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iving Wednesday, the
U.S. Marines in jungle-
camouflage and armed
itomatic weapons landed
U.S. Embassy. But they
out of the gates within
s and headed for the air-
hangar there, Americans
gerians stood surrounded
Tel bags and Nigerian
d personnel carriers,
and fuel tankers, confer-
d taking notes,
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provide you with.” one
an could be heard telling
erian counterparts,
parties waited to see if
keeps his pledge to toe
scheduled a Thursday
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would go to Vice
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about his departure, say-
would leave only after
peacekeepers are on the
and if a U.N. war crimes
ent based on his support
s in neighboring Siena
s dropped.
warrant never goes
id the court will be there
mber of years," Jacques
cin, the top U.N. envoy
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office of Nigerian
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14 people and injured'
Getting up at 5
By Kristin McNulty
THE BATTALION
Travis Moore says that his behind-
the-scenes-job for the football team
serves a much bigger purpose than
people realize.
Moore, a sophomore biomedical
sciences major, is a trainer for the
lexasA&M football team during sum
mer two-a-days. He is also a trainer
for the women’s swimming team.
"We’re up at 5 a.m. and don’t leave
until the last player is gone,” he said.
While this is only Moore’s first year
tobe a trainer, he has been well aware
of the duties and responsibilities of
trainers since athletics in high school.
"I want to go into health care as my
career and thought being a trainer
would be an excellent stepping
stone," he said.
Moore said the most exciting part
of training is caring for and helping
the athletes. He said the responsibility
of keeping the athletes healthy is
rewarding and worth every minute.
Amber King, a junior biology
major and a football trainer, knows
firsthand the pressures of being a
trainer.
“There is always a rush when ath
letes are injured,” she said. “You have
to decide quickly what to do in that
situation and how to get the player
playing again as soon as possible. It is
interesting to see how all of the train-
erscome together in times like these.”
King is an experienced women’s
kasketball trainer, with experience
from high school and junior college.
King said that overall, most of the
sthletes understand the jobs that the
trainers are there to do.
“While there are always a few ath
letes who could care less that you are
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Easing the pressure
a.m. isn’t just for the birds, butforA&M student trainers too
there, the majority of them are very
respectful and appreciate what we
do,” King said.
Matt Frazier, a junior health educa
tion major, is a trainer for the men’s
track team when he is not helping out
at two-a-days.
“We are not just water boys for
teams we work with, we are medical
ly trained and know exactly what we
are talking about,” he said.
Frazier started training at A&M in
October 2002. He says he thoroughly
enjoys being at the events and being
responsible for the health and care of
the athletes.
The trainers agree that the athletes
are their first priority and that the
work is time consuming.
“Trainers are like flight atten
dants,” said Patty Berthot, an assistant
athletic trainer. “They aren’t there to
serve coke and peanuts, they are there
for your safety.”
Berthot is in charge of the student
trainers for men and women’s swim
ming and diving, equestrian and ten
nis.
“(The trainers’) work is very time
consuming, but they show extreme
dedication,” she said.
There are 30 trainers and 11 assis
tant trainers, Berthot said.
“We are just one big family, and
working together is a must have to
keep the family going. Sometimes I
spend more time with the trainers than
I do with my own children,” she said.
Berthot recalled a story that proves
the family-like bond between trainers:
“I am big on trainers being on time for
everything; they cannot be late,” she
said. “When we have 7 a.m. meetings,
the trainers will call each other to
wake them up so they will not get in
trouble by me for being late. They are
like siblings: They hate seeing each
other getting in trouble.”
A person must be an A&M student
to apply for the training program.
They will then go through an inter
view with two full-time staff members
and five or six senior trainers.
“Trainers are only in the lime-light
when something goes wrong,” said
Berthot. “What people don’t realize
is how much time and dedication they
put into making sure the athletes are
healthy and ready for playing time.”
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