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FOR RENT $295 1-room in shared, furnished apartment. All bills paid. Short term leases o.k. Call agent Ardi 979-422-5660. $375, AVAILABLE NOW and pre-lease. 1/1, 2/1. Free Wi-Fi, On Northgate, on Shuttle. Short term leases ok. Call agent, Ardi. 979-422-5660. $800, PRE-LEASE, 2, 3, and 4 bdrm. houses near TAMU, pets ok. Call Agent Ardi 979-422-5660. 1,2,3&4 bedrooms available. www.bcspm.com B/CS Property Management. 1-3/bedroom apartments. Some with w/d, some near campus. $175-$600/mo. 979-696-2038. 2,3&4 bedroom houses w/yards. Great locations for students. Pets welcome. 979-492-3990. 2/2 fourplex. Available August. Tiled living, kitchen. Water included. Fenced yard. Covered deck. Pets. W/D connection. Close to campus. 979-204-1950. 2bd/2.5ba for $1040/month at River Ridge Townhouses. Call John Beck at 361-550-5593. 2bd/2ba 4-plex. Spacious floorplan, W/D connections, close to campus. $550/mo. www.aggielandleasing.com, 979-776-6079. 3/2 Townhouses &Apartments, 1250sqft. Very spacious, ethernet, large kitchen, washer/dryer, walk-in pantry &closets, extra storage, great amenities, on bus route, excellent specials. 979-694-0320, office@luxormanagement.com 3/2/2 Townhome, close to campus, w/d, fridge, fenced backyard. Available early August, $1300/month. 979-992-3168. 3bd/2ba C.S. huge duplex, fenced, shuttle route, W/D conn., Treehouse Trail, $995/mo www.c4properties.net 979-268-1074. 3bd/2bth- 1209 Milner. Wood floors, new bathrooms, fenced. 2 blocks from Texas Ave. across from TAMU golf course! $1500/mo. Avail. Aug. Call 832-215-1801 or 832-338-5397. 3bd/2bth- 512 Kyle St.- Wood Floors, 2 car garage, fenced. Walking/Biking distance to TAMU! $1500/mo. Avail. Aug. Call 832-215-1801 or 832-338-5397. 3bdrm/3bth duplexes. Great floorplans, fenced yards, W/D, tile floors, icemakers, alarm systems. 776-6079, www.aggielandleasing.com 4/2/2 House, close to campus, newly remodeled, available July or August. $1650/mo aggieLandRentals.com 979-776-8984 4/3 house with study, fenced yard, $1500/mo, close to campus, 1401 Lawyer, 979-219-6108. 4bd/2bth on Welsh Ave- fenced, in view of Kyle field! NO PETS. $1300/mo. Avail. Aug. Call 832-215-1801 or 832-338-5397. 4bdrm/2ba house. Close to campus, wood floors, tile floors, ceiling fans, W/D, fenced yards. 979-776-6079, www.aggielandleasing.com 5-bedroom house for lease. For more information 979-966-3913 or www.tricaprealty.com
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Big 3/2 duplex with all appliances, lawncare, tile and carpet, fenced yard. $900 979-324-5835. Bike to campus, available August 1st. 2/1 C.S. duplex, fenced backyard, w/d connections, pets allowed. E-walk shuttle route. $575. 979-218-2995. Bryan huge 4-2 clean and quiet, historic area, large trees, w/d connections, fenced yard, students welcome. 701 Banks. $1300. 979-255-5461. www.picketfenceproperties.net C.S. & Bryan, several nice 3&4 bedroom homes, W/D included, pet friendly, $950-$1795. Laurie Stone, Broker, The Oldham Goodwin Group, 979-777-5777. Callaway Villas. Need to sublease. Fall-2009. 4/2.5, W/D. $615/mo. 936-348-1561. Fully Furnished 3 Bed 3.5 Bath Townhome. No more hassles with trying to find a hotel. This townhome has eveything ou need furniture, dishes, linens, appliances, cale and internet, televicion, washer and dryer and fenced bak yard. Great for Parents for game season!!!!! You can rent by the month or long term. Just need it for the weekend? Call for rate. $1800.00 per month $1000.00 deposit. Call for Tour 979-485-0300 or 979-255-3280. Email: manager.brenda@gmail.com Web: www.bigdogmanagement.info Great 4bd/2ba house in popular area400 Pronghorn Loop. Comes w/ W/D, Ref, ethernet in each room, large fenced bkyrd, pets o.k. w/ deposit, 2-car garage. Available in July or August. Call Joey at 979-218-4091. House for rent, 2/1 on small cattle ranch, 10-15 minutes from campus, partially furnished, W/D, fridge and stove. $500/mo. 979-690-6192. http://sites.google.com/site/aaarentalcs/ Duplex for rent, 2/1. No deposit. $675/ month rent. Limited time only $999.00! 