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him to the board of trustees for the school, who were looking for monetary support to keep the school running. Gandhi decided to buy the school with the help of his fraternity.

Originally, the school was private, running solely on the funds provided by student tu-ition. Five years ago, due to a lack of sufficient resources, the school turned to the gov-ernment with the intention of becoming a public school. At the time, it had only two class-rooms with 75 students each.

“I was actually in the pro-

cess of buying land to build my own school,” Gandhi said.

Instead, he chose to help revive a failing school that the brothers of Chi Psi Beta named “H.O.P.E,” an acro-nym for “Here Opportunity Proves Endless.”

“This was actually a huge factor in my decision to join Chi Psi Beta,” said Asad Abdullah, freshman computer science major and member of Chi Psi. “India has the highest number of children without

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Bush School, Habitat for Humanity sponsor home

Wall-raisers

Current and former students of the Bush School — along with a number of faculty — gath-

ered Saturday to raise the walls of a five-bedroom Habitat for Humanity home in honor of former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, for their many years of public service.

The project was initiated last April by Andy Card, acting dean of the Bush

School of Government and Public Ser-vice and former chief of staff to President George W. Bush. It required the stu-dents to raise $40,000 over the span of one year to build a home and new life for the Ybarra family, currently living in a crammed three-bedroom house with five children. The Bush school provided most of the volunteers for construction in addi-tion to sponsoring the home financially.

Travis Stalcup, international affairs graduate student, is one of the heads of

the project committee. Stalcup said the connection between the Bush School and Habitat for Humanity was a natural one.

“My wife, Rachel, is the director of development in Habitat for Humanity,” Stalcup said. “This, in addition to dean Card’s and other students’ involvement with the Habitat program, allowed us to naturally have a connection.”

Stalcup said the project was a good ex-ercise to learn about philanthropy.

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Crash kills 2 cadets, injures 1Three people, including two members of the Texas

A&M Corps of Cadets, were killed in a head-on col-lision involving a wrong-way driver early Sunday morn-ing on Highway 290 outside of Houston.

Freshman construction science major, Amy Pacheco; freshman general studies major, Miguel Hernandez; and freshman landscape architecture major, Francisco Cam-pos were returning to College Station after attending an ROTC event in Houston when Pacheco’s Ford Explorer was struck just after 3:30 a.m. by 21-year-old Katie Thom-as, according to the Harris Country Sherriff’s Office.

Thomas was driving east in the westbound lanes of Highway 290 near Binford Road when her car collided with the SUV.

The SUV was driven by Pacheco and caught fire upon collision. Pacheco and Hernandez, both members of Company B-1, were unable to escape the vehicle and died. Campos, a member of Company F-1, was helped out of the vehicle by a passer-by and taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital. He is in stable condition, according to officials.

Thomas was pronounced dead at the scene. Deputies found beer bottles in Thomas’ car and believe alcohol was a factor in the accident, according to the Harris County Sherriff’s Office.

“We in the Corps of Cadets and at Texas A&M Uni-versity are in mourning over the loss of two of our cadets in a tragic car accident early this morning,” said Brig. Gen. and Corps Commandant Joe Ramirez. “We offer our sin-cerest condolences, thoughts and prayers to their family and friends and ask everyone to respect these families and our cadets as we mourn during these trying times.”

Pacheco and Hernandez will be honored at 10:30 p.m. Monday at Echo Taps on the Quad.

Julie Blanco, staff writer

Tigers topple No. 13 Aggies at Reed, 67-52

For college athletes, the last game on their home court

is more than just a game — it’s the culmination of their experiences at the University. They want to leave a mark.

Unfortunately for the three seniors on the No. 13 Texas A&M women’s basketball team, LSU came prepared to continue its five-game win streak and the Tigers walked away from Reed Arena on Sunday with a 67-52 win.

For senior night, Adrienne

Pratcher, Kristi Bellock and Cierra Windham each saw playing time in the Aggies’ regular season finale.

“I think it is definitely hard being a senior and losing on senior night,” Windham said. “Just watching was difficult because you obviously want to win. Being with these two girls, we came in together as freshmen and we want to leave our legacy in the right way, so it was hard for us to go out like that.”

The Aggies, fresh off a two-game losing streak to Vanderbilt and Tennessee,

were seeking a win. Instead, LSU dismantled the A&M defense behind a flurry of second-half points.

