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■ ROOMMATES
M^^^Hmmates needed for Summer. 3bdrm/2bath,
■ ^Rno. bills included. Jennifer, 694-8528.
BI^BdfWlbath duplex, on shuttle route, fenced
S fate 3pplij: yard, sets ok, non-smoker preferred, $ 195/mo.
)l 'i rfaycai," J Cal' Mobile Mechanic 693-0726, 255-3000.
., IHnte needed for summer. $200/mo. Bryan
. Call 778-8416.
ROOMMATES
Roommate needed. M/F. Summer. 2bdrm/11/2bath.
Non-smoker. $282.50/mo. +1/2deposit. Erin, 693-
0687.
Roommate needed. Share furnished 2bdrm/11/2bath
4-plex. Summer. $280/mo. +1/2bills. Katherine, 764-
0655.
it^Hte needed for summer. 2bdrm/1 bath. Non-
^^Kuttle. $280/mo. +1 futilities. Jennifer, 823-
Roommates needed. M/F. Summer. 4bdrm/3bath.
$250/mo. -i-utilities. 1/2-acre backyard. 1-mile from
campus. Max, 847-4903.
Aggie Polo Team achieves three-peat while overcoming financial difficulty
pwaiuC;
ite needed. 1st summer session Furnished
Bryan home. $200/mo. 778-8416.
OTTO,
Summer. M/F-Rommates needed. $200/mo. +shared
utilities. 3bdrm/2bath house, furnished, w/d, on bus
route. Eric, 694-8782.
Hale needed. 3bdrm/2bath house. $240/mo.
Walk to campus. 693-0870.
Summer. M/F. 2bdrm/1bath. $212/mo. Free utilities.
Near campus. Seamas, 846-2433.
iomm • needed. Fall/Spring '98-’99. Rent
/molhlfutilities. Quiet area. 823-7305.
jJ^Hate needed. Summer. Nom-smoker.
^H+1/2utilities. Close to campus. Tonya, 696-
SERVICES
I^Hate 2bdrm/2bath apartment. Summer.
^Hf1/2bills. No deposit. Call 693-9882.
A/C Service Technicians with ERA certification needed
for full/ part-time work. Will work with school schedule.
Benefits. Call JG Innovative Services/ Shaw Services
at (409)693-0733.
ale r< male needed for summer.
^Her. Please call 260-2728.
Preferably
S^Bommate needed. Fall. $137.50/mo. +utilit-
(■nfbath. On bus-rt. 696-8542.
^■•oommate needed. Summer or longer.
^Kith. W/D, walking distance to campus. 260-
AAA Texas Defensive Driving. Lots-of-fun, Laugh-a-
lotl! Ticket dismissal/insurance discount. M-T(6pm-
9pm), W-Th(6pm-9pm), Fri(6pm-8pm) &Sat(10am-
2:30pm), Sat(8am-2:30pm). Inside Nations-Bank.
Walk-ins welcome. $25/cash. Lowest price allowed by
law. 111-Univ. Dr., Ste.217. 846-6117. Show-up
30/min. early. (CP-0017).
^^tommate wanted. Move in anytime in may,
until June. $281/mo. +1/3 utilities. Brook,
I075
Fancy Nails. Grand Opening Specials,
techs. Call 822-6061.
Hiring nail
Federal Income Tax Preparation. $5 Off With This Ad.
Evelyn Block, 694-2819.
ale roommate. 2bdrm/11/2bath apartment,
/mo. plus 1/2 utilities. For summer. 694-1056,
if^Bnmate needed. 2bdrm/1bath house, huge
pets ok. $175/mo. +1 futilities. End of May.
vSwoso
^■mate wanted. 1-2 roommates. Fully furnish-
-B 4bdrmfbath, non-furnished or furnished
walk to campus, $300/mo. 693-6543.
wj^Kneeded for May. 2bdrm/1 If bath duplex,
^Bwy, $275/mo. 693-9134.
^^He needed to share furnished 2bdrmfbath
W. Summer. $357/mo. +1f utilities. Call Wen-
-M-1559.
nmat needed. 3bdrmfbath house. Close to
_^w/d, summer. $250/mo. Dan, 268-2668.
j^Kewanted for Fall. Please call 693-9432.
One day concealed handgun course $75. Loaner guns
available. Night classes available. John Collins 775-
1418, Wickson Creek Range 589-1093.
TRAVEL
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WEIGHT LOSS
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By Jeff Webb
Sports editor
When the Polo Club Team practices at
Dick Freeman Arena on Thursday nights,
one might get the wrong impression by look
ing at the few BMWs or a Mercedes-Benz sit
ting in the parking lot. The majority of the
club members aren’t independently wealthy
and do not jaunt off to the country club to
play tennis on the weekends. They are hard-
nosed players who had to fight for their third
consecutive National Championship — and
the funds to get there.
