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To find the right health club for you, first think dil jfwhat you like to do to stay in shape. A workout program that isn’t fun won’t do you good,” Dr. Jessie Parr, medical team doctor for ’s athletics at A&M, said. “You will be less to stick with it.” Dr. Parr recommends a balance of aerobic and anaerobic exercise in whatever regimen you might choose. Most gyms in the Bryan/College Station area of fer aerobics classes or aerobic machines, so the de- rnl ciding factor should rest primarily on which gym ils the most comfortable. Four of the most popular gyms among A&M alillstudents are Aerofit, Gold’s, Jay’s and Lifestyles. These gyms all offer a wide range of ammenities and are very similar in price. Aside from these points, some of the critical fac tors in making a decision should include cleanli ness of the facilities, friendliness of the staff, added expenses for extras and, of course, location. Here is a synopsis in these categories for the four gyms mentioned. AEROFIT Cleanliness: Aerofit is well maintained. The bathrooms and dressing areas appear to be very clean, and the padding on the machines and benches is in good shape. Aerofit has an indoor pool that is also maintained very well. Overall, Aerofit has no problems with cleanliness. Friendliness: Aerofit staffers are almost all Ag gies. Enough said. Extras: Here’s where Aerofit falls behind the other health clubs in the area. They do not pro vide free trainers or free body fat ratio testing. Their least expensive non-prime-time membership allows members to only workout Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m. and then again after 7:30 p.m. There are only a few Aero bics classes offered during these times, and non prime-time members don’t have access to the whirlpool or sauna. Tanning and massage are both extra. Location: Aerofit is located in Bryan just west of 2818 on Villa Maria. College Station residents living south of campus would have at least a ten minute drive. Gold’s Cleanliness: Gold’s is very clean. The dressing rooms and restrooms are virtually empty even dur ing their busiest times. The benches and machine pads are all in good shape. Friendliness: Gold’s really takes the cake here. They must send their staffers to seminars on pub lic relations. It’s hard to believe that many people can love their jobs so much. Extras: Gold’s provides free trainers and body fat ratio testing for their members. They also offer Nutritionalysis for an added cost of $129. The whirlpool is available to all members. Tanning and massage are both extra. Location: Gold’s is located in the Kroger shop ping center in College Station at the intersection of Texas Avenue and Southwest Parkway. This is great for those living south of campus, but not so good for Bryan residents who would have at least a ten minute drive. Jay’s Cleanliness: Jay’s facilities look fine. The em ployees were all too busy to give a tour, so com ments on the cleanliness of the dressing rooms, re strooms, whirlpool and sauna cannot be made. Friendliness: They need to look the word up in the dictionary. Extras: Jay’s offers free trainers and a nice se mester, six month, or year long membership for gym only, aerobics only, or both for a reduced rate. Please see Exercise/Page 4 SWC PREVIEW & M: Rebuilding Year arity of our the tuition: ing for the progra d,b t u a t 1 SiI r ^ eav y losses on both sides a point of concern lave not. A&M at a Glance )y Mark Smith liege Station k The Battalion After winning 22 straight Southwest Conference games, many people feel that pn C-CJ. X 1V.U, XXXXXLXJ' xv^v^i X/XXCXIS f' n f. 0 er s P et: Pexas A&M is the team to beat even hough they are ineligible for the SWC hampionship. i; SEE RELATED STORY, PAGE 6 “When you win 22 straight games, you ;et to keep that crown until someone akes it away from you,” Spike Dykes, 'exas Tech head coach, said. . , ,. ,. Despite their winning streak, things u! noticeable si . ema ^ n uncertain for the SWC’s return- made h rehghtt sts to businesses ity. omeone