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Feed time HELL Outt«m t- Overall Winners: Aggies For Christ 1st. ....2944 points PTTS .... 2nd ....1560 points Omega Phi Alpha .... 3rd 880 points Aggie Orientation Leader Program .... 4th. 648 points Singing Cadets 5th. 570 points Class: 1st place: Dr. Bowman’s Geography 202 .....103 Department: 1st place: Student Activities... 99 2nd place: Provost’s Office ....61 3rd place: Accounting Support * Services 8 Residence Hall: 1st place: Lechner 296 8901 total points RentAWreck sponsor Student Organizations: 1st place: Catholic Students Association 520 2nd place: Pre-I.aw Society 220 3rd place: Lutheran Student Fellowship 133 4th place: Kappa Delta Chi 115 5th place: Women’s Chorus 47 6th place: Century Singers 19 7th place: Indonesian Student Association 6 8th place: Sigma Phi Lambda 4 Special Thanks to so many kind Aggies who donated annonymously 369 points On the web at httpV/studentaffairs.tamu.Bdu/bonfireOZ jy Responsibilities Meeting Notes Presentation Feedback - Review Task Force Responsibilities - Read Task force Meeting Notes - View Task Force Membership List - View Task Force Presentations - Submit Feedback Pierce rosnan s Seamaster GMT Automatic chronometer. Water-resistant to joom/ioooft. OMEGA - Swiss made since i8/,8. ^Lo(in rlacc nf '70 j Class of '79 313B South College Ave. College Station, TX 77840 (979) 846-8916 Page 2B SPORTS Tuesday, D^ cel uesday-De THE BATTALION Mackovic back at UN Former Texas coach John Mackovic retiwF V to sidelines after spending two years in raj TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — After three years as a TV football analyst, John Mackovic decided he was not through with coaching after all. When Arizona called about the opening created by the resignation of his good friend Dick Tomey, Mackovic jumped at it. On Monday, Mackovic appeared at a news conference to be intro duced as the Wildcats’ new coach, the fourth program he has headed in what will be his 14th season as a ma jor college coach. “The TV gig IT ,K was nice, but it's not coaching,” he said. “It doesn't have the same feel of coaching,” Mackovic, 57, returns to the school where he was a young of fensive coordina tor and quarterbacks coach from MACKOVIC 1973-76. “It's been a long wait,” he said, “but I feel like I'm finally home.” Since then, he has had a nomadic career that included head coach at Wake Forest from 1978-80, the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs from 1983-86, Illinois from 1988-91, and Texas from 1992-97. He was coach of the year in all three collegiate conferences, but de cided to quit the profession when he was fired by Texas after a 4-7 sea son. He then worked for ESPN. "I chose to say I was retired be cause I was hurt," Mackovic said. “1 just didn't know if I wanted to con tinue because 1 felt we had done the things that were asked of us and we had put our program at Texas in not only a competitive but a winning position, but we had an off year.” Athletic director Jim Livengood first contacted Mackovic a week ago. They worked out the details of the five-year contract at meetings late last week in Phoenix. Liven good said no one else was offered the job. “I think the biggest thing that probably convinced me more than anything else is that he has a pas sion, a burning desire to get back into college football and coach young people,” Livengood said. Mackovic’s salary was not dis closed pending approval by the Board of Regents. Livengood wanted an offensive- minded coach, and Mackovic fills that bill. He said he will call the plays. “1 will be vitally involved with all parts of the program,” he said, “but I do expect to be involved on a minute- by-minute basis with the offense.” After 14 years as coach, Tomey resigned moments after the Wildcats lost to Arizona State 30-17 in the season finale. One of his main fail ures was his inability to get Arizona to the Rose Bowl. The Wildcats are the only Pac-10 team never to make it to the Pasadena classic. “I want us to be the best. That’s why I do things,” Mackovic said. “First of all, we have to get to and win the Rose Bowl. This university has not been there. That would be my No. 1 obligation to our team, our university, our tans. He also talked about be! dwindling fan support. Mackovic said he wa home crowd to become"; cious and as fearsome loathed by opponents as make it. It can be done.lt |SHE R< vas firet ive up it vith the hist urne )an Snyi othe N( purth los ;kins (7-( H it m inship as done other places inthePa.