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Lecture series goes global The MSC Wiley Lecture Series will present “Globalization Goes South: Cash and Corruption in the Americas” at 8 p.m. Friday in Rudder Auditorium. The student-led series features speakers with global impact: former president of Mexico Vicente Fox, and senior associate of Carnegie Endowment For International Peace Moises Naím. “We distributed surveys to see what the student body is most interested in and globalization came up a lot,” said Sarah Hall, lecture series chairwoman and a junior English major. “Students can expect to learn about the role the U.S. plays in foreign policy, state corruption and globalizing through diplomatic relations. There are so many details skipped over in headlines and classes, and the program gives the opportunity to hear insight from global experts,” Hall said. She said Fox has incredible insight to social aspects affecting Mexico and the role of business in the developing world and that Naím is a distinguished economist. Fox was also president of Coca Cola for Latin America and Naím is considered to be an expert on globalization with a background as Venezuela’s minister of trade and as an executive director of World Bank. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the MSC Box Office or online. Christine Perrenot, staff writer
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The Texas A&M Theater Department presents its first-ever musical production, The Beggar’s Opera, today. The show is completely comprised of A&M students and promises to shock audiences with avant-garde themes.
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Top: Texas A&M women’s basketball team saws varsity’s horns off in Reed Arena after returning to Aggieland from Indianapolis. Left: Tyra White, known as one of the quietest players on the
team, silences the crowd, takes the mic, and utters one simple phrase: “Gig ‘em.” Right: Johnnie Harris, Vic Shaefer, Gary Blair and Kelly Bond hold up the national championship trophy. See story on page 5
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Japan support increases on and off campus munity and introduce Japanese people to organizations and places through social events and activities. After the tsunami and nuclear diLiou said the organization tries saster in Japan, the Texas A&M Unito hold meetings at the beginning of versity Japan Club has come together every month so members know how to organize relief and awareness in the to get involved and what to do. community. To aid in tsunami relief, the organi“People are really organized, rezation has collected messages on their sponsible and want to help out,” said flag from students, set out donation jars Lisa Liou, a senior biology major and on campus and around the community president of the Japan Club. and also had a rummage sale Saturday Liou said the purpose of the club is to at Grace Bible Church-Anderson. increase awareness of the Japanese comThe Battalion
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“We are going to do more donation jars in different places that people can put money in, and we will collect the money after two weeks,” Liou said. With the increasing concern for the people of Japan, the organization has collected donations for the American Red Cross to distribute to the people who need it most. “Students need to be aware and give as much support to those people as they can,” said Fumitaka Sato, a senior engineering technology major
from Fukushima. Sato said he wishes he could tell the people suffering in Japan to be strong and not to give up. “A lot of people’s main concern is when they can go back to their home and lifestyle from before,” Sato said. Liou said the organization tries to hold their meetings at the beginning of every month so members know how to get involved and what to do. See Japan on page 4
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Nearly 8 million children under 5 years of age die each year. Six million of these lives could have been saved. Compassion International is an Run for organization that is working toward children saving the lives of Participants can children around the run, walk or stroll world. Saturday, for either 5K or there will be a “Run 10K to support for Compassion” to children in Ethiopia raise funds for the and Haiti at 8 a.m. organization. The mission stateSaturday. ment of Compassion International is: “In response to the Great Commission, Compassion International exists as an advocate for children, to release them from their spir-
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Compassion International is an organization that works toward saving children like the Haitians above. itual, economic, social and physical poverty and enable them to become responsible and fulfilled Christian adults.” Compassion works in Asia, Africa, South America, Central America and the CaribSee Compassion on page 4
The Career Center is having an event for students interested in fields promoting human health through technology at the Biotechnology Career Panel. At the panel, students have the chance to listen to six professionals from around the country who will offer key advice to students interested in this career path. The speakers will offer insight regarding how they started their career, what is expected from their companies and are even offering entry-level positions within their companies. “We hope the panel will help students begin to explore a variety of biotechnology careers,” said Marilyn Yeager, senior life sciences career coordinator. With three of the panelists being
More details ◗ The event will be from 5:45 to 7:30 p.m today in Koldus 110 and 111.
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