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ment. He e Texas A&M Human Re-
ictor n the es Department is accepting
/I Go ' S,' nations for the Presidential
orious Award,
ckie Caruso, the project
—iger at the human resources
i L itment, said this is a special
L d for staff employees,
bevona^hese are awards for 20 in-
persoaii uals,” Caruso said. “Staff
kp oyees, not faculty, who
~ worked hard.”
tis program is made possi-
y the Association of Former
2nts which will fund 20 in-
“"Huai awards at $500 each.
° " K ndual award winners will
SMITH I 1 ’be given a commemorative
( KSONCRffije and a gold lapel pin.
409-5$le association will also rec-
io(aicd4.i ze an outstanding team
M()N . f((| a traveling plaque for dis-
SAT&St/Mfl unfi 1 flie following year’s
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ominees must be members
UK rRl(SKt- ie ■pgxag a&M University
persons holding faculty
•is are not eligible.
bey must also have a mini-
n of two years service with
s A&M and be below the lev-
^ department head or director.
I^IJ^Fjjlhe nominee must also be
time and budgeted at least
percent with Texas A&M and
401 e. BYpj~t not have been a previous
ipvys.Fjii.AMio bent of the award.
KioM'ttois'r'L-he qualifications for the
; L sENioK4CHin 1 nomination are the
cit 98-cierhij^e except only a majority
^nishm: 16 team members must
s somethingabc ? worked at Texas A&M
—^ years.
noncampus;, member of faculty or
private Ryan of Texas A&M may make
TER linations.
•VEsi _ hey may obtain a nomina-
=ooLSFAuwijS form through department
the Human Resources
artment at 845-4141 or visit
r Website at
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ew/forms.html.
he awards will be present-
t the President’s Holiday
^oLDENRECE^ee, Thursday, Dec. 10.
be awards will be present-
t 10 a.m. in 201 MSC.
Applications for this award
be accepted through 5 p.m.
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Defensive back Michael Jameson and linebacker Cornelius Anthony prepare to
tackle Lousiana Tech running back John Simon.
Ags storm Bulldogs
Hardeman leads team to 28-7 win over LA Tech
BY JEFF SCHMIDT
The Battalion
Forget TVopical Storm Frances. It was TVopical
Storm Tiki that blew through the Louisiana Tech
defense Saturday.
D’Andre “Tiki” Hardeman scored three
touchdowns as the No. 17 Texas A&M Football
Team (1-1) defeated Louisiana Tech (0-3), 28-7,
at rain-soaked Kyle Field. Hardeman finished
the game with 14 carries for 79 yards. He has
scored all four of the Aggies’ offensive touch
downs this season. It was the third three-touch-
down game of Hardeman’s career.
Aside from attempting (and converting) three
fourth-down attempts, A&M stuck to its basics —
a strong running game and a strong defense.
The Aggies outrushed the Bulldogs 210 yards
to 84 yards, while A&M’s defense held the na
tion’s second-ranked passing attack to only 239
yards, 320 yards below Tech’s average.
The 239 yards were the lowest total of Tech
quarterback Tim Rattay’s career and was the first
game in which he has not thrown a touchdown.
The Wrecking Crew also shut down Tech’s big-
play receiver TYoy Edwards. He had 11 catches,
but only 67 yards receiving. Edwards came into
the game averaging 17 catches and 305 yards per
game and set an NCAA record with 405 yards
against Nebraska.
“I am happy with how we played defensively
tonight,” senior safety Rich Coady said. “We shut
down one of the most potent offenses in the na
tion to seven points. It’s a win, and I will take it.”
The Aggies did not mount an impressive drive
until near the end of the first quarter. A&M con
verted its first fourth down of the game on a 19-
yard completion from quarterback Branndon
Stewart to wide receiver Leroy Hodge.
see Football on Page 9.
Agencies aim to curb
fire ant population
• Experts organize
awareness week to
educate public,
legislature about
management
of insect.
