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FALL RUSH 1989
FRATERNITY LIFE SEMINAR
Aug. 29,1989 — 7:00 P.M.
MSC 225-226
CHAPTER RUSH EVENTS
Aug. 30 to Sept. 10,1989
BID LIST POSTED
Sept. 8, 1989-5:00 P.M.
1st Floor Pavilion
East Entrance
FRATERNITY RUSH
BID HOUSE
Sept. 9, 1989-12 noon
701 Rudder
FRATERNITY RUSH
ENDS
Sept. 11, 1989
Fraternity Life Seminar
Rush begins with the Fraternity Life Seminar. At this seminar, you will
have the opportunity to briefly examine the advantages of Greek Life.
You will also have the opportunity to gather information about individual
fraternities and their rush schedules.
Fraternity Rush Bid House
During the Fraternity Rush Bid House, you will have the opportunity to receive your
bid(s), your invitation to join a fraternity. The Bid House is sponsored by the Interfra
ternity Council and will give you the chance to receive your bid(s) in an impartial envi
ronment.
Once you receive your bid(s), you may choose to accept an invitation from one of the
chapters. If you choose not to accept one of your bids, you are encouraged to visit
with fraternity members before you continue with Rush. Representatives from each
chapter will be available at the Bid House to answer questions.
The Bid House is only the first opportunity to receive a bid. If you do not receive an
invitation, you are encouraged to continue with Rush. Other opportunities to receive
bids are still available.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Interfraternity Council • 211A Pavilion
Football
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The starting quarterback job be
longs to Lance Pavlas.
“Pavlas was by far the best pros
pect we had in spring practices,” Slo
cum said. “He is everything you’d
want in a quarterback for A&M. He’s
had some tough going so far, but I
feel he’ll be a good player.
“Lance is just about ripe to be a
good quarterback, and he’s our man.
the only thing he lacks is confidence,
and he’s getting that,” Slocum said.
Pavlas came to A&M from Tom-
ball High School, where he led the
football team to two state finals and
passed for almost 5,000 yards.
At A&M, he has not yet produced
the same kind of results, starting in
only three games, two of which were
losses.
He showed flashes of his potential
in 1987’s game against Washington
with a touchdown pass that sparked
the team to a 29-12 victory.
Also, Pavlas recharged the Aggie
offense, which stalled early against
Notre Dame in the 1988 Cotton
Bowl. The Aggies won this game 35-
10.
Pavlas also showed poise and
character in last year’s 30-10 loss to
Alabama.
He is typically a passing quar
terback, not a running quarterback
like Bucky Richardson. But Pavlas
did show he could scramble and run
well in the Alabama game, gaining
two needed first downs this way.
The status of Richardson, last
year’s starter and the offensive Most
Valuable Player of the 1988 Cotton
Bowl, will sit out a year to recover
from a knee injury.
“Richardson hasn’t recovered
from knee surgery, and will be red-
shirted,” Slocum said. “This will give
him an extra year of eligibility to re
gain his health.”
Recent reports indicate that Rich
ardson is recovering more quickly
than expected, and is at “75 percent”
normal health. Slocum said he
would take a wait and see attitude.
“Performance is what counts,”
Toledo said, “because potential
doesn’t win games. Pavlas has the
ability.”
Chris Osgood, the backup quar
terback, was A&M’s leading passer-
last season and has played well in
preseason scrimmages.
“Osgood has the ability, but needs
to be more consistent,” Toledo said.
Waiting in the wings is freshman
quarterback Paul Johnson, who
could be red-shirted this year.
Johnson was rated the top quar
terback in the state from the 1988
recruiting class by Dave Campbell,
editor of Texas Football and sports
editor of the Waco Tribune Herald.
Toledo said the strength of the of
fense is at running back.
Starting tailback Darren Lewis,
who rushed for 1,692 yards in 1988
as a sophomore and finished second
in the nation in rushing behind
Heisman Trophy winner Barry
Sanders of Oklahoma State.
Lewis accomplished this despite
the fact that he missed one entire
game and half of another, and
played the season with a nagging toe
injury.
This year, Lewis is expected by
sports writers and coaches through
out the country to make a strong run
for the Heisman.
He will have national television
coverage for at least three games
and regional coverage in several oth
ers to showcase his talent.
Starting at fullback is Robert Wil
son, who is described by Athlon’s
Southwest Football magazine as “235
pounds of punishing power.”
1989 Aggie
football
schedule
Team
LSU (ESPN)
at Washington (ABC)
at TCU
S. MISSISSIPPI
at Texas Tech (Raycom)
HOUSTON
at Baylor
at Rice
SMU
ARKANSAS (CBS)
TEXAS
Date
Sept. 2, 5:30 p.m.
Sept. 9, 2:30 p.m.
Sept. 16, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 30,6 p.m.
Oct. 7, 12 noon
Oct. 14,2 p.m.
Oct. 21, 1 p.m.
Oct. 28, 2 p.m.
Nov. 4, 2 p.m.
Nov. 24,1:30 p.m.
Dec. 2, 2 p.m.
Joining Wallace at linebadt
James Webb, Trent Lewis,
Coryatt, John Cooper, Seth Dd
William Thomas and Jeroy
son.
“The first thing we havetoi
get our best players on the[
said Defensive Coordinator Bo!
Wilson rushed for 425 yards and
scored a freshman record 10 touch
downs. Another publication said
Wilson is as good at fullback as Lewis
is at tailback.
