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Today Aggies who have died in the past year will be remembered at Muster and Roll Call at 7 p.m. in Reed Arena.
Maj. Stephen G. Ruth will address attendees tonight. Ruth, class of 1992 and former student body president, served in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Muster Committee members spent months planning for the ceremony. Students will meet with honored families tonight.
Roll Call tonight honors the lives of our fellow Aggies. We should take part in this sacred and solemn tradition. Jonny Green — THE BATTALION
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Muster speaker aims to inspire student service Brandi Tevebaugh The Battalion Maj. Stephen G. Ruth, class of 1992, will join the ranks of Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, E. King Gill, Earl Rudder, and most recently Robert Gates as the 2010 Muster speaker. Because of his love for the school, Ruth came to campus early and enjoyed speaking to student organizations and classes on campus, he said. “We got in Wednesday evening, and I started teaching in class Thursday, leadership in the college of business administration, the college that I graduated from,” Ruth said. “I wanted to go back to the college that I had my humble beginnings with, to go back there and engage those students with some of the things and lessons that I’ve learned in life, having had the same degree that they are aspiring to attain.” Ruth’s presence on campus has already made an impact on students who have come in contact with him, said Jill Green, speaker selection subchairwoman and a senior accounting major. “We had breakfast with him on Friday morning, and he told us that you need to continue to serve because you never know who you are affecting,” Green said. “I thought that was incredible because that’s honestly how he’s lived his life. I’m the one introducing him. I know he’s going to say something Ruth incredible. I just want to give a man that’s amazing a worthy introduction. You don’t have to have a conversation with him to realize he’s incredible, just watch him interact with people.” Ruth said he plans to encourage students and families in his speech tonight. “I plan to inspire the students to continue on the path of service, to appeal to their sense of responsibility,” he said. His love for A&M and dedication to service set him apart from the other nominees in a selection process that began in January 2009, said Cameron Pybus, the speaker escort for the Muster Committee and a sophomore environmental design major. “From a database of people we select the
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Ruth’s achievements A&M
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◗ Corps Company D-2 ◗ Ross Volunteers ◗ Class Council ◗ Fish Camp ◗ MSC Executive Council ◗ SCONA ◗ Student Senate ◗ Buck Weirus Spirit Award ◗ Student body president, 1991-1992
◗ Bronze Star Medal ◗ 3 Meritorious Service Medals ◗ 4 Army Commendation Medals ◗ Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal ◗ Joint Meritorious Unit Award ◗ Army Superior Unit Award ◗ Afghan Campaign Medal ◗ Iraq Campaign Medal ◗ Global War on Terrorism Service Medal ◗ Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal ◗ United Nations Medal ◗ NATO Medal ◗ Combat Infantryman’s Badge ◗ Expert Infantryman’s Badge ◗ Air Assault Badge ◗ Airborne Wings ◗ Ranger Tab
Service ◗ Lieutenant of Infantry ◗ Operation Able Sentry ◗ Operation Joint Guard ◗ Operation Joint Endeavor ◗ Operation Intrinsic Action ◗ Operation Iraqi Freedom ◗ Operation Enduring Freedom
person that we think would be the best fit,” Pybus said. “What we saw in Maj. Ruth was personality and dedication and passion that he had for A&M at his time here and continued to have.” He is serving as the U.S. exchange officer to the Headquarters Land Warfare Center in the United Kingdom and is responsible for overseas training for the British Army. He returned in July from a yearlong deployment to Kandahar, Afghanistan, where he served as senior operations officer for Task Force 2-2 Infantry in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Ruth served in Kuwait, Iraq, BosniaHerzegovina, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Germany. He was involved in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Joint Guard and Joint Endeavor and Operation Able Sentry. “I think one thing that really drew our committee’s attention to him was that he’s been deployed in Afghanistan, Macedonia and Germany,” Green said. “He’s just seen so much heartache with his deployment, just something that you would never want any-
body to experience with war going on. He tries to bring encouragement wherever he goes. We think that he will be a great source of encouragement for the families.” Ruth earned his bachelor’s in business administration and later earned his master’s from George Mason University in organization psychology and leadership. After earning his master’s, he was an assistant professor of leadership at West Point. Ruth is from Angleton, Texas. He is married to Bettina Ruth and has three children, Stephen II, Sahara and Sterling. Muster remains an important tradition to Ruth as it does with many Aggies, he said. “It’s really the only day of the year that brings everyone together among all the other myriad of competing tasks and responsibilities,” Ruth said. “It’s the one that brings us all together for us to focus on what it means to be an Aggie, and part of that is our Texas roots, the [April] 21 being Texas Independence Day, to the Muster Ceremony that attempts to connect with our fallen a sense of remembrance that we will always have of them being part of the Aggie family.”
