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BY NONI SRIDHARA
The Battalion
for the Department of Recreational
Sports, said there are a total of
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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
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^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.
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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. Fritz said TNRCC has collected more
phone books from the community than it had
at the same time last year, and her goal is to see
40 tons of phone books recycled this year.
Fritz said there are drop-off places located
throughout the community, including elemen
tary schools. Super Wal-Mart in Bryan, Bryan
and College Station City Hall buildings and the
Texas A&M campus.
She said the campaign encourages people to
recycle throughout the entire year, not only on
designated days.
Fritz said people do not realize how much of
an impact each person who recycles makes.
“Just doing one thing all year-round helps,”
she said. “If everyone just did their part, it all
adds up.”
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