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J Grand Opening Limited Time Offer Sell & Buy Used College Books FREE ATTENTION SINGERS, MUSICIANS AND SONGWRITERS! Need to make that CD or demo? Harry O’s RECORDING STUDIO is the Brazos Valleys premier, full service studio and were located just minutes north of B/CS in Wheelock. Visit our website. www.harryostudio.com or call Steve Carr 779-2277 10A Brazos Valley Piano Studio Vincent Campise Faculty Member National Guild of Piano Teachers 15 Years 2202 Old Hearne Rd., Bryan 778-3997 Come to the Stagehand Meeting Tuesday, September 2 nd at 7:00 PM in Rudder Auditorium Earn, $6.00per hour Bring 2 forms of identification (Social Security card & Drivers License) Monday, September 1, 2003 STATf THE BATTALION NEWS IN BRIEF Bandera turns 150 this year BANDERA, Texas (AP) — More than a century ago when Bandera first became a town, there were no police cars to escort groups of cowboys driv ing longhorn cattle through town. But on Saturday, a squadron of police cars surrounded the 50 rid ers on horseback who were herding 50 head of cattle past the Bandera County Courthouse, quaint antique shops and modern conven ience stores along Main Street. It was the 150th birth day celebration for Bandera, the “Cowboy Capital of the World.” The town used to be a staging ground for cattle drives in the post-Civil War era. “Those really are long horns,” said Joyce Ormond, snapping her camera at the animals whose horns can meas ure 6 feet from tip to tip. Seventeen Pony Express riders rode a relay all the way from Austin to bring a proclamation from the governor. Dances with dogs College Station Police Master Officer Todd Van Dresar and 2 1/2-year-old Dutch Shepard Brando participate in a hostage demonstration for the public Friday afternoon in a field adjacent to the CSPD building The new K-9 f gram includes explosive defection, item recovery, deployment and tracking Fish Continued from page 1A preparing for Session F since February. “As you get more and more involved, you get more and more excited,” he said. Surley said that even with three devel opment programs, two summer work shops and four road trips, the preparations did not adversely affect his schedule. “Instead of watching TV, I did some thing worthwhile,” Surley said. Surley said he was consistently amazed by the spirit and the enthusiasm of freshmen in his camp. “It’s incredible watching them open up from day one to day three,” he said. “They’re developing the friends they’re going to keep throughout their college career.” Sarina Maples, a freshman attend ing Yellow Camp Grant, shared Surley’s initial skepticism upon arriv ing at camp. “I just didn’t want them to make me dress up like a crazy person,” Maples said, referring to the costumes Fish Camp staffers wear while greeting arriv ing freshmen. Maples, a biochemistry major, said the time spent at Fish Camp has helped her feel like an Aggie. “(It) makes you want to be involved,” she said. Kate Nagyvary, also from Camp Grant, said she attended to meet new people, but has already decided to apply to be a counselor. “I definitely want to apply. The counselors look like they have a blast,” she said. Nagyvary, a biochemistry major, said Fish Camp is a once-in-a-lifetime oppor tunity for Aggies. “(Unlike other schools) A&M real ly does care about their freshmen,” she said. Troy Sonnenberg, a counselor from Red Camp Shyrock, said that as a fresh man he was too scared to fully appreci ate his Fish Camp experience. “It wasn’t until I became a coun selor I realized 1 enjoyed it." Sonnenberg said. Sonnenberg, a junior political sci ence major, said this was his second year to serve as a Fish Camp counselor. He said the experience of serving as a first-time counselor is different than a returning counselor. As a returning counselor and a leader of DG Diet Coke, Sonnenberg said he was able to not only help freshmen adjust to col lege life, but to aid counselors in devel oping their skills. “It’s kind of hard to compare them,” he said.'They’re both amazing experiences." Sonnenberg said Fish Camp is a pow erful tool to help freshmen become Aggies by providing them with a means to meet friends, learn traditions and let go of their fears. “By the time you’re done with your yell practices and all the activities they have planned for you, you’re ready to go out and take an active role at A&M,” he said. Sonnenberg said he was unsure of him self last year when he discovered he would have a disabled student in his group. He said the student was shy when she an ived, but by the time she left she was dancing at the mixers. Sonnenberg still sees her on campus and said she is involved in many school activities. “It was amazing to watch how alive she became,” he said. Witnesses differ in elevator death stories HOUS ION (AP) Witnesses gave policed tering accounts of the final moments of the life Dr. Hitoshi Nikaidoh, whose head was severed jus above his lower jaw after he became lodged mr elevator’s dtxirs two w'eeks ago. Dr. Canaan L. Harris, w ho was outside theek vator. told police Nikaidoh extended hi 1 ' ami' “apparently to try' and hold the doors open" and ptii his leg up to enter the moving elevator at Christus St. Joseph Hospital. Physician's assistant Karin Steinau, who was inside, said Nikaidoh became trapped as he entered the elevator and the doors closed on him. “I’m not going to talk about that," Harris told The Associated Press on Sunday. “You can review the police report and that w ill give you all the information you need.” Attorney Howard Nations, representing Nikaidoh's family in a lawsuit against the eleva tor s manufacturer and maintenance company, db puled Harris’ recollection of the 35-year-old surgi cal resident’s actions on Aug. 16. "There is no indication of bruising on his leg Nations said Sunday. “How do you get from the leg being inside a rising elevator to the head being trapped inside a moving elevator? It defies logic and it defies the physical facts." Nations suggested that Nikaidoh simply oul- stretched his arms in relief that the elevator wa- operating after being out of service for a few day "1 was told by a nurse ... that as Dr. Nikaidof approached the elevator, he put his arms up and said, ‘Ahh, it is working today,’” Nations said. "Hi; arms were not extended to try and stop the elevatw from moving." Nikaidoh died from multiple blunt fore? injuries to his head and body, the Harris Count) Medical Examiner’s office ruled. 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