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Left: Student Body President Kolin Loveless practices the speech he will deliver at Muster. Center: Reed Arena is ready for Muster 2010. The arena will seat thousands of Aggies as they gather to remember those who died over the past year. Right: Rachael Garey, a member of Muster Committee, attaches “reserved” labels in preparation for Muster.
Setting the stage Hosts prepare for friends and relatives of fallen If you go ◗ Flag Raising Ceremony will be at 7:05 a.m. at The Quad ◗ Camaraderie Barbecue will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Simpson Drill Field ◗ Reflections Display will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Rudder Exhibit Hall ◗ Ceremony and Roll Call for the Absent will be at 7 p.m. in Reed Arena
and large families coming to Muster in memory of loved ones, hosts will be assigned seven to eight attendees. They ach year, Muster is celebrated in more than 400 meet the families at Reed Arena tonight. places worldwide to honor fallen Aggies and “I have had the Lindsay Thornton, jucelebrate the lives that connect Aggies. privilege of working nior communication major and Muster host with a small team of In the beginning of the fall semester the ing to volunteer for the coordinator, said she 30 to put on an event Aggie Muster Committee starts planning role on the night of would never take back for the Muster. Muster.” that touches the lives such an eye-opening Dillon Dewald, committee chairman Once selected, comof so many people.” experience. for Aggie Muster Committee and finance mittee members train Lindsay Thornton, junior “After the [2009] cergraduate student, said the organization is hosts in two sessions, a communication major emony, I went to pick up set up into groups. general session in which my family and with tears in “There are 30 members in our stu- they are informed of specific their eyes, they gave me a big hug dent committee which are divided into roles in welcoming the families or five sub-committees with specific roles; helping seat them and a second session and thanked me for guiding and comfortawareness, programs, roll call and families, walking through duties they will be re- ing them through the night,” Thornton said. “This experience completely speaker selection and special operations,” sponsible for during the ceremony. Dewald said. “Roll call and families spe“We prepare them greatly for the night changed my view of service.” Thornton said the most important ascifically works with the host program.” when they first meet the families at Reed The hosts welcome the honored fami- Arena and how to deal with grieving and pect of being a host was service. “As a host, your job is to simply serve. lies and accompany them throughout other aspects,” he said. Muster. The role is important in being Tyler May, junior communication ma- That may look different to each family the face of campus and spending time jor and host coordinator, said the expe- that walks through the door. For one with families, Dewald said. The hosts help rience of being involved in Muster was family, offering them a tissue will be your service. For another, leading them to their families cope with the loss of loved ones. important. “The Muster Committee first used “Being a host coordinator I have been seats to avoid confusion,” Thornton said. A letter also will be written by hosts to hosts in 1995 to assist the families of the able to work with my partner in selecthonored Aggies. The hosts consisted of ing students on campus who will really be the families. These notes will express how student leaders and friends of the com- the face of Texas A&M to these honored honored they are to meet the families. “As one of the host coordinators, I mittee member,” Dewald said. “The role families. Not only escort the honored have had the privilege of working with a became so popular and in demand, that in family into Muster, but comfort them and 1998 the Muster Committee had to start be small part of the families experience on small team of 30 to put on an event that touches the lives of so many people,” an application and interview process to the day of the ceremony,” he said. narrow down the number of those wantWith almost 170 names to be called Thornton said.
