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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 8, 1993)
Wednesday, September 8,1993 er 8,1993 fits eople who ential daily ashing, us- Doking and )f cost con- ealth plan, e a worth i-wide cost and Medic- dicare and X)f." y the presi- ied that the seniors are sts of long- the enor- s they face, are paying ; tend their cur- acket today ! rent home 'dicare be- ]winning streak |of 19 games, l, "It's not and someone se benefits jproposes mar- e financed., Iriage via a for the ad- )banner pulled t become ally an airplane rded basici]overhead, m care and ] It never Ifails. Some Sports The Battalion Page 7 Some Kyle Field signs worth seeing E very time the Ag gies play on Kyle Field, two things are sure to hap pen. They ex- Mickens out to show that his talents are big-time By Matthew J. Rush DAVID WINDER Sportswriter mericans to regional all ■am will re-1 ars 3 million i to remain iance could turn 65 in-1 Linda: guy always has to pop the big ques tion in front of 67,000 of his closest friends. Even though it sounds ro mantic, and you are pretty much Jguaranteed a yes, it is still not a fail safe effort. -« uuud. 'Bob, I'm thirsty, let's go Ijown and get something to drink. It they couldltuist be at least 110 degrees out pen enroll-jiere." I Bob: "Let's wait just a little longer. ally to fold they would fiaby. (Where in the world is that air plane?) I've always wanted to see this ne or better|giiypunt." for-service Linda: "Bob, I'm getting really Adsh, the of-|iizzy. Can't we go down and get a Irink of water?" Bob: "Sit down and rest for a sec- ffld, honey. (Come on you stupid air- dane) I just want to see this play." Linda: "1 don't feel good at all, I iiinkl'm fixing to pass o...." Bob: "You'll be okay, honey. Just lose your eyes and I promise we'll pdown for a drink in just a second." I'm definitely getting my money ick). See Winder/Page 8| The Battalion The Texas A&M defense usually conjures up images of big men with wide bodies flying to the ball, but 5'7" Ray Mickens is quickly emerging as the little-big man. When the 1993 season opened, a big void at corner- back was asked to be filled by the sophomore from El Paso because of Derrick Frazier's departure to the Na tional Football League. Mickens did just that. In Saturday's contest against Louisiana State, Mickens notched 6 tackles, got a fumble recovery, caused a fum ble and had an interception. Mickens knows, however, that other games and tougher tests lie ahead for him and the rest of the defense. "I think I held my own," Mickens said. "But there are better teams, better receivers and better quarterbacks, so I've got to stay focused." Mickens is also aware that even though his stats may have looked good, he still has things to learn. "I did all right," he said. "I made a lot of mistakes, but I know that if I work harder I can do a lot better." A&M head coach R.C. Slocum took notice of Mickens' efforts against the Tigers. "He is a good player who had a good game," Slocum said. "He went after it several times and I think he played aj/nost a perfect game. "He will be a very good player in the future." As the season unfolds Mickens will have to mature rapidly because teams such as Texas Tech and Texas will feature receivers that range in height from the Raiders' 6'3" Lloyd Hill to the Longhorns' 6'5" Lovell Pinckney, respectively. But to Mickens, size is relative when the game begins. "It all comes down to athletic ability," Mickens said. "All I can do is give my best. I think I can play with any guy in the conference and because we play a lot of man to man, I think that helps me more than it would in zone coverage." Mickens also said that he will not be bullied around Kyle Bumett/Tm Battalion Cornerback Aaron Glenn (31) and free safety Junior White (5) celebrate with cornerback Ray Mickens (24) after he recovered an LSD fumble in the second quarter of the September 4 game. Mickens , who made his debut as a starter, also had one interception and broke up a pass. A&M shut-out LSU 24-0 in both teams' season opener. on the field because of his size. "When they come at me, they better hold onto the ball because I am going to strip it if I can," Mickens said. "Tm going to play the heck out of them and I'll be playing them with a lot of confidence." Going into last Saturday's opener, Mickens felt a little nervous and admitted that he had problems sleeping the night before, but an old teammate eased his mind before kickoff. "I talked to Derrick (Frazier) before the game and he wished me the best," Mickens said. "After I talked to him, it got me going again." See Mickens/Page 8 nc ace ~ed Women's soccer team kicks off inaugural season on shaky footing Press i — Bosnian •egovic ap- ae Security 'etter terms e settlement imic cleans- 9 same mes- House on e is sched- ?nt Clinton ate Warren leader of government at he rejectB 'k modified, ? secure ac- 1 \driatic Sea, >ats. seeking an-. oetter deal:] Jew York so can provide ; to internaf Thorvald Dwen. as among Serbs an cl i last week ts refused to ercent more es that land he shrunken lent controls an grabbing a's majority voted to se- ainated Yu- n proposed >snian Mus- 43 percent of ion, were to he divided; aercent and ed mediator y for not de- et out in the curity Coun- ar rewarding i which one onging to an- ?ir land, aonitors say used ethni] : during tm From Staff and Wire Reports The Texas A&M women's soccer team dropped its inaugural two matches, al though the Aggies came close to winning its first match ever. A&M lost Tuesday night in Plano by a socre of 2-0 to Washington State as Jenni Druffel and All-American Kim Lynass scored goals for the Cougars. A&M dropped to 0-2 on the season while Washington State improved to 2-0. A&M head coach G. Guierrieri said he was pleased with his team's play al though the Aggies lost their inaugural two games. "Even though the results were not what we wished for, we had a good weekend and impressed a lot of people," he said. Monday night in Plano the Aggies were defeated 2-1 in overtime by the Arkansas Razorbacks. Arkansas had opened a 1-0 lead before A&M tied it up 1-1 on freshman forward Tina Robin son's goal. Robinson headed in a Sandy Edwards shot. In overtime, the Razorbacks 1 Denise Brown scored on a corner kick at the 17:01 mark in overtime to give Arkansas the win. A&M travels to Austin on Thursday to take on the Texas Longhorns at 5:30 p.m. in a match that will take place at St. Ed ward's Univeristy. The Aggies will bee seeking their first win. 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