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A \ The Battalion Wednesday, February 28,1990 ATTENTION Military Preparation Flight Program Learn if you have what it takes. Military precision & professionalism taught Guaranteed solo classes starting: March 19-23 and April 2-6 Aviation Flight Center EASTERWOOD AIRPORT 846-5636 Sculptured Nail $10 OFF with Tara Nabours Benefield & Company Hair Design 846-7614 Expires March 31,1990 Offer good only with this coupon. S3 C&C Crawf ish Farm Live, purged, farm raised crawfish Call and order now! Mardi Gras 'U/is f2aziij i not o<jsz yst March 2, 1990 8:00 - 12:00 MSC Ballroom Tickets on sale now! $5. At Commons, Sbisa, Duncan MSC Class Council of’93 WALT DISNEY WORLD COLLEGE PROGRAM Walt Disney World Co. representatives will present an information session on the Walt Disney World College Program on Wednesday, March 7, 1990, 6:00 p.m. Attendance at this presentation is required to interview for the SUMMER and FALL '90 COLLEGE PROGRAMS. Interviews are scheduled for Thursday, March 8, 1990 (time and location to be announced). The following majors are encouraged to attend: Summer program: Communications, Business, PR, Hospitality, Travel/Tourism, Theatre/Drama, Recreation; Fall program: All majors. Contact: Office of Cooperative Education Phone: 845-7725 World Co. C1989 The Wall Illsnry Company An Equal Opportunity Employer CASH FOR SCRAP GOLD, GOLD COINS Diamonds, Rare Coins Rolex and Piaget Watches Contact John D. Huntley Personally Located at Texas Coin Exchange 404 University Dr. E. 846-8916 Viarch 7 to the MSC Vision’s UflOT SH^TT Page 10 Patriots decide on Sfeelers’ Rust FOXBORO, Mass. (AP) — Grand- fatherly Rod Rust, who was running out of time to become an NFL head coach, got that job Tuesday with the New England Patriots, who had little time to find one. Rust, Pittsburgh’s defensive coor dinator, replaced Raymond Berry, who was fired Monday after resist ing General Manager Pat Sullivan’s desire for an offensive coordinator from outside the organization. The white-haired, bespectacled Rust, 61, was an NFL assistant the past 14 years but never a head coach. Minnesota’s Jerry Burns, 63, is the league’s only older head coach. Although the Patriots were 5-11 and missed the playoffs for the third straight season, Sullivan gave Berry a vote of confidence in early Jan uary. But events escalated swiftly last week when Sullivan pushed Berry to make changes. Berry wanted to let current assistants handle the coordi nator’s job, and Sullivan got permis sion last Friday from owner Victor Kiam to fire Berry. With the draft less than two months away and a possible March 1 deadline for hiring another team’s assistant, the Patriots moved quickly. An NFL guideline states that no team can seek permission after March 1 to hire another team’s assis tant to become its own assistant. A league spokesman said that probably could apply if the new job is head coach. From 1983 through 1987, Rust was the Patriots’ defensive coordina tor, the last 314 seasons under Berry. The Patriots went to their only Su per Bowl in 1985. Rust became defensive coordina tor in 1988 under Kansas City coach Frank Gansz but lost the job when Gansz was fired, and moved to Pitts burgh in 1989. In taking his fourth job in four years, Rust rejoins a club he had left temporarily in one of its more bi zarre situations. Midway through the 1984 season, on Oct. 24, Patriots poach Ron Meyer fired Rust before telling Sulli van, who was in New Orleans at league meetings. Sullivan rushed home, hired Berry that night and fired Meyer the next morning. One of Berry’s first acts as head coach was to bring Rust back as defensive coordinator. “He gets a lot of respect because of his intelligence,” Pittsburgh line- hacker coach David Brazil said. Photo by Scott D, Weaver A&M guard Yotisha Bosha blocks a Lady Cou- day night. The loss drops the Lady Aggies to 8-7 gars’ shot in the Lady Aggies’ 94-76 loss Tues- in SWC play, 18-10 overall. UT assistants leave Lady Longhorns FROM STAFF & WIRE REPORTS