The Aggies began Feb-ruary with a 74-57 victory over LSU in Baton Rouge, La. The Tigers managed to split the series with the win, solidifying its seed in the SEC Tournament.

A&M took an early 8-2 lead, and extended the lead to 22-9 with only five minutes remaining in the first half. But LSU head coach Nikki

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Volunteers lift the first wall of the Ybarra family home Saturday morning, officially kicking off the Bush School’s Habitat for Humanity project that will continue on throughout March and April.

b-csStudent hit by carAn auto-pedestrian accident occurred at 12:06 p.m. Sunday on Southwest Parkway, College Station Police said. Ying Xu, bilingual education graduate student, and another female caused a vehicle to slow rapidly to avoid them as they crossed the street. A second driver swerved to avoid the first and struck Xu. Xu was taken to the College Station Medical Center.

— Staff report

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Annual philanthropy creates educational opportunities

For its annual “Project 365” event, the Chi Psi fraterni-

ty auctioned its members and other volunteers to provide dates to the highest bidders and generate funds for the frater-nity’s philanthropy,

The fraternity donated the money raised through the event Saturday to the H.O.P.E. School — a school founded and supported by Chi Psi Fraternity — in the city of Kathlal, Gujarat, in northwest-ern India.

The event began in 2005 as a fundraiser to sponsor in-dividual students in India who could not afford quality educa-tion. As the amount of money raised grew to a surplus, the brothers of Chi Psi Beta looked to expand their philanthropy.

“We wanted to take it to a grander scale,” said Rupak Gandhi, Class of 2007 and for-mer president of Chi Psi Beta.

After collecting the neces-sary funds, the search for a school to sponsor began. Gan-dhi set his sites on a school based in Kathlal, Gujarat.

Gandhi’s uncle introduced

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The Daily Texan adapts, tightens in evolving field

In a time when digital screens compete with and often replace traditional forms

of media, the state of a physical newspa-per’s relevance is often questioned. But regardless of whether students and citi-zens choose Twitter or blogs over print to stay informed, the answer may be soon made irrelevant by a more immediate concern: can the print version of a newspaper remain afloat?

The Texas Student Media Board — which oversees The Daily Texan, the University of Texas at Austin’s campus newspaper — voted Friday to cut wages for all staff and tuition reimburse-ments for student managers for the up-coming year. The board’s final decision in favor of across-the-board cuts averted a more drastic move: reducing The Daily Texan’s print schedule from five to four days per week.

Suzanna Jacob, editor-in-chief of the Texan, said the reason for the board’s meeting and the options it considered arose because of reduced income.

“The Daily Texan is experiencing big questions as to where its primary source

of funding comes from,” Jacob said. “Stu-dents are changing the way they consume news. They’re more interested in reading from screens than from print.”

Although committed to printing daily, without an answer to the budgetary short-fall The Daily Texan must now face draw-backs within its own organization.

“There will be major cuts from The Daily Texan’s student wages,” said Kris-tine Reyna, associate managing editor for the Texan. “Pay will be cut by 50 percent and managers will lose their tuition re-imbursements. While many student general reporters are already unpaid, the cuts may

affect newsroom diversity because not everyone can afford working without re-imbursement.”

The Daily Texan, along with The Bat-talion and most printed news publications, makes the bulk of its revenue from ad-vertising. But while media consumers are well into a transition toward more digital sources, advertising’s relevance and the revenue it provides remains fixed in print.

“Ideally we would like to generate rev-enue and make the Texan a part of [UT]

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Junior center Kelsey Bone attacks the LSU defense during the Aggies’ 67-52 home season finale loss.

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Chi Psi fraternity members gather for “Project 365,” in which dates with members and other volunteers are auctioned to raise money for a school in India.

“The Daily Texan is ex-periencing big questions as to where its primary source of funding comes from. [Students are] more interested in reading from screens than from print.”

— Suzanna Jacob, editor-in-chief of The Daily Texan

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Caldwell said her team is ac-cumstomed to playing from behind.

“We’re kind of used to getting ourselves in a hole,” Caldwell said. “We’ve done it a lot this year and we’ve been able to get ourselves out of holes.”

The Tigers went on a 9-0 run to put themselves within four points of the Aggies go-ing into halftime at 24-20.

The Tigers came out of the locker room on fire, taking a 29-25 lead within two minutes of the start of the second half. A&M was unable to slow down the Tigers’ momentum as they

went up 39-34.With 10 minutes left,

A&M tied LSU at 44, but failed to regain the lead. The Tigers separated from the Aggies and secured a double-digit lead with five minutes to play. The Tigers would maintain their lead through the remainder of the match-up.

