Page 8
The Battalion
Wednesday, November28,
Wed
We Buy Books
Everyday
at
A&M
Bookstore
Young linebacker lives dream IP;
starts in Austin against Texas
By DOUGLAS PILS
Of The Battalion Staff
Texas A&M linebacker Jason At
kinson already knew this was going
to be a busy week.
With two civil engineering tests,
including one at 8 a.m. the morning
after Bonfire, Atkinson had enough
to deal with before having to worry
about shutting down the Texas of
fense.
But when Anthony Williams, the
Aggies’ leading tackier, went down
with a torn groin last week against
fiTTEMILQH: ALL RECOGNIZED STUDENT
ORGANIZATIONS
MSC OPEN HOUSE II
REGISTRATION
IS BEGINNING.
OPEN HOUSE
January 19 # 1991
EARLY REGISTRATION
Nov. 1Z - Jan. 11 $10.00
LATE REGISTRATION
Jan. 14 - Jan. 18 $25.00
^Registration forms can be obtained just inside the door
of Room 216 MSC in the Student Programs Office.
*Forms are to be turned in to Gelinda Lara in Room 216 T
MSC.
*For more information, call the Student Programs Office at
845-7627.
v- - ^
Jason Atkinson
Texas Christian, Atkinson suddenly
found himself with another task.
With Williams doubtful and soph
omore Trent Lewis out with a knee
injury, Atkinson, a redshirt fresh
man from Houston Westfield, will
start in the one game he’s dreamed
about all his life.
dreams to play Texas in Memorial
Stadium,” Atkinson said. “I’m a
third-generation Aggie and I’ve
been coming to games at Kyle Field
since I was two. The First full song I
ever learned was probably the (Ag
gie) War Hymn.”
So when Atkinson was recruited
two years ago, it wasn’t a tough deci
sion — coming from an Aggie back
ground and playing for former
FAMILY CHOICE
2 MEDIUM PIZZAS
One
pizza with
8 toppings’*
for the
adults.
* Eight seltil
toppings.
One
pizza with
2 toppings
for the
kids.
•01990 lifrt* Conor fntwpmn, !«k.
Little Caesars-Pizza! Pizza!
TVo great pizzas! One low pricer Always Always.
Offer wild on PizzolPizzo!* or f^inlPon!' thru 1/6/91 at participating stores. No coupon necessary.
$6.99 Terrific Tuesday!
Two Large $8.99
Delivery Available on Campus
TWO
PIZZAS
with cheese and
1 topping
$B.»9 I
$8.99 |
iMTge $11.99 J
flot valid with any other I
I
Small
BUY ONE
Sandwich
GET ONE FREE!
$
I
3J25
!
TWO
MEDIUM
PIZZAS
WITH 8
TOPPINGS
Eight select toppings
FREE
offer. One coupon per I
customer Carry out only. I
flot valid with any other
offer. One coupon per j
customer. Carry out only. |
j $8.88
BUY ONE
BABY
PAN! PAN!
GET ONE FREE!
&a 16 oz. soft drink
Mot Valid with any other
offer. One coupon per
customer. Carty Out only.
! *3.19
9 ' phis to* ' •
| bot valid with any other
I offer. One coupon per
I customer. Cany out only.
BT-ll-SS-M
NORTHGATE
368-0330
University <& Stasney
COLLEGE STATION
696-0191
SW Parkway & Texas
BRYAJV
776-71 Tl
E. 29th <& Briar crest
little Caesars Pizza
he
HUY THANH NGUYEN/The Battalion
Texas A&M redshirt freshman Jason Atkinson (43) is slated to
start against Texas for injured linebacker Anthony Williams.
A&M head coach Emory Bellard in
high school.
“(Bellard) told me not to play the
recruiting game,” he said. “He told
me to figure out where I wanted to
go and go there. I took my first visit
here and canceled all my other vis
its.”
Atkinson said there was a little
doubt about coming to A&M, and
that he took a lot of heat after com
mitting. The Aggies were in the
midst of NCAA probation, and ru
mors of the death penalty surfaced
during the Jackie Sherrill-George
Smith debacle.