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ou will not forget the sight of thousands of candles, flickering and dancing in the dark. You will not forget the Aggie Spirit in Reed Arena. You will not forget the sound of gunshots echoing in the arena tonight, the click of the Ross Volunteers’ boots and the snap in their step. Muster is A&M’s single most sacred and time-honored tradition. We can whoop and howdy and yell, and these things say we are good Twelfth men and women, but today we get to say something else: “Here.” This means we will You will not forget you. not forget You are our famthe Aggie ily. You meant Spirit in Reed something to Arena, or this University. the time you Tonight Ags, gave for you are invited your fellow to join 12,000 Aggies. family members, students and friends for this moment when we remember those lost from our Aggie family. If you have never attended Muster before, make plans to do so. If you have been before, make plans to come again. Just as a reminder, it is imperative that we are respectful throughout the ceremony. In 2002, Pat Pearson, class of 1983, said of the ceremony, “Muster will never change. It will survive, unscathed by time, because it is a tradition enriched with the devotion of one Aggie to the other. The reverence, the silence, it’s all a part of the notion that Aggies never leave their roots, nor are they forgotten by their own.” This is what it means to be a Fightin’ Texas Aggie. This is why we are so proud. This is why we are “here.”
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3x3 duplex @ 2306 Antelope available 8/1/10. $1,100/mo. Call Brandon Meek, 214-334-0032. 3x2 duplex @ 2316 Pheasant$1000/mo. Available 8/1/10. Call Brandon Meek, 214-334-0032. 3x2 duplex @ 907 Camellia available 8/1/10. $900/mo. Call Brandon Meek, 214-334-0032. 3x3 duplex @ 1814 Woodsman. Spacious floorplan, W/D included, large fenced backyard, pets welcome, on shuttle route. Available 8/1/10. $1100/mo. Call Brandon Meek, 214-334-0032. 3x3 duplex @ 2306 Axis available 8/1/10. $1,200/mo. Call Brandon Meek, 214-334-0032. 4/2 Den +gameroom. Very close to A&M. 1210 Westover. $1800/mo., 979-492-1983 or 979-822-2775. 4/2 HOUSE in great location, W/D conn., F/P, 1 car GARAGE, FENCED yard. 1509 Lemontree, CS. AVAILABLE 5/25, 979-775-2291. www.twincityproperties.com 4/2/2 house; 3003 Durango, CS., no pets/smoking, near shuttle, Available 7/1/10, $1450/mo. 979-450-0053. 4/3 house, 4024 Southern Trace, CS, built 2006. Granite couners, W/D included. $1450/mo. No pets or smoking. Available August 2010. 979-450-0053. 4/3, 3/3 &3/2 Townhouses, Duplexes &Fourplexes, 1250-1700sqft. Very spacious, ethernet, large kitchen, extra storage, W/D, great amenities, on bus route, now pre-leasing for 2010, excellent specials. 694-0320. office@luxormanagement.com 4bd/2ba. Available August 1, good for A&M or Blinn Student, 10min to either, Large beautiful house with 2 living areas, master has spa-tub, 2-car garage, and plenty of off-street parking, w/d included, 1601 Woodland Bryan $1800/mo. call Karla 512-796-0636. 4bd/4bath, extra study, 2-yr old duplex located at 113 Kleine in CS; tile floors, large fenced backyard, yard care and pest control provided; $1600/mo, available June 2012. Call 979-696-6839.
