Page 6 The Battalion VMA Information Systems ^IMPACT One-Call Information Hotline 774-1222 Time and Temperature 1555 Real Estate 8001 Sports 3000 Financial 6001 Horoscopes 4000 Entertainment 9001 Medical/Dental 2000 Simplicity! 1. Dial Number 2. Enter 4-digit Code 3. Become Informed! Monday, January 18,1993 Present this Join for a lifetime. Get a $10 Gift Certificate! ad. (O' Q o 0) ^ 0 CO ^ tr " § O fo ro o 60 CD Cb }t) w 7405 US 800-292-7506 TX 210-761-5401 'LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE THIS IS SPRING BREAK. THIS COULD BE YOU. Norwood Continued from Page 4 broke the story during the pre-Cotton Bowl hype. And if the four players were payed for work they did not do this summer, why did the story not come out until late December? If this type of argument sounds like a desperate plea for leniency on the part of the NCAA, it's no accident. A&M carries Sherrill's legacy squarely on its shoulders, so the pos sibility of the NCAA inves tigating the Aggies for the least little infraction is a real one. Head coach R.C. Slocum is fully aware of this, as he has to almost beg boosters at A&M Club meetings around the state to watch their step around his players. At the same time however, many play ers are set up with jobs working for alumni, mak ing for a potentially dan gerous situation. Slocum, as well as every other major college coach in the country, is fighting a losing battle in this area. There is no way that any one can babysit a horde of boosters, each of whom has a mind of his or her own. It's hard enough to keep track of 80 or 90 players, much less more than a hun dred thousand alumni. Maybe the answer is to legalize booster payments and take coaches off of pins and needles. Allow anyone not employed by the school in question to grease the palms of anyone they want. If they want to spend their money that way, let them. The chances of the NCAA adopting this kind of attitude are slim and none, which means coaches will continue to suffer due to circumstances beyond their control. Face it, many players who are offered money will take it in a sec ond, basically because many of those same players need it. Heck, if a promi nent A&M booster who for some reason loves journal ism offered me money for nothing, it would be next to impossible to say no. All speculation aside, A&M stands to make it to next season relatively un scathed. The suspension of the four players before the Aggies' biggest game of the year should serve to soften the blow from the NCAA, who has yet to announce they are even investigating A&M. And the predicted hit to the Aggies' recruiting haul has yet to arrive, as A&M has received commit ments from four of the top 100 high school players in Texas. The real damage could come to the reputations of both A&M and the confer ence as a whole. This type of thing goes on every where, but the media focus is on A&M. And the last thing the Southwest Con ference needs is another public relations nightmare. 92 No. 75 THE ASSO BAGHDAD, jiimed 21 peo (allied air atl i southern Ir ill said the n ply that Sadd, rrment vvouh iN. weapons ii The Pentagc lines may ha aqi MiG-25 wl emission. An Iraqi jet sum Sunday. The Iraqi cay in during th Hglowing ar led over the c asundown. T Anew attack on Saddam ord »d rations bt Deputy Pri: Un lib Texas A& sity's replica Luther King ceremony he "Today i: and rededi William Mol ■t As the tl States, with worr Texas A&M diversity in ment. "Let the lively supp gies, for all for all hum; ting for all Liberty here The direi ACKs^YARD FOOD & SPOUTS % IS South Padre Island —Hundreds of Units!!!— SPRING BREAK 93 : iStll The Libe Saida Stinchasc Suntide Bahia Mar Florence Plus lowest cost Off Beach FREE parties FREE windsurfing Transportation from most campuses Lowest prices From $109 per person South Padre Island Central Reservations 1 -800-HI-PADRE or 1-800-447-2.W K Padre Rentals. & Real Estate Fiesta Plaza at the foot of the bridge P.O. Box 3470 410 Padre Blvd. South Padre Island, TX 78597 1-800-292-7518 RENTING BEACH HOUSES AND CONDOS ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND