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The Texas A&M University Student Publications Board is accepting applications for Editor THE BATTALION Spring 1999 (including radio and online editions) The Spring ’99 editor will serve from Jan. I I through May 7, 1999. Qualifications for editor in chief of The Battalion are: Be a Texas A&M student with a minimum 2.0 overall and major GPR at the time of appointment and during the term of office; Have at least one year experience in a responsible editorial position on The Battalion or comparable daily college newspaper, - OR - Have at least one year editorial experience on a commercial newspaper, -OR- Have completed at least 12 hours journalism, including JOUR 203 and 303 (Media Writing I and II), JOUR 301 (Mass Comm Law) and JOUR 304 (Editing for the Mass Media), or equivalent. Application forms should be picked up and returned to Francia Cagle in the Student Publications office, room 012 Reed McDonald Building. Deadline for submitting application: 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, 1998. Applicants will be interviewed during the Student Publications Board Meeting beginning at 4 p.m. Thursday, November 19, 1998, in room 22IF Reed McDonald Building. Texas A&M is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.The Student Publications Program is committed to increasing diversity and urges people from under-represented groups to apply. Page 6 • Tuesday, November 17, 1998 s Battal ports Transfer shines after replacing Barone; freshman makes most of opportunity Sou SPORTS IN BRIEF A&M’s Sykoraw I conference hon T he Texas A&M Men’s Basketball Team (1-0, 0- 0) crushed the University of North Texas, 80- 59, on Friday night in the Aggies’ first regular- season game at Reed Arena. A&M returns to action tonight at 7 at Reed for an exhibition game against the California NOTEBOOK All-Stars. buffs out there, No. 1 would be the Aggies’ game against Louisiana State University during the 1981-82 season, which drew 7,492 fans to G. Rollie White Coliseum. Meet Joe White The Aggies’ much-heralded freshman center, Joe White, has been hampered lately by a strained knee. Cook Dishing It Out Clifton Cook, the Aggies’ junior point-guard, is quickly reassuring those who lamented the depar ture of Brian Barone after last season. The junior- college transfer looked confident as he ran the Ag gies’ offense against UNT, dishing out 10 assists and scoring 12 points in his A&M debut. but made the most of his limited playing time in his A&M debut against UNT. White scored six points and blocked two shots in six minutes. He also won himself over to the Aggie faithful by doing his best yell leader impression while at the free-throw line in the waning moments of the game. Welcome To “The Whoop Shack” Friday night’s season opener drew 6,511 fans to Reed Arena. Though barely more than half of the arena’s 12,500 capacity, the crowd still ranked as the second largest in A&M non-conference history. For the trivia Where Do They Come Up With These Names? Granted, the Aggies’ exhibition schedule, consist ing of the Australian and California All-Stars, sounds a little questionable. It is nothing though, compared to some other Big 12 preseason matchups that took place over the past week. On Nov. 10, the University of Nebraska welcomed to Lincoln the basketball powerhouse known as Next Level Sports. On Nov. 13, Oklahoma State University did battle with Ath letes First, while the Red Raiders of Texas Tech Uni versity hosted Global Sports. Iowa State University, however, might have everybody beat. On Nov. 15, the Cyclones had a riveting matchup with World Basketball Opportunities. Texas A&M’s Stacy Syta named Big 12 Conference!: ball Player of the Week.thete office announced Monday. The senior outside hitten aged 4.50 kills, 4.67digsaif blocks and hit for a .434pe: age while leading the Aggies to three-game road sweeps over the University of Okla homa and the Uni versity of Kansas. Sykora’s 14 kills against the Jayhawks gave her 1,469 for her ca reer and moved her into thinll A&M all-time career records i Sykora, the lone senioro Aggie roster, will be honorecj to the start of the Coloration as she will be making tliej scheduled home appearar; her career. Scott M< professo Al Lazarus is a junior journalism major. Baha’ Fans California Dat Nguyen im , ( player of week E Continued from PageS Continued from Page 5 “We wanted to christen the new arena. G. Rollie [White Col- isueml was the Holler House on the Brazos. We needed some thing for Reed.” Whoop Shack may seem too in formal a name for the recently con structed Reed Arena, but Bryan Hodges, a junior aerospace engi neering major, said the point of the name was to get fans excited about the new basketball season. “We want people to come out and have a good time,” Hodges said. “We hope this helps out.” Listening to Aggie coach Melvin Watkins’ comments af ter the game, it seems the ef fort by the Reed Rowdies did not go unnoticed. “We felt the roar tonight,” Watkins said after the game. “We just have to make sure the build- “Wefelt the roar tonight. -MELVIN WATKINS MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH ing is secure when it rocks from side to side.” The California All-Stars are a group of former collegiate players traveling the country on a tour of games against Division I college teams. A&M won its initial exhibition game against the Australian All- Stars on Nov. 8 by a 92-86 count. The Aggies will use tonight’s ex hibition as a tune-up for Thursday’s away game in Nacogdoches against Stephen F. Austin University of the Southland Conference. Thursday’s game is an excellent opportunity for a road victory, as A&M dropped all 11 away games last season. The next home game is Monday, Nov. 23, when A&M hosts Cente nary. Game time is 7 p.m. DALLAS (AP) — Kansas:# quarterback Michael Bishop,■ A&M linebacker Dat Nguyrr Texas Tech kicker Chris W *1 been named the jidder l-oui Students players of the week by the Big 12. Bishop rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries and completed 19-of- 33 passes for 306 yards and two touchdowns while recogmtic onsored b Matthew Club andaji r, said Inte opted by t “The mai omotmg pt NGU1? citled to take Day and run leading the Wildcats to theirfcf Sherrill sa tory over Nebraska since 196t ferent religio Nguyen had 17 tackles '! “We have Aggies’ 17-14 victory overreligious g ro 13 Missouri. 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