The Aggies ended the game without making a three-point shot. Junior All-American candidate Kelsey Bone shot 6-of-19, the team shot 32 percent from the field and was outscored 47-28 in the second half. A&M now stands at 21-9 over-all and 11-5 in conference play, good for a fourth place tie in the conference with South Carolina.

A&M head coach Gary Blair said he was “disgusted” at losing three straight games.

“Am I excited about be-ing the number four seed? Absolutely not,” Blair said. “But I’m more disgusted at losing three straight games, particularly the last one on our home court in front of a great crowd. When we’re behind, and obviously we’ve been behind the last three ball games, we do not play with a sense of urgency at all.”

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coming upSpring footballTexas A&M football began spring training Saturday. Stay tuned for coverage and analysis this week.

m. basketball | The Aggies defeated South Carolina 74-56 at home on Saturday.

equestrian | No. 6 A&M won its first SEC match Friday over No. 2 Auburn.


A rough finishw Following a league-best, eight-game winning streak, A&M closed its season with four losses in five games

w Due to the LSU loss, A&M will drop below Georgia from the third to the fourth seed in the SEC tournament

w A&M’s first game in the SEC tournament is slated for 1:30 p.m. Friday at Duluth, Ga.

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Senior foward Kristi Bellock attempts a layup during A&M’s 67-52 home loss to LSU on Sunday.

SEC Tournament where they will occupy a bye game as the number-four seed. Mississippi State will play Alabama, with the winner

playing South Carolina to determine the Aggies’ first opponent.

baseballA&M drops 2 at tournamentThe Aggies finished the weekend dropping two of their three games while competing in Houston at the Astros Foundation College Classic. A&M downed No. 12 Rice 8-3 on Saturday, but fell to unranked Houston 7-6 on Friday as well as No.1 North Carolina 14-2 on Sunday.

softballAggies take first loss of seasonBringing home four out of five for the Friday through Sunday Citrus Classic, the softball team fell for the first time this season. In the bottom of a Friday double-header in Orlando, Fla., No. 14 Michigan toppled the No. 5 Aggies 9-2. Following the tournament, the squad sits at 22-1.

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Sophomore pitcher and designated hitter Daniel Mengden earned his third win over No. 12 Rice on Saturday.

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“I think fundraising is im-portant for anybody to know how to do,” he said. “Many of us will be doing work simi-lar to this professionally, and this project supplements to a habit of service.”

The other head of the project committee, Calen Caple — public service and administration graduate stu-dent — did not initially real-ize how difficult this project would be.

“We got off to a very slow start,” Caple said. “In De-cember we only had $5,000 of the $40,000 total and the Feb. 15 deadline was ap-proaching quickly.”

The students reached out to former students in their fundraising efforts but, be-cause the Bush School is so young, the pool of former students was limited.

After Christmas, the stu-dents’ efforts began to reach full potential. They raised nearly $4,000 through fun-draising efforts, including a dodgeball tournament, trivia

night and koozies sold on campus. Support for the proj-ect began to grow through social media — including a tweet sent from University President R. Bowen Loftin.

While the fundraising helped, a large portion of the funding came from Card himself, who promised to match the largest donation.

Caple described Card as having somewhat of a celeb-rity status within the school. When Card challenged ev-ery student to raise $100 just weeks before the deadline, Caple said there was a large increase in funding.

Former President George H.W. Bush also contrib-uted financially to the cause, regardless of the students’ pleads for him to refrain from doing so, simply because the project was in his honor.

Although President George H.W. Bush was unable to at-tend the event Saturday due to health issues, the students are hoping he and the former first lady will be there for the unveiling of the house.

Stalcup said there were close to 120 donations total, with around 30 percent com-

ing from students.Andrew and Stephanie

Ybarra attended the wall-raising on Saturday. Aside from expressing gratitude and thanks to all involved, they said they felt blessed to be in a home sponsored by the for-mer president.

“I was so nervous I was shaking,” Andrew said. “We were very excited and proud to have a home associated with the president.”

Once it is completed in eight to 10 weeks, the house-will be the third Habitat home in the Faith Subdivision affili-ated with a Texas A&M proj-ect. Aggie Habitat and Aggies for Christ have also sponsored two additional houses.

Card pronounced his re-spect for the students in-volved and said similar proj-ects would be executed in the future.

