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Because of NCAA rules, athletes cannot hold jobs during the season, and they cannot receive any spend ing money from their schools. "You can't even wash your clothes sometimes," said Steve Solari, former outside line backer for Texas A&M. "You can't enjoy the college life. Football is a way out for some guys who aren't as fortunate. Without any money, you can't go to a movie or grab a bite to eat." College presidents argue, however, that athletes are given scholarships that can add up to about $100,000 for a four year collegiate career. This, they say, is payment enough for the ath letes' on-the-field efforts. Which side is right? Big-time colleges and univer sities make millions of dollars each season from their football programs. Huge amounts of television and gate revenue al low these colleges to subsidize their other not-so-profitable sport programs. The football athletes who play See Smith/Page 8 FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Texas A&M head football coach R.C. Slocum wasted little time looking for a replacement at defensive coordinator, snatching Tommy Tuberville the highly touted defensive coordinator from the University of Miami Hurri canes on Monday. Tuberville will replace Bob Davie after the former A&M assis tant coach took the defensive co ordinator position at Notre Dame last week. Tuberville has coached at Mia mi since 1986, serving under Jim my Johnson and Dennis Erickson as the Hurricanes won three Na tional Championships. Slocum said Tuberville would coach inside linebackers as well as perform his coordinator duties, and added that the reasons for se lecting Tuberville were obvious. "Tommy is an outstanding de fensive coach," Slocum said. "He has developed great defenses at Miami and knows what it takes to win national championships. "He has worked with some of the top coaches in the business and he'll do an outstanding job here at Texas A&M." Tuberville said he was looking forward to coming to College Sta tion. "I'm excited about the opportu- nity to head up the 'Wrecking Crew' and to work with an out standing coach like R.C. Slocum," Tuberville said. During Tuberville's tenure, the Hurricane's defense finished the season ranked in the Top 20,and participated in a Jan. 1 bowl every year. Tuberville said he believes he can have similar success at A&M. "The ingredients are in place here at Texas A&M to win a na tional championship and I want to be a part of bringing that champi onship to Aggieland," he said. Tuberville added that he would pursue a defensive philosophy similar to what Aggie fans have become accustomed to. "The 'Wrecking Crew' philoso phy is exactly what I've always felt comfortable with," he said. "I love to force the action on the de fensive side of the ball instead of reacting to what the offense throws at us." Tuberville's defense finished this season ranked fourth in the country in total defense, allowing 256 yards per game. A&M basketball suffers winter blues, breaks toward SWC goal By Nick Georgandis Kyle Burnett/The Battauoh Texas A&M point guard Lisa Branch dri ves past Texas guard Angie Ogletree. The Battalion The Texas A&M men's and women's basketball teams opened their Southwest Conference seasons with stunning victories after struggling against non-conference op ponents during the semester break. The men's team recorded their biggest win in recent memory when they defeated SWC preseason favorite Texas 85-84 on Jan. 12 in G. Rollie White Coliseum. The win for A&M came after splitting six tumultuous non-conference games. The low point in the non-conference schedule was a home loss to Northwestern, 67-48, on Dec. 18, where the Aggies had only 11 points at halftime. This surprising let down came 10 days after the Aggies' tremendous win against the University of Nevada-Las Vegas before 6,331 fans, the largest home crowd of the year. After a tough road loss at Seton Hall, the Aggies rebounded in grand fashion, knock ing off Loyola Marymount and South Al abama for consecutive road victories. The win over ULM was highlighted by a brilliant 26 point, 11 rebound effort by ju nior forward Damon Johnson. A loss at Northern Illinois set up the big emotional boost from the win over the arch-rival Longhorns. Men's head basketball coach Tony Barone said he was pleased with the progress the team made over the semester break. "We've improved as a team and we are playing with some real intensity," Barone said. "Intensity is our starting point because we have a very fine margin for error." On Jan. 11, Texas' Lady Longhorns came calling to G. Rollie and were upset by A&M 75-74. The win was A&M's first victory at home over Texas since 1978, but head bas ketball coach Lynn Hickey said she be lieves the exciting win will make the rest of the Aggies' conference schedule even tougher. "We were so high (against Texas)," Hickey said. "We were rockin' and rollin' See Roundup/Page 8 Kyle Burnett/The Battauon Aggie forward Tony McGinnis scrambles for a loose ball as Texas' B.j. Tyler looks on. HeyAgs! Gat Involved! Find Out How At MSC Open House II Sunday, lanuary 23,1994 from 2 - 6 p.m. in the Memorial Student Center Over 150 Organizations Represented! Food and Entertainment Provided! Fabulous Door Prizes awarded! Oganizations: Tuesday, lanuary 18th is the last day to register for the MSC Open House II. Registration forms are available in the Student Programs Office with Nancy Adams. Applications are due by 5 pm. atet/f dcdex&iiUtcoi ftteewe cutt &4S- f5I5 to- CetftvMt o£ tfoect afreeuxt ueetCy. 'Zlk 'teqeceat ttotcfrcaCioti t6nee (3) toon4inp deufb plow to t6e eve»t£ to uo to etaaiat «focc to t6e 6eat o£ ouo afotefy. ffiec/eqygfl/77n? &Yo/>ei,Cyittf-ert. «/cmkcv* v Wednesday, January THE HUNGER With special guests Number 9 Advance tickets $5.00 at The Globe and Marooned Records Doors open at 7:00, show starts at 9:30 (and if you wanna dance to other stujf, our usual butt-kickin’ mix will be in the main room before, during, and after the concert!) Call 76-GLOBE for more information TUESDAY FOR ANYONE! BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND RICE UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCE A SUMMER PROGRAM FOR MINORITY STUDENTS INTERESTED IN MEDICINE THE HONORS PREMEDICAL ACADEMY MAY 30 - JULY 8, 1994 Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University offer a six-week summer program for college students interested in a medical career. The goal of the program, funded in part by a grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is to increase minority representation in medicine. PROGRAM BENEFITS: • academic enrichment in the biological sciences and communications • practical research laboratory and clinical experiences • counseling regarding the selection of a medical school program and the application process • preparation and review for the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) • housing/financial support (Out of town students will stay in Residence Halls on the Rice University campus, across the street from Texas Medical Center. Housing will be provided at no charge). A modest stipend will he paid to all students. • college credit (6 semester hours for courses taken at Rice University,* and 3 semester hours for Baylor activities**) *The Rice University courses are: English 317-Technical Writing (3 semester hours), and Biology 403-Special Topics (3 semester hours) **The Baylor College of Medicine course is AHS-399: Preceptorship in the Health Sciences (3 semester hours) APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 1994 SUPPORTING DOCUMENT DEADLINE: MARCH 11, 1994 For additional information write or call the Office of Admissions, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030, 798-4841 (Houston) or 1-800-633-6445 (outside Houston).