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WIDNISPAY June 2i, 1l@& iiraging,; clinician' 3tic-ank ovation, s, we coi deal wil challenj e into tii Pap 1 ■Winn mini i Marooned In Atlanta: ipanies. lave bet nal effec wntas, Ji t. i gradual- inistratc Blue Sir York as i 3 saidti: iedicatk n is god ag hours' we to lov; edge Street issctmte ^AN w Gulf RAIN \R )MAN Arabian Sea Indian Ocean At i A&M student bus drivers brake for Georgia Fifty Aggies qualified for the Olympics this sum mer. But you will not catch them at the track, in the pool or on the court. Instead, they will be behind the wheel, making left turns, right turns and U-turns. Approximately 50 Texas A&M bus drivers have been selected to work at the Cen tennial Olympic Games in Atlanta carrying spectators to and from the events next month. The 50 Aggies are part of a 3000-member crew that will operate the bus system carry ing patrone and observers from the surrounding commu nities of Atlanta to the myriad of Olympic venues. The bus Bystem is designed to reduce traffic eengeetion in a city that already has a bumper-ta- bumaer reputation. The benefits of going to work in Atlanta are excellent for the typical college student. Drivers will be paid approxi mately $9 an hour for a 40- hour week* with opportunities for overtime. In addition to their wages, the drivers will receive Free housing while working in At lanta, a free meal for every eight hours of work and the ability to ride any transporta tion system in Atlanta for free. The bus drivers will also be able to visit the Olympic Vil lage with their employee pass es during the Summer Games. Michael Hutney, assistant manager for Bus Operations at A&M, said the Ranstad Corporation specifically came to A&M this spring to hire bus drivers for two main reasons. “The Netherlands-based company, which has offices in Atlanta as well as other cities in the U.S., came to A&M be cause of the size of our transit system and the number of passengers that we carry per day,” Hutney said. The driver selection process is not as complicated as one might think. Only an applica tion and attendance at an op tional informational meeting were needed. The qualifications call for drivers to have a minimum of 6-months experience driving a bus, a class A or B drivers li cense and a good overall dri ving record. Teresa Williams, a senior marketing major, is thrilled about having the opportunity to go to Atlanta. “I was very excited to get chosen,” Williams said. "It was th© opportunity of a life time and I just couldn't pass it up. I have the chance to meet and work with people from all over the nation and all over the world.” Even with the advantages of the job, Williams said the decision to accept the offer was difficult. “I had to give up two weeks of church camp in order to go,” Williams said. “It was the deciding factor that I had to consider if I wanted to go or not. I know I’ll be happier in the long run.” There are great benefits of working at the Olympics this summer, but there are a few apprehensions the drivers will carry with them. Williams said the biggest concern of the drivers while they are working in Atlanta is personal safety at night while they are driving, in light of the city’s high crime rate. Th© amount of traffic is also going to be an issue, but local resi dents are being encouraged to find other ways of travel once the Games have started, Some local businesses are even closing for the span of the Olympics, along with seme of the nen=essential government offices in the At lanta metropolitan area in order to aid the expected traffic problems. The group of Aggie bus dri vers will he leaving College Station duly 1S-14, with training beginning July 16 in Atlanta. They will drive for the duration of the Summer Games, ending August 4, and return at their own discretion. By Ray Hernandez The Battalion A&M Archery coach targets Olympic Games By Brandon Marler The Battalion When Frank Thomas came to Texas A&M as a stu dent in 1979, teaching and coaching archery were the last things on his mind. But he listed the sport as one of his activities when he ap plied to the A&M master’s program in kinesiology. And a few weeks later he was teaching an undergradu ate archery class. “They gave me a sheet that said to list five activi ties which I felt that I was good at,” Thomas said. "I ran out of ones to list, [but I] had taken a little archery during my undergrad years, so I listed it. “The coordinator saw this and sent me to the archery coach, who asked if I could teach archery. When I got my schedule, it had me as sisting archery at 12 [p.m.] and teaching at 1 [p.m.j. Ba sically, 1 just taught whatev er 1 had learned at my 12 o’ clock class.” When the archery coach left, Thomas took over the team, Last season, the Aggie coach led the team to a No. 1 national ranking, taking first place in every team competition, Thomas’ experience has helped in establishing coach ing contacts and friendships throughout the nation, and as a result he is headed to Atlanta as the assistant man ager of the archery competi tion for the 1996 Bummer Olympics. Thomas, currently associ ate chairman of A&M’s Phys ical Education Activity Pro gram, said he will basically be in the position of trou bleshooter. "When I went to Stone Mountain [the site about 30 miles outside of Atlanta where the competition will actually take place] back in April for the trials, I spent the whole time learning and preparing for the different jobs that I will encounter,” Thomas said. “I learned the setup of the field and differ ent crews, and the things we have to do to accomodate the TV crews.” The competition is set up See Thomas, Page 4 Pat James, Tuts Battalion Frank Thomas led the Aggie Archery Team to a No, 1 ranking in 1995. ^ Editor i Fowler, ssenfeld r, lames cox, Ray Michael ikowski, ames & ersity i n 5-3313; ; by The 96. 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