“There is not a doubt in my mind that these types of ef-forts will be continued,” Card said. “We are the only school at A&M with service in our title. We’re all so proud to be part of the Aggieland experi-ence and exemplify the core value of selfless service.”

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The Daily Texan is not alone in its search. Robert Wegener, general manager of student media at Texas A&M, said The Battalion faces many of the same revenue concerns as its Austin counterpart and has taken steps to ensure A&M maintains a daily stu-dent newspaper.

“The Battalion cut from a four-day to a two-day [sum-mer] print schedule starting with the summer of 2012,” Wegener said. “While there has been no discussion on cutting back from a five-day to a four-day printing sched-ule [in the fall and spring], we have not filled two full-time staff positions and are reduc-ing equipment, copying and travel expenses.”

Wegener said when The Battalion is not published, ads cannot be sold. And while many students and other consumers now flock toward online editions of many ma-jor news outlets, the revenue generated by a website does not compare.

“The Battalion has close to a $1 million budget, and about 98 percent of that is from advertising,” Wegener

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Jalah Goette (center), director of Texas Student Media, participates in Friday’s Board meeting that voted to maintain the current printing schedule of The Daily Texan.

said. “We do have advertising online, but a website doesn’t generate anything compa-rable.”

While the search for new revenue sources is common among all newspapers, We-gener said it is important for a student-run newspaper to adapt to different sources of income because of their unique mission.

“We are the student voice,” Wegener said. “We provide a platform for stud-dents to cover the campus and for students to voice their

opinions through guest col-umns and letters to the editor. The student voice can then be heard.”

Jacob repeated many of the same sentiments.

“[University newspapers] are in a unique position: the writers and editors are the same age as their readership — the same status, culture and generation,” Jacob said. “We’ve been on the stand for over 100 years. Do not underestimate [a university newspaper’s] power in raising the student voice.”

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access to education. We try to tackle the people affected most by this problem.”

Gandhi, a member of the Teach for America education-reform organization, used the concept of performance-based pay — which bases teachers’ salaries on student performance — in the new H.O.P.E. School to maintain a high qual-ity of education.

The H.O.P.E. School serves as a bridge for 11th- and 12th-grade students to go to college and receive an educational foun-dation they otherwise would not have been able to afford. In the past three years, student achievement has increased from a 76 percent to a 90 percent passing rate.

“I think it makes a huge difference,” said Bobby Luka, a Blinn Team sopho-more who participated in the auction. “Even though we’re not able to see direct results, knowing that you’re having such a huge impact on such a large group of people — I think that’s awesome.”

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2/1 CS duplex, available May andAugust, pets allowed, privacyfenced backyard, tile floors,blinds and ceiling fans, W/Dconnections, lawncare andpest-control included, E-Walkshuttle route, $675/mo,979-218-2995.

FOR RENT

2bd/1.5bath duplex, 1808 Holle-man Dr West unit #A, $775/mo,available August, remodeled,W/D, great floor plan, bus route,private parking, no pets.www.brazosvalleyrentals.com979-731-8257

2bd/1ba apartment, 800sq. ft.New appliances, carpeting andtile. W/D. bus-route. $600/mo.210-391-4106.

2bd/2.5ba unique floorplansw/balcony views of Kyle Field.Brand new luxury apartment con-dos. Fullsize stainless steel appli-ances, W/D, designer ammenitiesgranite/wood/tile, bus stop. Only36units on Holleman at Wolf Pen.www.broadstoneranchat-wolfpen.com, www.aggie-landleasing.com, 979-776-6079.

2bd/2ba 4-plex. Spacious floor-plan, W/D connections, close tocampus. $550/mo.www.aggielandleasing.com979-776-6079.

2bd/2ba unique floorplansw/balcony views of Kyle Field.Brand new luxury apartmentcondos. Fullsize stainless steelappliances, W/D, designer am-menities granite/wood/tile, busstop. Only 36units on Hollemanat Wolf Pen.www.broadstoneranchat-wolfpen.com,www.aggielandleasing.com,979-776-6079.

3-3.5 newer luxury condo avail-able behind Texas Roadhouse,granite, huge kitchen, W/D, busroute, best landlord in town!$1275/mo, 817-437-9606.

3/3,3/2 Houses, Townhouses&Apartments, 1250-1400sqft.Very spacious, ethernet, largekitchen, walk-in pantry &closets,extra storage, W/D, great ameni-ties, on bus route, now pre-leas-ing, excellent specials.979-694-0320.www.luxormanagement.com

3bd/2ba mobile home on oneacre, 3131 Cain Rd. CS, $550/mo,call 777-2395.

