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Jackson said. “However, if the number of Blinn
students shown riding is statistically insignificant,
I don't think it would be worth the effort.”
According to ridership figures collected by
Bus Operations earlier in the semester, an aver
age of 12,700 students ride on-campus routes per
day Monday through Friday. Off-campus routes
include Bonfire, Cotton Bowl, Bush School,
Ring Dance, Centerpole, Excel, Aggieland,
Texas Aggie, the residence shuttle and limited
night routes.
An average of 15,700 students ride off-campus
routes per day Monday through Friday.
On-campus routes include Elephant Walk,
Hullabaloo, Ring Dance, Aggieland, Reveille,
Texas Aggie, Centerpole, Howdy, Fish Camp,
Aggie Band, and Gig’Em.
Some 29.000 students ride th
weekday, compared to last year
23,(XX) students.
Jackson said the numbers from the survey
taken last week indicate that very few faculty
ride the buses, but PITS will subsidize the fund
ing to offset the cost of any faculty and staff
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school, “and we have the best,”
Groff said. Then, hire good
coaches and great facilities for
recruitment.
His most important accom
plishment, Groff said, is the
immense growth of campus ath
letic facilities.
The new tennis facility, track,
softball field and the Zone have
all been constructed under Groff.
“I guess I'll be known as the
‘Building A.D.,’ " he said.
He said the athletic depart
ment now is seeking donations to
build a complex on the south end
of Kyle Field, and begin work on
a West Campus training facility.
Groff said one of his most
difficult challenges is to find
creative ways to fund it.
The department has raised
about $18 million of the $31
million needed for both projects
and expects to break ground on
the South End Academic Center
in September 2002.
Although Groff directs ath
letics at a school where football
is nearly a religion, he is a base
ball man. He has never played
collegiate sports, but said he still
remembers his baseball days
from high school.
Groff is in his fourth and
final year as the chairman of
the NCAA Division One
Baseball Committee — a posi
tion with immense responsibil
ity. His tasks include running
the collegiate world champi
onship tournament and select
ing umpires.
“It’s a lot of work, but I get to
see a lot of baseball,” he said.
He said it is sometimes hard
to stay objective as an Aggie
fan. He could not vote on some
committee matters in 1999 when
A&M was in the tournament.
“But I wasn't complain
ing.” he said. “I was proud as
a peacock.”
Under Groff's rein,
women’s athletics has grown
imo a $10-million program and
has gained national attention
and recognition.
Despite presiding over a
growing and successful athletic
program, it is not always smooth
sailing.
As initiator of the contract
with ESPN's controversial
show, '“Sidelines,” Groff has
been in the news lately and has
been concerned by the show's
often embarrassing portrayal of
life at A&M.
“I thought when 1 made the
call to do the show, the exposure
would be outstanding,” he said.
“But I had to get involved after
the second show."
Groff said he did not think
the episode that showed two
Blinn College student binge
drinking was within the contract
agreement, so he contacted the
show producers.
Groff was again put on the
defensive after the athletic
department’s offer to allow area
boy and girl scouts in uniform
attend the Iowa State football
game on Oct. 27. The depart
ment nixed the offer when tick
ets sold out the week before the
game, causing a community
outcry and negative publicity
for Groff.
Groff said the misconception
is that the department had tick
ets for all the scouts and took
them away, but the offer was
actually based on seat availabil
ity. He said scout leaders are
aware of that stipulation.
Groff sits in the 10th floor
press box with his family for
Aggie home games, but said he
takes time to walk around the
stadium once or twice a season
to make sure everything is good,
and to get a feel for the spirit of
|<yle Field.
“It’s been a pleasure to see this
University grow,” he said. “And
not just in numbers or athletically,
but in strength and academics.”
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remain in place during the building of Bonfire and
throughout the year — an obvious eyesore. Cole
said. A second design featured a telescoping steel
centerpole that could be lowered when Bonfire
was not being constructed. Cole said that “gave up
safety,” because problems could ensue if the steel
centerpole were to collapse on itself.
A third design. Cole said, was voted out by stu
dents on the committee for simply being too far
from student expectation.
The three finalist designs all meet Bowen’s
parameters for a “forever safe” Bonfire of a sin
gle-tier tee-pee design in which all logs touch the
ground. Traditionally, past Aggie Bonfires were
constructed in a six-tiered, wedding-cake structure
with the upper levels of logs resting on the logs
below them. Cole said the three designs, following
Bowen's parameters, look similar.
Turner Construction signed on as the Bonfire
2(X)2 safety firm Nov. 8, making a quick transition
to aiding design firm CBM Engineers with the 16
potential designs. Turner had a little more than a
week to closely examine the six designs and pro
vide safety and risk assessments for each one dur
ing Tuesday’s meeting.
Turner's contract was approved by A&M
reviewing boards last week, based on the safety
firm’s bid for an hourly fee of between $100 and
$125 an hour. Cole said, calling the bid “a reason
able price.” Turner and CBM’s contracts will be
reviewed when Bowen makes a decision on
Bonfire 2002.
Students will have an opportunity to provide feed
back on the three finalists during the first few weeks of
classes in January on the Website,
studentaffairs.tamu.edu/bonfire02, and through open
forums. Cole said. By Jan. 18, Cole hopes to begin ana
lyzing the student responses to chose the final design in
the steering committee by the end of January.
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