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FOR RENT 4bd/2ba. Available August1, about 1mi. from A&M , Across the street form shuttle, large bedroom, and plenty of closet space, W/D included, nice fenced yard, good seperation of space, 2 large living areas, 303Fairway Bryan, updated 2009 $1600/mo. Call Karla 512-796-0636. 4bd/4ba houses. Brand New, great size, great location, AAF 979-693-4900. 4bdrm/2.5 bth Spanish style duplex w/garage + off street parking. Security system. All appliances including w/d. $1550/mo. No pets, Available in August. 979-297-3720 or 979-292-6168 4bdrm/2ba., 2-living, 2-dining, 2 car garage. Available 5/1/10. Call 979-690-6735. 4bdrm/2ba house. Close to campus, great floor plan, wood floors, tile floors, ceiling fans, W/D, fenced yards. 979-776-6079, www.aggielandleasing.com 4bdrm/2bth houses. Great Location. Close to campus, wood floors, tile floors, ceiling fans, w/d, fenced yards. 979-776-6079, www.aggielandleasing.com 4bdrm/2bth house. Close to campus, wood floors, tile floors, ceiling fans, W/D, fenced yards. 979-776-6079, www.aggielandleasing.com 4bed/4bath Waterwood Townhomes, 1001 Krenek Tap Road across from C/S’s Central Park. Gated, security system, bus route, appliances+washer/dryer included. Available summer or fall 2010. Contact 281-793-0102 or Jimbo77@AggieNetwork.com.
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COZY 2/1 Duplex, faux wood floors, W/D conn., some FENCED, lawn care PROVIDED @ all. Prices starting @ $525/mo. PRELEASE for MAY. 979-775-2291. www.twincityproperties.com CUTE 3/1.5 HOUSE, W/D conn., privacy fenced yard. $775/month. AVAIL NOW or PRELEASE for MAY-AUGUST. 979-775-2291. www.twincityproperties.com Dainty 1/1, FAUX WOOD FLOORS, W/D conn., PRELEASE for MAY. 979-775-2291. www.twincityproperties.com Doux Chene Apartments. Preleasing six different floor plans. Call for special. 979-693-1906. Eastside Landing, 500 East 31st, 2/1 or 2/2 AVAILABLE ASAP, QUIET & HIDDEN location close to historic downtown, extended cable, high speed internet, and W/S all PAID! Reserved COVERED parking. PRELEASE for MAY. 979-775-2291. www.twincityproperties.com ENORMOUS 4/2 HOUSE w/ STUDY, 2500 sqft, W/D conn., 2 sided F/P, GIANT privacy fenced yard w/ lawn care PROVIDED. AVAILABLE NOW. 979-775-2291. www.twincityproperties.com FANTASTIC 2/1 FOURPLEX, W/D conn., BIKING/WALKING distance to TAMU, NORTHGATE AREA, PRELEASE for MAY or AUGUST. 979-775-2291. www.twincityproperties.com Female subleaser for summer 2010. 1bd furnished townhome. $400/mo. +1/4util. Call 903-830-5281.
New listing! 2-female roommates needed in 3br/3ba, 1-story townhome, 1500sf, only 8 years old, on bus route and 10 min walk to Kyle. W/D, walk-in closets, tile and laminate floors, large kitchen, covered parking. $450/each roommate + some utilities. 713-301-7627. NEW/NEWER, $710-$1395 per mo. 1/1, 1/1.5, 2/2, 3/3, Granite, Ceramic, Shuttles www.jesinvestments.com owner/broker 979-777-5477. Pre-leasing for August. 3b/1.5b, carport, on shuttle, pets ok, fenced, $750/month. aggieLandRentals.com 979-776-8984. Pre-leasing for May and August, 3/2 duplex, Cypress, Treehouse Trails, Pecan Ridge, fenced yard, local owner, www.c4properties.net Cathy 979-268-1074. Prelease for August $1050.00! 3bd/2.5bth in CS. Serene country setting, minutes from A&M, full-size W/D and kitchen appl, lawn care, pest control & garbage included. Fenced backyards. Pets (including large dogs) welcome. Must see! Call for tour. 979-845-0300. 979-255-3280. www.topdogmanagement.info Prelease for May or August, 2/1 fourplex. W/D connections, water paid. 609 Turner. $450/m. 979-693-1448. Prelease for May or August. Large 2/2 with fenced yard, W/D connections, large closets, great location. University Oaks. $750/m. 979-693-1448.
