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Page 10/The Battalion/Friday, September 21,1984 Bennigan s will open at 9:00 a.m. on Sept. 22 before the football game. Serving brunch til 1 p.m. or order from our regular menu. Imiiiiimmiiiuiimuuiimimumiiiiiiiiiiiiinmmmmiiuimuiimmiiumiyiiiiiiiiuiimiiig THE DANCING FEET Dance & Exercise Apparel and Shoes \Ne also cany Men’s Leotards & Tights Bring In A&M I.D. And Get 10% Discount 4010 Stillmeadow (Wee Village) 846-9279 ^ •' if 4i* ls Djwsi'r W-U — SHiP-TS if ALE — UHlQUE MODE1-S - fiCAUTIFUL COLORS * DESIGNS MSC Saturday-sept 22 Before , during, After the GAME/ b'f - ENVE — L tft, Texas A&M reserve free safety Kip Corrington dives for a ball during the Ags’ practice Wednesday. Corrington aims for A&M perfection By TAMARA BELL Sports Writer In this modern computer age, more and more students complain about just being just another num ber: I.D., board plan, driver’s license number, etc,. But sophomore Kip Corrington is a number. Number 10. Corrington is a reserve free-safety for the Aggies football team, but he still managed to maintain a 4.0 grade point average for two semesters. “Because football is time con suming, I have to budget my spare time to include homework and lei sure moments. Luckily., I enjoy learning so it’s easy for me to apply myself to classes and homework,” Corrington said. During his four years at A&M Consolidated High School, Corring ton participated in football, basket ball, track, and baseball. As a senior, Corrington knew he would have to concentrate on one sport to obtain a scholarship. Corrington chose foot ball because he knew he could play football better than any other sport. He also wanted to return to his first love. Corrington graduated from A&M Consolidated with an A average and he was offereda football scholarship to Texas A&M University^ But because of the football program at A&M and the school’s reputation for academic excellence, 1 chose A&M hands down.” Corrington’s typical day consists of morning classes followed by af ternoon workouts. From 2 until 7:00 p.m., he watches films, attends game meetings, and goes to football prac tice. Nights are devoted to home work and preparing for the next day’s classes. glected. Although the Athletic Si partment provides tutors in allsu: jects, it’s up to the athletes toti advantage of this system,” he said As a general studies major, Cn rington is enrolled in such coursfii history and english. He’s fulfil basic core requirements befoi choosing his major. Corringto plans on combining his love fi sports with whatever subject chooses to pursue. “Since I live in College Station,” Corrington said,“ I had thought of attending a university away from home, and had even received schol arships from TCU, Rice, and UT. Corrington credits the A&M foot ball coaching staff with stressing the importance of excelling in academ ics. “Football takes up a lot of time and sometimes classes can be ne- Since Corrington is expected see more play time in the 1984k son, the possibility of not maintat ing his 4.0 grade point average It occurred to him. But since Corriiij ton believes taking dif ferent subjec is more important than the grade, would settle fora3.8. ni I* SOUTHERN LITT EATRES $2.25 Till 1st fsatur* starts on aach screen. On SAT A SUN. Studants ID FrMiy Senior Citizens over 65 anytime All seats Tuesday. WEEKNITES BOTH THEATRES OPEN AT 6:45 P.M. 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