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lohn Collins '97 invites you to... SMITH FIREARMS/ WICKSON CREEK GUN RANGE 409-589-1093 Located 4.1 Miles East of Hwy 6 on Hwy 21 MON - FRI 2 - Dark SAT & SUN 10 a.m. - Dark Rifle & Pistol Range Skeet Practice ELECTRIC SKEET MACHINE CONCEALED HANDGUN CLASSES FIREARMS/AMMO SALES 1 Corp. Rates ^ $ 24 95 Tax 2 Weekly Single Rate^ $1 Q50 ' I w +Tax 3. Monthly Single Rate CALDWELL MOTEL 15 00 Daily (No Tax) 409-567-4000 Kitchenettes 1819 Hwy. 21 W. Caldwell, TX HBO & Cable TV Coffee & Local Calls ^ Continental Breakfast Microwaves & Refrigerators WELCOME FOOTBALL FANS As seen on "SHOW TIME AT THE APOLLO and BET's COMIC VIEW" APPEARING FRIDAY, Feb. 19 PERCY CREWS II OPENING ACT FOR CHRIS ROCK, JAMEE FOXX AND GROVER WASHINGTON JR. with special guest JOHN WESSLING "SURPRISING TALENT FROM A KID BARELY OLD ENOUGH TO VOTE" Caffe' Capri's COMEDY CORNER RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED 822-2675 9:30 RM. SHOW ONLY • TICKETS $6 • Top Floor Seating Special Upstairs Dinner Available from 7:00 MSC SCONA H; presents v •> Ethical Issues: A Look Into the Future Saturday, February 20,1999 '“^-j Featuring Mr. Robert Boisjoly, Professional Engineer, opposed EC Challenger Shuttle Launch Engineering Ethics 9:00 am in Rudder 301 ~ /IT Dr. Jane Conoley, Dean of Texas A&M University College of Education ;p :;: Education Ethics 11:20 in MSC 224 Dr. Eugene C. Hargrove, President of the Center of Environmental Ethics Environmental Ethics 1 iOO pm in Ruddeij 301 & i l | For more information on this and other speakers for this year's conference, check the SCONA webpage, http://scona.tamu.ed Persons with disabilities please call 545-7625 to irfform us of any special needs. I | HOME OF THE $2.50 PITCHER BEST PRICES IN TOWN FRIDAY NIGHT NO COVER ALL NIGHT LONG! *2.50 PITCHERS ALL NIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT $.50 WELLS, $.75 LONGNECKS TILL 10. $2.50 PITCHERS ALL NIGHT LIVE COUNTRY MUSIC ON STAGE Page 6 • Friday, February 19, 1999 s PORTS Aggies to face ’Horns at ho BY AL LAZARUS The Battalion GUY ROGERS/Thk Battalion A&M guard Clifton Cook and the Aggies will continue their rivalry against the Uni versity of Texas Saturday at Reed Arena. After a 71-59 road loss Feb. 3 to the University of Texas, one num ber stood out to the Texas A&M Men’s Basketball Team — 30. Thirty Aggie turnovers led to 30 Longhorn points, providing the difference in a game that saw A&M outshoot Texas 44 percent to 38 percent and trail the Long horns by only five points with 4:52 remaining. Heading into Saturday’s re match with the Big 12-leading Longhorns at Reed Arena , the Ag gies have the comfort of knowing that despite turning the ball over 30 times and receiving no points from leading scorer Shanne Jones they stayed close to Texas until the game’s final minutes. Combining to hold Jones scoreless for the first time in his career as an Aggie was the Long horns’ frontcourt trio of forwards Gabe Muoneke and Kris Clack and 7-foot center Chris Mihm. UT’s big men also got it done offensively against the Aggies, combining to score 42 points, in cluding 19 from Muoneke. “That frontline they’ve got surely everyone agrees is the best in the conference,’’ A&M coach Melvin Watkins said. Texas coach Rick Barnes goes one step further, ranking his frontcourt among the nation’s elite. “When they’re playing good basketball, they can match up with any front-line in the coun try,” Barnes said. Watkins said Jones has to be more effective for the Aggies to have a chance Saturday. "We need Shanne to give his best effort,’’ he said. “Inside, I’m sure he'll haveal he wants to deal w held scoreless, The Longhorns (l! 12) have won 14o!S' starting the season 1- sports a Big 12 road: The Aggies (IMS will limp into Sato:: after road losses las University otOklah University of Cota Wednesday ® against the Buffaloe gies score only 161 on 5-27 shooting recovered in the s< score 45 points tot the Buffaloes hung 61. Texas has all \ NCAA tournamen turnaround, while] look to finish the and earn an NITb Women to battle UT in Austin BY TRAVIS HARSCH The Battalion Cats and dogs, the Hatfields and McCoys. There are rivalries, and then there is Texas A&M versus the University of Texas. The two adversaries will meet again Saturday when the Longhorns host the Texas A&M Women’s Basketball Team in a Big 12 matchup. A&M coach Peggie Gillom said the Longhorns (14-9, 8-5 Big 12) have stepped up their game re cently but added that her Aggies would give their best effort. “Texas is playing very well right now,” Gillom said. “I think it will be a competitive game if we come out and play. We can hang with anyone when we really play. ” In their first meeting this season A&M (7-16, 2-11 Big 12) trailed for most of the game but fought back to take a second-half lead before falling, 78-74. Gillom said the decisive factor in that game was the difference on the boards. “We matched up with them, but athletically, they just went over our backs and outrebounded us,” Gillom said. “We’re going to have to do a bet ter job of boxing out.” Even though this will be only the second game against Texas for Gillom, she said she understands the animosity between UT and the Aggies. “This is a big rivalry, and for us to go down there and upset Texas would be big,” she said. The Aggies will look to capitalize on the skills of the Big 12’s top rehounder, forward Prissy Sharpe (9.5 rebounds a game), to recover from a 62-54 loss to the University of Nebraska Wednesday. Sharpe also leads the Aggie attack with 18.7 points per game and posted the 31st double-dou ble of her career against the Huskers with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Nebraska’s defense on Sharpe freed up Kera Alexander, who led the team with 22 points. Alexander leads the conference in a category of her own, shooting 59.4 percent from the field in conference games. After the loss to Nebraska, Gillom said her team needs to come out and make the game com petitive in the early going. “We want to come out with a little more ag gressiveness,” Gillom said. “We need to come out and put it in another gear.” Texas shook off a poor first half performance to beat Missouri 64-59 in the Longhorns’ last out ing. 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