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Do your part by letting BEVO know how we feel. Try beef on you pizza after the game. You’ll be glad you did. And that’s no bum steer! MS II Our drivers carry less than SlO Limited delivery area © Copyright 1980 Domino's Pi**a Inc. — 260-9020 4407 Texas Ave, Bryan -693-2335 1504 Holleman, C.S. $1 00 OFF WITH BEEF By CHRISTOPHER EMIG Reporter So you call yourself a good Ag. You stand at most of the home football games, stay off the Memo rial Student Center’s grass and even say “Howdy” to a few passers-by. Well, Ags, have I got a story for you. Robert Emmett Harris, Class of ’23, has attended more football games between Texas A&M and the University of Texas than there were points scored in last Saturday’s A&M-Texas Christian University game. Harris, 84, has attended every Ag gie-Longhorn football game since 1919, his freshman year at A&M. This year Harris will attend his ()7th consecutive meeting. Harris attributes the longevity of his streak to health and good for tune. “I just thank the Lord that I’ve been well enough to go to the games," Harris said. Recently though, Harris had to cancel plans to attend this year’s bonfire because of illness. Harris was rarely slowed during his collegiate days at A&M. He ran track from 1919 to 1923 and captained the squad his senior year. Harris also set an A&M record in the 440-yard dash. After graduation, Harris worked in farming but was not financially satisfied. “I farmed a bit, but I didn’t get much out of it,” Harris said. “I went to A&M because I was a country boy and wanted to learn about farming.” Harris then spent the majority of his adult life, 52 years, in public edu cation. "I was a public school teacher, football coach, director of adminis trative services, executive director of school administrators and county su perintendent,” Harris said. This year, Harris and his wife of 51 years, Maymie, will he the special guests of A&M Head Football Coach Jackie Sherrill. The Harris’ will re ceive special tickets and complimen tary lodging at the MSC. “Coach Sherrill is a good man and a great coach,’ Harris said. “He's done much for the program. I’m for him.” Harris recalled last year’s 37-12 victory as his most memorable. “We weren’t having that good of a year and had not beaten Texas in a while, so it was a very satisfying win,” Harris said. Harris also said the rivalry be tween the two schools has become more intense over the years because of improved transportation. “It is easier now for more students to go to the games, so naturally more go, and this adds to the rivalrj, Harris said. H arris also noted improvd equipment as the major cause fti the evolution of the sport. “Players can play longer ® harder because of better qm- ment," Harris said. "There is al> much more specialization, 11 he said “Up until the ’60s, players usedi play offense and defense. Thtt players began specializing in cem areas. The game has also be® more complex with more plays." Harris spoke of his own cofe experiences .o, an athlete. “When I went to A&M, theail letes were the ones with the stroq rear ends," Harris noted. “Tim was also a lot of hazing to theregui: students, but not that much loti athletes because they were tint that we would get hurt" A8kM club offers members opportunity to fly terwood Airport clubhouse. Club members de signed and built the clubhouse about two years ago. "The president of the club had a graduate stu dent draw up the plans and then the members built it," Adair said. Adair said the club is very concerned with avi ation safety and tries to center all of its meetings around it. "We try to have either a film or a speaker on safety,” Adair said. He said that rather than teaching members what to do if something goes wrong, the club tries to make sure that does not happen by concentrat ing on the proper aviation procedures. Adair said the hazards of Hying are no greater than the hazards associated with any other sport or hobby. “The risk in flying, just like skiing, parachuting or any other sport, depends on training, alertness and a willingness to follow the rules,” he said. The club also is involved in several service pro jects. By GENE ROBERTS Reporter Members of the Texas A&M Flight Club have at least one thing in common — they are fas- cinated by flight. But the club offers its members more than just the opportunity to talk about fly- iHg- , . . The flight club offers everything its members need to become eligible for an FAA private pilot’s license. The requirements include ground school, 20 hours of flight with an instructor and 20 hours solo flight. Dr. Thomas Adair, an A&M physics professor and living club adviser, said that ground school should be completed before the actual flying be- gins. The dub owns six airplanes — three Cessna 152s, two Cessna 172s and a Mooney — that a member can rent once he has passed ground school. Beginners usually start flying the Cessna 152s for basic training, Adair said. The dub meets Tuesday nights at its Eas- Greek life Sororities, fraternities come together in Christian group For three years dub members countedbaldti gles for the National Wildlife Federation. “We counted eagles at lakes and riven In Lake Livingston and Lake Summerville," Ma said. “We counted as many as 450 to55l)[(: On game weekends, when uu to200planeil at Easterwood Airport, flight club memberssl. tie the pilots and passengers from the Wai strip to the airport in the club’s two vans. Taylor Stout, a dub member, said, "EatcS wood likes for us to do it because weknovUi area and we know how to communicate will tower." Twelve to 14 instructors are affiliated wiilil dub, which has about 70 members. Tobecoml member, an applicant must buy a $200 shaitj the dub. The 5200 is ref undable after oneycxJ membership. Dues are $20 a month and the clubcoveiyj insurance and airplane parking fee. Police bea By MARY KAY KIRK Reporter As sororities and fraternities at Texas A&M grow, so do the efforts aimed at unifying the Greek com munity througn common interests. One such interest, Christianity, is growing in the Greek system through a Christian organization called the Greek Life