4/2 and 5/2 houses, CS, availableJune/August, updated, all appli-ances, great backyards, large liv-ing rooms, W/D, close to campus,no pets.www.brazosvalleyrentals.com979-731-8257.

FOR RENT

4/3, 3/3 &3/2 Houses,Townhouses, Duplexes&Fourplexes, 1250-1700sqft. Veryspacious, ethernet, large kitchen,extra storage, W/D, greatamenities, on bus route, nowpre-leasing, excellent specials.979-694-0320.www.luxormanagement.com

4bd/2ba house. Close to campus,wood floors, tile floors, ceilingfans, granite countertops, W/D,fenced yards. 979-776-6079.www.aggielandleasing.com

Brand New, 4bd/4ba houses.walking distance from campus,AAF 979-693-4900.

Apartment for rent 2bd/1ba,$475/mo, $350 deposit,903-244-5951.

August Leasing. 4bd/2ba house.Close to campus, wood floors, tilefloors, ceiling fans, W/D, fencedyards. 979-776-6079.www.aggielandleasing.com

Available now 2/2 duplex, fencedyard, pets ok, great location, andon shuttle, $700/mo.979-693-1448.

Available now 3/2 house with twocar garage, remodled on inside,large fenced backyard, stainlessappliances. 1708 Treehouse Trail.$1300/mo. 979-693-1448.

Brand new luxury condos, granitecountertops, tile flooring, greatlocation. 979-693-4900.

Close To Campus! 4/2 &5/2houses, preleasing for August,great floorplans, updated, nopets 731-8257,www.BrazosValleyRentals.com

College Station: 3/2, 1240sqft.Newly remodeled! Newappliances! Close to shuttle, W/D,lawn/pest/maintenanceincluded. 905 Balcones (offWelch), $850./mo. KAZ Realty979-324-9666.

FOR RENT

Free locatoring service, HousesDuplexes and Apartments,979-693-4900.

Immediate move-in’s andpre-lease fall. Free cable/internet! Spacious 2bd/1ba. Close to cam-pus, on shuttle route. Largekitchen with full appliances. W/Dconnections. Front and back pat-ios. Ceiling fans. Hillstone On TheParkway, 528 Southwest Parkway.979-693-6102. Open [email protected]

Just available! Close to campus,College Main and Eastgate areas.2bd/1ba., some w/dishwasher,1-fenced, some bills paid.$325-$450/mo. 979-219-3217.

New Renovations! Large 1800sqfthouse, 4bd/2ba. 2-car garage,storage shed, eat-in-kitchen, din-ingroom, familyroom w/fireplace.Tile floors, laundryroom withW/D, 2 refrigerators, large patio,fenced yard. Lawn maintenance,pestcontrol, wireless, cable.Windwood. $375/room, 4roomsavailable Aug.2013.832-326-3215.

Newer 1/1, 1/1.5 loft, 2/2, 3/3.Granite, ceramic, w/d, walk-inclosets, cable and internet, shuttle. $820-$1560. Brokerowner 979-777-5477.

Northgate. Newer 1/1, 2/2, 3/3and 3/2. Washer/dryer. Walk tocampus. Summer and 1 yearleases okay. aggievillas.net. Call979-255-5648.

Now Leasing and pre-leasing forAugust! 4bdrm/2bth houses. Spa-cious floorplans. Great Location.Close to campus, wood floors, tilefloors, ceiling fans, w/d, fencedyards, refridgerator,icemaker,lawncare.979-776-6079,www.aggielandleasing.com

FOR RENT

One month free rent, free cableand ethernet.aggieapartment.com. Tamu shut-tle route. 979-693-1906.

Pre-lease 4 and 5 bedroomhouses, available August, greatfloor plans, close to campus,updated, W/D, all appliances,no pets.www.brazosvalleyrentals.com979-731-8257.

Pre-lease for May or August 2/2Duplex with large fence backyard.Pets ok, walk-in closets, great lo-cation, and shuttle. $775/mo.979-693-1448.

Sublease available, 2bd/2baduplex. $765/mo, $500 deposit.3/4-7/31. Some furnitureincluded.Email [email protected]

HELP WANTED

Ags! Looking for summer work?Earn $9000.00 this summer, buildyour resume, great experience,call Taylor, 214-707-9145.

