The Battalion
Vol. 92 No. 61 (8 pages) “Serving Texas A&M Since 1893” Monday, November 23, 1992
Bands to share field at A&M-UT game
ANAS BEN-MUSA/The Battalion
By GARY P. CARROLL
City Editor of THE BATTALION
For the first time ever, the Ag
gie Band will perform along side
of the Longhorn Band in a joint
salute to the University of Texas'
centennial of football during half
time of the UT — A&M game on
Thanksgiving Day in Austin.
Col. Ray Toler, director of
marching and concert bands at
Texas A&M University, said both
bands would be doing their rou
tines before the grand finale.
"We're gonna do our drill then
they'll do theirs and then we'll
come back out on the field and
Matt Daniel, head drum major
of the Aggie Band, said the bands
won't actually be marching to
gether during halftime.
"We're not really marching with
them, we're just there to enhance
their performance during a salute
to their football program," Daniel
said.
Daniel, a senior recreation and
parks major from DeSoto, Texas
said A&M will begin the perfor
mance with a military song as the
two bands move toward mid-
field.
"We'll play first and then wait
in the south end zone for UT to
finish," Daniel said. "They will be
in the north end zone and we'll
march toward mid-field mirroring
them and then play two songs."
The two songs both bands will
play together are "Stars and
Stripes Forever" and "Texas Our
Texas." Following the two-song
set there will be a fireworks dis-
play.
Jerry Lockhart, assistant direc
tor of the Longhorn Band, said he
was surprised and excited about
the performance.
"It's the first time this has ever
happened," Lockhart said. "It
ought to be really great."
There were initially concerns of
whether the Aggie Band would be
marching during halftime of the
University of Texas and Texas
A&M football game at all, but
they were put to rest before the
season even began.
Before the 1992 football season,
the Director of the Music Depart
ment at the University of Texas,
Glenn Richter, spoke with Toler
about the possibilities of neither
the Aggie Band nor the Longhorn
Band marching at halftime.
"The Southwest Conference al
lots each school's band a certain
amount of time on the field dur
ing halftime," and Toler said
A&M was not willing to sacrifice
their performance in Austin.
UT had been planning a special
halftime production to celebrate
their 100th year of football which
involved some very elaborate ef
fects, and it would have kept both
university's bands in the stands.
"Nothing was actually locked
in concrete but they wanted to do
a laser show and that would have
inv'olved turning out the stadium
lights," Toler said.
The halogen lamps used in foot
ball stadiums, when turned off,
take several minutes to warm up
before providing full illumination
on the field. Toler said if the lights
were turned out before the Aggie
Band took the field, there would
not be sufficient time for the lights
to warm back up, and people
would not be able to see the per
formance.
Although the issue of halftime
performances has been solved,
A&M and UT are still at odds con
cerning two other Aggie tradi
tions.
For the second time, UT will
not allow A&M to form "boot
line" during halftime, nor will UT
allow Parsons Mounted Cavalry
to bring their cannon.
See Bands/Page 4
In preparation for their pantomime performance at Rudder Tower,
Syril Mathai and Ray Tarrant adjust their make up. They
performed Saturday afternoon with the Chi Alpha Christian
ROYCE ROSENHAUCH/Special to The Battalion
Fellowship Pantomime Team, IMAGES, before the football game.
Mathai, a freshman premed major, and Tarrant, a general studies
major, perform Christian pantomimes to sharing their faith.
Pepsi brings TV to bonfire
BONFIRE TRAFFIC AND PARKING
SUMMARY OF STREET CLOSINGS
Inlerseellpn Time
University Drive and Polo Road All day
University Drive and Bizzell Street 6:00 p.m.
New Main and Bizzell Circle 6:00 p.m.
University Drive entrance to PA 50 When lot fills
Ross Street and Spence Street 6:00 p.m.
ALL median cuts on University Drive from Texas Avenue to College Avenue
will be blocked to prevent turns and U-turns.
Local police ready
for bonfire crowds
Big screen to show
commercial, game
highlights at event
By GINA HOWARD
Reporter of THE BATTALION
Modern technology will meet
established tradition with the ad
dition of a big screen television to
the Texas Aggie Bonfire.
The "Jumbo-Tron" television
will be situated next to the main
platform and will serve several
different purposes, said Dr.
William Kibler, associate director
of student affairs and bonfire ad
viser.
"The main purpose will be es
pecially yell practice and the inter
views so people far away can see,
but it will also be showing high
lights of the season and the Uni
versity," Kibler said.
The television is made possible
by funding from Pepsi, said Pen
ny Zent, development director for
KAMU-TV.
"We have made provisions
through Pepsi to bring in the Jum
bo-Tron," Zent said.
The pre-bonfire program on the
screen will include game replays
and highlights, responsible drink
ing announcements and Pepsi
product commercials.
In addition, there will be a spe
cial showing of "We've Never
Been Licked" after bonfire.
The broadcast shown on the
screen will be the same as what
people watching bonfire in their
homes will see, Kibler said.
The 9-by-12 feet screen will be
on the field and operational from
6-11 p.m.