Committee. Lisa Watson, a member of Delta Delta Delta Sorority and Greek Life, said the group, which holds prayer breakfasts and sponsors Christian speakers and singers, is comprised of any member of a Greek organiza tion interested in Christian fellowship. “It’s a way to unify the sororities and fraternities,” she said. The group, which formally adopted the name Greek Life Com mittee this year, has been in exis tence for several years. Sonya Chesky, a member of Chi Omega Sorority, has been an active participant in the Greek/Christian movement at Texas A&M. It all got started, Chesky said, at Christian retreats organized by seve ral A&M sorority women. “At the retreats, we started talking about organizing and trying to bring in Christian performers to the Greek community,” Chesky said. At the same time, several sorority members started branching off from Campus Crusade for Christ, a Chris tian organization on the A&M cam pus. It was through this connection that the group began to seriously look into bringing Christian speak ers and singers to the Greek popula tion, Chesky said. This semester the Greek Life Committee presented singer Phillip Sandifer and Christian speaker War ren Culwell to the sororities and fra ternities. “Both of this semester’s perfor mances went well,” Chesky said. “We’re getting together before the end of this semester to discuss more plans for the spring.” Plans also have been made for this spring’s Greek retreat, Chesky added. The retreat will be Feb. 21 at the 6T Ranch in Waller, about an hour’s drive from Bryan-College Station, she said. “We’re really excited about the jming had it at the same place last year, and it was great.” Chesky said the retreat is a place for Greeks to share ideas and plans for the upcoming year. The group also invites a Christian speaker to come and talk. “1 think it’s really neat,” Chesky said, “because it’s not one group leading the way. It’s really dispersed. We’ve had about 50 women go each year.” The group also sponsors a prayer breakfast every other Tuesday morning in 145 MSC at 7 a.m. Melissa Ray, Greek Life partici pant and member of Alpha Phi So rority, said unity is a big pan of the prayer breakf asts. “The breakfasts promote a Chris tian unity among Creeks,” she said. Unlike the Greek retreats, which have been exclusively attended by women, the breakfasts have been open to both sorority and fraternity members. Ray added that it’s great to meet with other members of the Greek community who share common goals and interests. State official considering AIDS quarantine Order any pizza with ground beef on it and get $1 off Associated Press AUSTIN — State Health Com missioner Robert Bernstein met with gay leaders and public health offi cials Tuesday, then said he still plans to ask that AIDS be added to dis eases for which a Texah can be quar antined. “I still favor going ahead with it,” Bernstein said of a proposal to iso late AIDS victims who become a public threat by refusing to curtail sexual activities. “It is a means of dealing with an AIDS-infected person who might not behave properly,” he said, add ing that isolation would be used only in “a very unique circumstance. We have no intention whatsoever of iso lating the average AIDS patient.” Bernstein said he would probably take the proposal to the Board of Health at its Dec. 14 meeting. The commissioner said “quaran tine” is not the best word, but the state quarantine law is the only ap plicable statute. Under the proposal, local health officials could ask the . state health department to order “medical isolation” of AIDS patients who become a public health threat. “That’s a scary word,” Bernstein said of “quarantine.” An aide suggested to Bernstein that the phrase “medical detention” might be more appropriate. “No, I’ll not use detention. I don’t like detention,” Bernstein replied. Violation of a state quarantine or der is a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Bernstein said “incorrigible” AIDS victims could be isolated in a hospital or their homes, if the disease is added to the quaran tine list. Bill Nelson, president of the Dal las Gay Alliance, said quarantine is an “inappropriate” worn to describe Bernstein’s proposal. “It’s medically inappropriate be cause it’s not that type of disease,” Nelson said. “It’s culturally inappro priate because AIDS is not like smallpox, it's not like yellow fever, it’s not like diptheria. It has the added problem of homophobia,” Nelson said Bernstein is right in seeking a last-measure method of isolating AIDS patients who become a public health threat. he following incidents wit reported to the University Politt through Monday: ;! MISDEMEANOR THEFT; • A woinan reported thaw man wearing dirty clothing ano carrying a large plastic bag stdt he? newspaper and placediti: the bag. HARASSMENT BY PHONE • A woman in Married fc dent Housing reported reams; harassing and annoying pin® calls. • A woman in Krueger Hi reported receiving annoys; phone calls. • A woman in kniegpH: reported receiving calls frois man who said he was havingfc problems. She said the manasL if she would help Itinr • A woman in Hensel Apac merits reported receiving d from a mart who asked her tod; scribe she and her husband’s» ual habits. • A woman in Mosher Half'' ported receiving calls (room.- who said, “You me a B-i-T-OH The woman said the mao:i made animal sounds, • A woman in l.egeit HalT ported r eceiving calls fronuiri who made sucking sounds a® used profanity. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF; • Someone entered (H3 Re McDonald Building and ttir» on a film processing mad;? The machine pumped water? developing chemicals onto : - floor. • Someone used the i ; marker on hole 17 of the T' A&M God Course to in the green. Beer the imiais “UB” ah on the green. • A red pe painted on a wall ii Hall TERRORISTIC • University Pol: call from a man who • “There’s a harafj in the V Building, You have twohout look lor it Good hid," Nob" was found. Ardaxt Announces Special "Early Bird" Shopping Hours! Ardan will be open at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, November 29th. 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