383.
Summer help 1st session caregiver for
disabled student. Hours flexible mornings,
evenings, weekends. Help with dressing,
bathing, etc. $5.50/hr. Contact David at
979-847-7598 or Vanzandtaggie® hot-
mail.com.
Waitresses needed. No experience nec
essary. Great money, flexible hours. All
shifts available at all locations. North-
Beltway 8 at Imperial Valley, Galleria-
Richmond at Briing Drive, South- I45 at
Dixie Farm Road. Apply in person, Rick’s
Cabaret.
LOST & FOUND
Lost Cat, neutered, male, approx. 2-yrs
old, 5-7 lbs. Joe is black w/white paws,
white chest, white around nose. Lost
around Texas &Harvey. 862-1434 764-
0183.
PETS
Adopt Pets: Dogs, Cats, Puppies, Kit
tens, Many purebreds. Brazos Animal
Shelter, 775-5755, www.shelterpets.org
PETS
Siberian Husky Puppies - AKC, black &
white, blue eyes, 1st shots & wormed,
$225. 979-364-2998.
REAL ESTATE
New 3bdrm/2bth home, buy or lease.
$89,900, $900/mo., Bryan. Mark 846-
6827.
ROOMMATES
Available 8/1 or earlier, non-smoking
roommates for 4/3 new home, 904 Bou
gainvillea, w/d, $400/mo. +1/4utilities. Call
ROSS at 512-396-0766.
Newsday Crossword
IT’S LEGAL by Fred Piscop
Edited by Stanley Newman
ACROSS
1 Guffaws,
a la Variety
6 Finish third
10 Dachshund
doc
13 _ o/
Two Cities
14 Cut back
15 Irene of Fame
16 Small samples
18 Zillions
19 Dead Sea, e.g.
20 Line to the
audience
21 Have a tab
22 Radar-gun
victim
24 Beaded
calculator
28 Budweiser
alternative
29 Chuck Yeager,
for one
30 Mallet game
31 Sprinter’s
terminus
35 Rebuke to
Brutus
36 Low point
37 GIs’ hangouts
38 Use a
barbecue
39 Cooled down
40 “Later!”
41 Helps
oneself to
43 Gwyneth’s
mom
44 Cast material
47 USAF officer
48 Nouveau
49 Kit’s partner
54 Opposed to
55 Knight wear
57 -six
(toss out)
58 Comic Meara
59 Lions’ locks
60 Roulette bet
61 Industrious
one
62 Rub out
DOWN
1 Back muscles,
for short
2 Razor name
3 Go on the fritz
4 Pitched too
low
5 Standing-
room-only
affair
6 Jones or
Jonze
7 Skyline
obscurer
8 Miner’s strike
9 Director
Craven
10 Not yet lapsed
11 Eat away at
12 Spud
15 Business-
school
analysis
17 Old sayings
20 Lingus
22 Three-
dimensional
object
23 Worth a D
24 Kong’s kin
25 Take the bait
26 Utah ski spot
27 Suitor’s
activity
28 Secret
writings
30 Indiana
hoopster
32 were
(so to speak)
33 Milne bear
34 In
(actually)
36 Goddess
of victory
40 Sinatra tune
42 Had a bite
43 Newsom of
baseball
44 Madrid
museum
45 Like notebook
46 Played a role
47 Furnish
food for
49 Movie theater
50 General
Bradley
51 Comic Garvey
52 Commits
perjury
53 “If all _
fails . . .’’
55 Down in
the dumps
56 Numero
Female, summer only, private bath,
$200/mo., June-August. (832)457-1892.
Need subleaser in 4bdrm/2bth apartment
for fall, spring, summer. Call 979-236-
1216.
Roommate needed ASAP! Close to cam
pus. $300/mo. +1/2util. Very cute. 694-
2103.
SERVICES
AAA Texas Defensive Driving. Lots-of-
fun, Laugh-a-lotl! Ticket dismissal/insur
ance discount. M-T(6pm-9pm), W-
Th(6pm-9pm), Fri.&Sat.- Fri(6pm-8pm)
&Sat( 10am-2:30pm), Sat(8am-2:30pm).