Two Texas Lady Longhorn coaches, including one who was a former head basketball coach at Texas A&M, say they will be leaving the team to pursue business inter ests. Lynn Davis Pool and Cherri Rapp have been with the team 11 and four years, respectively. Pool and Rapp announced their decisions Monday night prior to Texas’ 91-51 victory over Texas Christian. The victory got the Lady Long horns back on the winning track af ter losing to Arkansas over the week end, a loss that snapped their 184- game winning streak against South west Conference oppoOnents. Both will relinquish her duties af ter the season. Rapp coached the Lady Aggies from 1979-84. She compiled a 59-85 record at A&M. The Lady Aggies finished seventh in the SWC in 1983, and sixth in 1984. Pool has been Coach Jody Con- radt’s top assistant since 1979, and is credited with developing the Lady Longhorns’ defensive style. Rapp is a part-time assistant, step ping down after four years. “Even though Lynn is leaving this year, the tradition of t6ugh Texas defense will remain forever,” Con- radt said. Rust began his coaching career as an assistant at New Mexico from 1960 through 1962. He spent the next four years as a Stanford assis tant then served as head coach at North Texas State from 1967 through 1972. Lrom 1973 through 1975, he was defensive coordinator of the Mon treal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He joined the NFL in 1976 as linebacker coach with Philadelphia, then began a four-year stint as Kansas City’s defensive coor dinator in 1978. Berry’s future is uncertain. He said Monday he had no plans but might consider coaching again. He said his departure was “a very mutual process.” The Patriots will honor the final year, worth a re ported $550,000, of his five-year contract. Lady Aggies sweep softball doubleheader FROM STAFF & WIRE REPORTS The Texas A&M women’s softball team improved to 5-2 on the year with a doubleheader sweep of the University of Texas-Arlington Tues day. A&M won 3-1 and 7-0. In the first game, Erica Erickson had a pair of doubles to pace the Lady Aggies. Her first-inningdouble knocked in two runs, which was more than the Lady Aggies needed in the game. Dana Mitchell limited UTA to four hits in seven innings to improve her record to 3-1. In the nightcap, which was called in the fifth inning on the run rule, Angie Hughes led the Lady Aggies. Hughes was three-for-three with two runs batted in, and scored three runs. Michelle Mayfield and Dawn Wuthrich each had two hits. The Lady Aggies’ home opener is Thursday, as they host Nebraska at 5 p.m. at the Lady Aggie Softball Lield. Mavs look hapless in loss to Knicks NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks on Tuesday night rebounded from an embarrassing loss by outrebounding the Dallas Mavericks in embarrassingly easy fashion. Charles Oakley and Patrick Ewing led the Knicks to a 62-29 rebounding advantage, and a 30- 7 second-half scoring burst car ried them to a 110-87 rout. “A win after any loss is impor tant to us,” said Ewing, who had 21 points and 10 rebounds. “The key was rebounding and getting out on the break. We playecl an outstanding game.” Oakley had 15 points and 15 rebounds for New York, while guard Gerald Wilkins added 19 points and eight rebounds. “We came into the game think ing they have a big lineup and we have to keep them off the boards,” Wilkins said. “We got all the loose balls and rebounds.” “They completely dominated us on the boards and they were hungrier going for the ball,” Dal las’ Rolando Blackman said. “When a team like the Knicks loses at home the game before, you have to be ready to accept the challenge.” Harper scored 20 points for Dallas, winners of seven of their eight previous games, but the Mavericks shot only 37.8 percent from the field. MSC Public Relations Committee presents FARMERS MARSST Public Relations Workshops Feb. 27, 1990 ADVERTISING LAYOUT with Dr. Wegener 145 MSC 6:15-7:00 p.m. Feb. 28,1990 PUBLIC SPEAKING with Dr. C. 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