3bd/2.5ba in College Station, Built in 2000, serene country setting, minutes from campus, fully loaded, Full size W/D and kitchen appl., Free lawn care, fenced backyards. Pets (including large dogs) welcome. Must see! Call for tour. 979-485-0300 or 979-255-3280. Web: www.topdogmanagement.info Need 2-people to take over 12-month lease August 2009. 2bd/bth at Woodlands. E-mail if interested whitneyjt8@hotmail.com Newly remodeled 4/2 house. Walking distance to campus, tile &wood floors, great location, nice big deck &yard. 776-6079, www.aggielandleasing.com Nice 2/2 Duplex- On TAMU bus route! All appliances, NO PETS. $800/mo. Call 832-215-1801 or 832-338-5397. One room available in 3/2 on 3-acres, just four miles from campus. Horse property. $470/mo. Cable/Internet provided. 858-442-4918. Open House, for lease, 3/2 townhouse, 203 Navarro, 1278 sqft, built in entertainment center, high ceilings, dedicated parking space, 3 blocks from shuttle, ceramic tile, microwave, w/d, stove, side by side refrigerator, $1200/mo. 979-268-3200. Pre-leasing for August. 3b/1.5b, carport, on shuttle, pets ok, fenced, $750/month. aggieLandRentals.com 979-776-8984. Upstairs 2/1.5 off Holleman. W/D included, new flooring throughout, non-smoking. $675/mo. 220-0468.
All bills paid, 4-bdrm condo on Southwest Parkway. Has 2 rooms for rent, $400/each with private baths, shared common area, 210-771-4535.
Cleaning commercial buildings at night, M-F. Call 979-823-5031 for appointment.
Duplex near campus. 2bed/2bath. W/D. No backyard. 307 Spruce. $650/month. Call 254-760-8242.
Athletic men for calendars, books, etc. $100-$200/hr, up to $1000/day. No experience. 512-684-8296, photoguy@io.com
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Child Care- FT & PT shifts available. Some nights & Saturdays required. Apply in person at 3609 E. 29th St. Bryan.
Faculty members watch the Board of Regents’ meeting on a TV in an overflow room in the Memorial Student Center after the normal meeting room filled to capacity.
Cook, cashier and runner, 7-day a week position. Background check. Evening employment. 979-776-8135, call for an appointment. PT/FT lawncare crewleader/driver. Valid Texas DL, good record. $8+/hr start. 979-324-0692. STUDENTPAYOUTS.COM Paid survey takers needed in College Station. 100% free to join. Click on surveys.
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PETS Teacup puppies: Maltese, Shorkies, Maltipoos, Yorkies &Poodles. $500 &up. 979-324-2866, linda_d_54@yahoo.com
ROOMMATES $300/month, +1/3utilities, 3bd/2ba, all appliances, includes cable/internet, close to campus. 979-885-9993. 1-Male needed in 3bd/2ba with W/D, $400/month, +1/3utilities, on shuttle route. 979-236-3911. 1-roommate needed Fall, & Spring. 4/2 house. 2505 Antietam. $400/mo +1/4 utilities. Clara, 361-463-1727. 2 male roommates needed. 4bd/4ba townhome. $425+utilities, cable+internet incl. 512-565-6503. 2-male, non-smoking roommates needed. 4bdrm/2.5bath at Longmire and Baron, C.S. $488-$538/month. Call Jessica 979-220-3454. 2-Roomates needed for 09-10 year, 3/2 house on bus route with backyard, $400/mo +1/3 utilities, Lindsey 512-557-5592. Male roommate wanted for the 09-10 schoolyear. 4bd/2ba house at 3203 Callie Circle, in nice neighborhood near shuttle stop. $400/month +1/4bills. Move-in August, 12-month lease, email Greg. gdundas28@yahoo.com Room for rent, share house and yard, no pets. $350/month, 2-blocks to campus. 979-530-5014. Roommate needed, female non-smoker. Fully furnished, all bills paid. $550/mo, C.S. 979-690-7394. Roommates needed. Two male roommates needed for 3/2 duplex off of University Drive in College Station. On TAMU and Blinn bus route. Great Location. Small deck and fenced yard. Small pets allowed w/deposit. Partially furnished, W/D included. Lease $350 per month and 1/3 of utilities. Call 361-230-9119 or 210-845-6474. Available 8-15-09.
TUTORS Private Chinese tutor, prefer non-student or spouse. Two 1-hour sessions per week. rderoche@gmail.com Private Math Tutor, Precalculus Math Physics Degree, $25/hr, 979-209-9466.
