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A Memorial Student Center Student Programs Committee PAID ADVERTISEMENT Texas has highest NO2 pollution in U.S. Vote today at Freebirds World Burrito for the C.S. Bikeway Master Plan By Kevin Cochran Texas has the highest emissions of nitrogen oxides in the country at over two times the California levels (the next highest state). Although tailpipe emissions have been improved in recent years, the growing numbers of automobiles on the road, and their N02and hydrocarbon emissions, continue to raise smog levels to new highs. Driving motor vehicles creates more air pollution than any other human activity. Tbirteen-trillion cubic yards of motor vehicle exhaust is annually thrust into the air we breathe, ultimately poisoning our crops, destroying our forests, and harming us humans. For every gallon of gasoline our automobiles burn, twenty pounds of carbon dioxide is spewed into the air, in addition to nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, ozone, and others. Houston, Dallas/ Fort Worth, Beaumont /Port Arthur, and El Paso, all have harmful motor vehicle ozone emission levels, and San Antonio, Austin and Corpus Christi are in danger of being added to the list. Could College Station be next ? Motor vehicle pollution is so catastrophic in cities such as Rome, Athens, Mexico City, Sao Paulo, and Budapest, that bans on operating motor vehicles are commonplace. Clearly something is wrong when two-thirds of the land area of Los Angeles is dedicated to roadways and parking. We must look beyond the entrenched modes of trans portation and endorse alternative transport systems, like bikeways, that provide for easy and safe mobility, while not harming our environment or sapping our economy. City engineers have to design for shared roadways, and both motorists and bicyclists must learn to respect one another. But first we need to overcome the problem of a nonexistant bikeway plan. Now you can change that. On October 28, the College Station City Council will vote on Hundreds of bikes are parked next to a dorm in Isla Vista, California, the student town of U.C. Santa Barbara. Over I 1,000 residents use bicycles as their primary means of transportation in the town of 14,000. the . Bikeway Master Plan immediately following a public hearing at City Hall Council Chambers beginning at 7 p.m. Freebirds World Burrito and the Texas Bicycle Coalition will make statements and present lists of names of those who support bikeways in C.S. Our goal is twofold: to provide the City Council with 2,000 or more signatures and to have at least 50 supporters attend the hearing. By adopting the Bikeway Master Plan designed by city transporta tion officials. College Station will be entitled to apply for more than $1 million in federal funding for bikeways. Upon funding, the city will develop a continuous loop of bike lanes, routes, and paths linking the University with res idential, commercial, and enter tainment areas. Wolf Pen Creek ampitheater complex, and local schools. Why is Freebirds taking such an active stance on this particular 319 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, NORTHGATE issue? In addition to the need for business environmental and social responsibility, and the chance to enhance life for A&M students, the two-restaurant chain was founded in Isla Vista, California (adjacent to U.C. Santa Barbara), where 80% of students use bicycles as their primary means of transportation. The experience of working in a bike town has helped Freebirds people understand the positive effects of using bicycles in place of automobiles. In fact, a bike-thru window will be introduced soon at Freebirds in California. Another reason to endorse bikeways is the concern for safety. Every year in this country approximately one-half million people are admitted to a hospital emergency room and over 1,000 people die due to bicycle-related accidents. In Texas, there are at least 50 bicycle fatalities per year. Considering the health and fitness benefits of bicycling, once bicycle travel is made safer and more efficient with the develop ment of planned bikeways, we will all be able to breathe a little easier. So vote today at Freebirds World Burrito for the C.S. Bikeway Master Plan. PAID ADVERTISEMENT Page 6 The Battalion Wednesday, October 20, Texas Longhorns prepare for Alamo A&M Sports Briefs Wednesday, shootout, facing SMU Mustangs The Associated Press AUSTIN — Texas coach John Mackovic said the Longhorns will be gin a "second season" when they meet Southern Methodist Saturday in the Alamodome in San Antonio. The Longhorns are off to a 1-3-1 start overall, their worst since 1938. But they are 1-0 in the Southwest Conference, and Mackovic says bowl hopes are very much alive. "Everything we set out to achieve is still ahead of us," Mackovic said Monday. "This is the first game of a six-game schedule and we have to win five games." The NCAA requires that a team win six games against Division I op ponents to qualify for a bowl. Texas, which defeated Rice, has yet to face SMU, Texas Tech, Houston, TCU, Baylor and Texas A&M. Second-year Texas coach Mackovic praised the Mustangs (1-3-2, 1-1- 1) who have battled back from the NCAA's "death penalty” four years ago. This season, the Ponies have held the lead going into the fourth quarter of four games. Mackovic said he voted for SMU coach Tom Rossley as the South west Conference coach of the year last season, when the Mustangs fin ished 5-6. "They attack the football and hang in there and scramble all over the field," Mackovic said. "That's a tribute to their coach that they never give up." SMU threw for 399 yards in a 28-28 tie with Houston last week, prompting Mackovic to say, "You don't throw for 399 yards and miss receivers. That offense is designed to find single coverage and take ad vantage of it. And it appears that their two quarterbacks are pretty well trained." The Mustang signal callers, Ramon Flanigan and Mark Eldred, as