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Mr THE BATTALI »n s mechanii Jem fixed cannon typically ■ v xas A&M scores o.- games did not fire | game against Ate st weekend. Doc' Mills, media 'ordmator for theC: ets, said the it the firing pin ent. this is a simple said, it could m the game, said the canrw repaired and w normally at the s The University cf. Aggielife The Battalion Page 3 A • Friday, September 5, 2003 Taking the high road ARPOOL turns four years old as ride tally nears the 40,000 landmark Yell jed from page’' re popular in a r.tson we don lb :r this yi car is be. wing vt :ry sde; on said. “If *{. caliber of entr. t. we’ll do soffit: ead. ty said the fo at ion w ill alio. generation of A:, trace the trad: eritage of "fo past. nk everybody's s’ it," said Hea; Tim Bailey. % us on A&M aft ts are still avails . show and ranee" !0. The least expr ■ reserved for sii id are selline on said, fell will begin af last until approw?a allow mg time for ft lead over to Kyle' ieht Yell. • results of the;: California, T y ing to overti of election Jo." d Beck*, lan for Republic Lt. Gov. Ds st. dismissed I atic accusations,! Democrats’ rf didn’t make 3 :y are using a nas can mg group to» tricting fight, with said he tb! II call a thirdsps and that if Whit® return to the Cafi own. Republic act him. althoujb tl that decision* rry. By Rachel Hollon THE BATTALION I 1 le glanced at his rearview mirror, saw the flashing li; hts and knew he was in trouble. But what was the bi i deal? He hadn’t hurt anyone, or himself. I Jeff Schiefelbein founded CARPOOL after he Bceived a DW1 in College Station in 1997. I After losing his license and completing 60 hours ol community service, Schiefelbein was required to appear at a Mother’s Against Drunk Driving Victim Ir l oact Panel at which he heard the story of a woman ■id her daughter’s death due to drinking and driving. I Schiefelbein was inspired by this story and began a irogram that his friends and the Aggie communi- B could rely on when they went out during the Heekends. When his ride came to pick him up that tight, he sat down in the car and said he was going to start the best designated driver program in the Buntry. I Caring Aggies R Protecting Over Our Lives, bet- te known as CARPOOL, is a safe ride program at ■exas A&;M. CARPOOL is a student-run. volun- tt i based nonprofit organization that offers free, pile, nonjudgmental rides in the Bryan-College ■tation area. I “CARPOOL started because one person did not want others to make the same mistake that he did. ■ARPOOL is a great example of how the Aggie Bnily works to take care of each other," said ■auren Barbier, a senior journalism major and qirector of public relations for CARPOOL. I CAR POOL members are all current A& M students. I "It is more like a friend is picking you up. We are aJ I peers,” Barbier said. I CARPOOL has given 38,372 rides. I “Usually we give an average of around 150 rides each night, but with football games and other events, that number can change dramatically,” said Dave Nickeil, a senior mechanical engineer major and vice chair of CARPOOL. “Last year following the Aggies’ triumph of OU we gave 263 rides, which set the record for most rides given in one night.” I CARPOOL gets new members every semester w ho must complete extensive training. “Currently CARPOOL has 241 members, each of whom receives training not only in CARPOOL pro- Icdures but also in basic first aid, defensive driving, signs and symptoms of alcohol poisoning and dos and dont’s when helping someone who may have alcohol poisoning,” Nickeil said. Nickeil said CARPOOL members are not pro fessionals. “If we think someone has alcohol poisoning, we’ll call an ambulance,” he said. “The training is merely to help us recognize those situations where we may need to take action.” With the necent decision to keep the bars open until 2 a.m., CARPOOL will continue to run its regular hours, 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. Thursday through Saturday. “All calls are accepted until 3 a.m. and we continue giv ing rides each night until all of our patrons have received a ride home,” Nickeil said. CARPOOL members serve two functions a night: they can either be drivers or herschels. CAR- POOL drivers are paired together on the nights they work, forming teams made up of one woman and one man so riders will feel comfortable during their ride home. Herschels are members of the organization who go to bars during hours of operation. They pass out business cards and organize the patrons assigned to the CARPOOL vans. “Our members are easily recognizable in our well-known lime green shirts. When you catch a glimpse of the lime green, you know CARPOOL is around,” said Ben Carter, senior finance account ing major and chair of operations for CARPOOL. After a landmark year last year, CARPOOL is hoping to keep the momentum going. “CARPOOL gave its 30,000th ride last year, and we know we will reach 40,000 this semester. Our hope is to reach the 50,000th by the end of the school year,” Carter said. CARPOOL has come a long way since its first night of operations. On Sept. 16, 1999, the safe ride program gave 36 rides. “When it comes to rides given, we are about to surpass the number of students who attend Texas A&M. It’s a really exciting benchmark,” Carter said. Jeff Richards, a senior English major, said CAR- POOL is a safe and reliable way to get home. “I think it’s a very admirable and respectable organization that has had a very positive impact on the Aggie student body,” Richards said. One of the organization’s main objectives this year is the development of its members, and ensur ing that even though it is a service organization, the Joshua Hobson • THE BATTALION Junior marketing major, Erin Kennedy(left) and senior biology major Adrianna Trevino answer calls at CARPOOL. members and community benefit from the dedicat ed and fun-spirited program. Carter said that the nonprofit organization continues to thrive because of donations and sponsors. “Enterprise Rent-a-Car and Plantation Oaks Apartments have been behind us since the begin ning. It really helps to have such supporting spon sors,” Carter said. CARPOOL holds a gala every spring semester to raise money. This fall they will start something new at A&M with CARPOOLYMP1CS. CARPOOLYMPICS is a University-wide com petition of different events. Any organization may enter a team to participate. With any safe ride program comes myths that are shared among students. “Some common myths 1 tend to run into are that people often think CARPOOL members get paid and do not drink. CARPOOL is a volunteer organization. Some of our members choose to abstain from drinking, but we are students like everyone else. As a nonjudgmental organization we believe it’s a student’s choice whether or not to drink. We just hope that everyone will do so in a responsible manner,” said Nickeil. Another myth about the organization is that members will call the cops if you are under 21 and take CARPOOL home. We do not call in to the cops to tell them where we have dropped a patron off, and the cops do not follow our cars,” Nickel said. “CAR- POOL is completely anonymous. All we ask for is your name so our cars know whom they are picking up. We don’t ask for your age or your student ID number.” CARPOOL will celebrate its fourth birthday on Sept. 16 with a cake for the Aggie communi ty at 10 a.m. in the Memorial Student Center. fe^our Entertainment Superstore 1 Jiicf ay dunng the fall and springs# ersity holidays and exam pewfc) 1 ?840. POSTMASTER: Send l TX 77843-1111. I University in the Division of Stf !eed McDonald Building, testd e: http://wwwlhebattalion.nel T irsement by The Battalion. For# vertising, call 845-0569. nday through Friday. Fax: 8452SI student to pick upasingteift $60 per scriool year,$30fortl*! : by Visa, MasteiCard, DiscMtl Roger Creager In-store performance and autograph party Monday, September 8 11:00 p.m. Are you a SOPHOMORE or JUNIOR? Is your major in MATH, SCIENCE, or ENGINEERING? Have you been involved in UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH? 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