House for lease. 3/2/2, large fenced backyard, off Rock Prairie. W/D, refrigerator, fire place. $1500/mo. Available 6/1/10. 281-342-6969, gary@garygillen.com
Ridgewood Village efficiency with loft. Uniquely designed floor plan. No pets, $385/mo, $250 deposit. 1211-1213 Holik. 979-696-2998. Some short term leases available. $455/mo.
Aggie Station sublet 4bd/4ba, $485/mo. One room available. Call 713-385-9683.
LEASE THIS HIDDEN JEWEL Sonoma Terrace Apts, 611 S. Ennis, 2BR or 3BR, LARGE floorplans w/ HUGE living areas, TONS of storage, COVERED parking, extended cable, high speed internet, and W/S all PAID! 979-775-2291. www.twincityproperties.com
Ridgewood Village, large very quiet tree-shaded 1bdrm/1bth studio, no pets. $435/mo, $250 deposit, 1201-1209 Holik. 979-696-2998. Some short term leases available $495/mo.
Attention Sorority Sisters. 4br/3ba House available Aug 1st. $375/bdrm. 210-289-1609.
Luxury 3/2 duplex, $895/mo. Preleasing for May and August. 979-693-0551.
August, 2/1.5 duplex, large fenced yard. W/D connections, $675/mo. 979-693-0551.
MAGNIFICENT 4/2 HOUSE, ASF 2300, HUGE master bedroom, W/D conn., CARPORT, EXT Strg, shaded FENCED yard w/ BRICK PATIO. AVAILABLE for MAY, $1800/mo. 1106 DOMINIK. 979-775-2291. www.twincityproperties.com
Storage Units; free rent w/ 4 mo. lease, 5x5-10x20, climate & non-climate. 979-693-0551
Master bedroom in nice mobile home with private bath and closet, $450, Central-air/ht, internet, cable, everything included. 210-364-7006.
SUMMER SUBLEASE. 1/1 Briarwood Apartments. $414/mo. +util. Free HBO &cable. Very spacious, 670 square feet. 512-635-3929.
MAY & AUG PRE-LEASE! Now open SATURDAYS! Free Locator, United Realty, 979-260-1200. 1-5 bedroom in apartments, fourplexes, duplexes, condos, and houses. Browse our wide selections at www.united-rico.com
Summer sublease. Duplex with private bedroom &bathroom. On bus route, free cable &internet. $320/mo, includes utilities. 210-473-1586.
ADORABLE 2/1 HOUSE, EAST SIDE HISTORICAL DISTRICT, WOOD FLOORS, W/D conn., BIG fenced yard, EXT Strg, CARPORT. MOVE IN 5/11, $725/mo. 106 POLK. 979-775-2291. www.twincityproperties.com
AWESOME 3/3 HOUSE, EVERYTHING NEW, MUST SEE! WILL FALL IN LOVE! AVAILABLE NOW! 979-775-2291. www.twincityproperties.com Big 3/2 duplex with all appliances, lawncare, tile and carpet, fenced yard. $900-$1050. 979-324-5835. Brand new building! 2/2, move-in now! Summer lease okay. Walk to campus. 3/2, 2/2 available in August. Call 979-255-5648. Brand new luxury condos, granite countertops, tile flooring, great location. 979-693-4900. Callaway Villas. 2bdrm/2ba. flat. $675/person, 1/bdrm available for Fall. Free utilities. 713-385-9683.
Move in 6/1/10. 4bdrm/2 jack and jill bath. W/D, lawn maintenance, pest control. $1460/mo. 3530 Farah, C.S. Contact 940-300-6220.
CHARMING 2/1 DUPLEX, WOOD FLOORS, stackable W/D INSTALLED, fenced yard w/ lawn care PROVIDED. PRELEASE for MAY. 979-775-2291. www.twincityproperties.com
Need a room JUST for the summer? Rooms open in NICE house, Edelweiss Grtns $300 +1/4 Utilities. Central AC/ HBO/ Wireless Internet/ Tile Floors. Call Shawn 832-788-5093.