BY AMANDA SMITH
The Battalion
Fire ant experts and researchers at
Texas A&M University have joined re
searchers across the state to educate
the public about fire ant management
in the first effort of its kind.
Fire Ant Awareness Week, start
ing today and running through Sept.
20, is a statewide project conducted
by the Texas Agricultural Extension
Service, the Texas Agricultural Ex
periment Station and the Texas De
partment of Agriculture.
The Texas Fire Ant Research and
Management Plan was initiated in
1997 by the Texas legislature. A por
tion of the $2.5 million research, ed
ucation and regulatory programs are
conducted at Texas A&M University.
Texas Tech University, the Uni
versity of Texas at Austin and other
state-funded institutions are also
conducting research to develop fire
ant prevention techniques.
Gena Parsons, a communica
tions specialist for Texas A&M Agri
cultural Communications, said the
Texas legislature supported the
project in 1997, and she expects
Photo courtesy of the Texas Agricultural
Extension Service
Fire ants feed on either living or
dead insects and other
arthropods like this differential
grasshopper.
future support.
“We may ask for more going into
the next legislative session,” Parsons
said. “Fire ants are a big urban prob
lem as a well as a rural problem.”
Efforts began in mid-August to re
cruit neighborhoods across the state
to coordinate fire ant management
and begin bait broadcasting.
Parsons said statewide awareness
efforts are important to combating
fire ants.
“The educational aspect is im
portant,” Parsons said. “Agricultur
al Communications (at Texas A&M)
has been the leading communicator
for the fire ant campaign.”
The research process involves
support from all participating agen
cies and universities, Parsons said.
For more information, including
all Texas Agricultural Extension Ser
vice publications and fact sheets,
visit fireant.tamu.edu.
MSC dedicates latest woodcarving
BY NONI SRIDHARA
The Battalion
ERIC NEWNAM/The Battalion
University President Dr. Ray M. Bowen presents the new wood carv
ing in the MSC Saturday.
The Class of ’93 held their five-
year reunion as well as the offi
cial dedication of their third class
gift, a woodcarving, in the MSC
this Saturday.
The woodcarving is the seventh
in a series of woodcarvings con
structed by Rodney Hill, associate
dean in the College of Architecture,
and his wife, Susan.
The previous six carvings, lo
cated in the hall that runs between
the food court and the MSC Fla-
groom, were finished in 1973.
Hill said this carving took him ap
proximately one-and-a-half years to
complete. This carving represents the
major student life changes that have
taken place at A&M during the 20-
year period between 1973 and 1993.
Brandon Daugherty, member of
the class gift committee and a Class
of ’93 agent, said in his welcome
speech, “The Class of 1993 is proud
to dedicate the third and final of our
class gifts. We first gave the 12th Man
lettering on the Alumni side of Kyle
Field. Then earlier this morning, we
gave a $10,000 Muster Endowment. ”
Chris Sanders, vice-president for
the Class of ’93, said the commit
tee consisted of people represent
ing all different parts of campus life
including the Student Recreation
Center and Housing Assignments.
“We wanted a very diverse repre
sentation,” Sanders said. “In De
cember of 1994, the pieces of the
woodcarving started to come to
gether, and we went through a year’s
time of schematic representation,
and now we have a final version.”
Julie Payne-Daugherty, member
of the class gift committee and
Class of ’93 graduate, said the
woodcarving represents students
from all walks of life.
“We didn’t only want to put
changes that have taken place, but
changes that have made a signifi
cant impact on student life.”
Texas A&M University President
Dr. Ray M. Bowen addressed the
audience at the dedication.
“Through the dedication of this
woodcarving, your class has added
a significant dimension to this
school. Student leadership is a fun
damental value which distinguish
es Texas A&M from every other
University,” Bowen said.
