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WEDNESDAY • JUNE 3 • 1998
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By Robert Hollier
Staff Writer
exas A&M junior outfielder Jason Tyner
was selected as the 21st pick by the New
York Mets in the first round of the Major
ue Baseball Draft Tuesday,
hile Tyner has not said for sure whether
ill sign with the Mets or return for his se-
01 season, he has indicated a strong possi-
lity that he will go pro.
■I'm not 100-percent sure yet whether I will
Rwith them (Mets), but right now I'm prob-
R going to sign," Tyner said. "There's al-
“^sa chance 1 could return, though, but it
Ibehard to turn down first-round money.
■I haven't hired an agent, but 1 do have
Beone here to help me out, but I haven't de
led whether to do it on my own yet."
Although Tyner said he was pleased with
l£ here he was selected, he said it did not have
tat much affect on him until he received nu-
terous phone calls about it.
■My whole family called me all day to con-
atulate me," he said, "but it didn't really sink
Hntil the New York Times called me to ask
Borne questions."
Kven though Tyner has not decided his next
|ve, he said he was happy the Mets selected
and looked forward to being a part of
organization.
was shocked. 1 guess they must have
Id what they saw since they drafted me in
the first round," Tyner said. "I'm not sure
where 1 might start. They have a great organi
zation, but I won't start negotiating with them
until sometime next week.
"I would probably start in single A, but I'm
not sure whether they would send me to Penn
sylvania or Florida where they have their sin
gle A teams."
Texas A&M coach Mark Johnson would
like to see Tyner return for his senior season,
but believes he will sign with the Mets.
"1 think he will leave," Johnson said. "He's
done what he can do. He set records and he's
certainly shown his package and he was
picked in the first round. I would be surprised
if he returned.
"From what I've heard from the scouts, he
should be able to play the outfield right away.
He's got an average major league arm but his
speed should make for his arm."
Tyner started every game in his three-year ca
reer and produced positive results immediately.
Tyner will leave A&M as the all-time hit
and stolen base leader.
In three years, he had 307 hits in 794 at bats
and 118 stolen bases to go along with a .387
batting average.
As a lead-off hitter, he also knocked in 87
runs and scored 202 runs.
see Tyner on Page 4.
us Ops decreases
umber of buses
r summer school
By Rod Machen
Staff Writer
exas A&M Bus Operations has scaled
operations during the slower summer
increasing wait times for campus buses,
vcampus buses are running the regular
routes. However, only five buses are
led to the routes.
is is in contrast to the 13 buses that run
g the fall and spring semesters,
st adversely affected by this decrease
ie routes that go out to the George Bush
dential Library Complex: Rudder and
tions.
ur buses normally run the 30-minute
tions route, compared to one bus dur-
he summer.
te Rudder route fairs better with two
b, but the average wait has doubled
five minutes to 10 minutes with the re-
d number of buses on the route,
eve Fraley, a senior economics major
raining coordinator for Bus Operations,
jests that those students needing to get
Bush Complex should park in Fish Lot
J void Traditions in favor of Rudder,
raditions doesn't go by any good park-
Kcept the Zachry lot," he said,
eley said a lack of student drivers is
^icating the situation,
he biggest problem we have at Bus Op
ens is personnel problems," Fraley said.
Was driving past McDonalds, and they
a yHg $5.65," Fraley said.
"We pay $5.50."
Fraley said the applicant pool has shrunk
in recent years, dropping from 400 people
three years ago to just 180 people this past
spring. This has led to a shortage of summer
drivers.
"All of the driving slots are not filled to
100 percent," Fraley said.
u The biggest
problem we have at
Bus Ops is personnel
problems.”
— Steve Fraley
Bus Ops Training Coordinator
Bus Operations always has standby dri
vers in case of an emergency. This summer's
driver shortage has forced Bus Operations to
use them extensively, especially during the
busy 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. shift.
The 12 off-campus routes have been con
solidated into six bigger routes with only a
third as many buses servicing the routes.