By GINA HOWARD
Reporter of THE BATTALION
Local law enforcement agen
cies have spent weeks preparing
to deal with potential problems at
the new site of the 1992 Texas Ag
gie Bonfire.
The College Station Police De
partment hopes to avoid problems
by keeping people informed, said
Maj. Mason Newton, bonfire night
coordinator for the CSPD.
"Hopefully, we will be able to
avoid a lot of accidents and hard
feelings about the police by get
ting the word out and keeping
everyone informed,'' Newton
said. "We are hoping that people
will use the only safe parking
there is — the parking garages
and lots."
Businesses in the east gate area
have been warned and given their
"The behavior of the
crowd has been much
more restrained and
remarkable than be
fore we started to
crackdown on alcohol.
The crackdown was
precipitated because
of raucous, disgusting
behavior at a family
event."
- Bob Wiatt,
director UPD
rights, Newton said.
"They can allow parking or
charge (for parking) without any
problem, plus we have given
them the information on towing
regulations," he said.
Bryan-College Station Transit
buses will not be running during
bonfire, said Lyle Nelson, assis
tant administrator for transit ser
vices.
"If there is some assurance that
there will be somewhere close by
for the buses to safely load and
unload, then we will," Nelson
said. "As the situation stands, it
would not be feasible for us to
run."
If the situation warrants their
use, 12 buses may run on bonfire
night. Nelson said.
"We're looking at removing
1,500 cars from the bonfire site,
and it would be very fortunate if
we could do that," he said. "As it
See Bonfire/Page 4
Saw Varsity's horns off. . .
Vandals deface
Texas' stadium
By GARY P. CARROLL
City Editor of THE BATTALION
University of Texas officials are
investigating a case of vandalism
in which the horns of the Bevo
logo were cut from the turf of
Memorial Stadium late last
Wednesday night.
The size of the dimensions of
the turf cut out of the stadium
were approximately six feet by
three feet, and University of Texas
officials said they have no leads
and no suspects regarding the in
cident which caused more than
$7,500 in damage to the stadium.
The person or persons responsi
ble for the incident broke into
Memorial Stadium Wednesday
night and cut the horns off of the
mid-field logo. Authorities found
a pair of pliers and a knife left on
the field.
The suspects then fled the stadi
um dropping one of the pieces of
turf outside the stadium in a
flower bed.
Doug Wilson of the UT Athletic
Department said the damages
would be repaired before the
Thanksgiving Day game between
Texas and Texas A&M, but he
could not speculate on any exten
sive repairs that may need to be
made.
"We're going to patch the two
areas, but I don't know if we're
going to have to replace the turf
sideline to sideline," Wilson said.
If the turf is replaced sideline to
sideline, Wilson said the $7,500
damage estimate will skyrocket.
Lt. Robert Ewan of the Univer
sity of Texas Police Department
said they are not positive the van
dalism to Memorial Stadium was
done by A&M students, but they
are exploring all possibilities.
"At this point we have no sus
pects, but we have been in contact
with the police department at
A&M," Ewan said.
Texas A&M University Police
Chief Bob Wiatt said right now his
officers are working with UT offi
cials, but there is nowhere to go
without a suspect.
"We have been in contact with
Texas officials, we understand the
incident occurred but that's all we
have right now," Wiatt said.
"We're not even sure that it was
an Aggie that did it."
Sean McCaffrey, Class of '85
and Austin resident, said he feels
certain an A&M student was re
sponsible.
McCaffrey said an anonymous
caller called in to an Austin radio
show and took responsibility for
the incident.
"He said his name was 'Bob
Hope' and that he had informa
tion that the horn would be on top
of bonfire," McCaffrey said.
"I was in the Corps and the
Ross Volunteers, and I know what
good bull is," McCaffrey said, •
"but when you destroy $7,500 of
property that is not good bull."
According to sources in Austin,
Head Football Coach John Mack-
ovic was not upset over the inci
dent and labeled it as just another
incident of youthful indiscretion.
Mackovic and other members
of the UT athletic department
were unavailable for comment.
Damage
heats up
rivalry
By GARY P. CARROLL
City Editor of THE BATTALION
In 1963, the rivalry between
the University of Texas and
Texas A&M University was
just as fiery and emotional as it
is today.
However, in '63 the rivalry
was intensified when students
from A&M stole Bevo — the
longhorn, steer mascot of UT.
Back in '63, the penalty for
rustling cattle was still hang
ing — a hefty penalty for a
seemingly harmless prank.
The students were not
hanged, and the laws have
since been changed, but the ri
valry between the University
of Texas and Texas A&M Uni
versity has remained — and
this rivalry was recently re
newed.
Late last Wednesday night,
the horns of Bevo — UT's mas
cot — painted on the turf of
Memorial Stadium were cut
off and stolen.
See Rivalry/Page 4
Inside
A&M defensive
lineman Sam
Adams wraps up
TCU running
back Curtis
Modkins during
the Aggies’ 37-10
win Saturday.
See related
stories/Page 5.