Although the Aggies, have one of
the best running attacks in the na
tion, Toledo said, the passing game
will also be featured prominently.
“The receivers are really good,
and we have to get them the football.
They definately have a lot of speed.
“We’ve got some good receivers
who haven’t been able to show their
talent because we haven’t thrown the
ball,” Toledo said.
“ I think Mike Jones at tight end
will impress a lot of people. Our
other receivers, Percy Waddle, Cor
nelius Patterson, Gary Oliver and
Shane Garrett will also catch a lot of
passes and make it exciting.
“We have to throw the ball a lot
down field, and sometimes throw it
deep.
“ Ideally, from my standpoint,
we’ll throw the ball 40 percent of the
time. But I realize at A&M we have a
great running attack. We’ll do what
we can to win.”
Slocum said that if opposing de
fenses start gaining up on the run
ning backs, “we’ll throw the ball 40
times a game to get them off our
players.
“ Sometimes we might throw 40
times in one week and only 10 the
next.”
The offensive line is manned by 6-
foot-7, 280 -pound senior Richmond
Webb and 6-foot-4, 280-pound
sophomore Keith Alex.
Also, 6-foot-4, 260-pound junior
Mike Arthur; 6-foot-4, 300-pound
senior Darren Grudt and perhaps
best of all, 6-foot-7 300-pound ju
nior Matt McCall.
These are the players who open
up holes for the running backs and
protect the quarterbacks.
A big part of A&M’s success the
last few seasons, the coaches agree,
can be attributed to the dominating
Aggie offensive line.
“We’ve got a quality offensive
line,” Toledo said, “and when the
linemen do a great job, the rest of
the players have success.
“ When you have big old guys who
block out the sun, it opens up a lot of
holes, but we’ve also got to he able to
pass block.”
The defense, which has been
among the nation’s best under the
direction of Slocum, should carry on
A&M’s tradition of excellence this
nil
year.
Aaron Wallace, a fifth-year senior
and candidate for the Butkus Award
for outstanding defensive play, re
turns at outside linebacker.
Wallace, along with former team
member John Roper, formed the
“Blitz Brothers,” and gave opposing
defenses plenty to worry about.
Roper is now playing for the Chi
cago Bears. But Wallace, who is only
five tackles short of the all-time
A&M record, will be a key player
and the only returning starter from
last year’s linebacking corps.
Ray Chi Id r ess and Domingo Bm
“ Back then, you’d never heart
Adam Bob. Basil Jackson or
Batiste, but they really came
strong for the team.”
Davie said a big part of the
fense will be to “put as much
sure as possible on the quartet
and see how many times he can
himself up off the ground.
“ We’ll be the same wide
reckless style of def ense as alwaj:
Slocum said, having a succfi!
season depends on a team e((t
“not just a bunch of individuals
there.
“ Awards like the Heisman
All-America come from on held
tributions to the team. That's
don’t believe in putting a ski
that kind of stuff on players’he
for individual performances.’’
The Aggies’ grit and detei
ation will be tested in the seas
opener when they go against
siana State University at KyleFieli!|
LSU has outscored A&M l'i-
the past three years. Last year,
Tigers shut out the Aggies 27-0.
The conference is changing,
as long as Slocum has his way, Ait!
will always be a contender.
“We will challenge for theconft
ence championship every year,’
cum said.
“Some years we’ll win it, and
years we’ll come up short. Butevi
year we’ll be one of the teams fig
ing for it.”
Intramural sports offer
28 fall events for all
athletic enthusiasts
By Alan Lehmann
Of The Battalion Staff
Want to make new friends and
play your favorite sport at the
same time?
The Texas A&M Intramurals
Department can help.
According to the Department
of Recreational Sports calendar,
students and faculty will be able
to participate in 28 intramural
sports this fall.
Although some sports such as
flag football and volleyball are ex
clusively team sports, individuals
can participate in tennis, pickle-
ball and many more.
Tom Reber, associate director
of intramural-recreational sports,
said that all sports except wres
tling are open to women.
In most sports, teams or singles
can compete in one of three clas
sifications: Class A is for ex
tremely skilled players, Class B is
for moderately skilled players,
Class C is is for novices and Class
D, which is available only in
softball, volleyball, flag football
and basketball, is intended purely
for recreation.
Some sports also have a co-rec
division in which teams are made
up of half men and half women.
Anyone wanting to to play a
team sport, and not having a
team, can take advantage of the
free agent program.
A free agent may fill out a
form in the Recreational Sports
Office, located in 159 Read
Building.
While there are no new sports
this fall, co-rec 2-pitch softball
will be offered during the fall se
mester instead of the spring.
Reber said that women partici
pate in co-rec softball more than
any other sport.
The co-rec program was
shifted closer to the beginning of
school so that women will partici
pate and stay involved in the in
tramural program throughout
the year.
To sign up for a sport, go by
159 Read and fill out an entry
form. Most single sports are free,
but team sports cost between $15
and $30 per team.
Reber said that the fee goes to
cover equipment costs and the
cost of student officials.
Students can earn extra money
by officiating intramural sports.
Reber said that hours are flexible
and there is no minimum hours
requirement.
Reber said that between 350
and 400 students will be needed
to officiate this year. Any student
interested in officiating should go
by 159 Read.
Intramural sports are a great
way to meet new friends and get
involved in an extra-curricular
activity.
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safety. Larry is a really good ail
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the focal point. We may notlf
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