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Huntley, Inc. Class of 79 "Very Personal Investments" Rare Coins, Loose Diamonds, Precious Metal, Fine Jewelry, Watches, Tennis Bracelets, Cocktail Rings & Colored Gemstones 313B South College Ave. (Next to Harry's) • 846-8916 Wednesday, July 2, 2003 THE BATTALION Bring on the sunshine 11 HI SA WEAVER • THE BATTALION David Hoelscher, an electrical engineering graduate student, performs some last- minute checks on the Texas A&M solar pow ered car in Thompson Hall on Tuesday. The A&M Solar Motorsports Team is leaving for a competition in Chicago this weekend. The team competes every year in a cross-country race from Chicago to Los Angeles. Volume 1( A& By Sar THE A bill apf Appropriations written by U.S award Texas A ing for countei other projects. The Departi priations bill is “These fund next generation Palestinian, Israeli leaders pledge to look to the future By Alexandra Zavis THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM — Standing side by side, the Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers rededicated themselves Tuesday to peace efforts and spoke of a shared future for their peoples, using conciliatory language not heard here in three years. Ariel Sharon and Mahmoud Abbas declared their readiness to “put the past behind us” as they met for the third time in six weeks to plan their next moves on the U.S.-backed “road map” to peace. At the outdoor ceremony in front of Sharon’s office, the Israeli defense minister and the Palestinian security chief— bit ter enemies not so long ago — sat next to each other and chat ted amicably. The summit came during a week of important peace strides: Three main Palestinian militant groups declared a temporary halt in attacks on Israelis and Israeli forces handed over security con trol in parts of the Gaza Strip to Palestinians. In the West Bank, Israeli troops prepared to pull out of the Palestinian town of Bethlehem — giving further momentum to efforts to implement the plan to end 33 months of violence and establish a Palestinian state by 2005. Both prime ministers commit ted themselves Tuesday to the peace effort launched by President Bush at a June 4 summit. “Even if we are required to make painful compromises, I will be willing to make them for the sake of true peace — a peace for generations, the peace that we all yearn for,” Sharon said. Abbas, who stood behind his lectern alongside Sharon, responded by declaring it’s timt to “put the past behind us.” “Enough suffering, enoiijli death, enough pain. Let us si# forward with courage and# out hesitation to the futurewei deserve,” he said. The two leaders, senior Cabinet ministers aides, then withdrew for hours of talks aimed at disputes over their next moves, including the pace of an Israeli troop withdrawal from Wesl Bank towns and the scope ofa« expected release of security prisoners. The premiers agreed to tivate committees set up d the first years of peace effc the 1990s to discuss i including security, prisonersaad legal matters, according to cials on both sides. The tees were suspended during tilt current violence. kgpn By C. THE B eing CUltl ly-o elevator, cotto supply store, ( became intere a young age. AUDIT SUBIVIISSIOni: July? Aug. 5, 2003 ORDER SESSIONS: 1) July 21 -24 DELIVERY DATE: Nov. 6,2003 2) July 28-31 3) August 4-7 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT REQUIREMENTS: 1. 95 cumulative completed undergraduate credit hours 2. 60 undergraduate resident credit hours completed atTAMU, or degree posted in SIMS 3. 2.0 cumulative GPR at Texas A&M University 4. Be in good standing with the University. (No blocks, etc.) GRADUATE STUDENT REQUIREMENTS: 1. Degree posted in SIMS or present an original letter of completion from the Office of Graduate Studies 2. Be in good standing with the University (No blocks, etc.) 2. HOW TO GET YOUR AGGIE RING ON NOVEMBER 6, 2003: If you meet the requirements after Summer Session I: 1. Submit a Ring audit online at www.AggieNetwork.com/Ring or visit the Aggie Ring office to complete an audit between July 7-August 5, 2003. The Aggie Ring office will send you an email with the status of your audit and, if qualified, assign you an ordering session. • Please allow 1-2 weeks to receive your email response. • Contact the Aggie Ring office if you do not receive your email by August 6, 2003. Order your Ring during your assigned ordering session. • Payment is due at time of order. We accept cash, check or personal credit cards. • Ring loans are available to qualified, currently enrolled students at the Short Term Loan Office, Room 230, Pavilion. Please submit your Ring audit before applying for a Ring loan. Visit http://faid.tamu.edu or call 845-3955 for further details. 3. August 2003 graduates may visit us at www.AggieNetwork.com/Ring for further ordering details or call the Aggie Ring office at 845-1050. 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