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n lassr room i nfornii machines i ports THE BATTALION Page 7 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1977 Wsien’s a high-rise eathcr sin Kansas i By. D. D. GRUBBS I u a building construction major, as A&M’s Cody Risien is in- m s ted in high-rise complexes. At i 253, the junior one-letterman is mits tli e < |tt)' much of an awesome structure g UnitedS* Iiself. omtnuniot li-den >s in his second season as Fedmll Abies’ starting left offensive Wf — a job he worked hard for Tcent of Wore his sophomore season last assrooms, r- , for analyj As a freshman, it was a lug step ses, lusting to college football. At first I enton said In’t realize how much there was to alcenbyset I 11 - 1 * ,a< ^ to get a lot str °nger and involves! pol m y body. I’d always had the ties them F and knew that I could be a everyth fter but that it would just be a I. [tter of time. I worked real hard even met [ng weights and preparing myself prepareu [ore Inst season. >dynamic |n 1976, Risien was moved from >r meteor lit tackle to left where he became a ause ofTi p er a 'id earned his first varsity >n faeilifeper. Of all the models he learned logv cojin Risien singles out Glenn Buj- lok andi jli (two-time all-SWC tackle for M in 74 and ’75) as the player influenced him the most. Glenn and I were built somewhat same and I felt a great responsi- ity following in his footsteps. I |tched how he played the position adapted my style to his to a cer- degree.” od« Risien Offensive line coach Dan La- Grasta says Risien has made remark able strides toward improvement since his freshman year. “Cody plays football at one- hundred percent all the time — whether it’s practice or a game. He’s always looking forward to each day and becoming a better player. Since his first year, he has improved in almost every area — strength, agil ity, quickness — and never stops nseofusitf t of the» ie encapsul icsc cost q ■rage liH .■ally clai •tory coni i. In the hi* Quarterback David Walker was under heavy pressure all afternoon. The senior from Sulphur, La. threw three touchdown passes, tying a school record. A&M defeated the Baylor Bears 38-31. Top 20 Battalion photo by Pat O’Malley Want to be an OSCA rep? File for office in MSC 216. Oct. 12-19 IMP,,, ,V n,,ec * Pre ss International l n — T t> e United Press Interna ls °, °tCoaches top 20 teams after the ''u k of the college football season with , P ce vo t e s and record in parentheses: Points l Press s is getting [astocon i# '• e variety'^gan (38) (6-0) ious*l;K‘ 4 >S:!? Southern Cal (5-1) • Oho St. (5-1) itwasJ' .Oklahoma (5-1) Colorado (5-0-1) Arkansas (4-1) . Penn State (5-1) Notre Dame (4-1) Mexas A&M (4-1) Pittsburgh (4-1-1) Texas Tech (5-1) [California (5-1) CtTr Y ° Un8 (4_1) ™rth Texas State(6-1) Nebraska (4-2) !?.' va State (5-1) vlemson (5-1) ^ rizor| u State (4-1) University Cleaners — the uniform specialists — 112 College Main Uniform Winters Northgate Shift To Class B Is Next Monday ' Oct. 24 Get Yours Ready Now! Also: University Cleaners #2 West Bypass at Southwood Serving South College Station 'a ma mate ake »CltTX Busse INDI i 846-4 708 itryCtM, ve. The Best Pizza in Town (Honest) presents THE BEST CONTEST IN TOWN (HONEST) WIN $ 100. If you’re a protege of Jimmy-the-Greek, have infinite psychic Powers, or just want to have some fun, come by Wednesday ni 9ht between 6:00 and 11:00 p.m. When you pickup your order We ’H mark your guess of the A&M vs. Rice score, on your ticket. (KTAM will be here broadcasting live, so bring a group and we’ll let you tell the world how bad A&M is going to beat Rice.) At 11; 00 p.m. we will draw 50 guesses. The closest guess to Sats. ac tual score will cash-in on $100. Need not be present to win, no purchase necessary, rules on display at Mr. G’s. working to become a complete foot ball player.” Risien played his high school foot ball at Cypress-Fairbanks where he earned three letters and was named all-District. Having come from a family that was already “all-Aggie” (his father and several cousins at tended A&M), the choice of college wasn’t too difficult. His younger brother Flint, a senior at Cy-Fair this year, is also an outstanding tackle and according to his big brother, will probably attend Texas A&M. Before the 1977 season, much of the optimism around the Aggie camp was concerned with the offense. With the entire starting backfield re turning, along with a very outstand ing front line, it was a small wonder that enthusiasm would run high. Ri sien sees no reason for that to change. “I’m pleased with our perform ance so far this season. We had a let-down against Michigan but that’s over and we ll keep improving throughout the remainder of the sea son. We re always putting in some new things and if people haven’t noticed our potential before, they will now.” One of the rare situations that the Aggie offense faces is that their fullback, George Woodard, out weighs anyone on the offensive line by more than 20 pounds. Does Ri sien ever worry about big George running over him? “It never ceases to amaze me how agile that guy is. He can fit through holes I never would have thought anyone his size could. George is a great athlete and it’s a relief to know he’s back there. I know he makes our job up front a lot easier.” During the season, there are very few occasions when Risien can con sider his job “easy. With classes and football, there isn’t much time left to relax. “It takes a lot of self-discipline and sometimes you have to make sac rifices. There are times when you feel the pace take its toll and you have to work a little harder to get prepared for a game—both physi cally and mentally.” Every player hopes to make all- SWC or even all-America, but when Saturday finally rolls around after a week of preparation, Cody Risien has one goal in mind: to be the best player he can for four quarters of football. PROBLEM PREGNANCY? UNCER TAIN WHAT TO DO? ARE YOU SCARED AND CONFUSED? VICKKI AND JANE CAN HELP YOU BY TELEPHONE HOTLINE. CALL 454-1795 COLLECT. Samson ** George Ann Hoke, Judy Fondy, Kathy Grimes, Vickie Matthews, Judy McCann. (not pictured: Jane Kroll) PROFESSIONAL HAIR DESIGN 1510 Holteman College Station 693-1772 SEBRINQ |_ m THE— rT[l UNIVERSITY AJM JAYCEES YOUR CHAPTER IS NOW FORMING! GOOD FARMERS NEEDED. AND OTHERS, TOO! PEACE CORPS ★ VISTA ON CAMPUS: Oct. 25, 26, 27 INTERVIEWING SENIORS/GRADS: PLACEMENT OFFICE Rudder Tower 10th Floor SIGN UP NOW! FIND OUT WHAT THE JAYCEES CAN DO FOR YOU! COME ON OUT TO QU0NSET HUT B ON WED., OCTOBER 19 AT ?i00 PM AND BRING A FRIEND! FREE BEER AND REFRESHMENTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND DIRECTIONS, CALL LES ALBERT AT 845-3370 Tl CALCULATOR HEADQUARTERS Texas Instruments INCORPORATED For all Tl calculators from the TI-1050 basic function calculator to the TI-59 totally magnetic card programmable University Bookstore “At the North Gate” Texas A&M University Opera & Performing Arts Society Texas A&M — Town Hall Presents Special Attraction #3 Michael Murphey with Kenny Rankin Friday, October 28 8:00 p.m. G. Rollie White Coliseum Tickets: General Admission Reserved A&M Students/Date $2.25 $3.75-$4.25 General Public $3.00 $3.75-$4.25 Tickets & iniormation at MSC Box Oiiice 845-2916. 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