Inside BankofAmerica. Walk-ins wel
come. $25/cash. Lowest price allowed by
law. 111-Univ. Dr., Ste.217. 846-6117.
Show-up 30/min. early.
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CLASSIFIEDS
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TO PLACE YOUR AD
THE AGGIE OUTREACH
PROGRAM
The Association
OF FORMER STUDENTS
Contact Former Students to ask for their support of
student scholarships & other student programs.
Earn $6.00/hr PLUS Bonuses! (No shifts Fri. & Sat.)
Work flexible hours while developing communication &
negotiation skills.
Stop by the Clayton Williams, Jr. Alumni Center for an
application, call 845-0425, or check out our website:
www.AggieNetwork.com for more information.
W&aAjeJlt& Aggie, NetumiJ
By Jim Litke
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Five summers ago, when the
bottle of andro found in Mark
McGwire’s locker threatened to
douse the red-hot home run race
that had people talking baseball
once again, Sammy Sosa called
a handful of reporters over in the
Cubs clubhouse.
He wanted to head off any
questions about the source of his
power, Sosa explained with a
straight face, then pointed to the
top shelf of his locker. There sat
a bottle of Flintstones vitamins.
Though nobody was laughing
Tuesday night,
Sosa would have
us believe noth
ing more sinister
was going on
when a bat shat
tered in his hands
and splintered his
reputation like
the pieces of cork
that went flying
in every direction.
“I use that bat for batting
practice,” he said after his ejec
tion. “It’s something that I take
the blame for. It’s a mistake, I
know that. I feel sorry. I just
apologize to everybody that are
embarrassed.”
That is Sosa’s story and he’s
sticking to it — at least until
major league baseball reports
otherwise. A security guard
carted away an armful of bats
from his locker and the strength
of his alibi will depend on how
many others — if any — were
similarly corked.
“They took all my bats,” Sosa
said, “and you will see the dif
ference.”
We better. The game’s credi
bility is riding on it.
Baseball spent countless dol
lars and the latter half of the last
decade casting about for the
next big thing. First, it was sup
posed to be wild-card races,
then interleague games like the
one that dropped the unsuspect
ing Devil Rays at the doorstep
of Wrigley Field.
What the lords of baseball
settled on, ultimately, was hav
ing rag-armed pitchers try to
throw golf balls to hitters
bulked up to the size of line
backers. They reasoned that if
one Mark McGwire-Sammy
Sosa duel sold tickets, then
dozens of them would sell
more. What followed were ball
parks with at least one very
short home-run porch, NASA-
quality video machines, batting
cages, weight rooms and pro
tein shakes the size of buckets.
Strike zones shrunk further and
expansion diluted the pitching.
Still, cynics said all those
factors combined didn’t explain
the quantum leap in power over
the last few years. For that, for
mer ballplayers Ken Caminiti
and Jose Canseco blamed ram
pant steroid use, a claim that
made sense since the only thing
that swelled faster than home-
run hitters’ biceps were their
bank accounts.
Throughout the magical
summer of 1998, Sosa played
the good guy to McGwire’s
sullen slugger. More recently,
as Barry Bonds was cast in the
role of the heavy, Sosa contin
ued to benefit from the reservoir
of goodwill he built up.
Remember how he chafed at
the offer of a surprise drug test
to back his claims about being
steroid-free? Now, he will need
every drop to convince people
he wasn’t cheating all along.
Predictably, Cubs manager
Dusty Baker and Sosa’s team
mates insisted it was an honest
mistake, one that ultimately
wouldn't detract from his con
siderable accomplishments. Bui
opponents and even fans weren’t
as quick to forgive or forget.
Yankees manager Joe Torre
called the episode a “dirty
mark.” Atlanta centerfielder
Andruw Jones, who hit a game
winning. two-run homer the
same night against Texas, said
that like the blanket allegations
of steroid use by Caminiti and
Canseco a year ago, it would
cast suspicion over every long
ball hitter. It was left to former
teammate and current Arizona
Diamondback Mark Grace to
take a swing at Sosa’s reasoning.
“It’s weird,” Grace said.
“Instead of hitting them 500
feet, he wants to hit them 550,
I guess.”
