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be as much as 25 hours behind
the winner.
University teams — including
Canada and England — made
up all the entries, save two: a car
built by students at a Hacienda
Heights high school and one en
tered by an Italian club.
The cost of the cars ranged
from $30,000 to more than $1
million.
The race’s primary sponsor is
the U.S. Department of Energy.
The goal is to challenge young
engineers and scientists to find
new ways to solve energy and
transportation problems.
The race course followed
what remains of Route 66
through Illinois, Missouri, Ok
lahoma, Texas, New Mexico,
Arizona and California.
The Texas A&M Solar Pow
er Motor Sports Team finished
27th with a time of 130:31:11.
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the duck as its mascot. The
health department then hired an
Austin advertising firm, Tuerff-
Davis EnviroMedia, to develop
the campaign.
“Not only have students seen
the duck, hut they have heard
and understood the message he
brings, that tobacco is foul,”
Weaver said.
“T he common goal is to help
the duck program grow,” said
Tom Villarreal, a senior at Bra-
zoswood High School. “We’re
working on the future of tobac
co prevention in Texas.”
The program comes from
money the state health depart
ment received from part of th£
settlement reached with tobac
co companies in 1998 after the
state sued them to recover costs
of treating sick smokers.
The duck program came out
of $9 million earmarked for a
study to determine the most ef
fective ways to prevent tobacco
use and promote cessation.
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Students who are unsure if
this particular collegiate track is
right for them may take a tu
ition-free introductory course. If
students decide that they do not
want to pursue the track, the one
hour course will count toward a
free elective in any of the Col
lege of Science’s degree plans.
“We’re trying to expose as
many people as possible to
teaching so that those students
who don’t even know if it’s a
match can evaluate teaching as
an option,” Scott said.
The program has already en
rolled 38 students from new stu
dent conferences, and may en
roll as many as 50 before the
conferences end next month.
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troversy has surrounded ■
club. At a meeting to dii
plans for the club, manyB
residents were concerned!
the proposed goll course,
spite project coordinator!
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the project.
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year, Bryan resident Betliri
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progress of the course.
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government,” Price said. 1
Traditions Golf Course
promoted on the basis
Bryan needed upscale rest
tial development. Bryan
spent $774,000 to get to
point, and nothing hast
started yet.”
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