North Carolina gives Aggies chance for upset
A&M takes on No. 16 Tarheels for first time
since 1980 NCAA tourney win
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• Cadets caught with 30-foot tree, others
admit to decoration theft
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FRIDAY
December 8, 2000
Volume 107 ~ Issue 72
Section A - 8 pages
Section B - 6 pages
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A s Y2K draws to a
close, The Battal
ion chose some of
the best, gripping pho
tographs that repre
sented a semester that
meant so much to stu
dents and kept Texas
A&M in the spotlight.
Photos in clockwise order from the
top: Students hold candles in memory of
the 12 fallen Aggies at the remembrance
ceremony held at 2:42 a.m. on Nov. 18.
A&M football players take down a Kansas
State Wildcat in one of the fall's biggest
upsets. Students in support of the rene
gade bonfire stand out in the rain, col
lecting donations for their cause. Rob
Thomas, lead singer of Matchbox Twen
ty, performs to a Reed Arena crowd. A
Cessna plane crashed near Millican,
killing the two on board. A member of
the Corps of Cadets receives the trade
mark Corps cut. Two George W. Bush
supporters show their enthusiasm for the
presidential candidate in Austin on elec
tion night.
000 Photo Highlights
BRAD ATCHISON. CODY WAGES, STUART VILLANUEVA. BERNARDO GARZA. CHAD ADAMS & ANDY HANCOCK, 1 nr B
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