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Battalion c ampus ^Page^Sj^N^onda^jNovember^jlQQ^ niversity unveils Walk of Champions S ceremony opens Rec Center’s new landscaped pathway recognizing Aggie virtues durim \ eyes SS W BY NONI SRIDHARA The Battalion for the Department of Recreational Sports, said there are a total of Omega, a i raternity at g the week, ntly has 201 150 pledges, aune Nickel, student body resident, and Dr. J. Malon Southerland, vice president of Stu- ient Affairs, were among those to inyeil the first 127 bricks of the . ‘Walk of Champions” at the open- lil ceremony in front of tha^Stu- jemt Recreation Center Friday." IjMThe design for the Walk of Champions was created by a group )f tive students from the American Si* des service,, , T , . , ,, * . I he y 0 ', L “ dscape Archltectsin m j*,, A mm he fall of 1997. ^wricks were sold at $250 for a dt virP nr« J ular brick and $40 ° f ° r 3 lar 8 e p ' 1 ^rii k. The proceeds from the brick , aiu Jse iak s will go towards creating an rat r®|SB|jBiowment for the Rec Center, oi, said AP0Bj uc jy marketing director several aclit® "You can see the diversity just by reading the inscriptions on the bricks — Dennis A. Corrington Director, Department of Recreational Sports 5,000 bricks available for purchase. People can still gain information about purchasing bricks though the Rec Center’s Web site. Dennis A. Corrington, director for the Department of Recreational Sports, said the walk has become more than a design or landscape. “The Walk of Champions is a perfect place to recognize all Ag gies,” he said. “The Walk of Cham pions is dedicated to those who share the ideals of honesty, integri ty and fair play. ” Southerland said Corrington originally expected 2,400 students to patron the Rec Center, however 4,000 students use the facility daily. “The Walk of Champions gives people a way to say, T would like to remember someone, I would like to be remembered, and I would like to thank someone,’” he said. Nickel said she is looking to the future of the Rec Center. “The Walk of Champions is im portant to all present and future Aggies because the Student Rec Center has become a second home to many students,” she said. Corrington said the bricks rep resents a diverse group of people. “You can see the diversity just by reading the inscriptions on the bricks,” Corrington said. Corring ton said inscriptions ranged from a couple putting their names and fu ture wedding date to a champi onship intramural team. William B. Krumm, vice presi dent for finance and controller, said the ceremony signifies the start of a new tradition. “We look to the future of the Rec Center by increasing the walk one brick at at time,” he said. vill be helping ibit of Aggie.. d drive [tod 7/e will also?: ?r-Aid on Salt ‘ the house of; Former student honored by Marines at Kyle Field BY MEGAN WRIGHT The Battalion i last week, lucted a food ive for the TW ost of APO’sser S- Marine Corps Second Lieutenant ! ;Shane Floyd, Class of ’97, received the u . ^ 'V 11 Marine Corps Commandants Trophy be- '\, ,’ ., fore the Texas A&M-Missouri football ’ ifL-ine Saturday. ) give MCK ■ihe trophy was presented on behalf i P’ lke of ihe Marine Corps by Maj. General homeless, “^gj” Hopgood, commandant of so we thp Corps of Cadets, md to gi ve -®Floyd obtained a commission through a jirogram know as Platoon Leaders Class ishing to injQuantico, Va. PLC consists of two six- >d to bene we ek training sessions at Officer Candi- contact Tv> date School. te Brazos' | Ju.S. Marine Corps Captain Jeff Daniels, Cless of ’93, of the Officer Selection Office, is Bn charge of selecting individuals from 'Texas A&M and Sam Houston State Uni- llrsity to participate in the PLC program. fi “Basically it is a Marine Corps officer ^missioning program which allows full- Ine college students to earn a commis- pn by going to Officer Candidate School, Id that is what Shane Floyd did,” Daniels id. “He went to OCS after his sophomore Bar and again after his junior year and that is the course that he won the Com- Ipandant’s trophy. He graduated this past Igust and obtained his commission.” ■ The Commandant’s Trophy is awarded to the officer candidate who finishes first during OCS in their company. Scoring is based on an equation of 25 percent physical training, 25 percent aca demic and 50 percent leadership abilities. “I didn’t go to OCS with the trophy on my mind,” Floyd said. “ If I had, I would have lost focus at the task at hand, which was obtaining my commission. People sometimes get wrapped up in trying to do well and earn recognition and lose sight of the original purpose.” Daniels said Floyd not only had the highest grade in his company, but the en tire battalion as well. “This is a very prestigious award in the fact that there were probably close to 250 people that he was competing against,” Daniels said. “He not only fin ished number one in his company, but he had the highest average out of the bat talion which is close to 700 individuals from around the country.” Hopgood said receiving the award is an honor. “This is a national competition for demonstrated excellence during officer training in Quantico,” Hopgood said. “To have an Aggie win, it says a lot about the character of the individual and a great deal about Texas A&M. It is not unusual for Aggies to win this award, but it is very significant.” JAKE SCHRICKLING/The Battalion U.S. Marine Corps Second Lieutenant Shane Floyd, Class of ’97, was awarded the Marine Corps Commandants Trophy before the Texas A&M-University of Missouri football game at Kyle Field Saturday. B-CS project marks Texas Recycles Day ated! BY BETH MILLER The Battalion Outdated phone books continue to stack up in the community as part of an effort to observe the fifth annual Texas Recycles Day. Ted Hazen, Texas Recycles Day coordinator, id Texas Natural Resource Conservation Com- ssion, in conjunction with other organizations, gan Texas Recycles Day, and the idea rapidly ined popularity throughout the state. Hazen [aid for the first year there were 20 events oughout the state; last year there were 400. is year there are more than 450 events. Hazen said the purpose of the day is to high lit the economic and environmental benefits recycling. He said the commonly-recognized ycling symbol consists of three arrows, and st people only practice the first of the three its. He said the arrows'represent collecting re clame materials, manufacturing new products m the recycled materials and purchasing the new products. He said people do not realize the importance of buying the products. "/ think one of the things people miss is the economic impact (that recycling has) on Texas." — Ted Hazen Texas Recycles Day coordinator Hazen said more people are aware of the en vironmental benefits than of the economic im pact of recycling. “I think one of the things people miss is the economic impact on Texas,” he said. “The pro cessing and manufacturing of those recyclables is responsible for 20,000 jobs, and it adds 28 million [dollars] to the state economy.” Katie Fritz, recycling coordinator for the city of College Station, said the phone book recy cling campaign is the primary event of the com munity. 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