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Stick around for live music on the patio Texas Ave. Q Culpepper C -C </> 3 CD | 0) 2> 8 MARGARITA o ROCKS 680-0600 * Must present this ad for special. * Free entree must be equal or lesser value. Offer expires I 1/23/03. Friday, Novembei; 14, 2003 NEWS THE BATTAL1 FI9H n K.rauNA ^Novo Fi.ou)BR , I Don't 0SUALL'/ DRESS LlkE- This. 3osr u)AajT You To K/vouJ X'/M ONLY boi/vt This because IT's IMPORTANT To You .And because you let /ME SRIMO V£ OLbE NERF goW ANt> ARROW/ Indian culture be celebrated noise / pouunon 60 JOSh dim TUNE IN NEXT TIME! WILL OUR HERO make THE CATCH AND WIN TH6 GAME? WILL FROOO MAKE IT TO THE TOP OF MOUNT DOOM? WHO shot j r ? dio this person also SHOOT THE SHERIFF (BUT NOT THE DEPUTY)? WILL SPIQeHMAN TELL MARY JANE HIS TRUE IOENTITV? ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS AND MORE ON THE NEXT ALL NEW NO/SE POLLUTION! rcj-z: X J' By ^ou^e I gave Spaz away this morning Finally! That puppy was a hyperactive menace! Yeah, I know. That's why I gave him to the Chemistry department Don't you mean the Biology department? . they are the ones Iwho study animals. Nope. The Chemists wanted him. Apparently cold fusion has nothing on Spaz. 1 But how would they harness his energy BY: NIU U»W I SWCA0. MIS utrreo or cecoMMtNOAnow m eerrep mt Me nto a MAO SCHOOL MAOe Of SOUO *OU> Students can immerse selves in Indian culture night when the Hindu Studr Council and Child Relief &| (CRY) America host Cte Ragda and Dandia including exuberant and coif, ful Indian dance and a r Indian culinary delights. Proceeds from the food at the event will bens! CRY America, which supj development initiatives deprived children in the U States and India. Vivek Peshkar, coordii for the College Station ad center of CRY America graduate industrial engineers, student, said the A&M of CRY is only about ta months old. The organizatior first event, Dandia Nile expected to draw from 3J 400 people, Peshkar said. The event will feature Dand dancing, one of India's im popular folk dances. It is ^ formed as a group by men®: women and is an expression: energy and excitema Lessons will be available!) those interested. Snacks will also be provide: to those who purchase tickets. Three types of Cte food — a variety of Indian diet: es — will be served, te dishes typically consist olpole toes, tomatoes, puffed rice an: peas, garnished with sauce: and spices. CRY benefits a wide of needy children by grassroots level with people and organizafa: who have the resources provide help. "Our purpose is to me people realize that they are responsible for helping undei privileged children,” said. Burrito Continued from page 1 Their preparation consisted of beefing up advertising and con tinuing to offer great food at a fair price in a fun environment. The staff’s attitude has not been altered by the competition either, Krueger said. Krueger said the Freebirds staff is an important part of the cus tomers’ experience. “We constantly ask ourselves what we can do to make the expe rience better,” she said. “Many of our customers said they have tried Chipotle, but they always come back to Freebirds.” Krueger said Chipotle’s entrance into the community is wonderful. “They are a well-respected company and it is good to see growth in the Brazos Valley,” she said. Chipotle’s key component is to provide its customers with an enjoyable atmosphere, said Assistant Store Manager Julio Mejia. Chipotle’s opening attracted a strong crowd, but now things have slowed down, he said. “Weekends are slower than expected,” Mejia said. “People jifi don’t know we are here yet and some are hesitant to try us out beta* Freebirds has been here longer, but it is just a matter of time.” Chipotle’s fast, casual gourmet burritos are prepared in the resit rant. It ranks its burritos as “food with integrity.” “We are far beyond fresh," Mejia said. The vegetables contain no pesticides, and the animals i meat were wild, not caged. This makes the food taste betterande better for your body, Mejia said. Everything they serve is fresh, no freezers and no microwaves. “I have been looking forward to Chipotle coming to 0 Station,” said sophomore petroleum engineer Ciji Casbeer. “1 always preferred them over Freebirds because their food has sucki fresh taste.” The staff arrives at 7 a.m* to begin work on its top-of-the-lim ingredients. The chain has been successful in other college town: such as Boulder, Colo., and Austin and is hoping forth success here, Mejia said. “Freebirds is a great place, but if you speak with our customers they prefer Chipotle,” Mejia said. Iraq Continued from page 1 Red Cross, have been reconsidering their presence since they became targets. The reassessments came a day after Wednesday’s suicide truck bombing at a base for Italian forces in the southern city of Nasiriyah killed at least 32 people — 18 of them Italians, and wounded more than 80. Officials said several of the wounded are not expected to survive. Bremer headed back to Baghdad to work with Iraqis on developing a plan to speed up establishment of an Iraqi government. In Washington, a senior U.S. official said the Bush administration is proposing national elections in the first half of next year and for mation of a government before a constitution is written. For months, the administration has insisted that Iraqi leaders write a constitution and hold elections before power shifts from U.S. occu piers to Iraqis. But on Thursday, Rice said the Iraqi Governing Council has resisted that American timeline. “It is still important that the Iraqi people have a permanent constitution and elections for a permanent government. Nothing has changed,” Rice said. “But what is also impor tant is that we find ways to accelerate the transfer of power to the Iraqis — they are clamoring for it, they are, we believe, ready for it.” President Bush also expressed resolve to curb the violence against coalition forces. “We’re going to prevail,” he said. “We’ve got a good strategy to deal with these killers.” For a second straight night Thursday, steady explosions shook Baghdad after sun down, part of a “Operation Iron Hammer,” — a U.S. campaign against insurgents. American troops also shelled a dye fac tory on the southern outskirts of Baghdadi! retaliation against rebel attacks one headquarters. The plant, which has bed idle since the war that deposed S Hussein, was rocketed by Apache hi ters on Wednesday evening. U.S. manders said it had been used by insurgent to store ammunition. On Thursday, U.S. soldiers with speakers drove through the neighborhof! warning occupants to leave before impending strike. Later, at least nine la caliber shells were fired into the er plant, heavily damaging the structure. The tactical goal was not immedii clear since this sprawling metropolis of 5 mil lion people has other sites to launch attach But the effect of retaliatory tac could have the long-lasting effect increasing resentment among Ira already upset by the heavy-handed tac of the U.S. military. WESTERN* BEVERAGES GIG ‘EM AGS! 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