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ical Forum: First Bush discusses the i of first ladies at3 r Theatre. it of Philosophy lities - Music vn Bag Concert- rpsichord Duo at 02 Academic. For ion call Rebecca at eological Society ng at 8:30 p.m. in 11. For more infer- ine at 847-0978. hysics Society - Dr. Poston, "The th Physics" ath® Zachry. Optional : or more informa- t 847-4483. ind Atheist Stu- )r. Michael Cusick Iniversities: A Fel- reties" at 7:00 p.m, . For more infor- l-AASG. I Sports Car Club /of the semester .-4:00 p.m. at the ain. For more in- Chris at 764-7996 I Sports Car Club ing - results and its at 7 p.m. in 11(1 er following. For tion call Chris at it of Student Af- iving the Hole- ker Mike Jacobs •vival of four con- mps at 8 p.m. in re. est lecture by Dr. MDS in Dentistry in 108 Biochem- -e information call 385. ociety: Generali! speaker Dr, FarfeA Extension Vetet p.m. in 510 Rut' e information cal ■0779. is a Battalion ser- rion-profit student vents and activi- mid be submitted three days in ad- desired run date, leadlines and no- /ents and will not iat's Up. If you stions, please call at 845-3313. MM illfSli Tuesday, March 8,1994 The Battalion Page 7 ;ed in man ng Home he feared t because of his sei zed from the neck 1980 when she was e head, according It ey representing th e woman can > questions, mother was tc ran, six months pret a stillborn infantwS ty Hospital. isher. County, Republic^ ■ U.S. Representatb tokely and Pete Set' epresenting Distrid . Fields represent . There are no ~ lidates for U.S. 1 Brazos County, s for governor, al, treasurer, rail isioner, state sent te representativt aminated in the f is. next year, is in th a student," saidFb id his thoughts web ison, not any pel ie in your family very hard," K'' s scored five poinj' i. Ranked No. 23 4 points and 6.3 by Sugar Land. Th lidland in the lay in Austin. La! vith 21 points ina ! ver Sharpstown. A Mark Smith Asst. Sports Editor There's more to life than just sports D ennis Byrd was a defensive lineman for the New York Jets that was in jured in 1992. He was para lyzed and was told he would nev er walk again. Byrd has walked again. Stories like Byrd's give me hope. In the commercials for the made- for-television movie about Byrd, the actor who plays Byrd says, "I love this game. If I had to. I'd play for free." That's why people should play sports. The love of the game. For professionals, the mon ey is nice and sports grant a lot of fame, but the game should be in the heart. What do sports mean to me? That's a pretty good ques tion. What should sports mean to anybody? For some people sports are the be all and end all of existence. I al most l it into that category. If i couldn't jump or run or lit a baseball, I think I would ;o crazy. Sports are a passion with me. But, what if I couldn't do my of that? That's a question that jumped to mind Sunday night. My roommate and I, idiots that we are, rented a movie Sunday. I had a test the next day and he had a lot of stuff to 1 get done, but we rented it any way. We were bored. I think it was palled "The Waterdance." It had a real sappy cover and I was teasing See Question / Page 8 No. 9 Aggies down Tampa New 'mega-stadium' plans By Jose de Jesus Ortiz The Battalion Texas A&M's baseball team took advantage of the University of Tampa's two errors in the first two innings Monday as the Ag gies downed the Spartans 7-5. Pitcher Rob Thomas (1-0) scat tered four hits with seven strike outs in five shutout-innings to earn his first victory of the season, and A&M catcher Billy Carroll blasted his first home run to lead the Aggies. With the Aggies (14-4 and No.9 in the nation) ahead 1-0 in the sec ond inning, Tampa second base- man Jason Sullivan hobbled a line drive by David Minor that would have forced A&M's Rich Petru into a double play and end the in ning. One batter later, Carroll cashed in on the opportunity and brought in Petru and Minor when he blast ed Brian Toronto's fast ball over the center field wall. "I got a fast ball down the mid dle of the plate and got to hit it pretty well," Carroll said. "It was very important for us to take ad vantage of their mistakes." While Tampa (10-6) struggled, A&M's defense helped Thomas develop in Houston, Dallas Mary Macmanus/THE Battalion Texas A&M Rich Petru (left) attempts to tag the University of Tampa's Matt Snyder at second base on Monday at Olsen Field. get out of jams. With one out in the second inning Thomas al lowed two hits to put men on sec ond and third. Thomas struck out Sullivan for the second out of the inning, and A&M center fielder Chad Alexan der caught Robert Curry's line drive to end the inning. Thomas said he was happy with A&M's defensive play. The Aggies only had one error. "It feels great to get my first No. 31 Aggie men's tennis win H.E.B. Championship From Staff and Wire Reports Corpus Christi - Texas A&M head tennis coach David Kent has the one title he has been searching for 26 years. Monday, the Aggie men's tennis team won the H.E.B. Team Collegiate Championships at the H.E. Butt Tennis Center. "This has to be the biggest thrill of my coaching career," Kent said. "This was the one tournament that I've always wanted to win. I hold this tournament in the highest re gard. Year-in and year-out, some of the nation's best tennis is played right here." The