-pj, 1 . 1 ! 1 " 1 at one time were not know,! 1LS home-field advantage." F He said he had turnedc no! ' other offer recently andtu®-’ 1 ,^' 1 contacted by a thud ,on; already accepted theArizom«P assl1 Mackov ic’s record in l3sH ) .' s ^.' e ns a college coach is 8.v^B' s * ir was 30-34 with the Chiefs w e an He was offensive coore -Weda Purdue in 1977 and was Jn en ' backs coach for Tom Lane iefensiv las Cowboys in 1981 and I ‘He s lit Mackovic directed the It going to to a 10-2-1 record in 19%i®>nydi fired after the Horns v. Ra\ Rhc 1997. His overall record;; atfhilac was 41-28-2. ■ inter Mackovic said he hadifl lems going to a school wfcB basketball program overstaj football. “It overshadows only infc that they’ve had such pheid success, and they deserveei; of the recognition,” hesaic Arizona logo with the.Sagui tus sticking out of it, that id known today than anybodu have dreamed, and thathelps^ team in recruiting.” “Lute [Olsen] deservesal success. Our job is toearntta type of reputation and samet admiration.” Heisman race whittled to fou NEW YORK (AP) — Three quarterbacks — Drew Brees of Purdue, Josh Heupel of Oklahoma and Chris Weinke of Florida State — and running back LaDainian Tomlinson of Texas Christian were an nounced Monday as final ists for the Heisman Trophy. The award to the na tion’s best college football player will be presented by the Downtown Athletic Club on Saturday night. The four finalists are the leading vote-getters in month-long balloting by 922 sports writers, broad casters and former Heis man winners. Balloting continues through Friday, but the finalists are well ahead of other contenders. Brees, a finalist last year, is the Big Ten’s career passing leader with 11,517 yards and led Purdue to the Rose Bowl for the first time since 1966. He threw for 3,393 yards this season with 24 touchdowns and 12 interceptions, and he also ran for 516 yards and five more TDs. Heupel led Oklahoma to the No. 1 ranking in the country, completing 280 of 433 passes for 3,392 yards with 20 touchdowns, and 14 interceptions. He has at least one TD pass in all 24 of his career games at Ok lahoma and has passed for more than 300 yards in 14 of them. Weinke led the nation with 4,167 passing yards, 33 TD passes and 11 inter ceptions. He is 32-2 as a starter at Florida State with a streak of 25 consecutive victories. He holds Atlantic Coast Conference records for passing yards 9,789 and toucl passes with 79. AlX would be the oldesi’i a Heisman. Tomlinson led fc| tion in rushing fort ond consecutive yea became only the se« back in NCAAhisttf run for 2,000 yards: season. He carried times for 2,158 yard] fourth highest in history — and 22 downs. His 5,263 ^ yards is sixth 1 NCAA history. Revenge Continued from Page IB Larry Scott is out for at least another week with a sprained ankle. Center Andy Slocum, who as a freshman in 1999 assumed a similar role to An derson and Bean, is out for the sea son with a shoulder injury. A&M has gotten increased pro duction from one of its two seniors, Carlton Brown, who leads the team in rebounds with 36 and is second in scoring, averaging 13.8 points per game. A&M’s thin lineup became evi dent in Saturday night’s drawn-out battle with VCU. As five players fouled out, A&M's lack'of produc tion from the bench became a factor. So far this season, Andy Leatherman and Aaron Jack have provided near ly all of the contributionsf A&M’s reserves. Leathermani scoring punch and Jack provides' bounding presence. Today will be the Aggies' chance to get the newcomersanJ] erans, the bench and starters, with the coaches, all ontlies| page. And they get to try it home court with the added i of revenge. CtLaunA.' itv tAe^ p%cey of aduet&itu/. (Finals will be over soon) HASSLE FREE from VARSITY FORI www. va rs i tyfo rdl i n colnmercun'C® 5 ! COLLEGE GRAD PROGRAM HIGH REBATES LOW INTEREST RATES MUSTANGS, RANGERS & FOCUS SPECIALS! (Questions? - e-mail us at newcar@varsityflm.com) got smiles! AGGIELAND OUTFITTERS w/xotfc’ -yx&tv LL 979-764-4445 ,-sr- I Class of 2001 Bring your smiling faces to M'l Photography to get your A f Senior picture taken for Te.® | A&M’s 2001 Aggieland yearbook t No appointment nt^ e “‘ i Extended sittings available ^ 1 $10. 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