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,i BONFIRE M RELOAD ?m$ CREW RCkOAO CRKW 1990 Assistant Director Positions OPEN!! Pick up Applications Rm.103 YMCA Due In: April 25 TAMU Itaitan Seittester Spring 1991 Study and live at the TAMU Center “Santa Chiara,” in Castiglion Fiorentino INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS: Wednesday April 18 10:00-11:00 251 West Bizzell Hall FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT Study Abroad Office 161 Bizzell West, Phone: 845-0544 Pages The Battalion Tuesday, April 17, MATHEMATICS CONTEST Annual FRESHMAN and SOPHOMORE Mathematics Contest THURSDAY, APRIL 19,1990 • 7:30p.m.-9:30p.m. Freshman Contest - Room 216 Milner Hall Sophomore Contest - Room 304 Milner Hall No Calculators! All test material will be provided. Place Winner - $100 Second Place Winner - $60 Third Place Winner - $40 Prerequisite for Freshman contest is knowledge of calculus through Math 151 or equivalent, for the Sophomore contest knowledge of calculus through Math 251 or equivalent. If; P P mi [111 Hi j T f 1 I itii !> : WANTED: Staff Members for the 1991 Aggieland (yearbook) Positions available for experienced photographers, writers, and layout designers. Applications may be picked up in room 230 Reed McDonald and are due by 4 p.m. on Friday, April 20. ' v 1 ill April 19.1990 7pm 201 MSC Free Admission MSC Great Issues presents The State of Feminism and Women’s Rights Today with Ellie Smeal Former president. National Organization for Women Reception Following Program 1990 Aggie Blood Drive April 16-20 Commons 10-8 SBISA10-6 Academic P!aza10-6 Med - ScL Library 10-6 <£; THE l BU5 ° D a fv^ Ano#*r»«v1c« of Alpha PNOrmga,Onwg»Ptii Alpha and Student Go**' 11 ’’’** Supported by: Poatar detigned by Aggie Student H. Scott Gibaon Olympians take Marathon BOSTON (AP) — Olympic cham pions Gelindo Bordin and Rosa Mota both made history Monday by becoming Boston Marathon cham pions. Bordin won the men’s marathon, becoming the first Italian and first Olympic champion to accomplish the feat. Mota, of Portgual, ran away with the women’s race for her re cord-setting third Boston Marathon victory. The 31-year-old Bordin did what nine other men’s Olympic cham pions failed to do by overtaking Tanzania’s Juma Ikangaa at Heart break Hill and winning in 2 hours, 8 minutes and 19 seconds. It broke the Italian mark of 2:09:27 Bordin set in finishing fourth at Boston in 1988. “It is not easy being an Olympic champion,” Bordin said. “For three or four months, I couldn’t move without people stopping me — at a restaurant, on the road, everywhere. If I didn’t go, I hurt the sport.” He’s about to become even more well-known. The race was broadcast live in Italy, with the announcers screaming as Bordin covered the fi nal yards. “Gelindo’s victory on the streets of Boston brought back for me the emotions of the Olympic Games in Seoul, emotions which I thought couldn’t be repeated,” Gianni Gola, president of the Italian Track Feder ation, said. “But today the emotions were even more intense.” For Ikangaa, it was another heart breaking defeat. It was the third straight time he has finished second at Boston. Ikangaa, a one-second loser to Kenya’s Ibrahim Hussein in ’88 and beaten by 50 seconds by Abebe Mekonnen of Ethiopia last year, finished 1:33 behind Bordin, in 2:09:52. Rolando Vera of Ecuador was third in his marathon debut in 2:10:46, a South American record. Mota, who also won at Boston in 1987 and 1988, led the women’s di vision the entire way, finishing in 2:25:24. Her other winning times were 2:25:21 in 1987 and 2:24:30 in ’88. Mota finished 42nd overall and beat runner-up Uta Pippig of West Germany by nearly three minutes. Pippig finished in 2:28:03, while Maria Trujillo of Mexico was third in 2:28:53. It was the stirring performancf the unconventional Bordin most excited the crowd that lined 26-mile, 385-yard course from urban Hopkinton to the finishlii downtown Boston. Running a smartly paced race, let a group of African runners In themselves out with a blisteringet pace before making his move the hills — especially over the ing Heartbreak Hill, the 20-tO' mile mark of the race. “They run crazy — 4:20 thefi mile,” Bordin said of the Africans understand it impossible towinj race at that speed. I just run by self, control my pace.” This was his first victory sinceni ning the Olympic gold at Seoul. He and Mota each colleen $50,000 from the $350,000 purse While Mota’s victory was an e one, there was some drama ini men’s field. The group of Afrit; runners, including Ikangaa Hussein, went out so quickly it peared the world best of 2:O6:50y by Ethiopia’s Belayneh Densimo 1988, would be broken. P Lj Controversy reigns in senior tourney debate PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — In the matter of major tour nament victories, Gary Player is at 16 and counting. By his estimation. Jack Nicklaus is at 2 and 18. By his count. No one knows because there is no clear-cut definition of precisely what constitutes a “major” championship. The U.S. and British Opens, the Masters and the PGA generally are considered to be the major titles in professional golf. But that is only by acceptance of the players, press and public. There is no rule. Nicklaus has won those events a total of 18 times: six Masters, five PGAs, four U.S. Opens, three Brit ish Opens. Player has won three Masters, three British Opens, two PGAs and one U.S. Open, a*otal of nine. But Gary insists he’s won 16 “ma jors.” He also includes two Senior U.S. Opens, one Senior British Open, one Senior Players Championship and three Senior PGAs, the last of which was gained over the weekend. “To the players on the Seniors Tour, that is the most important tour in the world,” he said before a flight home to South Africa. “These are our majors. “They are as important to us as any other tournaments are to any other players.” “I don’t know what the Seniors majors are,” Nicklaus said. There isn’t much history to go on. The Seniors Tour is only 11 years old. Most of golfs over-50 set, in cluding Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Lee Trevino, agree the PGA Se niors and the Seniors U.S. Open would qualify. “I’m not sure what else might be there,” Palmer said. Regardless of their identity, Nick laus said, Seniors victories shouldn’t be counted in any listing of majors. “No more than I count the ama teurs,” Nicklaus said. “I won two (U.S.) Amateur Championships, but I don’t include them with the others because I wasn’t playing the best players in the world there. They are in a different category. “I’d list them as two amateurs and 18 major professional tournaments. If I win a Senior major, I’d say it was 2, 18 and 1. “You wouldn’t count a senior ma jor in with the Masters and U.S. Open. They’re in a different cat egory, just like the amateurs, be cause you don’t have all the best players in the world playing in them,” Nicklaus said, then gestured toward the course that served as the site of the PGA Seniors. “You didn’t see Greg Norman and Seve Ballesteros and Nick Faldo out there, did you?” he asked. Brewers crush Sox, 18-0 BOSTON (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers recorded the largest shut out in the club’s history, pounding out 20 hits and beating the Boston Red Sox 18-0 Monday before a Pa triots Day crowd of 35,478 in Fen way Park. Dave Parker and Greg Brock had four hits each and Gary Sheffield, Edgar Diaz and Brock drove in three runs apiece. Milwaukee had nine doubles, one triple but no home runs. Ted Higuera (TO) allowed two hits in 6 1-3 innings as he won in Fenway Park for the first time after five losses. Tom Filer and Dan Plesac finished the combined three-hitter. Mike Boddicker (1-1) gave up six runs and six hits in 2 1-3 innings and Dennis Lamp followed by allowing three runs and four hits in 1 1-3 in nings. Rookie Dana Kiecker allowed four runs in 1 1-3 innings and Mike Rochford gave up four runs in 2 1-3 innings. The major league record for the largest shutout was the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 22-0 victory over the Chi cago Cubs on Sept. 16, 1975. the Batta W uesday, i< * ri Lady Ags find replacement for star Heme WASHIN rates from I White Hous [vanning ai from some p mentalists tli lion isn’t dea Senior a said the Uni creased inti both the sci and the ecoi ‘greenhoust day conferei But as de mentalists c for not calli ease the gl including cc dfic reduct lutants. The Sie nounced a From Staff and Wire Reports What does A&M women's bas ketball coach Lynn Hickey ds when star point guard Lis 1 lerner graduates? Easy. She recruits someone take her place. T he Lady Aggies signed jum college standout Shawn Medina to take over the backcourt dutie left by the graduation of year point gaurd Herner. The 5-7 gaurd from Wacol High School was labeled the No 2 junior college prospect in Texs by the Houston Chronicle. Following her high school a reer, Medlock went to McLennan Community College in Waco where she was a two-time all- gion and all-conference per former. “Shawn is definitely a chipper,” Hickey said. “We that she is one of the best gaiirdj in the nation and we feel tea fortunate to have her coming A&M.” Medlock averaged 17 point!, five rebounds and eight assist per game this past season, Ht: outstanding play also helpeJ MCC Coach Wendell Hudson squad imssi a lb-13 mark reach the first round of the re gional tournament. “Shawm is not only anexcelleni ball player, but an outstanding young lady,” Hudson said, would be an asset to any program just because of the type of person she is.” Last weekend in Odessa, Med lock showed a strong perfor mance in the “Texas’ Best"junior college all-star game. She scored 23 points and dished out 13 a sists in two games, including points and six assists in the Nona 90-79 upset over the East. “We can use Shawn in either the point or swing postion, Hickey said. “She has great quid ness, is a good scorer and, mo? importantly, she has a tremen dous work ethic.” PURD’i preme C stand a b this Bible an oppon “for liars, Oppon hoped scl untarily li The hi merit reje no-dance tivated at tionally i church a peals con the ban. “I’m d ing but 1 attorney who re pi School st who filet ing to o Ozarks tc “We k were pre had hope someone and get i tion. Ob pen.'’ No ft planned Pa Corr Ags sign juco standout French for next season Robinson rebounds Rookie center leads Spurs in wii From Staff and Wire Reports Texas A&M basketball coach Ker- mit Davis Jr. on Monday signed Har- din-Simmons’ Tommy French, last season’s player of the year in the Trans-America Conference. French is the sixth recruit A&M has picked up. Along with French, the Aggies received committments from Isaac Brown, Ayodele Ojo, Gabe Ramirez, Darrin Terry and Ed Wheeler. A&M lost four seniors from last season: All-Southwest Conerence guard Tony Milton and forwards Ray Little, Darryl Duncan and Dar ren Rhea. Because H-SU is dropping out of the NCAA after this season into NAIA play, its players are eligible to transfer before next fall without los ing any eligibility. The 6-5 French, who will be a se nior, averaged 21.4 points and 4.9 rebounds for the Cowboys last sea son. He hit 63 percent of his field goals, including 56 percent from outside the 3-point line, and hit 73 percent of his free throws. H-SU recruited French from Cla rendon Junior College, where he av eraged 25 points as a sophomore. His most prolific game in junior col lege was a 62-point effort against Western Texas Junior College. He was all-state and honorable mention all-America as a high school player in Albuquerque. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Da vid Robinson is feeling better, which isn’t calcucated to improve the dis position of San Antonio’s remaining opponents. The Spurs’ sensational rookie bounced back from his worst game of the year with 25 points and 12 re bounds Monday night, helping San Antonio tie the NBA record for the most improved team with a 110-101 victory over the Charlotte Hornets. who have lour games lelt. “They aren’t that far ahead we’re 2-2 against them this yea Robinson said. “If we win agai them and win our last two games will put them in a tough position, up to us now.” WASH Mars by t a >e too ris tended i 8faceful ] e Xploratk “The L experienc e ssary to < Plexity oi tonal Res The cc flying a °ver a pc hire.” Robinson scored 12 points in fourth quarter as the Spurs held the Hornets, who lost their W straight. After Randolph Kt| “The virus is bothering me very little now. I’m just a little weak. Now I’ve got a day to rest and get it to gether,” said Robinson, who scored a career-low five points against Sacra mento on Saturday night when he was suffering from a stomach virus. The Spurs are 53-26 after win ning only 21 games last season. The 53 victories ties the club record and the 32-game improvement ties the Boston Celtics, who did it in 1979- 80, Larry Bird’s rookie season. Robinson struggled with his shot for most of the game, hitting just 4- of-15 in the first three periods be fore going 4-of-5 in the fourth quar ter. “I settled down in the second half and let the game come to me,” Rob inson said. “I got a lot better shots. I had a couple of plays run for me and I posted up real well. The Spurs also pulled within 1 '/z games of idle Utah in the race for the Midwest Division championship. The Spurs have three games re maining, including a home date Wednesday night against, the Jazz, pulled Charlotte to 97-96 on a tiff ing shot with 3:30 left, the Sp* sealed the victory with a 9-0 run Willie Anderson scored a seas* high 28 points in helping the Sp«' to their fourth straight victory.® connected on 11 of 16 shots GR. “My grandparents werehereas this is the first chance they havee? had to see me play (professional!'! said Anderson, who played coll ball at Georgia. “I wanted to | well for them. It was a very spffl| night for me.” San Antonio coach Larry Bro' fA** was pleased on a couple of counts. I “The record for the most wins! a Spurs team is significant, buttyl the Celtics’ record for the best Mf around is more significant to t guys,” he said. Kelly Tripucka led the Hon# with 24 points and Kenny Gattisi filling in for Armon Gilliam, with the flu, had 18 points and 1 bounds. The Spurs hit 11 of their firsi shots in the first quarter. 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