Service both on- and off-campus runs
from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. all summer.
Today last day for students
to drop classes with no record
By Kasie Byers
Night News Editor
Today is the last day for students attending the first-term
and 10-week summer sessions to drop classes with no record.
Students can drop courses either by the Texas A&M telephone
registration system from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. or at the Pavilion from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tomorrow marks the last day for students attending these ses
sions to add a course. Students can add courses either by the A&M
telephone registration system from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. or at the Pavil
ion from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Late registration for the first-term and 10-week summer ses
sions is today at the Pavilion from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Q-drop period for the first term begins tomorrow and
ends June 19. The 10-week session Q-drop period begins tomor
row and ends July 21.
July 9 is the last day for students attending the second-term
summer session to drop classes. July 10 is the last day for stu
dents to add courses. Students can add or drop classes at the
Pavilion from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Students can also use the A&M telephone registration system
to add classes from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. and drop classes from 6 a.m.
to 10 p.m.
The Q-drop period for the second term begins July 10 and ends
July 27.
Students needing to register late for the second term can do so
from July 7-10 at the Pavilion.
STEPHANIE CORLEY/The Battalion
Janice Dziuk, Head Assistant A&M Women’s Basketball Team, demonstrates an exercise called the “Hot Shot Competition” to the first of
four girls basketball camps being held at A&M this summer.
Air-conditioning plans
halted for Walton Hall
By Patrick Peabody
Staff Writer
The Department of Residence Life has postponed plans
to air condition Walton Hall, opening the allotment of mon
ey put aside for the project to other renovations to on-cam
pus housing.
The cancellation of the Walton electrical upgrade, which
would have cost an estimated $265,000 in addition to
$51,000 for the air conditioning units, left Residence Life
with an estimated $316,000 to spend on improvements to
residence halls.
The renovation of Walton Hall was delayed pending an
investigation of the feasibility of the project.
The 67-year-old residence hall's most prominent need is
rewiring the building.
The formerly appropriated funds will be used for a va
riety of renovations.
The carpet in Hart, Walton, Krueger, Hobby, Clements
and the C-l Lounge, and the carpet on the third floor of As
ton will be replaced.
Showers in Walton Hall and Underwood Hall will also
be replaced.
The Hart sidewalk drainage problem will be corrected,
and two bicycle racks will be installed by the hall.
A few safety features in the Commons lobby will be up
graded. Both the Walton and Hart Hall television lounges
will receive new furniture.
Residence Life also decided to hold off on a proposition
to allow female students access to low-cost housing at Hart
Hall due to a lack of response.
Housing faces
summer traffic
By Patrick Peabody
Staff Writer
By the end of the summer upwards of 22,000 people will
have passed through the residence halls, turning a profit of
about $750,000.
Over 100 summer programs will be held on the A&M cam
pus, with most of the participants being housed on-campus.
Both the number of programs and participants has in
creased, according to the Department of Residence Life.
Among the largest of these summer programs are the Texas
State 4-H Roundup, Universal Cheerleader Association, the
Annual Municipal Fire School, Summer Honors Invitational
Program and a variety of Texas A&M athletic camps.
One of the largest programs to fill the residence halls
this summer is the New Student Conferences.
The conferences allow incoming freshmen to register for
classes and tour the university.
The 12 New Student Conferences draw an estimated 5,500
students over the summer.
Conference housing is assigned to work around the main
tenance and renovations of other halls.
Profits from the conferences pay for everything from ma
jor repairs, such as plumbing and the tearing down of air con
ditioning units, to minor repairs such as painting.
The A&M students attending summer sessions will fill
Moore, Moses and the FHK Complex, to 64.7 percent of ca
pacity, totaling 799 students.
This is a 4.9 percent increase in students from last summer.
Mack Thomas, Assistant Director of Residence Life,
said summer on-campus housing offers students numer
ous advantages.
"Summer housing is a really good bargain," said Thomas,
"It's convenient, and there is plenty of parking."