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Engineers' Conncif 8 Monday, December 9, 2002 THE BATTALf Hicks, Rangers send Pudge packin ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The Texas Rangers officially cut ties Saturday with Ivan Rodriguez, refusing to offer salary arbitration to the 10-time All-Star catcher. With no fanfare came the offi cial and expected end of Rodriguez’s tenure with the team for which he made his major league debut as a 19-year-old kid midway through the 1991 season. “This was a very tough deci sion and certainly one that will be painful for the fans,” Rangers owner Tom Hicks said. “Ivan Rodriguez has been an outstand ing performer for the Texas Rangers. With his 10 All-Star appearances, 10 Gold Gloves and 1999 MVP award, he has earned his reputation as one of the top catchers of all times.” Later Saturday night, the Rangers ended contract negotia tions with left-hander Kenny Rogers without a new deal. Rogers, who turned 38 last month, wanted at least a three- year agreement. Rangers general manager John Hart said the Rangers offered more than $10 million for two seasons, with an option for a third year based on performance. Because of a clause in the contract Rogers signed when he returned to Texas three years ago, the Rangers couldn't offer arbi tration. Rogers is 145-106 in 14 major league seasons, 10 of those in two stints with the Rangers. By not offering arbitration for Rodriguez or signing Rogers, the Rangers can’t re-sign either play er before May 1. They won t get any compensation if Rodriguez signs with another team. The Rangers want to reduce their $107 million payroll, and the team didn’t feel it could afford the chance of Rodriguez accepting arbitration that could give him more than $12 million next season. “I wish baseball’s economic system and arbitration process did not force this decision at this time and in this way,” Hicks said. Han said the offer to Rogers was higher than expected, but the GM insisted that wasn’t an indi cation the Rangers were chang ing their financial plans. “This was a reach on Tom’s part in an attempt to bring back a guy we felt had been a loyal Ranger,” Hart said. “Quite frankly, we’re not looking at $5 million as what we can spend on a pitcher. We have a certain dollar amount, which is limited.” Texas didn’t offer arbitra tion or new contracts to out fielder Todd Hollandsworth. catcher Bill Haselman or reliever Rich Rodriguez. Right-hander Rudy Seanez on Friday signed a minor league deal that would be worth $750,000 if he makes the majors. Ivan Rodriguez played 1.479 games with Texas, hitting .303 with 215 homers and 829 RBIs. He will get a $2 million sever ance fee from the Rangers. "Given our plan for the Rangers in 2003 and down the road and with the deadline, this situation could play out in no other manner,” Hicks said. "It’s hard for me to imagine Pudge Rodriguez in a uniform other than the Texas Rangers. On and off the field. Pudge has provided a lifetime of memories.” The Rangers acquired Rodriguez’s likely replacement Friday when they got Finar Diaz from Cleveland as part of a four- player trade. Hie Rangers also got right-hander Ryan Drese while giving up first baseman Travis Hafner and right-hander Aaron Myette. Rodriguez, who turned 31 last month, missed nearly two months early last season because of a her niated disk in his back, but hit .314 with 19 homers and 60 RBIs in 108 games. For the first time since his rookie season, when he joined the Rangers only a couple of weeks before the All-Star game. Rodriguez wasn't on the AL All- Star team. He also saw the end of ’7 stoeak of io strait Ghnes that tied Hall off] Johnny Bench for the •Since he was the AlMu' l999 u when he Jj 1 catcher since Thurman Ml-s 111 1976 to win that C Rodriguez has been hwmJ injuries. He also missed of the 2(XX) and 2001 J •ind has missed 176 .-.-'T three seasons after miss® ! 1>T the previous nine years' Rixlriguez was hittins ■ with 27 homers and 8] u| through 91 games in 2000vj broken thumb ended his sej In 2001. he played 111 J before having knee surer, s tendinitis. Diaz. 30, is coming ojj iniur>-plagued season ■, iwsn. He hiuK. : • plate colliaon the first moctl Tv 'cum >n. then mi«cr;:.| six weeks because of a tnpl tended right elbow | another collision. The Rangers had t - lies ked by their ... 