well as the team's rushing game drew equal praise from Mackovic. "Mark and Ramon have shown they can make that offense work. We will have to play a great game defensively." "They run the ball very well for a run-and-shoot team, and we have had some trouble stopping the run. If I were Tom Rossley, 1 would make sure the running game is ready to go." Texas, which was idle last week after being run over by Oklahoma (38-17), is giving up 248 yards per game on the ground after yielding only 145 yards a game rushing last season. Mackovic said the Longhorns revamped their offense last year to go away from SMU defensive end Chad Patton in a 35-14 Texas victory. But he said the Longhorns this year have to worry about Patton as well as Adam Voyles, who plays the other defensive end position. "Voyles is playing just as well," Mackovic said. "Voyles has five sacks, and Patton has four sacks." SMU, which is the home team and an early T1-point underdog, opt ed to move the game to San Antonio. The game, which is scheduled to kick off at noon, will be the first collegiate game played in the new Alamodome. oro A&M Rugby Team runs over Baylor, climbs to J; The Texas A&M Rugby I took two matches from the Bail lor Bears this weekend ini The Rugby team improve! PHILADE1 its record to 3-2. iPaul Molitor A&M won the first matchwto bat. 14 behind late scores by sop/ Molitor de more Matt Richter and frost one game, hi man Terry Heras. The Aggie: homer in lea won the second match 37-0. the Phi lade! p The Rugby team plaJ for a 2-1 lead Southwest Texas State athoul AL batting this Saturday at the RugbyPittl to the bench near the A&M Bonfire site. M base. Olerud match will begin at 2 p.m. on a night w ■nore than ai Men s golf takes fifthal rnake three P 1 ° Molitor, b Quintessence Classic pi ay W i t h th The 14th-ranked Texas AttKghth inning men's golf team took fifthpbB un Besides out of 12 teams in Mondayani«i ue lavs ma Tuesday's Quintessence Clay t nr : n .gp ij np at Long Crave, Illinois. Molitor, 1 ours before Men's basketball tryouli that he was p begin next Monday ( irs J t inni 1 I lg ' btudents interested in tryij caL t walked out for the men's basketbailll m 8' e<a in team will meet Monday all p.m. in the Athletic Departmd Conference Room. Contact assistant cow Porter Moser at 8 4 5-4531 foi more details. Season, secor febT, and is 6 | Just whei night when 12th Man hosts second 'Night with R.C Slocum The 12th Man Foundalio will host the second semi-ami al "A Night with R.C. Slocun Rice continued Wednesday at 7 p.m. intk who is nun Athletic Department's conft! ence room. — From Staff and Wire Report! Winder Continued from Page 5 involved at the right time can also be a key to the game. "Some people don't know when it's important to yell," Rollins said. "Like, when the offense is on the field we want to be quiet, but we want to get the crowd loud when the defense is out there. "I've had players come up to me during the week and tell me that we really have to get the fans loud for the game." Rollins does admit to once having a problem re membering which yell to do. "I know the yells like the back of my hand, but when we scored so many time against Missouri, I ended up doing the wrong yell," Rollins said. "Every time we score we do the '15 for Team' yell, but after seven touchdowns and a field goal I end ed up doing 'Gig 'em.' "A lot of guys who campaign to be yell leader really don't realize how difficult it is to remember all the stuff." On the road this year, Rollins and his counter parts have had trouble spreading their enthusiasm. At the Oklahoma game, the yell leaders found themselves in front of a mostly Sooner following. "The Oklahoma fans were the worst I've ever encountered - they were horrible," Rollins said. The Owl face its tou when they ference for i Aggies hav< yards a garr T don't 1 "We had groups of Boy Scouts yelling at us. Itjusl got worse as (Oklahoma's lead) increased. "1 had never experienced anything likeitbefor because at the Cotton Bowl last year we were! front of Aggies." Last Saturday, Rollins also found it hardtodo his job. "The Baylor official wouldn't let us huddleal the back of the end zone," Rollins said. "They real ly didn't give us a reason, but I think it had some thing to do with us having so many fans takinj away their homefield advantage. "I don't think anything like that would evei happen at A&M because we have so much spirit We give the other schools room to sit, but you real ly never hear them." What you do hear time and time again are tk jokes told at Midnight Yell Practice. "We've had those jokes for a long, long time Rollins said. "But we'll use any joke thatweca: put Rock, Racquel and the next team we're playirc into it. "The jokes are starting to become Aggie tradi tions." Another Aggie tradition that Rollins will always* remember is helping lead yell practice lastyearor continued fi the capital steps in Austin. "What h "It was just a great feeling having a yell pradict s ion of an ai right in the center of your main rival's hometown,' "That gn Rollins said. "It made me really proud tobeasta ou t her lig, dent at Texas A&M." ing to do, "(Sam) Ad and (Lance good up fre past them y block their 1 "I think I ing our poi of the play shake our £ to respond play-" Emanuel neutralizin will be a dil "It's no 5 cute," Ema |to run the l things that past. "I just 1 Spikt Appearing For The First Time At The Texas A&M Bookstore The Biggest Little Record Store It's the newest concept in record buying...it's fun...it's fast... and it couldn't be easier! With just the touch of your finger you can easily find and order the music you want. CD's and cassettes... shipped right to your door. • Campus Records provides over 100,000 titles • Orders shipped within 72 hours - see Kiosk for details • Find your selections easily by title, artist, category, composer, etc. Choose the Bookstore Where Purchases Directly Benefit Aggie Scholarships! 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