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at the meeting. “However, recent statements and actions by System officials lead me to believe that faculty input is neither valued nor desired.” Bednarz was not allowed to speak at the meeting because speakers not within the board must submit a request to speak 72 hours prior to a meeting. “I implore the Board of Regents to start today to communicate openly and frequently with Texas A&M’s stakeholders, to realize that disagreement is not disloyalty, to urge the president of the university to advocate what is best for A&M forcefully, and to practice meaningful shared governance,” Bednarz said. Shared services, or ways in which to maximize the University’s resources, were also addressed at the meeting. “The concept of shared services is about reducing expenses outside the call classroom,” Foster said. “It makes no sense to have the same services being provided in two locations that
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inadequate. Obviously, that’s pretty vague.” A measurement process was organized through a set of federally mandated deadlines, Carlson said. Agencies have several years to meet these new regulations, Carlson said, and there are no fines or penalties enforced for agencies that do not comply. Agencies have only one motivating factor, said Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Retroreflectivity Team leader Greg Schertz. “FHWA is not a policing agency … We don’t deliver fines. It’s up to the agencies themselves to police them-
are 10 minutes apart.” The cost effectiveness of shared services will benefit the system office and the flagship university, Foster said. “But we will also evaluate whether efficiencies exist across the system,” Foster said. The leadership within the system office and university will work on a shared services report to the board for the September board meeting. “When we go through a time of storm I always look for an opportunity, and our opportunity is to be better at what we do,” said former chairman of the board Bill Jones. Regents said University of Texas chancellor Dan Burke would be a good reference in regard to shared services because he was such a great resource in the UT system as CFO. “The concept [shared services] is about reducing costs outside of the classroom,” Foster said. Services slated to become shared include Business Services, Facility Planning/Construction and Physical Plant, Governmental Relations (Federal), Human Resources, Information Technology, Marketing
“Making signs and markings a little bit brighter allows older drivers and other people, quite frankly, to navigate roads at night in low light situations more safely.” — Doug Hecox Federal Highway Administration spokesman
selves,” Schertz said. “But also, they would potentially be vulnerable to lawsuits if they don’t meet the regulations.” Although state agencies will not be required by law to maintain certain standards, Carlson said, most states and countries abide by ASTM standards. It is necessary to evolve testing methodologies to be more stringent compared with past years, because lighting conditions have changed, said FHWA spokesman Doug Hecox. “I don’t mean the sun and the moon,” Hecox said. “The nature of synthetic light has gone from traditional bulbs to
“When we go through a time of storm I always look for an opportunity, and our opportunity is to be better at what we do.” — Bill Jones former chairman of the Board of Regents
and Communications, Training, Risk Management and Research Administration. “Texas A&M University is a world-class institution, and clearly there is a price for excellence,” Foster said. “But there is also an obligation to find cost-savings so families do not get hit year after year with skyrocketing increases in tuition and fees.” Tuition for 15 credit hours in 2000 was $1,600, but is now $3,920, which is twice the inflation-adjusted price of $1,944, Foster said. For further details of the meeting visit tamu.edu/regents/agenda/special.html Steve Humeniuk contributed to this article.
now LED, which in mid-night hits a different way.” Headlight systems have created a new landscape for light testing, Hecox said, and adopting new testing criteria ensures that signs maintain proper reflectivity and retroreflectivity. Changes were made to accommodate technological changes and to test of equipment, he said. “For us to continue to use older, outdated testing criteria in the phase of new technologies appearing all over America’s roads wouldn’t be very wise on our part,” Hecox said. What goes on behind the scenes of the FHWA goes unnoticed by many, Hecox said. “But making signs and markings a little bit brighter allows older drivers and other people, quite frankly, to navigate roads at night in low light situations more safely,” he said. Americans roads are the safest they’ve ever been, Hecox said, but finding different methods to create more legible, brighter signs and markings will help make American roads even safer.
STUDIES IN PROGRESS ATHLETE’S FOOT STUDY Volunteers ages 12 and older are needed to participate in a clinical research study with an investigational topical medication for the treatment of Athlete’s foot. Study participation will be a maximum of 8 weeks. Eligible volunteers will receive at no cost: • Study related medication • Medical examinations relating to their athlete’s foot • Compensation of $50 per visit for maximum of $250 For more information please contact:
RED DRY SCALY PATCHES OF SKIN ATOPIC DERMATITIS STUDY (ECZEMA) Volunteers ages 18 and older needed to participate in a 6-week clinical research study with an investigational topical medication for atopic dermatitis (RED, DRY, SCALY PATCHES OF SKIN). Eligible volunteers will receive at no cost: • Study related ointment for 4 weeks • Physical Examination • Dermatological Assessments • Compensation up to $300 for time and effort For more information please contact:
J&S Studies, Inc. 979-774-5933 1710 Crescent Pointe Parkway, College Station, TX 77845
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