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DESIGN 694-9755 118 WALTON April Graham Specializing in CORPS CUTS WEEKLY SPECIALS DONATE AIM MAROON Cross AN AGGIE TRADITION AO Q 1876-2000 FEBRUARY 7-11, 2000 Rudder Fountain Commons Wed - Fri Wed - Fri 10:00 - 5:00 11:00 - 6:00 Blocker Zachry Wed - Fri Wed 10:00-4:00 10:00 - 4:00 Vet Med School Langford Wed - Fri Wed - Thurs 9:00 - 4:00 10:00 - 4:00 Bio/Bio Building Rec Center Wed - Fri Wed & Thurs 10:00 - 4:00 3:00 - 9:00 Friday 12:00 - 6:00 Roses for your Valentine... VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL 1 dozen long stem vase ready roses *49.99 Rose prices starting at ‘4.' We have lots of valentine gift ideas! •Plants •Stuffed animals by Gundt •Trapp candles Located in a kiosk at Post Oak Mall (near Beall’s) 693-1570 Weekdays 10-9 Sunday 10-6 We Deliver ! WED. NIGHT SPECIAL 7S( JM 6-lOpm ONLY @ Bryan Location 3610 S. College (Bryan) 846-4275 NATION Page 10 THE BATTALION Wednesday, Februan Thomas dead at 33 A tough linebacker Paralyzed Chiefs linebacker dies in hospital Derrick Thomas set an NFL single-game record with seve sacks in 1990. Here is a look at his career regular season statistics. Vednesday, MIAMI (AP) — Pro football star Derrick Thomas, para lyzed from the chest down less than a month ago in a car wreck on an icy road, died Tuesday. He was 33. The Kansas City Chiefs linebacker, who held the NFL record of seven sacks in a single game, went into cardio-res- piratory arrest, his doctors said in a statement at Jackson Memorial Hospital. A shaken Chiefs coach Gunther Cunningham recalled tele phoning Thomas at the Miami hospital from the Pro Bowl on Sunday in Hawaii, after seeing players and fans honoring Thomas by wearing his number. Thomas had played in nine Pro Bowls but was not select ed for this year’s game. “Derrick said, ‘Coach, be strong.’ He never told me how strong I needed to be,” Cunningham said. The Missouri Legislature paused for a moment of silence after Thomas’ death was announced by state Sen. Bill Kenney, a former Chiefs quarterback. “Derrick Thomas was a true hero,” he said. Thomas was at the wheel of a car during a snowstorm on Jan. 23 as he and two friends headed to the Kansas City air port to fly to St. Louis to watch the NFC Championship game. He lost control of the car and it overturned at least three times, police said. Police said Thomas was speeding and weaving in traffic, but prosecutor Don Norris said there wasn’t enough evidence to file charges. Thomas and passenger Michael Tellis, 49, were not wear ing seat belts and were thrown from the vehicle. Tellis was killed and Thomas’ spine and neck were broken. The third person in the car, who was wearing his seat belt, suflered only minor injuries. Thomas was brought to the hospital in Miami, his home town, where doctors stabilized his spinal column with screws, rods and hooks and grafted bone from his hip. Jackson Memorial is the home of the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, the world’s largest spinal cord injury re search center, and its surgeons have operated on injured ath letes including race car driver Emerson Fittipaldi. An All-American at Alabama, the 6-foot-3, 255-pound Thomas became an immediate star as a pass-rushing spe cialist after being taken in the first round of the 1989 draft. He was an All-Pro in his first nine seasons and ranked ninth on the all-time list with 126.5 career sacks. He set the single-game sack record in 1990 in a game against Seattle. That game was the same week as Veterans Day and Thomas dedicated his performance to his father, an Air Force pilot killed in Vietnam. i 1 Y'- T s FF ’89 75 10.0 3 ’90 63 20.0 6 91 79 13.5 4 ’92 67 14.5 8 ’93 43 8.0 4 ’94 86 11.0 6 ’95 71 8.0 2 ’96 58 13.0 3 *97 9.5 3 ’98 54 12.0 3 99 60 7.0 2 K«y:1 FF- ForCK jvenes tverend V vestem Ur Hale, v tnd anti-S ampus to he studen orthwest lapter. N o speak oi Bush captures Delaware’s 12 delegate! WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Republican