1 I hursday and watdiv.: I mg the \n/oiu hi: L;.....I arc satisfied that he n h: V> iihoul R( ger> t proven veteran staiteroctl I c\.is roster is Chan Ho : ss h> > was 9-8 with a 5.7531 ss hile missing eight weelo .1 first leva' season duet; hamstring and a blisteredfel L Cc Ithose < ymeri Jnion been a lepub and co “not ft knemb fights, ption r iditiont Ent No\ bey c; Wash i i more c [Act, si Big 12 Continued from page 5 Sooners in the first half. He had 41 yards on six carries leading up to Hybl’s 3-yard touchdown pass to Smith on third down late in the first quarter. Smith caught a perfectly loft ed pass in the back of the end zone. A 15-yard screen pass from Hybl to Griffin and a 15-yard face mask penal ty helped the Sooners take a 13-0 lead with 9:38 to go in the second quarter. This time. Hyble completed a 21- yard touchdown pass to Clayton, running ahead of cornerback Donald Strickland in the end zone. Phil Jackson blocked the extra point attempt by Trey DtCarlo. Colorado reached Oklahoma's 23-yard line with its first drive before Brougham’s 41-yarder was wide right. His 32-yarder also was wide right in the closing minutes of the second quarter. What the Sooners’ defense could n’t do was stop Calhoun, who had 1 15 yards at the half, including 85 on runs 37, 25 and 23 yards, each one a cutback. Calhoun started the game because Brown missed his second straight game with a bruised sternum. Calhoun gave the Buffaloes hope on the first play of the game when he bolted 37 yards. He faced a solid wall to his left and ran back to his right to the Sooner 43 prior to Brougham’s 41 yard missed field goal. The Sooners capitalized on Colorado turnovers for a 27-1 1 victory' in their Big 12 regular season game on Nov. 2. The Buffaloes fell behind early and couldn't get all the way back. [mg on 2ongn pick A [whom Iterms,’ [that Tf ranks r [vote or a 100 [ cent. V PHOTO ( Ol KTF.SY OF Km - Oil’s Quentin Griffin runs past CU in the Big 12 Champion' Visas Continued from page 1 Bahrain, Eritrea, Lebanon, Morocco, North Korea. Oman, Qatar, Somalia, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen were required to contact the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) for '‘special regis tration” by Jan. 30, 2003. The new rule includes A&M students from those countries. Rumors have circulated among the A&M international community, detailing the new regulations INS will require of international citizens starting this spring, said Molina Warty, president of the International Students’ Association. “There is a little panic and unrest among students,” said Warty, a senior economics major. “Everyone knows new regulations are being intro duced, and they are not quite sure how it is going to work.” Things have happened quick ly since the Sept. 1 1 attacks, said Suzanne Droleskey, direc tor of International Programs for Students at A&M. Droleskey said the INS restrictions have come along with new Department of Justice and State Department regulations. The USA PATRIOT Act and the Enhanced Border and Visa Entry Security Act passed by Congress in 2002 have tightened federal regulations on students. Droleskey said. The PATRIOT Act, passed in January 2002, put the Jan. 30, 2003 deadline on the implemen tation of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), which had been under development in the INS since 1996. After it was dis covered that three Sept. 11 hijackers had obtained student visas to get in the United States, SEVIS was fast-tracked and given monetary funding in the bill for the first time since the program was created. Two of the hijackers attended flight school and one signed up for cooking school but never showed up. Congress doesn’t make a dis tinction between the smallest Bight or cooking school with minimal admission require ments and a first-ranked research institution like A&M, Droleskey said. “To Congress, a school is defined to include everything from a 10-person dance class that meets three times a week to a 45,000-person institution ’like A&M,” Droleskey said. Many international students who apply to A&M are turned down because they lack the cre dentials, she said. “To think it’s easy to get here is a misconception,” Droleskey said. “People wanting to come (to A&M) must do a lot of work to get here. The process has never been easy." Warty said international stu dents already have to do a lot of paperwork and be persistent about coming to A&M. “I wouldn’t waste my time studying for the GRE and pay ing all the fees required if I weren’t actually going to study,' Warty said. “The visa process is anything but welcoming.” In May, the Enhanced Border Act mandated the creation and implementation of an Interim Student and Exchange Authentication System (ISEAS) by Sept. 1 1.2002 to lay a foun dation for SEVIS. On Sept. 1 1, Droleskey said. the State Department unveiled the new program and her office scram bled to make sure those coming to A&M had visas. “At that point, if you were not entered in the electronic sys tem, you were denied a visa and turned away at the gate,' Droleskey said. People shouldn't believe the system that tracks students and the special registration required of selected individuals will make Americans safer, she said. Instead, the restrictions clamp down on people abiding by the legal system already who are usu ally not a threat, Drolesky said. “The students and scholars impacted are here doing what they’re supposed to be doing,’ Droleskey said. “Registering, while unfortunate, will only prove their innocence. 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