Cripple Creek Condo for Rent! 2bd/2ba., W/D, available June 15, pool, tennis courts, information 903-819-2907.
New 2/2’s for May. 2mi to campus $1045 per mo. Wolf Run Condos. www.jesinvestments.com Broker/owner. 979-777-5477. New homes for rent close to campus! 4bdrm/4ba., 3bdrm/2ba. Call today! 254-721-6179. Broker.
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Special offer for June &July sublease! 3bed/3bath luxury townhome directly across from clubhouse at Woodlands apartments. $400 with private bath, large closet, endless amenities, and everything included! Call Miranda 281-217-5081.
Two rooms available in 3/2 on 3-acres, just four miles from campus. Horse property. $475/mo. Cable/Internet provided. 858-442-4918. Walk to Kyle Field! 4bd/2ba House, pre-leasing for August 1st. $1800/mo. 979-492-1983, 979-822-2775.
FOR SALE 3/2 doublewide near TAMU, 2 living areas, large island kitchen, walk-in closets, $52,500 OBO 979-777-0335. Baseball/Football/Basketball cards for sale/buy/trade. Sports Card Show May 2nd, 9am-5pm. Hilton Hotel, 801 University Dr. aggielandsportscards@gmail.com 979-204-9526. Beagle puppies AKC, shots, wormed, $350 to $400, 979-884-0017, can email pictures upon request.
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STUDIES IN PROGRESS FACIAL ACNE STUDY Volunteers ages of 18-35 with facial acne are needed to participate in a 6-week clinical research study with an investigational topical medication for the treatment of facial acne. All eligible volunteers will receive at no cost: • Study related acne evaluations by a dermatologist • Study related medication • Reimbursement up to $2150.00 for time and effort Eligible participants will need to make twice daily office visits for the study application for the duration of the study For more information please contact:
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HELP WANTED 7F Lodge. Part-time housekeeper/clerical needed. 15 to 20 per week. Some weekends. Call 979-255-3310. Ags! Looking for summer work? Earn $9000.00 this summer, build your resume, great experience, call Taylor, 214-707-9145. ARE YOU READY FOR SOME SOFTBALL? Registration for C.S. softball leagues are forming now, so get your coed, women’s or men’s team together. Individuals also welcome. Call 979-764-3486. Athletic men for calendars, books, etc. $100-$200/hr, up to $1000/day. No experience. 512-684-8296. photoguy@io.com Bartenders Needed, earn up to $250 per day, no experience required, will train, Ft/Pt. Call Now 877-405-1078. Chedder’s Casual Cafe and Fish Daddy’s on University Drive are now accepting applications for server and hostess. Come be a part of our friendly team! Apply in person. EOE. City of Bryan now hiring lifeguards, water safety instructors, camp staff, and recreation assistants. Do not have to be certified, apply online bryantxjobs.com call 979-209-5222 for more information. City of College Station Conference Center, 1300 George Bush Dr. hiring part-time Program/Event Assistant @-$8.70/hr. Schedule and coordinate client events. Must be dependable, excellent people skills, computer literate, accounting experience or accounting classes, a plus. Work 10-18 hrs/week M-F, between 8am-5pm. Apply by Friday April 30, 2010 at city of College Station Human Resources, 1101 Texas Ave. College Station, Texas or online at cstx.gov Cleaning commercial buildings at night, M-F. Call 979-823-5031 for appointment. COACHES WANTED! We need enthusiastic, positive, motivational coaches for YOUTH VOLLEYBALL. Season begins May 6, 2010! Call 979-764-6386. Full time medical technician for growing allergy practice wanted. 4 year degree and 1 year commitment required. We are looking for an intelligent, positive, friendly person to join our team. We teach skills that are an asset for anyone interested in a career in health care and can help a candidate get into medical school. E-mail resume to docmgr@yahoo.com Household cleaning, ironing, organizing help needed. Minimum 6/week $10/hr. Heavy detailed cleaning inside and out, year-round commitment necessary, begin work immediately. Fax info to 979-690-8075. Housekeeper for C.S. home. P/T, hours negotiable. $10/hr. Call 979-450-4363, laladypoet@yahoo.com Hullabaloo Diner hiring experienced waitstaff. Call for interview /appointment. 979-676-0329. J. Cody’s hiring kitchen help and cashiers. Apply within, 3610 S. College. No experience necessary, just common sense! Kingwood Country Club Hiring life guards and pool managers, No previous experience required. Call us at (800)210-0049 to apply. Local Analytical and Environmental testing laboratory looking for part-time lab technicians. No experience necessary, but a science background is helpful. Flexible scheduling. Email resumes or inquiries to info@thomasanalytical.com or call 979-774-7485. P/T leasing agent. Must have prior experience in leasing/management. Call for details. 979-314-1333.
