Camp Day
Tuesday, February 10
9:30 am — 3:30 pm
MSC Flag Room and Hallway
50 Camps from California to New York and throughout
Texas interviewing for summer counselors & staff
Wanted: Counselors; wranglers; instructors in arts and crafts, sports,
lifesaving/water safety, small craft; individuals with nature and
outdoor education skills, people interested in working with youth in a
variety of outdoor settings throughout Texas and the nation.
All Majors Welcome
Sponsored by the Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences,
the Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences Club, and the TAMU Career Center
TODAY!!!
12:00 p.m.
Texas A&M
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MSC Flag Room
SILENT WITNESS
PROJECT
To create worldwide awareness, this initiative created freestanding, life sized,
red, wooden figures, bearing the name of a victim of domestic violence.
Then, come join us for “Domestic Violence
is EVERYONE’S Problem”
on Wednesday, February II, 2004
MSC 231,6:30 p.m.
Facilitated by: Nick Stransky, Sociology Professor,
& Becca Minton, Graduate Assistant
Domestic violence is everyone’s problem, not just the victims and survivors who endure
its brutality. Come learn how to be more vigilant and aware of domestic violence.
Images from www.silentwitness.net & www.mnmed.org/publicEdu/ stoptheviolence.cfm
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Monday, February 9, 2004
AGGIEL1FJ
THE BATTALIOl
'The Onion: Ad Nauseum, Volume 14"
Edited by Robert Siegel
Three Rivers Press
Headlines such as “U.S. Protests Mexi-
Canadian Overpass,” “Bush Begins Hunger Strike
To Protest Human-Rights Abuses in Nepal” and “A1
Qaeda Allegedly Engaging In Telemarketing” can
only mean one thing: A new publication from the
premier satire Web site, “The Onion,” is available
and any living soul with even a hint of a sense of
humor would be advised to check it out.
In its years of both Web and print publication.
The Onion has easily grown into one of the best
sources of humor available. The Onion is a parody
of an online newspaper that chums out weekly fab
ricated news stories dealing with everything from
observations on the absurdity of American culture to
the larger than life world of made-up politics.
For the past two years, The Onion has released
collections of a year’s worth of its publication and.
for less then $20 each, these collections are easily
one of the best buys available in bookstores.
The latest edition, “The Onion: Ad Nauseum,
Volume 14,” contains 47 issues of The Onion from
November 2001 through October 2002. At 264
pages of comedic gold, the collection’s articles will
have fans laughing for a long time since this book
will take even the most dedicated reader some time
to finish.
The articles range from the silly (“Zombie
Nutritionist Recommends All-Brain Diet”) to
the witty (“Japanese Exchange Student Taken to
Japanese Restaurant”) and deal with diverse
topics such as America’s war on terrorism and
life in suburbia.
For those easily offended, be forewarned that
The Onion is not above taking shots at everything
from religion to the handicapped and even Sept. 11.
While none of the articles appear to be written to be
hurtful, most of the articles contained in the collec
tion are full of dark humor and bizarre ideas!•
would make the ultra-conservative in anyonecallfe
a ban on the book.
Those who are willing to take a chance willl;
that the book is an insanely funny collection ham
lessly poking fun at our world. Everybody tdij
reads the book will have no trouble locating at b:
one aspect of his or her behavior that “TheOnior
exploits and makes humorous.
At the same time, as readers peruse the collet
lion, they can’t help but be taken down mental
lane as fads and headline stories that everybody^
talking about two years ago are parodied. Theolti
mate in bathroom reading, “The Onion” isanexce!
lent addition to any humor enthusiast’s collection
Casual readers might as well check out the book;!#
the sheer amount of print they're buying. Priced;:
a mere $18. they will be sure to get their money
worth in spades. As America continues its quest!'
become more politically correct, it is refreshingt
read a humor collection that’s not afraid tothrw
some punches.
— Robert Sadede
Use this as firestarter
Read only when insomnia is
Buy it at a used boohstort
Buy it in hardback
Buy a copy for your coffeetai,
niqhtstand, and bookshelf
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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
Actress Minnie Driver protests
work conditions in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Actress
Minnie Driver said she was ignorant about the con
ditions that women in poor countries work under
until she visited garment factories in Cambodia
and Thailand.
“The poorest people with the least are making
sacrifices for those of us who have the most'sa:
Driver, 33, who visited Southeast Asia as partti
the British charity group Oxfam InternaW:
“Make Trade Fair" campaign.
Wearing a patterned red skirt made by localga'
ment workers, Driver said she wanted corporai-
leaders to carefully consider their buying practice:
“Every time they squeeze to get lower prodoc
tion costs, faster production, it’s nobody butKic
working women who suffer,” said Driver.
Dallas Theological Seminary’s mission is to glorify God
by equipping godly servant-leaders for the
proclamation of His Word and the building up
of the body of Christ worldwide.
toll free 866-DTS-WORD
www.dts.edu
DALLAS
THEOLOGICAL
SEMINARY
Training
You Can Trust..,
Leaders
You Can
Follow
The Collegiate j
Readership Program
Brought to you by Student (iovernment Assoeialio
The following newspapers will be available FREE
to Texas A«&M University students during
The Collegiate Readership Program Pilot
from February 9 - March 5:
J USA TODAY 'm
sf Houston Chronicle
^ Dallas Morning News
J Bryan-College Station Eagle
</ New York Times
Newspapers will be available at the following locations:
♦ Memorial Student Center
♦ Commons (Lobby)
♦ Evans Library
♦ Blocker
♦ Bio/Bio Building (By Ag
Cafe)
♦ Bush School (41st Club)
♦ Wehner-Mays Business
School
For more information, contact your Student CovciTimcni
Association Representative at (97 c )) 845-3051, stop
by SGA 127 Koldus or visit sjja.tamu.edu.
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