win over No. 26 Minnesota improved A&M's record to 10-0, the Aggies' best start ever. The match started badly for the Aggies, who were swept in dou bles. Going into the singles por tion, A&M was down 1-0. Wins by Mark Weaver, Blake Arrant, Eric Horan and Ricardo Ro- darte, however, gave the Aggies the 4-2 victory. Kent gave part of the credit for the victory to Bernardo Martinez, who played despite sitting out Sun day's semifinal match against South Alabama with a back injury. "Bernardo was the key to the match because his ability to play al lowed us to keep our usual line up," Kent said. "If he wouldn't have been able to play, we would have been in a world of hurt. "He not only played, but he played well. It was a courageous effort." The Texas A&M University Student Publications Board is accepting applications for Editor, The Battalion Summer 1994 Editor, The Battalion Fall 1994 Qualifications for editor of The Battalion are: Be a Texas A&M student with a minimum 2.0 overall and major GPR at the time of appointment and during the term of office; Have at least one year experience in a responsible editorial position on The Battalion or comparable student newspaper, OR Have at least one year editorial experience on a commercial newspaper, OR Have completed at least 12 hours journalism, including JOUR 203 and 303 (Media Writing I and II), JOUR 301 (Mass Comm Law) and JOUR 304 (Editing for the Mass Media), or equivalent. Application forms should be picked up and returned to the Student Publications Manager’s office, room 230 Reed McDonald Bldg. Deadline for submitting application: 5 p.m. Monday, March 21. Applicants will be interviewed during the Student Publications Board Meeting beginning at 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, 1994. win," Thomas said. "I had some good defense behind me today." A&M head coach Mark John son said he was pleased with A&M's pitching and defense. "I think Rob threw very well," Johnson said. "He was hitting all the spots with his fast ball. He beared down and shut the door on them." John Codrington will start for the Aggies today in the first of a double header against Lamar. The Associated Press DALLAS — The big issue on the minds of Texas sports owners these days isn't winning and los ing. It's wining and dining. In Dallas and Houston, discus sions about building new, mega stadiums are being driven by the teams' desire for more seats and luxury accommodations, particu larly the high-dollar sky boxes. "If you have a stadium and can offer these boxes, you're going to make money," said Jim Andrews, vice president of International Events Group in Chicago. IEG publishes the IEG Sponsorship Report, a newsletter dedicated to the sports and events marketing field. The demand for luxury boxes has "never been greater than it is right now," Andrews said Mon day. Bill Doyle, vice president of Performance Research in New port, R.I., said corporations have turned the luxury box into a mar keting tool for entertaining clients. Guests are treated to a superb view of the game, an open bar, buffet spreads and perhaps a local sports celebrity signing auto graphs. "It's the whole world of schmooze," Doyle said. "This is a great way to drum up business and grease the wheels. That dri ves a lot of it." A business coalition called the Dallas Sports and Entertainment Assessment Group was formed last month to analyze the idea of a new stadium to accommodate professional basketball and hock ey. City officials say Dallas' NHL franchise, the Dallas Stars, is the chief catalyst behind the concept for a new $100 million-plus facili ty- Last week, Houston Oilers owner Bud Adams unveiled his plans for a $235 million down town domed facility. The new dome would seat 75,000 for foot ball and could be converted for smaller basketball and hockey venues. Tony Good, spokesman for Electronic Data Systems Corp., General Motors Corp.'s data pro cessing subsidiary, said EDS had a box at Arlington Stadium and See Domes / Page 8 A&M swimmers take second place at SWC championships, best finish since 1956 From Staff and Wire Reports The Texas A&M men's swimming team had their best finish in 38 years when they finished second in the 1994 Men's South west Conference Champi onships at Jamail Texas Swimming Center at the University of Texas. A&M finished second with 713 points behind UT, who had 1056 points. More importantly, the Aggies fin ished three points ahead of Southern Methodist Univer sity. "I'm on cloud nine," head coach Mel Nash said. "SMU has been one of the best programs in the country for decades. "We did it as a team. Our guys came through. I think the strength of our team was our depth." - Mel Nash, head swimming coach "We did it as a team. Our guys came through. I think the strength of our team was our depth." Nash said one of the reasons for the Aggies' success was the strong performance in the diving competition by sophomore Jason Aguirre. Aguirre fin ished fourth. Junior Diego Perdomo registered strong times, breaking his own school record in the 200-meter but terfly of 1:47.26. That time makes him an automatic qualifier for the NCAA meet. Perdomo qualified for the NCAA meet in the 100 and 200-meter butterfly. Five other swimmers and one relay event quali fied conditionally for the NCAA meet. 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