George W. Bush won Delaware’s presidential primary Tues day and earned a badly needed lift into the next stage of contests, even as chief rival John McCain bur nished his insurgent campaign with a solid finish in a state he ignored. “I think this is a piece of good news that will buoy our supporters,” the Texas governor told AP after se curing the state’s 12 delegates. McCain gloated over exit polls indicating a strong showing despite his decision to focus on the critical Feb. 19 primary in South Carolina at the expense of Delaware. “It’s really got to be remarkable to get these kinds of numbers in a primary in which you didn't even ap pear in the state,” the Arizona senator told reporters. “We never even went there. We didn’t spend a pen ny there.” The results were based on surveys of voters as they left polling precincts by Voter News Service, a consortium of AP and television networks. McCain attributed his totals to the momentum generated by his shellacking of Bush in New Hamp- ELECTION 2000 DELAWARE PRIMARY RESULTS REPUBLICAN PARTY S60 million on two successive presidentu paigns. appeared headed for a disappointing and w as sure to he taking stock of his lagging At stake were just a dozen of the 2,066 <ki nominating delegates, but Bush and McCan seeking a taller reward: A lift headed into South Or i Forbes George W. Bush Slev_ ★ BUiSHJWINS DELEGATES^ shire’s leadoff primary last week. Exit polls in Delaware supported his theory: Almost half of his supporters decided to vote for him in the week since New Hampshire. Scores of new voters backed McCain in a prima ry that was closed to all hut registered Republicans, exit polls showed. Conservative Steve Forbes, who spent more than Wrong to I the ban na ights. It o freedom o shows a cc to think fo Undeni certain pet whether si speak sim| , . .i «• . _ . .,,—AlanCubl Bush could not aftord another loss, and . N or d-m CS | hoped to add to his momentum. n addition to the top three candidates,coni live Alan Keyes w as on the ballot, though he:: campaign here. Gary Bauer, w ho dropped oik race last week, also was listed. Exit polls showed Bush did best amonu who are middle class, elderly, conservativeais lieve he is likely to win the presidency. McCain voters tended to be affluent,\vdl4i ed and self-identified independents and mote who said they were looking for a candidate * stands up for what he believes Forbes, who has pushed for a fiat tax since his ti 1996 run, did well among voters who listed tail their top concern. Forbes won in Delaware four years cent of the vote to beat Boh Dole, the even^vOT they have But in i activity fo all student their belie ening the ] Northwesl Cubbaj expressed Hale from nization. ( sonal viev Free Money! Gender Issues Education Services has applications avail able for its Educational Enhancement Grant. The purpose of the grant is to support and promote the development of students and to enhance their knowledge of issues related to women and gender differences. Any student at Texas A&M who is currently enrolled or recognized student organization is eligible. Grant requests should not exceed $250. For more info call Gender Issues Education Services (979)845-1107 or email gies(o)tamu.cdu. Application deadline is February' 15, 2000. Society of Women Engineers General Meeting When: Wed., February 9th Time: 6:45 p.m. - Free Dessert 7:00 p.m. - General Mem Where: ENPH 202 Speaker: Lori Long ( Texaco) CLASS OF 2000 TODAY IS II. We want ALL seniors to be part of the 2000 Aggieland yearbook. Unfortunately, we can’t wait forever for all of you to have your picture taken. So here it is — the very last day for you to have your picture taken. If you don’t have your picture taken TODAY, you will NOT be in the yearbook. THERE WILL BE NO OTHER EXTENSIONS. Visit AR Photography at 1410 Texas Ave. Open M-F 9-12; 1:30-4. TODAY IS THE ABSOLUTELY LAST DAY TO HAVE YOUR PICTURE TAKEN FOR THE 2000 AGGIELAND YEARBOOK. CRAC detrir In respon: column.