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The new field was built simi lar to a 100,000 square foot golf green under the U.S. Golf Association system, incorporat ing the same tile drainage system as professional golf courses, Duble said. Over the tiles lay four inches of gravel and 12 inches of organic sand. “This sandwich effect allows for a drainage system that pre vents standing water from col lecting on the field,” Duble said. “The secret behind its success, however, is that the field is mowed daily to maintain density and quality of turf.” Goertz said former A&M football coach R.C. Slocum requested the new field for recruiting purposes. “Because of the heat factor of artificial turf, sand-based turf is preferred by football players,” Goertz said. Artificial turf is 15 to 20 degrees hotter than sand-based, which can make a considerable difference, especially when play ing a football game in the middle of a hot Texas afternoon. Another factor that comes into play with recruiting, Goertz said, is that most high school stadiums have natural grass. When a high school senior considers which university to play football for, he is most likely going to prefer a stadium with turf similar to what he played on in high school. Sand-based turf also causes fewer injuries because the dense soil below the grass creates padding, Goertz said. A&M head soccer coach Phil Stephenson said the soccer team incorporated this new grass and irrigation system into its field two summers ago, when the field’s clay subsurface was removed and replaced by sand. The field can drain 39 inches of rain in one hour, he said. “This has helped out the soc cer team in that the sand-based turf has taken rain out of the equation,” Goertz said. Stephenson said the team per forms better because it is a con sistent surface with no “lakes” on the field. No games have been canceled since the field renovations, and on Aug. 31, the women’s soccer team was able to defeat Southern Methodist University despite a deluge from a tropical storm. Never having to cancel prac tice because of drainage prob lems gives the team a leg up on the competition, Stephenson said. “The field renovation was a paramount need of the athletics department because too many games and practices were post poned or canceled due to rain,” Stephenson said. “We now have one of the best soccer fields in the country.” Faculty Continued from page 1 capabilities.” Along with the enhancement of the learning environment, A&M will be given the chance to track intellectual capital from across the country, said Mary Jo Richardson, interim dean of the College of Geosciences. “The audacity of the program will resonate through academia, and allow us to attract colleagues to A&M who might not other wise have considered our University,” Richardson said. “Whereas others are dealing with cutbacks, A&M is making a visionary move forward.” The junior faculty who will be hired will be built around the senior nationally-known faculty hired for specific programs, Gates said. He said Vision 2020 contains 12 key elements needed to create the ‘culture of excellence’ it aims for.. “The first imperative of Vision 2020 is elevating the fac ulty, a hiring plan that will strengthen the undergraduate studies, graduate studies, arts and sciences and stress diversity,” Gates said. Jane Conoley, dean of the College of Education and Human Development, said new faculty will be used to teach more honors courses. An application to pre pare teachers for high need areas of Texas focusing on bilingual whiten your teeth in about an hour! take your first Step to feeling good, looking great and making a memorable impression every time you smile. You owe it to yourself! Find out more about Zoom! in-office tooth whitening. Call today! Robert A. Hall, DDS J. Craig Scasta, DDS, Class of‘92 1615 Barak Lane Bryan, TX 77802 (979) 260-2626 Have you Heard? Bee A Good Neighbor Carnival MSC Flag Room Wednesday, September 17,2003 11:00am - 1:00pm second-generation firefighter “It’s heartbreaking and] heartwarming when you them say, ‘My father, myi my aunt,”’ said Betsy Parif Bayonne, N.J., whose bro Robert was killed. "What’sa ing is the strength and resiliei Some family members their hands to scoop up dinf: the site as a keepsake, slipprj into bags and empty water! For many, it may provide (tier link to their lost relatives; aut! ties estimate the remains ot| many as 1,000 victims mayi be identified. The crowd of thousd observed a moment of sileix l 8:46 a.m., the time the first pi slammed into the North Towe l At sunset, two light pointing skyward were to I switched on, evoking the imai:| the Twin Towers. The remembrance e.xterj far beyond lower Manhar: Firefighters in Chicago joinecj the moment of silence, wl tolled in Milwaukee. Coir Panel Continued from page Gov. David Dewhurst after rule was used to stymie re: tricting during the first spe; session. They seemed wan Smith’s arguments in light ruling last month by thefe Department that the Vbt Rights Act provision on get:; prior approval of changes a may impact minority m does not apply in this case. The panel also seemedci fortable with an argument r state Solicitor General Cruz, representing Republic! officials, that the Democn were in court too soon beats no redistricting has takenplaa “There has been no cte action. Nothing has been yet.” Cruz said. Sabahat night before traffic will I Every M bye to her 1 weekly thr A&M in pu An alarn Michelle H bed and get: ly fashion, uled job i son, Samm care by 7:3( kissing he goodbye,Hi to a job si almost as her family. education, English as a smvL language, special educatm®' strong math and science pr grams will also be implement? she said. The College of Sclent which is set to gain 70 new fact ty members within the next f' years, is a major recipient off planned hirings. Newton said the solved the problem within. department of enrollm? increasing as faculty numb decline. College of Architecture D? J. Thomas Regan said five ofc 16 new faculty members bit: will begin in the fall of 2004. “They will not only inert!'] the influence of these speciafel areas, but they will also imptcj our faculty-to-student ratio," j said. The Bush School Government & Public Sen- was authorized eight new po* tions over the next three years move which will help establi two signature programs. “The programs dealings the advancement of intematM affairs, public service andadmi istration will help the schoolr to top tier status,” said Richard Chilcoat, dean of the School. Adams calls the plan toad faculty a forward-thii approach for A&M. “This will only happen in two or three lifetimes,” Adaf said, “which is very exciting us.” Commute dents and fa< sacrifice rr than their share to r< and work on A&M’s cam] Some comi for the chan receive deserved di while others in hopes of f career goal . commuters i endure a ha THE BATTALIO! Sommer Hamilton Editor in Chief The Battalion (ISSN #1055-4726) is Monday through Friday during the fall and SP' - semesters and Monday through Thursday during?' summer session (except University holidays F exam periods) at Texas A&M University, Peri Postage Paid at College Station, TX 77840, MASTER: Send address changes to The Texas A&M University, 1111TAMU, 77843-1111. Ngw$i The Battalion news department is students at Texas A&M University in the DivisW ! Student Media, a unit of the Department] Journalism. News offices are in 014 Reed MctW? Building. 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