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1 IMPROVISATIONAL COMEDY AUDmONS! Tuesday, Sept. 3 from 7 p.m. to midnight Rumours Deli (behind the MSC). Questions? Call Eric Pargac at 693-5236. Affiliated with the Aggie Players Association RIDE THE STUDENT SHUTTLE BUS FREE TO HOME FOOTBALL GAMES The Texas A&M Athletic Department will be running student shuttle buses to home football games this season! The buses will run on their normal routes and students plus their guest may ride FREE!! Just show your game ticket to board the bus. The student shuttle buses will start their regular routes 2 hours before kickoff and depart campus for 2 hours after the game is over. •STUDENTS AND GUESTS* RIDE THE SHUTTLE BUSES TO KYLE FIELD Shopping Center Thursday - Monday Aug 29 - Sept 2 Shop our Sidewalks for great savings and values for Fall at: ❖ A&M Western Wear ❖ Amber’s ❖ College Station Pak ‘N’ Mail ❖ Honey B. Ham ❖ Kroger ❖ Paradise Scuba ❖The Apparel Store ❖ The Cork ❖ Travel Agents International Parkway Village Texas Avenue at Southwest Parkway South Division Page m T B|G 12 Monday • September 2,195 Oklahoma State Uni No University keeps Old West alive in traditionjcuexp Photo courtesy of Oklahoma State University The Oklahoma State Student Union Building By Rachel Barry and Libe Goad The Battalion T he first students at Oklahoma State University (then Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College) had no buildings on their campus and no books to carry to class. When classes began at Oklahoma State University Dec. 14, 1891, students attended classes in local churches until they moved into the first build ing of the present campus two- and-a-half years later. Additional technical branches were established around the state over a period of 40 years. In 1957, the school’s name was changed from Oklahoma A&M College to Oklahoma State University. About 17,850 stu dents attend OSU on the campus in Stillwater, Okla., which is just north of Oklahoma City and close to the geographical center of the United States. The university offers bache lor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in a number of fields, as well as as the professional Doctor of Osteopathy and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees. Specialist in education degrees are also offered in selected fields. The school’s mascot, Pistol Pete, is an icon of the Old West. In the quest to avenge his father’s murder by a group of Confederate outlaws, Pistol Pete (Francis Boardman Eaton) took on the task of becoming an expert marksman. He became a deputy U.S. marshal and went on to kill all but one of his father’s murderers. Students chose Pistol Pete as their mascot in 1923 in exchange for their previous mascot, the tiger, which they had copied from Princeton. Each year, 10 to 15 students try out for the opportunity to don the uniform and head of the Pistol Pete cos tume, and appear at more than 500 events throughout the year. i A Location: 1 Founded: Enrollmen Coach: Ric Colors: sih black Stadium: I Seats 51,8( 1995 recor Lettermen Lettermen Returning Titles won co-champ The threads that piece tog? er the history of the Univers also weave through the s rounding community Stillwater. The town rests in a lorn Indian Territory where Kara colonists made a failed attea to settle in 1884. Four years after federal tra liberated the land from colonists, the government chan? its mind. The land was officii opened for settlement. After dust cleared April 22, 1889, acres of land were populated ir 300 settlers. Soon after, thecira Stillwater was born along w what has now become Oklaho; State University. The university has grown a comprehensive research far ty. Students and faculty enjoy a modified Georgian of architecture, covering acres of land. The univ boasts of one of the la libraries in the Southwest two prominent buildings d^j ed to studio and performing OSU sets sights on winning ’96 seasof By Kristina Buffin The Battalion T he Oklahoma State football program has not built the biggest tradition of success in the last few years, but it has produced some famous alumni. OSU has developed a trend of producing top-notch running backs, which include the likes of the Buffalo Bills’ Thurman Thomas and the Detroit Lions’ Barry Sanders, who won the Heisman Trophy Award in 1988. Besides turning out famous former players, Miami Dolphins Head Coach Jimmy Johnson coached OSU from 1977 to 1983 and had a staff of coaches which included current Chicago Bears Head Coach Dave Wannstedt and University of Miami Head Coach Butch Davis. The OSU Cowboys have a sto ried past. Beginning in the 1940s and continuing through the 1980s, OSU had the best win-loss record in bowl games of any Oklahoma State Location: Stillwater, Okla. Founded: 1890 Enrollment: 25,200 Coach: Bob Simmons Colors: black and orange Stadium: Lewis Field. Seats 50,614. 1995 record: 4-8-0 Lettermen returning: 38 Lettermen lost: 16 Returning starters: 14 Titles won: eight Missouri Valley Conference titles, one Big 8 title. team in the Big Eight. In its six bowl appearances in the 1980s, OSU won five games, including a 62-14 pummeling ofWyoming in the 1988 Holiday Bowl. Although the Cowboys fin ished with a 4-8 record last year under first-year Head Coach Bob Simmons, OSU defeated cross state rival Oklahoma for the first time since 1976. This was a big turnaround from their 0-10-1 nose dive in 1991. The Cowboys have 14 starters returning, including tight end Alonzo Mayes, who had 421 yards receiving and was a sec ond-team All-Big 8 choice, and kick returner R.W. McQuarters, who started as a true freshman last year and was named to the first-team all-conference team. Leading the way for the Cowboys is senior running back David Thompson, a preseason All-American candidate and a Doak Walker nominee. He was the NCAA’s 14th-leading rusher and averaged 125 yards per game last season. Andre Richardson joins Thompson in the backfield. Richardson has more than 1,400 yards rushing in two seasons, and he and Thompson could ref 1 give Oklahoma State the b running tandem in the league The Cowboys also have so' holes to fill with the departure veteran center Bryan Ho; defensive lineman Lorei Green, punter Greg Ivy andki er Lawson Vaughn. The Cowboys’ 1996 recruil class, one of its best in years, could compensate losses. The class includes dele sive lineman Bernie Campb who had a standout careei Washington D.C.’s Gonzaga School, and defensive baclcfl Carter, who was an all selection by the Oklahoi Coaches Association. Senior quarterback Jones will return as the sti for the Cowboys, but will pete with freshmen Cli Chaloupka and Joe Ph Jones is third on the OSUc passing list with 3,261 yards is fifth behind Thun Thomas in career total with 3,582 yards. With the added year of exp 1 e ence for Simmons and mixed with veterans and newcomers, OSU is looking make its debut in the Big 12will first winning season this decai taleu o enior quarte ist year's Tex l<N lycloni By Ann T AND R The ] exas A& Univers From •sti unpus dl stud But retch t co igridir After )94 :arfiprove iason i an Along . nt tc to 'clone 're fai 1994. Part Kause 5i smai Photo courtesy of Oklahoma State Sports Infoff All-American candidate and tailback David Thompson °unded: ^rollmei °ach: Dc °lors: ca i ta dium: ta dium. J ^95 reco e bermet ^termer et Urnin£= ^les wor