ay • September September 9, 1994 Sports The Battalion • Page? 11 me 1 • A SS i( Dl % Ay gg ies night should rugs and crimetJ culture; a free nil d hospital adminiJ ory museum intenj own. make unity work! ation program fori million for schold •ivate-sector initial >wn that has heljj ver three years. peak ai Sund: 'phanie Mills, Ictl jeVert, Public Enel 'Vert of the O’Jayrf message will acl lomestic violence, poverty, homelesl buse and illit-l nad said, s is not a curel , this is simplyal the long road toil ion and the worlcl special events carl ogether and brinjJ licity to con trover ERIN HILL Guest Colu ■towe 1 spok< he wa id said, er, when: in Housta: ; himself an versy. Ian then to addres e audience at It •n University ar.;-| s of the school’s ckj ex as Faculty Ass i ) threatened legalaj ate-supported univd d a male-only event event later was it j ■by Baptist church. annual :ase speeches was a* gasbord: the Hit! i Bruce Springat® tty and the fW s, the BeastieB:? iggy Dogg, Stone I; , Boyz II Men, Saltj ■ een Day and Snail < >kins. er big name was'j, f ceremonies for'-'| ebang: Roseanne 1 irr, formerly Ar: rds were back atif Vlusic Hall afterfll jOs Angeles, vinning the Acai r “Streets of Phils mingsteen collect leo award fori n a film to put ah Oscar. nith, winners wers’ choicest eight nominations 11 clips “Amazing"s|| which both feat licia Silverstone. .’s haunting bl- 3 clip for “Every)* , v on six nominatiO; deastie Boys’ Star 1 * h homage Sabot# our nominations. ising dproblec risonment, death* 1 ' reet crimes and^T 5 and child abusf" blame, the study si: ( the nation's larger ’ jp, based its stud#' areau data and if 5 ' survey of a small-; ‘ estimated half-n 1 * d older Americans 1 3ir own in caring i. families, the s'* d to be poor. I incomes of less nd more than a 'elow the poverty l lC weight percent ent caregivers i mefits. But AARf : ve trouble when )nthly check ies with Depen 1 the state-federal am. ssociation i s due largely toy vorkers who “vi 1 ,# )y refusing to I idelines.” I went to Louisiana last weekend, to watch the Aggies play the LSU Tigers in Baton Rouge. The game was a smashing suc cess. The excitement in Tiger Stadium lasted all four quarters, the band was great and best of all ... it wasn’t hot. It wasn’t hot because it was a night game. It was at 7 pm, the ideal time. It also was one of only two night games on our football schedule this season. (And Death Valley at night is no place for an Aggie.) The other night match up is against University of Houston in the Astrodome. And last time I checked it doesn’t matter what time of day you are playing in a dome; the temperature, humidity and atmosphere are totally controlled for you. It could be 40 below outside and you wouldn’t know it inside a dome. It also seems ridiculous that during the one season when we aren’t bound by TV scheduling we still are playing afternoon games. We are wasting our only op portunity to be free of tele vision’s bossy, capitalistic limitations. Our only oppor tunity unless Warren Gilbert’s charges end up be ing true, that is. My first Division I foot ball game was here at A&M, two years ago. I was having a great time, until my friend passed out from the heat. This was a little scary and I had a few ques tions.Why on earth did we have so many afternoon games? “For TV,” someone said. “Uh, something about television,” said another. "The television contracts specify the exact time of kickoff and since we are being paid by them we are bound to play by their rules,” said my sports knowledgeable friend Ja son. Everyone blamed it on the omnipotent force of television. Those television dollars seemed to speak louder than anything else and consequently, we the students suffered through many agonizingly hot hours. It isn’t easy to stand for three and a half hours in the blazing sun as I discov ered at last year’s game against LSU. By the sec ond quarter I was sun burned; it got so bad that my friends and I gave up our 50 yard line, second deck tickets to go sit in the horseshoe. During time outs we ran into the tunnel for shade. I definitely missed the Friday night football games of high school. Despite that we Minnesotans had to See Hill/Page 10 Sooners not scared by Kyle Field showdown OU coach expecting war in trenches By Nick Georgandis The Battalion When the Texas A&M football team was pulling out a come-from-behind victory last Sat urday night, their counterparts at Oklahoma University were showing their resilience, run ning out to a 24-0 lead against Syracuse, then having to come back and pull out a 30-29 victo ry. Oklahoma sophomore tailback James Allen said the game against the Orangemen has given the Sooners a confidence boost as they continue to play on the road to open the season. “I think (that game) showed we can come back no matter what, “ Allen said. “It helped us practice this week real well.” It was, of course, Oklahoma that handed the Aggies their only regular-season loss last sea son, a 44-14 shellacking at Norman. Oklahoma head coach Gary Gibbs however, does not feel revenge will be a determining fac tor in the outcome of the game. “Last year’s game was very physical and competitive, “ Gibbs said. “I don’t expect anything different this time around, the key factor will be who can go out and execute the best.” Oklahoma is in a similar situation to A&M, having lost several top performers including quarterback Gale Gundy, linebacker Aubrey Beavers and flanker Corey Warren. Despite the losses, the Sooners are still ex pected to be a force in the Big 8, a conference that includes #1 Nebraska and nationally- ranked Colorado. Gibbs said if his team is go ing to be successful Saturday and for the rest of the season, it will be because of the make-up the team. “We have a lot of confidence in ourselves, and we’ve worked extremely hard, “ Gibbs said. “Everyone on this team believed in themselves before (the Syracuse game), and now they be lieve even more.” One aspect of the game that both sides are looking forward to is the running backs that will be showcased Saturday afternoon. The Texas A&M tandem of sophomore Lee- land McElroy and Rodney Thomas will be matched against Oklahoma’s threesome of Allen, sophomore fullback Jerald Moore and sophomore tailback