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b attalios from, f SGA ruction ,le Bo nfire 511(4 n 7 ainin g consiut. :ion is t on the ker said. her - which |(j 1 Slu dents r# (Hiddling th roas e p °lo Fields i tnbrance in 'imilar problem nts. windy Aggielife The Battalion Page 3 • Tuesday, November 5, 2001 , 30K and counting Student organization CARPOOL celebrates providing its 30 y 000th By Denise Schoppe THE BATTALION For the past three years, CARPOOL (Caring , Tuckersi'fcgies ‘ R ’ Protecting Over Our Lives) has provid- dnitig two vea xlsafe transportation for thousands of students, he rememhi ^ ow ^ 1138 something new to celebrate - its ;!0,OOOth ride last Thursday, Oct. 31. Rachel Hollon, one of the CARPOOL mem- jerswho provided the 30,000th ride, said the ride marked a milestone for the organization. “We were screaming and honking,” said Hollon, junior journalism major. “Our heads felt like they were about to explode.” Hollon said unique circumstances created the milestone ride. “The funny story about the ride is that it literal ly went from one person to two people,” Hollon id. “The boyfriend decided he wanted to go with ea *her is bad*, 0 change s* r said. d *he recenict • detention pocdi 1d- s could hini o the Bonfire s ns. Once compi;? not be located« collapse, he said m, a senior ca ence major ets member.«•: 1116 § irl (who called CARPOOL to give her a .Then, the girl forgot her keys in the bar so we had to wait, like, ten minutes for her.” gomg to attend^ Hollon said she and her CARPOOL partner, £ “ Derek Clark, a junior industrial distribution major, ere feeling impatient about the wait because they wanted to be the ones to give the 30,000th ride. “Had it not been for her forgetting the keys, e’dhave never reached that number,” Hollon said. Clark said the celebration continued even after icand Hollon had safely driven the passengers to ir destination. “When we came in (to the CARPOOL head- juarters) other CARPOOL members threw con fetti on us and gave us a pin,” Clark said. “I think the pin) was supposed to be for a 30th birthday, [they made it say ‘SOK’ instead.” Greg Stanley. CARPOOL director and a senior tiomedical engineering major, said reaching the ‘ 10,000th ride has boosted morale within the entire t0 reco ? niz L e ' : |rganization. “Our (members) do a good job, but this gives motivation to keep going,” Stanley said. “We unjust keep heading into the future knowing that people are using our service.” Stanley said the organization has set a goal to irovide 40,000 rides by the end of the Spring ‘“'B semester. Stanley said CARPOOL will be working with the industrial engineering department in the spring toimprove the organization’s speed and efficiency n providing rides. the hospital in the collapse.Ik a Corps of Cate man, chairni; Coalition a sophomore erv- gn major, said ‘t planning ' its own beast want to into ns. •aid the coif::.: t maroon ntte s and will attac with a named i on each ritta to recogni or hurt in an said I ben ini. a meii::: D and a juniotfe ;es major, said:: irogram eos aimed atei- n and sophoir* an tire was I 5 p.m. Nov. 1/ said. ALISSA HOLIMON • THE BATTALION CARPOOL celebrates its 30,000th call after a countdown at its headquarters Thursday, Oct. 31. CARPOOL joined other "safe ride" organiza tions - including the Watchdawgs, the STRIPES and SWAT for the first semi-annual Safe Ride Programs United Conference on Nov. 1 and 2. 20 “A lot of people cancel a ride because they’ve been waiting a long time,” Stanley said. “Ultimately, we just try to get there as fast as we can to make sure they don’t need to get a different ride.” Stanley said that during away games, some of CARPOOL’s best patrons are from out of town. “People who come to support their team will see the ’hershels’ (CARPOOL members) out walking around Northgate and they’ll be like, ‘What are ya’ll doing?’ because no one wears a bright green T-shirt to a bar,” Stanley said. “They think it’s a great thing and they are usually the best tippers.” In addition to providing thousands of rides, CARPOOL has influenced other college campuses to start their own “safe ride” organizations. On Nov. 1 and 2, spin-off organizations of CAR- POOL — including Watchdawgs (from the University of Georgia), STRIPES (from the University of Missouri) and SWAT (from Southwest Texas University) - joined CARPOOL es The Osbournes to host music awards show live on ABC LOS ANGELES (AP) — The cen sors may have to stay on their Joes when Ozzy Osbourne and bs family host the 30th annual wierican Music Awards, j’he three-hour special is scheduled to air live on ABC, starting at 8 p.m. EST Jan. 13. I can't wait to see what Ozzy and the rest of the family have in store for us, and I know the ABC- v censor is already having dreams, or should I say tj'ghtmares, about their live ad-libs," executive pro- ucer Dick Clark said Monday. /he heavy-metal icon, his wife, Sharon, and two their three children are notorious for their pro- Dn Editof t. Opinion Ed®' ,y Chief liter )to Editor :>hics Editor Producer PEOPLE IN THE NEWS OSBOURNE fanity-laced misadventures on the reality show "The Osbournes." The second season of the MTV series begins Nov. 26. The American Music Awards are given based on votes from the public in 21 categories, including favorite male and female artist, favorite sound track and Internet artist of the year. O'Donnell defends entrepreneur Martha Stewart in stock scandal RADNOR, Pa. (AP) — Rosie O'Donnell says that if she still had her talk show, she would use it as a forum to defend Martha Stewart. "I'd be singing Martha Stewart a love song every day. I want every housewife in America to band together and refuse to let them tear down one of the most successful female entrepreneurs in our country's history," she says. O'Donnell said her fans shouldn't worry about her because she gave up her show and magazine. "I had to let go to remember why I started doing this," O'Donnell says in the Nov. 9 issue of 71/ Guide. "The deification was pretty intense. You lose your perspective." O'Donnell's next endeavor is producing the musical "Taboo" on Broadway. The show is about the life of Boy George. First Lady celebrates birthday and 25th wedding anniversary CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — There may be no worse timing for a political spouse than to have an early November birthday — that annual day in the sun is guaranteed to be overshadowed by the need to hustle for votes on Election Day. This year, for the first semi-annual Safe Ride Programs United Conference. “It’s really weird meeting all these people (from different ‘safe ride’ organizations),” said Ben Tisdale, executive director of Watchdawgs. “It’s like a parallel universe, because we have the same personalities.” Clark said the similarities extend to the organizations. “(The other ‘safe ride’) organizations are the same as us. They love to help others out.” Laura Bush may have it worst of all. The first lady turned 56 on Monday, one day ahead of Tuesday's voting. And her 25th wed ding anniversary with President Bush falls on Election Day. With so much of her husband's attention riveted toward the outcome of the midterm elections, there's not much time left for special observances. Over the weekend, the couple kept separate campaign schedules. They finally merged their itineraries Sunday evening in South Dakota — where the president, 56, beamed at her from the podium and informed his audience that his wife would be a year older the next day. "I thought it would be wise to hook up with Laura the day before her birthday," Bush said, prompting hearty laughter and a spirited rendition of "Happy Birthday" from the crowd. 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