Athletic men for calendars,books, etc. $100-$200/hr, upto $1000/day. No [email protected]

Bryan Police Department is ac-cepting applications for POLICEOFFICER, no experience required,deadline 3/13/13, for informationcall 979-209-5323.

Cheddar’s and Fish Daddy’s nowaccepting applications. Applywithin, University Dr.

Child Care FT & PT shifts available.Some nights & Saturdays re-quired. Apply in person at 3609 E.29th St., Bryan.

Christopher’s World Grille is nowhiring Waitstaff, ServiceAssistants, Hosts and KitchenStaff. Please apply at5001 Boonville Rd., Bryan.

Cleaning commercial buildingsat night, M-F. Call 979-823-5031for appointment.

Industrial Engineering Intern Posi-tion for Local World Class Manu-facturing Plant, student must beproficient in VBA, project driven,creative and adaptable,15-20hrs/week, $12/hr, call979.778.8677 ext.113

King Ranch Turfgrass has immedi-ate part-time opportunities forexperienced farm laborers. Re-sponsibilities include general agri-cultural duties associated withsod farming such as equipmentmaintenance and operation. Forconsideration, call (936)825-6330or apply in person at 28132 TomMoore Rd. Navasota, Texas 77868.EOE/Drug Free Workplace.

Little Guys Movers now hiringFT/PT employees. Must be at least21 w/valid D.L. Apply in person at3209 Earl Rudder Freeway.979-693-6683.

HELP WANTED

Pepe's Mexican Cafe is now hiringsmiling faces and friendly person-alities to help make and serve thebest tacos and burritos in town!We need mgmt., cashiers, & cooksfor all shifts. Will work aroundclass schedule. Apply 2-5pm at3312 S. College in Bryan (1.5 milesfrom Campus!)

Retail sales associate, P/t. Eve-nings and weekends 15-25/hrs.Apply at store Once Upon a Child2220 Texas Ave.

Seeking EMT’s and Paramedics:Allegiance Ambulance is seekingqualified EMT and Paramedicapplicants for both full-time andpart-time positions. AllegianceAmbulance provides emergency(9-1-1) and non-emergencyservices in the following areas:Dallas, Texoma, Bryan/CollegeStation, San Jacinto County andBuffalo. Learn more about usand download an application atwww.allegiance-ambulance.comOnce you have filled in yourapplication to completion, pleaseeither: -Email it [email protected],-Fax it to 512-869-1620*Attention: Human Resources.Serious candidates only please.

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MUSIC

Hey Ags! Learn how to readmusic and play Saxophone,Clarinet, Flute. It’s never too late!Great lessons for beginners,intermediate or advanced. Over35 years professional experience.979-402-7016, Richard Kent.

PETS

2 male Yorkie puppies, 2-3lbs,4mo. old, $800, [email protected], 979-324-2866.

REAL ESTATE

B/CS. Sell/Buy/Invest! MichaelMcGrann TAMU ‘93 CivilEngineering 979-739-2035,[email protected] McGrann 979-777-6211,Town & Country Realty.

ROOMMATES

Roommate wanted, $450/mo+utilities, 3bd/2ba condo, frontparking, call 713-858-1740.

Roommates needed 4bd/2bahome with large backyard andnew flooring. Pets welcome. Callif interested 361-463-6763.

TUTORS

Need a Tutor? Friendly, helpfulone-on-one private tutors for allsubjects at TAMU/Blinn and SamHouston State. Check us out atwww.99tutors.com, 979-268-8867.

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ing and reducing student tuition costs.“We’re trying to renovate [the school]

and rebuild it by providing it with the economic resources they need to be a self-sustaining school down the road,” Gandhi said.

While the philanthropies of some other fraternities and sororities are dedicated to fundraising for organizations that have been established by others, Project 365 is the product of the Chi Psi Beta fraternity itself.

Kristy Patel, sophomore biology major, said she likes how the fraternity is so in-vested in its philanthropy.

“You don’t see a lot of people doing something like this. It’s really unique,” Patel said. “They actually built the school themselves by raising money and they’re really determined.”

As the bids for dates get higher and higher, so do the chances for an educa-tion for the children of Kathlal.

“The only thing I can hope for, truly, is to get to provide the best opportuni-ties for the students in that community,” Gandhi said.

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Read more onlineCheck out the story on “Empires Fall,” a play centered on former President George H.W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev, that was shown last Friday at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center.

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