The men’s team took home their
Championship trophy this year after a mar
velous run in the tournament in which they
beat No. 1 University of Virginia 24-21 in the
final game. Virginia was the same team that
beat the Aggies in the Ben Snow Tournament
in Ithaca, N.Y., earlier in the year when Texas
A&M was ranked No. 2 in the country.
Texas A&M Polo has established a tradition
of excellence ever since it was established in
1934 by Colonel Farber. It died when many
Aggies were called off the fight in World War
II, but was resurrected in 1971 and now stands
as one of the older Polo Clubs in the nation.
The women’s team took home the national
trophy in the 94-95 season. The men last suf
fered defeat in the tournament four years ago
when they lost by two goals to those same
Virginia Cavaliers in the championship game.
The most intriguing fact about their amaz
ing title run has been the economics involved
in financing the venture. Aside from a small
subsidy from the Department of Recreational
Sports, the club must provide the approxi
mately $33,000 required to run itself. Money
comes from club fees and fundraisers, which
are required by the Department.
“It’s tough because it’s a real expensive
sport,” said Kevin Coventry, a Zambia native
who also happens to be the United States Polo
Association National Player of the Year. “The
club is barely keeping its head above water.
Rec Sports has a lot of clubs to look after.”
Beverly Cooper and Abi Able garnered
regional All-Star honors this year for the
women’s team, and Cooper said that many
members of the club have jobs to pay for club
membership fees.
“Most of us out here are not rich and
don’t come from rich families,” Cooper
said. “We work to pay our dues and pay for
our horses. We do it out of the love of the
horses and the love of competition.”
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The Polo National Champions include (from left to right) Daren Tamplin, Kevin Coventry, Mark
Coventry and Adair Seager (not pictured). The team beat Virginia 24-21 in the championship game.
The competition Cooper refers to is
becoming tougher every year. The women lost
to Colorado State University in the tourna
ment by a count of 15-12 and lost a player to a
broken elbow in the first minute of the match.
Some of their opponents, like Cornell
University and Virginia, have endowments to
help finance their teams. Virginia has a $1 mil
lion endowment that allows them to keep a
large stable of horses and an office along with
their own playing field.
The men’s polo team relies on volunteer
Coach David Barrens and Jesse Upchurch,
who lets the players use his field in Burleson
to practice on during the weekends.
Members of the team must pay a $150 fee
to join and returning members have to fork
over $250 for the ride. The price sounds high,
but keeping a horse is no cheap endeavor.
The Polo Team currently has 32 members,
some of whom had never even been on a
horse before they joined.
Close to $3,000 of the money the team
uses comes from Rec Sports. Each club sport
team is allowed to request no more than that
and must make a presentation to the
Executive Sport Club Committee which is
made of other club sport members.
Jonathan Rye, a student assistant to the sport
club director, said that the drain of all 26 clubs
puts a limit on what each team can request.
“The money that we give them is mainly for
travel,” he said. “Each club has to do fundrais
ing activities. Probably 75 percent of their
money comes from fundraising.”
The Polo Club has a fundraiser planned
for April 19 at the Houston Polo Club. The
Aggies will take on the University of Texas
and the proceeds of the event, which will
also include a barbecue afterwards, will be
split with the Longhorns.
Next year looks bright for A&M despite
losing reigning Player of the Year Coventry.
His brother, Mark Coventry, returns and a
bumper crop of recruits will be joining the
squad next year. Craig Frazier, another
Zambia product, will come to A&M and Jose
Antonio Piedra is an outstanding recruit
from Columbia.
One thing is certain. The Aggies will have
the talent to go to the championship game
next season, but the remaining question is
whether they will have the money for a ticket
to get there.
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Memorial Student Center
221C MSC
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Educational Administration
517 Harrington Tower
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Multicultural Services
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Henderson Hall
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Student Life
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Student Life Orientation
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Student Life
320 YMCA
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011 History
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Academic Enhancement
529 Blocker
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Student Counseling
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Henderson Hall
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Student Judicial Services
201 YMCA
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Student Life
317 YMCA
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Student Activities
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Multicultural Services
137 MSC
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Student Activities
125 Koldus
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Student Life
317 YMCA
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Multicultural Services
147 MSC
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Resident Advisor
109 Mclnnis
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Residence Life
128 Keathley Hall
Shaun Travers
Student Judicial Services
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Academic Enhancement
529 Blocker
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Student Life
211A YMCA
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Residence Life
Southside
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416F Langford
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Vocal Music
Lower Level, MSC
Marc Wade
Resident Advisor
149 Aston
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Student Life
311 YMCA Building
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Construction Sci.
436A Langford
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