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January^ - Kowals n wfwr io-i,, Sports Friday, January 24,1992 The Battalion Page 5 STEVE O'BRIEN Sportswriter PURCHASE by ■ I'fl E*m NMTM U ) APOMY tains tory - Hollywood ; a movie aboil mently disco! ■ side of the oil >k Depository, ners have beer ■ south ised for offices, hisforit f mem- s Com- I Com- rently -as di- id ab- :enta- iwCr ;ible. If the -book. After Office in Oil number with A&M? >cribe. »i&M? -low did it ihant ihant Walk. ie Cotton Magic poses risks playing in Olympics M embers of the Australian na tional basketball team said Thursday that they plan to boycott the U.S. Olympic team during the Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, if Magic Johnson is a member of the squad. Can you blame them? Johnson is a carrier of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. There is no cure for AIDS. AIDS ;s death. Doctor Jacques Huguet, president of the medical council of the Interna tional Basketball Federation, said it would be almost impossible for some one to catch the virus from Johnson during a basketball game. Only an ex change of blood would doom a team mate or opponent, and the chances of that happening are "one in a million" according to Huguet. But Huguet won't be playing in the Olympics and neither will the many special interests groups that are bound to lead the parade of criticism against the Australians. Magic will have 10 teammates and will come in contact with about 50 players during the course of the Olympic tournament. These are the people who have to deal with the real ity of Johnson's disease. And the reality is that the players for Australia are scared. It's only nat ural. But this isn't the first time John son's opponents have been scared to take the court with him. For years, See O'Brien/ Page 5 i uc Dcuicuiuii roye A&M gets back on its feet against Rice ciate the game and a small number of Bav- Barone said his team has not By Steve O'Brien The Battalion Needing all the help it can get this sea son, the Texas A&M men's basketball team has endured more than it's share of hardships. The Aggies tip off against the Rice Owls Saturday night at 7:30 at G. Rollie White Coliseum minus a top player and still reeling from the effects of carbon monoxide being leaked into their locker room before a game against Baylor. The Aggies are winless in SWC play at 0-3 while the Owls bring a record of 1-1 to College Station. A&M is 3-10 overall and Rice is 11-5. A&M's last game was a 76-73 loss to the University of Texas on Jan. 14. Freshman forward Damon Johnson, the team's leading scorer and rebounder. A % 1 it Edwards Mclnnis fractured a bone in his foot and will be sidelined for up to six weeks. The carbon monoxide poisoning oc- cured last Saturday at the Ferrell Center in Waco when the exhaust from a heater was pumped into a section of the building which included the Aggies' locker room. The entire A&M team, coaches and a number A&M officials were sent to area hospitals. The referees scheduled to offi ciate the game and a small number of Bay lor officials also succumbed to the poi sonous fumes. A&M head coach Tony Barone said it has been difficult for his team to concen trate on basketball. "A couple of people who were in the incident have been taken back to Dallas for more treatment," Barone said. "The kids read that, and they get nervous. "We haven't had any specific physical problems since then. We have had some problems caused by the anxiety of it. But I don't see any other problems right now." Freshman Tony McGinnis said the memory of last Saturday still lingers around the team. "I think its going to be in the back of our minds because it's been a week since it happened," McGinnis said. "It will be a factor in the game." Barone said his team has not been able to prepare for the Rice game like it nor mally would have. "We've had good practices (since last Saturday) but we've only been practicing one hour when we normally practice for two hours," Barone said. "We've had a combination of problems, the long (Christmas) layoff and the tough incident at Baylor we had to go through. "Those two things taken into consider ation, we probably need to play some games to get our bodies going again." Sophomore guard David Edwards said the Aggies should be ready Saturday. "We're going to be able to bounce back," Edwards said. "We're ready to play because we've been off for so long. The only way we have a chance (at the See Basketball/Page 8 Aggies begin track season Coach must fill holes, prepare team quickly for indoor meet in Oklahoma on Saturday By Gregory Williams Special to The Battalion RICHARD BUCKNOR/The Battalion Rosa Baker (left) and Christie Goforth work run hurdles at the Anderson Track and Field Complex. The A&M track team will compete in Oklahoma on Saturday. A&M head track coach Ted Nelson has his eyes set on two A&M athletes to fill the positions left open due to the loss of Derrick Florence and All-American Stanley Kerr. The two athletes, Winston Chambers, a senior from Kingston, Jamaica, and Richard Murphy, a sophomore from Pitts burg, Tex., are part of Nelson's plan to strengthen the A&M track team. The A&M track team will kick off their indoor season Saturday in