“I caught a lot of hell about my
decision,” Atkinson said. “People
were telling me not to come here be
cause of the death penalty possibil
ity. There were only 13 (recruits) of
us that year because of all the bad
press that came out of that incident.”
The talk among the A&M and UT
players has been the hot topic in the
media this week. Williams has been
the most vocal Aggie as far as lamb-
lasting the Horns. While Atkinson
said he probably won’t try to keep up
with William’s mouth, he will do his
best to make up for the loss of Wil
liams’ play.
“He’s (Williams) a real good
player and I’m going to try to fill his
shoes the best I can,” Atkinson said.
“I’m sure he’ll try to play. I couldn’t
believe it when he went out of the
game. Usually, even if he died on the
Field, he’d stay in two or three more
plays. He’s a tough guy.”
With Williams doubtful for Satur
day’s game, but still boasting of how
A&M will crush Texas, Atkinson
could be the one who pays the
for those remarks.
“It’s kinda funny, he’s thro,
the dice and it’s my money on
table,” Atkinson said, “finnota
cal guy at all. Usually when you
something outrageous, itcomesh
to haunt you.”
Atkinson said he’s confideni
can step in and pick up the sh
and even Williams believes in his
placement.
“He’s a redshirt freshman,!
he’s gotten a lot of playing tiraei
year,” Williams said. “He’s a
athlete. He’s pretty quick and n
mobile. If he does start, the deft
won’t miss a beat. His opportur
has arisen and hopefully, he caul
low up on it.”
Playing most of the second hal( ;
ter Williams’ injury, Atkinson
corded a season-high eight tad)
including five solos and a (|i
terback pressure. For the season
has 22 tackles in limited action.
While Atkinson is low on game-
perience, A&M head coach R.CS
cum said the emotion of suchai
game will make up for any
playing time.
“Jason will play OK,” Slocums)
“In yjames like this, when it's I
emotional, you’d be surprised It
good Jason will play. He’ll define
Atkinson said the teamisgetti
up for the game, and it shows
cause the practices have been
tense.
“The team’s very excited,' 1 Alt
son said. “It’s probably the tough
week of practice we’ve had as fat
people firing off the ball. We've,
Greg Hill (a freshman from D)3
Carter) and he’s giving us a go
look. We feel like if we can stop!
we can stop anybody, That gu
going to be an All-Americanbef(
he leaves here.”
Atkinson said the team as a wk
must be at the top of its gameoi
can expect to get embarrassed
Austin — something that’s notap
of his lifelong dream.
“If we don’t play our besttl
going to whip up on us,” he
“T hey are ranked fifth in thenati
but we’ve been playing well latelil
we should be able to give thee;
tough game.
“This is a great way to end the
son. Everybody is just as psyched
you could imagine.”
NE 1
of rep
$22,5C
Zek
chael r
$5,00C
ingOh
The
vigoro
NFL c
Patriot
In a
dered
with th
Tag
report
mann •
that “a
Lisa O
nerbac
The ir
player:
“Prc
anced,
a factu
Pa
co
ov
fre
FOR
Odessa
Gaines
cash fi
1988 a
in viok
club m<
The
reporte
secreth
least a
cash p
by how
state fc
the boo
The
Gaines’
Gain
1989 st
THIS MAN HAS SAVED OVER
20,000 LIVES
DO YOU KNOW WHO HE IS?
MSC Great Issues is proud to present,
as part of Medical Issues Series 1990:
Dr. Henry Heimlich
whose accomplishments include:
the Heimlich Manuever
the Heimlich Micro Trach
the Heimlich Valve for
Chest Drainage
the Heimlich Operation for constructing
a new esophagus (the first successful
replacement of an internal organ).
Dr. Heimlich will be giving a lecture entitled
Testing New Treatments: Using Man. Animals,
and Computers
November 28,1990 at 7:30 P.M. in 224 MSC
BE THERE!
an assi
Univen
from h
Tuesda
for con
Pern
schoolb
banned
year be
by hole
early in
Ha
by
BA
Curie)
ern M
in thn
as Lot
coach.
‘Tn
to coa
hope
sity,” I
confer
The
unani
Iman’s
mg wn
Dean
liam “1
Hal
year a
a year,
must i
Board
bers h
with H
He
Mike /
tive at
report
fired.