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Looking for part-time receptionist. Phone skills, some computer entry and knowledge recommended. 979-778-9990. Maintenance Helper/Groundskeeper Needed! Full-time position, Apply in person at 1507 S. College Ave. 979-775-2291. Medical office now hiring F/T Medical Tech/ Injectionist/ Lab Tech. Great experience for student applying to medical school. Science Degree and one year commitment required. Call 979-485-0571 to inquire. Apply in person at Allergy Associates, 3306 Longmire Dr., College Station, TX 77845. P/T service station attendant and lube tech. Basic Automotive knowledge. Villa Maria Chevron, Villa Maria & E.29th. 979-776-1261. Part Time M-F Clerical with multi-phone experience, must be able to work through summer, Apply in person, 1602 Rock Prairie west building suite 430. Part-time job helping handicapped. Male student preferred. $330/mo. 30-hours/mo. 979-846-3376. Part-time summer help. Apply in person. Conlee-Garrett Moving and Storage. 600 South Bryan Ave, Bryan. STUDENTPAYOUTS.COM Paid survey takers needed in College Station. 100% free to join. Click on surveys. Tutors wanted for all subjects currently taught at TAMU/ Blinn and Sam Houston State starting at $7.25/hour. Apply on-line @ www.99Tutors.com, 979-255-3655.
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Female roommate needed June 1 for 2bd/2ba townhome. River Oaks Townhomes, 1 mile from campus. W/D incl. $575/mo. plus utilities. 210-414-3575. Looking for roommate to rent 2bd/2ba w/fenced yard for pet. Amber 832-860-0347. Roommates needed, 4bd/2bath house, available June 1st, clean, good condition, on-shuttle. Free cable/Wi-Fi. $350-400/mo. 512-203-5888. Seeking 3 m/f roommates, 2-story 5bd/4ba house. $550/mo, 2 miles from mall. Call Brock, 817-675-4452.
SERVICES A&M Alterations, professional clothes alteration same-day service, 30-years experience, guaranteed lowest prices, 3601 East 29th, #12, in Bryan, 979-260-2400. Don’t lose your deposit! Door knob hole repair, sheetrock repair, & more! Bid Request Form online @ www.PaintingBCS.com Zach 979-574-6966. G&M Haulers Co. Aggie owned and operated moving company. $130/load, 16ft enclosed trailer flat rate or $40/hr to load/unload uhaul truck, etc. 979-324-6617 www.gmhaulers.com
TUTORS Need a Tutor? Friendly, helpful one-on-one private tutors for all subjects at TAMU/Blinn and Sam Houston State. Check us out at www.99tutors.com, 979-255-3655.
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MUSIC Party Block Mobile DJ- Peter Block, professional 22yrs experience. Specializing in Weddings, TAMU functions, lights/smoke. Mobile to anywhere. Book early!! 979-693-6294. http://www.partyblockdj.com
PETS A+Teacup puppies: Maltese, Shorkies, Maltipoos, Yorkies &Poodles. $500 &up. 979-324-2866, linda_d_54@yahoo.com Adopt Pets: Dogs, Cats, Puppies, Kittens, Many purebreds. Brazos Animal Shelter, 979-775-5755, www.brazosanimalshelter.org Pomeranians. AKC. Shots. Only 2 males left. $450. 979-575-3130.
