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GOLDFLU College G ' T is summe* HLLLO, BRtoWM a slew of r Hking their w= Hieriea. Mayb- ofyour friends ■ to one of ■tybe you \vot_ H the stage in ■ at the rock mosh pit. ■Starting a bs He an insurrr Iqnge, but it is ■rding one. ■ “It’s a rush i HAZING (on stage) and Aggies Continued from Page 1 Solar Houston Six Bridges pli ^'members grei student’s decision to attend A&M. Thompson, who is attending A&M on a swimming scholarship, said the mixture of a friendly environment along with the chance to experience the traditions made her choose A&M over the University of Geor gia — whose swimming team won the NCAA swimming champi onship last year. “It’s big, pretty flat and humid,” she said. “But it has that southern hospitality and character that not many schools have anymore.” Tim Stingley, a future computer science major, said he already has friends at A&M, and that he is not at all afraid of losing his way around A&M’s big campus. “You just say, ‘It’s no problem,’ ” he said. “If you loose your way, you just find your way back— that’s what loosing your way is all about. It does n’t matter if it is on the campus or in the classroom.” Continued from Page 7 They do not burn a thing but sunshine. “Most average 40 to 45 mph,” said James Bosch, race spokesman. “The lead cars are going the speed limit.” The University of Missouri-Rol- la was way out in front after T ulsa’s overnight stop. The University of Michigan was not tar behind. Five more teams were following in a close pack. The race is, fittingly enough, a sunrise to sundown contest. T he teams pick up each morning where they left off the night before. T he cars will cover 2,300 miles, the longest solar race ever. The car with the fastest cumulative time from Chicago to Claremont wins, but the thrill is just to finish, said spokesman John Horst. Two teams had already dropped out by Wednesday. Continued firm Page 1 place, and drove by Rice Stadium, CompaqGeffi the site of a proposed cycling center near SimsHwi A day earlier, the committee talked widi numerous mer Olympians as they toured various venues,indi the Astrodome, Enron Field and the still undercs struction Reliant Stadium, the new homefortheV newest team, the Houston Texans. The committee- visited the city’s traffic control center for a briefer how transportation issues would he handled ifHoit^ were awarded the games. The city’s proposal calls for hosting the opening closing ceremonies in Reliant Stadium with then monies being broadcast simultaneously in the Asi Athletes will begin their march into the ceremonies the Astrodome. “We’d have a total of about 140,000 seats (fortlie emonies), which would far exceed Sydney (in 2 George DeMontrond III, chairman of the Houston'. Foundation. T Tie stadiums’ proximity typifies the compactness: Houston organizers believe will make their bid attn' to the Olympic Committee. 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