Oklahoma, City, Okla. at the Sooner Relays. Nelson said both athletes are mature enough to fill the vacated positions left open by Kerr's graduation and Florence's ineligibility. Nelson said Murphy and Chambers competed well in both indoor and out door meets last season. "I was very pleased \yith their perfor mances," Nelson said. "We competed well at the conference meet with a very young team, and I felt that we have ma tured and will be very competitive in '92. "Both athletes' attitudes have changed from last year's fall practice. Murphy and Chambers are realizing what kind of con tribution they will have to make to the team come next year." Murphy said he is ready to contribute to the team. "I am very excited to know that coach has that amount of confidence in me," Murphy said. "I know I have some big shoes to fill. "Hopefully my feet can fit in them." Chambers said he feels if he is rested and can stay healthy, he will have a good chance to win at the indoor conference meet and also do a good job on the mile relay. At last season's outdoor conference See Track/Page8 Business Career Fair 1992 Your Future! Women In Business Symposium Monday, January 27 th , 1992 Issues Include: "Marketing Yourself To Succeed As A Woman In Business" "Challenges and Opportunities for Women In Business " "Perceptions Are A Reality " "Challenges In The Work place: An Inside Perspective " "Entrepreneurship: Ordinary People with Extraordinary Courage" "Minority Opportunities in the Corporate World" For Speaker Schedule, visit Blocker Rm. 101 Luncheon "The Glass Ceiling: Are We Breaking It or Raising It" Speaker: Suzanne Allford Vice President of People Division Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. College Station Hilton, 11:30 - 1:00 p.m. Tickets available for $6 in the Blocker Lobby. Banq Tuesday January 28 th , 7 p.m. College Station Hilton Speaker: Linnet Deily President and CEO First Interstate Bank of Texas Career Fair Seminars A View from the "Real World" Professionals from the Business World share their knowledge and understanding of the Real World with students in a classroom environment. tr Companies Attending Business Career Fair: Texas Commerce Bank Tenneco Gas Army 6c Air Force Exchange Service American General Corporation Nation's Bank (NCNB) Texas First Interstate Bank of Texas SmithKJinc Beecham Cooper's 6c Lybrand Quaker Oats EXXON Company, U. S. A. Kenneth Levenrhal The Home Depot US Army Barnes 6c Noble Price Waterhouse Ralston Purina Rent-A-Center The Sherwin-Williams Company Arthur Andersen Foley’s Amoco Production Company Kraft General Foods Toys 'R' Us Dillard's of Texas KPMG Peat Marwick Real Estate Appraisal Institute Ferguson Enterprises U. S. General Accounting Office Southwestern Bell Corp. Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Air Force ROTC Luliy's Cafeterias Kentucky Fried Chicken Texaco Inc. Prudential Insurance Co. United Texas Transmission Co. Anderson Consulting Taco Beil Stanley H. Kaplan Education Ctrs. HEB Grocery Co. Deloitte 6c Touche Dow Chemical USA NW Mutual Life Ins. Co.,-WoodrufT The Kroger Company White, Petrov, Mcl lone, CPAs Pizza Hut of America USA A Randall's Food Markers Star Enterprise IDS Financial Services, Inc. Great-West Life Assurance Co. F. N. Wolf Inc. 6c Company Ernst 8c Young The Eckerd Drug Co. Sewell Motor Company Specialty Retailers, Inc. Summers Group KMart Fashions, KMart Corp. Conoco Inc. VALIC NCS, Srop-N-Go J. C. Penney Co., Inc. Netman Marcus UNOCAL Corporation Walgreen's Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Bcckcr CPA Review Pier 1 Imports NW Mutual Life Ins. Co., Angclle U. S. Sprint Institute of Internal Auditors Hastings Books, Music, Video Sunbelt Nursery Centex Real Estate (Fox 6c Jacob) University of Houston, Health Admin. Target U. S. Customs Service Neiman Marcus, Operarions/Info Syst. Federal Reserve Bank, Dallas/Houston The Electronics Boutique Topics Include: Interviewing, Business Career Planning, Employee Benefits, Project Management, Consumer Behavior, Great Opportunities in Co-Op, & Starting and Running Your Own Business Mock interviews will he held on Thursday, January 30th Room 307 Blocker Building For Seminar Schedule, visit Blocker Rm. 101 J Minority Student Business Symposium & Luncheon > Wednesday, January 29 th Guest Speakers in Blocker Business Classrooms For Speaker Schedule, visit Blocker Rm. 101 Luncheon 11:13 am - MSC 212 "Realities of Today's Business Environment and How to Succeed" Mr. Nick Gonzalez Asst. Vice President, Commercial Real Estate Pacific Southwest Bank Free to Minority Students interested in Business Retailing Symposium Sunday, January 26 th Topics Include: "What Separates the Best from the Rest in Retailing" "Why Students Should Consider a Retail Internship" "Five Essentials Every Resume Should Contain" "Etiquette for Interviewing" "How to Market Yourself" "How to Market Your Company" For more Info call 845-7528 15 th Annual MBA/MS Association Case Competition Friday, January 31 st 8:30 a. m. - 8:30 p. m. Memorial Student Center For More Info Contact: Shawn Huecker 845 - 1233 For Mori. Ini < ir.mation. Contact BSC Qi i icE: 845-1320 • Sponsored By Business Student Council, College ol Business Administration, Texas A & M Univlrsi ey