is alarm: ‘erry said. “Itsa like gun shots d the engine! ng champions. Both lines for the Texas A&M football earn are almost completed devoid of re- uming starters. Four of five starting of- ensive linemen are gone, as well as the itarting tight end. The defensive line lost officers have k all three starters, which included NFL irst round draft pick Sam Adams. A&M head coach R.C. Slocum said s down to a fogtfl -994 will see some retooling in the Aggie lines. “I tliink without a doubt it’s a rebuild- loud noise is rtfing year,” Slocum said. “When you’ve got if equipment. ine is made id, “but it is acti gh to fit on every starter in the defensive line plus the first two backups on defense and then four out five starters on the offensive, line out it would be hard to characterize it as anything but a rebuilding year.” Even without the returners at the line positions, the Aggies are still deep at oth er skill positions. Quarterback Corey Pullig has had an other of year of experience to build on and could be poised to have an outstand ing year. In 1993, Pullig finished third among all SWC quarterbacks in passing efficiency and is the top returning quar terback in that category. He finished the season with 144 of 243 passes completed for 1,732 yards with 17 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. “Last year as a true sophomore I thought [Pullig] showed a lot of improve ment,” Slocum said. “I think this will be a year where he can let the brakes out. It’ll be a good year for him.” Depth at the quarterback position is a concern for the Aggies. With the defec tion of recruit Mark Farris to professional baseball, A&M only has two scholarship quarterbacks on their roster. Please see A&M/Page 6 Schedule Sept. 3 at LSD Sept. 10 Oklahoma Sept. 24 Southern Miss. Oct. 1 Texas Tech Oct. 8 at Houston Oct. 15 Baylor Oct. 22 Rice Oct. 29 at SMU Nov. 5 at Texas Nov. 12 at Louisville Nov. 19 Texas Christian Quick Facts Coach: R.C. Slocum Nickname: Aggies 1993 Record: 10-2 Home Stadium: Kyle Field (70,210 cap.) Site: College Station Enrollment: 42,000 Colors: Maroon and White Last SWC title won: 1993 Players to watch RB Rodney Thomas: Thomas was four yards short of the 1,000 yard mark in 1993. Thomas is a leading candidate for the Doak Walker Award. QB Corey Pullig: Pullig is the SWC’s leading returner in quarterback efficiency. In 1993, Pullig went 114 of 243 for 1,732 yards. OLB Antonio Armstrong: In 1993, Armstrong had 73 tackles, six quarterback pressures and 81/2 sacks. Key Losses DE Sam Adams, LB Jason Atkinson, C Chris Dausin, DE Eric England, CB Aaron Glenn, WR Tony Harrison, OG Tyler Harrison, TB Greg Hill, OT Jason Matthews, TE Greg Schorp, LB Steve Solari, NG Lance Teichelman, K Terry Venetouiias, OT Dexter Wesley Two-deep Chart Offense Defense SE LT LG C RG RT TE FB QB TB FL K Kevin Beirne Chris Sanders Tim Vordenbaumen Jeff Jones Mike Cody James Brooks Calvin Collins Brandon Ward John Richard Robert Danklefs Hunter Goodwin Chris Ruhman James McKeehan Hayward Clay Clif Groce Detron Smith Corey Pullig Steve Emerson Rodney Thomas Leeland McElroy Brian Mitchell Gene Lowery Kyle Bryant Manoli Venetouiias Returning Starters: 4 Returning Lettermen: 23 RE Larry Jackson Brad Crowley NG Marcus Heard Eddie Jasper LE Brandon Mitchell David Maxwell OLB Antonio Armstrong Keith Mitchell ILB Reggie Graham Jason Andrus ILB Larry Walker II Chris Colon OLB Reggie Brown RGB Ray Mickens Andre Williams LCB Billy Mitchell Donovan Greer SS Michael Hendricks Steve Kenney FS Junior White Dennis Allen P Bill Johnston James Bennett Returning Starters: 5 Returning Lettermen: 20 JUT; Coming of Age’ year ^[Texas holds high expectations for this season 3N By Brian Coats The Battalion Opinion editor IE, Photo editor sports editor 11 SON, Aggielife ectol teed McDonald i ts at Texas A&M e Department of ting. E-maii: B45-3313. Fax: 845- The pressure is mounting in Austin. With Texas A&M ineligible for the post season, many preseason publications picking Texas first in the Southwest Con ference, 17 returning starters and John jMackovic