Jeff Frazier, who Gibbs calls “our home run hitter”. Allen said he is looking forward to the game from an individual standpoint, to see how well he and teammate Moore match up against some of the best runners in the country. “Thomas and McElroy are very exciting to watch, “ Allen said. “This is a chance for Jerald and I to get shown as well.” Gibbs goes a step further than his starting tailback, paying high compliments to the Aggie backs while claiming that fans attending Satur day’s contest will see something truly special. “(McElroy) is truly capable of scoring every time he touches the ball, and Thomas is one of the most physical, punishing rushers I have ever seen, “ Gibbs said. “There will not be another game played this season featuring so many superbly talented (running) backs.” Nick Rodnicki/THE Battalion Pushin ’ on through Noseguard Eddie Jasper, left, practices his moves against Mar cus Heard in preparation for the University of Oklahoma game. Collins tows the line after off-season position change Nick RodnickifTHE Battalion By Drew Diener The Battalion After earning All-Southwest honors at guard last season, Calvin Collins was moved to cen ter by the Texas A&M coaching staff. The move, which was made during spring practice, suits the sophomore from Beau mont West Brook just fine. “I played there (center) for two years in high school,” Collins said. “I’m finally getting back in the swing of things where I can do things naturally.“They made a good decision by moving me.” As a red-shirt freshman last season, Collins gained valuable experience playing on a senior- dominated line that helped lead the way for an Aggie offense that racked up 36.7 points and an av erage of over 400 yards per game. Collins said that he feels more comfortable this season with a year of playing in the trenches under his belt. “My knowledge of the game has grown a lot,” Collins said. “I know the plays and it makes me feel better when I’m out there.” In the weight room, Collins’ power clean of 341pounds was tops on the team, while his bench press of 410 pounds tied him for third. Offensive line coach Joe D’A- lessandris said he is pleased with the progress Collins has made since the spring, and hopes that he will continue to make strides in the right direction.“We need good performances out of him in order to be successful,” D’A- lessandris said. “He did a good job during pre-season practice and against LSU.” Collins said he is looking for ward to the challenge that this weekend’s game against Okla homa presents. Like his team mates, Collins is anxious to gain revenge against the Sooners af ter Oklahoma handed the Aggies a 44-14 defeat last season. “They’ll (the Oklahoma defen sive line) be the best front we’ll play against this year,” Collins said. “Playing Oklahoma is such a big thing, that alone gets you hyped up enough to play the game.” As Collins has become more comfortable at center, he has be come more comfortable as a leader. “Since I’m the center, you’ve got to look to me for guid ance anyway,” Collins said. “Most of the guys motivate themselves and sometimes it’s(leading)not necessary.” D’Alessandris said that Collins work ethic alone sets a good example for his teammates. “Each person leads in his own particular way,” D’Alessandris said. “He’s not a ‘rah-rah’ guy who is always yelling and holler ing. He leads by example.” At 6 feet, 3 inches and 299 pounds, Collins possesses an enormous physical stature that is made more formidable by his speed and quickness. With such natural gifts, D’Alessandris con siders Collins to be a bonafide National Football League prospect should he continue to evolve at center. “I think he has some great qualities,” D’ Alessandris said. “He has a lot of god given ability and if he continues to work at it, he has the ability to go to the next level.” Volleyball home opener tonight against Arkansas-Little Rock By Jason Holstead The Battalion After winning first place at the Virginia Tech All Sport Volleyfest last weekend and losing to Sam Houston State University Wednesday night, the Texas A&M University Lady Aggie volleyball team opens it home schedule tonight against the Universi ty of Arkansas-Little Rock. Laurie Corbelli, second- year head coach of the Lady Aggies, said she was pleased with the team’s overall perfor mance during the tourna ment, but feels there are sev eral areas that still need to be improved. “We saw some highlights from our younger players, while Suzy Wente and Jen nifer Bronner had great per formances,” she said. “But we are still a young team that tends to have defensive lapses during games.” The Lady Aggies are com ing off one of the most suc cessful seasons in school his tory, reaching the second- round of the NCAA tourna ment. The team finished with a 27-8 record and a second- place showing in the South west Conference. The 1994 Lady Aggies have several holes to fill after los ing four full-time starters and one key reserve to graduation, but Corbelli says the talents of the incoming freshman cou pled with the strong play of Bronner and Wente will help the team have a successful season. “The new kids are definite ly very experienced and have made a impact on our team, with several having played in Junior Olympic games and major club events around the country,” Corbelli said. “While Bronner and Wente have shown they are the leaders of this team through their solid play on the court.” Wente feels the overall play of the team during the past week was good, considering it was the first four games of the season. “The strengths of this team are the blocking and hitting, they can put it (the ball) any where and go through the blocks really good,” she said. “The weaknesses are our serv ing, we really need to be more aggressive in that area.” Wente says a “large and rowdy” crowd at G. Rollie White Coliseum can help this year’s Lady Aggies, who is long on talent but short on ex perience. “A crowd is incredible, it really makes your adrenaline pump,” she said. “It makes you jump higher, hit harder and can be the difference in a close game.” The Lady Aggies hope to end a up-and-down week with a win against Arkansas Lit tle-Rock Friday at 7:00 p.m. at G. Rollie White Coliseum. UOYIYIZ 1 ON THE BAYOU CCaj uin-CCreol e Dining