At the start of the second
inning, Troy O'Leary ran outto
right to replace the ejected Sosa
and a fan in the bleachers
yelled, “I didn’t pay $35 to see
you play!”
But he might not have shelW
out $35, either, to see the Sosa
who’s been slumping much of
this season.
That Sosa was beamed by a
Salomon Torres pitch that
cracked his helmet last month,
and his power numbers have
been trending downward ever
since. That Sosa just came off
the disabled after missing 17
games and was just 2-for-15 in
three games since, including a
five-strikeout performance
against Houston. That Sosa
could have used the kind of lift
— psychological or otherwise-
a corked bat provides.
“I guarantee to you that I
never use anything illegal,”he
said.
A moment later, Sosa added,
“I really don’t need to use that,
because I’m a very strong guy
and a fighter.”
He will have to be to survive
what’s about to be thrown at him
in the days ahead.
STUDIES IN PROGRESS
DO YOU HAVE SUN SPOT FUNGUS?
I You may be eligible to participate in a Clinical |
1 Research Study if you:
■ Are over the age of 18
■ Have white spots on your body that do not tan
* Can visit our office 3 times in about 5 weeks
I Participants will receive:
* Free skin exams
* Up to $75 for participation
Call for more information or to enroll.
YEAST INFECTION STUDY
Females, ages 12 and older, are being
recruited to participate in a research
study to compare two research medica
tions for the treatment of a yeast infec
tion. If you are currently experiencing
vaginal burning, itching or irritation, call
for more information. Eligible volunteers
L will be compensated up to $ 120.
FACIAL ACNE STUDY
Volunteers, ages 12 and older, needed to partici
pate in a 12-week research study with an investiga
tional topical medication for the treatment of facial
acne. Eligible volunteers will receive at no cost:
* Study related medical exams
* Study related dermatological exams
* Study medication
Volunteers will receive reimbursement for time and
travel. If you are interested and would like more
information, please call. ,
ATHLETE S FOOT STUDY
Volunteers, age I 7 and older, with athlete's
foot needed to participate in a research
study with an investigational topical med
ication. Study related office visits, testing
and study medication are provided at no
cost and eligible volunteers will receive
financial compensation for participation.
Call for more information.
FACIAL ACNE STUDY
Female volunteers, ages 16-45, needed to par-1
tidpate in a research study with an investiga-l
tional oral medication. Eligible volunteers will I
receive:
• Free Medical Exams • Free Study Medication
• Free Dermatological Exams
• Compensation up to $ 1,000 for their time and effort. I
If you are interested and would like more infor-1
matlon, please call.
DIAPER RASH STUDY
Infants and children up to four years of I
age who wear store bought diapers day
and night are needed to participate in a
clinical research trial for diaper rash. Five
office visits are required. Eligible volun- |
teers will be compensated up to $125.
Call for more information.
Sworn Enemy
As Real as it Gets
Elektra Records
The best way to describe Sworn Enemy’s new album, “As Real as it
Gets,” is cliched and unimaginative. Falling under the category of
thrash metal, this quintet has put together a typical album full of mind
less lyrics that are screamed in hopes of salvaging some dignity.
Cookie-cutter double bass drumbeats and loud palm-muted guitar is
all Sworn Enemy has to offer.
Quite possibly the saddest part of this album is that the first track is
dedicated to “all the innocent lives that were taken on Sept. 11. You
are gone but not forgotten. Rest in peace."
The song is a scattered conglomeration of words that are screeched,
but seem to have nothing to do with the World Trade Center tragedy.
For example, "Time is pain. What's your gain when nothing’s left?Alit-
tle something is more than nothing in my eyes."
The entire album follows a similar path of jumbled thoughts that
bring nothing new to the table. Sworn Enemy is reminiscent of the
early Acid Bath or Cannibal Corpses and has stayed inside this mold.
The final track, "These Tears," may be in reference to the heartfelt
sorrow felt for those that purchased this album.
J&S Studies, Inc.
The Physician Centre • 979-774-5933
3201 University Dr. E., Suite 475 Bryan, Texas 77802
■By Daniel Chapman
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