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Ann Littmann The Battalion The well-known photo of the Aggie Muster led on the Island of Corrigedor by Gen. George Moore during World War II captures the heart of the Aggie tradition of Muster, a tradition still celebrated around the world today. Every year, more than 400 Muster ceremonies take place around the world. From small informal gatherings to formal events in ornate ballrooms, Aggies within 100 miles of each other gather to remember those no longer with them. Last year, 42 international ceremonies were reported, and this year will be no different with ceremonies planned in Afghanistan, Peru, Kosovo, London, Korea, Canada and Port-au-Prince. “These Muster gatherings are held in many unique places ranging from battleships and foxholes during World War II to ballrooms and steakhouses today,” said Navarro County Muster chairman and class of 1970 Paul Tannehill. In Corsicana, Texas, the Muster activities include a Howdy mixer and dinner at the Corsicana Country Club and a speech by Corsicana Mayor C.L. “Buster” Brown III, class of 1965. Fort Davis will have a Texas Aggie Muster to honor Aggies who died in the past year. Muster chairman John Morlock, class of 1977, said multiple activities, including dinner and a presentation on developments at Fort Davis National Historic Site, will begin at 6:30 p.m. on the parade ground at the fort. Although an informal Muster was on Sunday in Killeen, the event will take place, as tradition dictates, on Wednesday, without the address given by
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Former students gather in Killeen to sing the Aggie War Hymn during a Muster ceremony on Sunday. Col. Bill Hill (a 1984 graduate of Texas A&M) and garrison commander at Fort Hood. Hill’s speech focused on the milestones in Aggie history, including the 10th anniversary of the collapse of Aggie Bonfire. Hill said that at A&M, “We used the Bonfire to build Aggies.” Killeen-Fort Hood A&M Club President Beth Deuermeyer, class of 2006, said although each Muster ceremony is unique, it must follow the tradition ordained in 1923. “If there is an A&M man in 100 miles of you, you are expected to get together, eat a little and live over the days you spent at the A&M College of Texas,” Deuermeyer said. Central to the modern Muster is a search of a list compiled by the University of graduates who died since the past Muster. Attendees who know anyone on the list may have the name read and light a candle. The roll call is a roster of former and current students who died over the past year. As each name is called, a friend or fam-
ily member will answer ‘‘Here’’ symbolizing that the memory lives on in the hearts of Aggies everywhere. “Muster is more than just a ceremony; it is also an annual way for Aggies to renew the loyalty and unity which constitute the foundation of their friendship for each other as well as their love and devotion for their school,” said Melissa Brauks, a junior geological sciences major. Deuermeyer said the KilleenFort Hood club has an informal event on the Sunday preceding April 21 to allow more people to attend. The Muster, which dates from 1883, took place on various dates in various places until the day was set as April 21 in 1903 to coincide with the date in 1836 when forces led by Sam Houston defeated the Mexican army in the struggle for Texas independence. Texas was a nation from that time until it became part of the U.S. 10 years later. The April 21 date was a custom until alumni made it official in 1922.
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1 female roommate needed for 3/2 spacious Antelope Ln duplex, all appliances, W/D, ethernet, fenced yard, campus shuttle 150 ft away, $310/mo. 979-402-3413 or pages.suddenlink.net/hrtproperties/ 1-F, studious, 2BR/2.5B furnished condo, pool, W/D, bus route, free Internet/cable, $500/mo. all bills paid, starting August, Call Christina 512-557-0256. 2 roommates needed, nice 4bd/4.5ba house with fenced yard, all appliances, W/D. Each roommate has private bedroom and bathroom. Catie 214-460-3608 or cstewman@yahoo.com Roommates needed. 4bd/4bth $325/mo., washer/dryer. University Place on Southwest Parkway. 281-844-2090.
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