Payne-Daugherty presented plaques
consisting of small sections of the
blueprints from the woodcarving to
individuals who helped make the
panel possible.
Hill also presented the Class of ’93
with a large bag of wood chips from
the woodcarving and invited all stu
dents present from the Class of ’93 to
grab a handful. Brandon Daugherty
unveiled the completed walnut-pan
eled woodcarving. The woodcarving
shows Albritton Tower with the Ag
gie Ring crest on top. The Koldus
building, shuttle bus routes and a
crane putting in a modular dorm are
featured in the carving. The carving
depicts the emergence of the 700 stu
dent organizations on campus.
Daugherty closed the ceremony
by inviting everyone to look at the
carving.
“You can’t just walk up and take
a quick glimpse and catch every
thing,” Daughery said. “I’m just
now noticing that there are a lot of
things that I didn’t even know
would be included.”
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methiiiOP hopefuls host rally Bid House draws record numbers for IFC
Sell
BY JOE SCHUMACHER
The Battalion
^rnoi# ck Perr Y’ t ^ ie republican can-
ClllVjll'nte for lieutenant governor,
ig with Sens. Phil Gramm and
e Bailey Hutchinson were in
m on Saturday to garner sup-
TllC ^ or republican candidates run-
1 11*1 f°r office this November. The
/ took place at 1:30 p.m. at
Ft Moore Cabinets Cafeteria.
3 ’he hopefuls for Attorney Gen-
XLLCIV, Judge John Cornyn; Comp
ter, Carol Keeton Rylander;
d Commissioner, David De-
irst; Agriculture Commission-
CoiflP/j Susan Corubs; sub Railroad
boiilCW nmissioner, Tony Garza were
K i in attendance,
dany of these Republicans have
ng ties to Bryan-College Station,
r pfically Texas A&M. Perry grad-
/ 84^ d from A&M in 1972 '
While at A&M he was a mem
ber of the Corps of Cadets and a
yell leader.
Gramm has family enrolled at
A&M.
The senators introduced the
candidates to the public. After
addressing those in attendance,
the candidates then shook hands
with the people there.
Eva Darski, president of the
College Republicans, attended
the rally.
She said the candidates seem
to regard the college vote as in
fluential.
Darski also said it is important
for college students to get in
volved in state politics.
The rally in Bryan is part of a
six-city “Victory 98 Rally” tour.
Other stops on the tour include
Temple, Abilene, Austin, Houston
and San Antonio.
BY MELISSA JORDAN
The Battalion
Fall rush reached its climax for
hundreds of men on campus at fra
ternity Bid House, which took
place Saturday afternoon at the
Jack K. Williams Administration
Building.
Active members stood around
wooden Greek letters representing
their fraternities waiting for the new
pledge members to descend the
steps of the Administration building.
Inside the Administration Build
ing, rush participants received their
bid cards and signed up with the fra
ternity that had invited them to join.
Pledges were met at the foot of
the stairs by active members of the
fraternity they had joined
Bid House is the traditional time
when participants in rush week re
ceive bid cards telling them which
fraternities invited them to become
pledge members.
Scott Lovejoy, president of the
Interfraternity Council and a senior
management information systems
major, said Bid House is one of the
strongest traditions in the Texas
A&M Greek system.
This year’s pledge class made
record numbers in rush week par
ticipation and the number of bids
that were made.
Fraternities extended a total of
338 bids to Aggie men, the highest
number in IFC history.
Despite rainy conditions,
Lovejoy considered Bid House to
be a success.
“This is the best Bid House I can
remember,” Lovejoy said.
Lovejoy said the cooperation of
the Parking, Traffic and Transporta
tion Services made a large contribu
tion to the success of Bid House.
J.P. BEATO/The Battalion
Ladd Pepper (right), Class of ’99 wildlife and fishery sciences major,
greets the new pledge class for the Beta Theta Pi fraternity during Bid
Day at the Systems Building on Saturday.