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Slocum celebrate after a double-overtime win against Kansas State in the Big XII Cliampionship. BY JEFF SCHMIDT AND JEFF WEBB The Battalion iDuring this year’s Bonfire, lad yell leader Brandon Neff pitioned the “1939” written on front of his overalls, a tribute the season that produced <as A&M’s only college foot- national championship. [That year A&M edged out Tu- Jie University in that season’s jgar Bowl, 14-13. ]With A&M’s victory over then 1-ranked Kansas State Univer- (according to the USA Today ll/ESPN) Saturday, the No. 8 Ag- ts (11-2, 8-1) received an invita- In to return to the scene of their ghest football achievement to play No. 3 Ohio State University on New Year’s Day. “We’re as ex cited as we can be to go to the Sugar Bowl,” A&M coach R. C. Slocum said. “I think our fans will really enjoy the experience. It’s a great hon or for us to go there.” A&M clinched a spot in the Bowl Championship Series with its 36-33 double-overtime win over K- State, tire highest-ranked victim in school history. In the Sugar Bowl, A&M will SLOCUM play an Ohio State team that was ranked No. 1 for nine weeks, but suffered a loss at home to Michigan State University, a team that had a 4-4 record entering the game. That loss dropped the Buck eyes in The Associated Press and the USA Today/ESPN Polls. Despite this, Ohio State coach John Cooper said the Buckeyes could make a case for the Fiesta Bowl — the bowl that actually determines the nation al championship. Slocum said he has great re spect for the Buckeyes’ program. “There’s not a more consistent program in college football year in and year out,” he said. Slocum used the possibility of playing in the Sugar Bowl as moti- STEWART ixhibit features prominent leaders in ■ 1 Charm 5 J “Walking With the Presi dents” is an exhibit featur ing prominent African-Ameri can political figures in black and white photographs. The exhibit, in the MSC Visual Arts Gallery, continues through February. . -gletS/ BY AMANDA STIRPE The Battalion ‘Walking With the Presidents,” an exhibit in the MSC sual Arts Gallery, chronicles prominent African-Ameri- n political figures through black and white photographs. The exhibit, which is a collaborative effort of the SC Visual Arts Committee, MSC Black Awareness immittee and MSC Political Forum, is inspired by a >ok Walking With Presidents — Louis Martin and the e of Black Political Power. The committees contacted presidential libraries and ob- .ed 24 photographs of African-American political figures ich as Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph Bunch, Louis Martin d Mary McCloud Bethune. Each photo is accompanied l a detailed description of the event and an explanation why the individuals were chosen for the exhibit. Erin Peterson, chair of the Visual Arts Committee and junior international studies major, said the exhibit has ‘ceived positive feedback since its opening Nov. 23. Kelly Dees, external relations director for Visual Arts ERIC NEWNAM/The Battalion Committee and a sophomore biomedical science and ge netics major, said the exhibit shows the political influ ence of African-Americans. “The purpose is to use the medium of photo to show the influence of black people within the presidential fo rum,” Dees said. “People are excited to see it because it offers a different presentation. ” Dees said she is excited the three committees came together to form the exhibit. “It is a unique opportunity for the groups to put on this project,” Dees said. “It is a good way to introduce the events through art.” Joel Garrett, chair of BAG and a senior management major, said the exhibit shows the strides African-Amer icans have made in politics. “It chronicles black political power and the steps we have made,” Garrett said. “It is a nice photo ex hibit. I hope everyone gets the chance to see it.” “Walking With the Presidents” is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. The exhibit will end Feb. 4. vation for Saturday’s game. Right before the first overtime started, Slocum gathered his players and said, “Think Sugar baby!” The last time A&M played OSU was in the 1987 Cotton Bowl, a 28-12 Buckeye victory. The Buckeyes hold a 3-0 all- time lead over Texas A&M in their series. Ohio State defeated A&M 17-0 in 1963, their first meeting. The Buckeyes played in the Sugar Bowl last season and suf fered a 31-14 loss to Florida State University, the team that will face Meier aims to increase coverage diversity BY JENNIFER JONES The Battalion Aaron Meier, a senior political science major, has been appoint ed editor in chief of The Battalion for Spring 1999- by Dr. Ronald G. Douglas, executive vice president and provost. Not too bad for a guy who mis spelled “Battalion” on his applica tion to the newspaper in 1996. Meier said he first applied to The Battalion with little interest in pur suing journalism as a career. “My friend told me to apply and do movie reviews,” he said. “That was all I planned on originally. ” Since his time as an Aggielife staffer, Meier has worked as a feature writer, reporter, sports writer, clerk, page designer, as sistant Aggielife editor, Aggielife editor, night news editor and managing editor. “Working at The Battalion is a unique educational opportunity,” Meier said. “You can come in and learn everything. You could do some page designing for the sports desk and then write a news story the University of Tennessee in the national title game. A&M’s national championship season was the last time the Aggies appeared in the Sugar Bowl. In that game, A&M fullback John Kimbrough scored the only two Aggie touchdowns of the day while rushing for 159 yards on 25 carries. The Aggies entered the game ranked No. 1 in the nation and needed a 69-yard drive in the fourth quarter to win. Under coach Homer Norton, the Aggies finished the 1939 season with an 11 r 0 record. A&M’s last bowl appearance was in the Cotton Bowl in 1998 when A&M lost 29-23 in the clos ing minutes to UCLA. MIKE FUENTES/The Battalion Aaron Meier, a senior political science major, will take the helm as editor in chief of The Battalion in Spring 1999. — you’re not locked in. It’s a good chance to get a taste of everything. ” Meier said it is not unusual for an editor in chief to be a non-jour nalism major. “The past six editors’ under graduate major has not been in journalism,” he said. “You don’t have to be a journalism major to work here. Only one fourth of our staff are journalism majors. We have a wide range of majors from business 4o engineering to English.” see Editor on Page 2. NEWS IN BRIEF Women’s Studies sponsors contest The Women’s Studies Program is sponsoring The Henry Jame son Prize for the best undergrad uate essay or research paper about women. Entries will be evaluated by an interdisciplinary committee for their contribution to the under standing of an aspect of women’s lives or roles in society and for their originality and clari ty of presentation. The winner will receive $250. To be eligible, students must have been enrolled at Texas A&M during the semester they wrote the entry. Entries should be no longer than 5,000 words, typed double space and submitted in triplicate. Works of fiction and poetry are in eligible, and each author may sub mit only one entry. Deadline for entry submission is Feb. 12, 1999. For more information, contact the Women’s Studies Program at 845-7994. Dead days indicate approach of finals BY MELISSA JORDAN The Battalion Redefined days and reading days this week mark the arrival of final exams and the end of the fall semester. The final week of classes is composed of dead, redefined and reading days. Donald Carter, registrar in the admissions and records depart ment, said today and tomorrow are redefined days; students at tend their Friday classes Monday and Thursday classes Thesday to make up for the days of class missed during the Thanksgiving break. EXAM WEEK SCHEDULE • MONDAY — Redefined day — attend Friday classes; Dead day •TUESDAY — Redefined day—at tend Thursday classes; Dead day • WEDNESDAY —Reading day • THURSDAY — Reading day • FRIDAY— First day of exams Carter, said this will ensure each day of the week has the same number of class meeting times. Carter said the term “dead day” means no major exams may be given on these days. Carter said classes are not held on reading days to provide stu dents with a few extra days to study for the quickly approaching final exams. “It gives students a couple of days to prepare themselves for fi nal exams, which start on Friday,” he said. Carter said he would encourage students to use reading days to study for final exams. “I would hope that students would take advantage of this [reading days] to study,” he said.