entering his third season, ex- . • i , ,, Ipectations among impatient Longhorn ig the summer session' Supporters are high. I University. Second ; Mackovic and his players say don’t i worry, this is the year. It has to be. | “This should be a coming of age type of [year for our team,” he said. “We have some experience and most of the guys have been through our system, so we hope to be a pretty good football team.” Texas fans hope sophomore quarter back Shea Morenz also comes of age. Morenz had a solid year in ‘1993, throw- orship or endorsement i n g f Qr 2,341 yards and 13 touchdowns, i n m'5 C Reed MeDonalW ut 18 interceptions overall including key . Fax: 845-2678. ones against Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas Tech and A&M had fans wondering if he ^f c hoo 'r earand5 ' blossom into the star that could re- 1 8 ~ 261 ’ um Texas to its glory days. ".I...Running back remains a question D P) C p C mark for the Longhorns. With the depar- ^ ri Ly I— ture of Phil Brown, Texas’ leading rusher RMER STUDENT l. ALUMNI CENT ST 3, 1994 iments; redit hours reflected on W m. (A passed course, wht' in T993, no one has stood out as the next starter. Depth should not be a problem, however, as Anthony Holmes and Ro- drick Walker saw action last year, and redshirt freshman Gerrod Coleman had a good spring. Texas has arguably the best receivers in the nation. Mike Adams is a potential Heisman trophy candidate, and Lovell Pickney joined Adams last year as a con sensus All-SWC wideout. Both are game- breakers in Texas’ pro-style offense. Adams also handles the punt and kickoff return duties. He returns as the nation’s No. 2 returning all-purpose performer. “Mike and Lovell are as good as any receiving duo in the country,” Mackovic said. Blake Brockermeyer, a preseason all- American in many publications, leads the Longhorn offensive line. Four of the Longhorns’ five offensive lineman are re turning starters. Texas looks to be solid on defense as well. Three of four starters return to a talented defensive backfield, including Joey Ellis, an All-American candidate. The unit is dominated by youth, as all Please see Texas/Page 6 Texas at a Glance Schedule Sept. 3 at Pittsbugh Sept. 10 Louisville Sept. 24 at TCU Oct. 1 Colorado Oct. 8 Oklahoma (at Dallas) Oct. 15 ^ at Rice Oct. 22 SMU Oct. 29 at Texas Tech Nov. 5 Texas A&M Nov. 12 Houston Nov. 24 at Baylor Quick Facts Coach: John Mackovic Nickname: Longhorns 1993 Record: 5-5-1 Home Stadium: Memorial Stadium (77,809 cap.) Site: Ausitn Enrollment: 50,000 Colors: Burnt Orange and White Last SWC title won: 1990 Players to watch QB Shea Morenz: Thomas led the Red Raiders in 1993 with 117 tackles, 64 of which were unassisted. Thomas is a candidate for All- America honors. FL Mike Adams: Banks was the second leading tackier on the Red Raider defense with 108 tackles. He led Texas Tech with five tackles for a loss and four quarterback sacks. CB Joey Ellis: Adams led the Red Raiders with four interceptions and tied for team lead with eight passes broken up. Key Losses RB Phil Brown, SS Van Malone, OT Troy Reimer, K Scott Szeredy, LB Winfred Tubbs Two-deep Chart Offense Defense TE Scott Aylor LE Jabbar Thomas Jerod Feibiger Damon Wickware LT Ben Kaufman DT Stephen Gaines Lynn Scherler Cody McGuire LG Casey Jones NT Tyrone Brooks Robert Rivera Chris Ori C Scott Fitzgerald RE Byron Wright Jay Pugh Tony Daniels RG Ed Hendrix SLB Dee Foster Shane Dunn Anthony Armour RT Jeff Wood MLB Zach Thomas Chris Whitney Donnie Taylor SE Bo Adams WLB Shawn Banks Johnson Joseph Eric Butler FL Field Scovell R Robert Johnson Jayson Lavender Marcus Coleman QB Sone Cavazos RGB Shawn Hurd Tony Darden Verone McKinley IB Alton Crain LCB Cat Adams Matt DuBuc George Ramsey FB Todd Walker FS Dewayne Bryant LaShon Earnest Bart Thomas K Jon Davis P Brad Cade Returning Starters: 4 Returning Lettermen: Returning Starters: 9 10 Returning Lettermen: 18 is A&M University. Ifyouc; prior to January 1,1994,f 3. (This requirement will bfi l A&M hours.) 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