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Page 3 • Tuesday, September 23. 2003
Aggie’s day out
Students seeking freedom from Bryan-College Station find alternatives for a day
By Robert Saucedo
THE BATTALION
Aside from theft,
there are different ways
to get a thrill out of a
quiet campus night such
as Night Rallyes, a pop
ular event put on by the
Texas A&M Sports Car
Club. During a Night
Rallye event, members
of the Sports Car Club
navigate public streets at
legal speeds in a timed-
speed-distance comple
tion designed to try to
come as close as possi
ble to the optimal travel
time between check
points hidden along the
rallye route.
Adam Ray, a sopho
more civil engineering
major said during the last
rallye. they headed west.
“It’s a 130 mile
loop. It took us two-
and-a-half hours. You
have to follow direc-
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John Petry sits at a table in Sbisa Dining Center. On his right is
a tray of half-finished food, already growing cold. Textbooks and
papers surround him. Petry, a senior mechanical engineering
major, is in for a long day of homework and studying.
He is able to make it through, by reflecting on a trip he and
friends took earlier in the month. Petry and his roommate took a
trip to Houston to see a concert they had been planning to attend
for a long time.
Brand New, MXPX and Dashboard Confessional played at
Verizon Wireless Theater earlier this month and offered a show
that Petry knew he could not pass up.
With math problems reflecting off his glasses, Petry explains
that it was well worth it.
“Brand New is one of my favorite bands. I’ve never seen them
in concert, so I knew I would go, whatever happened,” Petry said.
Petry and his roommate took the hour-and-a-half trip to
Houston to attend the show — putting up with screaming teenage
girls for a chance to put aside scholastic obligations for the night.
Road trips have become a staple of the American college expe
rience. For some students, nothing is more fun than piling into a
car and taking a trip to some far-off location with their buddies.
With rising gas prices, many college students are finding it
harder to take that trip to the distant locales that once permeated
the older college graduates’ stories. But with the demise of the
long-distance road trip, many students on campus are finding sol
ace in the road trip’s younger sibling: the day trip.
While the hectic schedules of most college students prevent
them from taking time off from their studies during the day, the
night is a different story.
A night away from campus to take a short ride throughout the
surrounding county has always been an important part of the col
lege experience at A&M from back in the days of Old Army, but
today’s concert-savvy college student often finds comfort in the
fact that College Station is a hop, skip and a jump from many
Texas cities.
Aaron Davidson, a freshman business major, enjoys concerts,
but for him a weekend trip offers a different source of comfort:
home sweet home.
“It’s nice to go somewhere without people and relax for a
while,” Davidson said. “I also enjoy the free meals and home
cooking.”
One student, a sophomore business major, has a different agen
da all together when he goes out for the night. This student, who
asked that his name not be printed, has been stealing highway
signs for two years now.
“I have 14 signs now,” he said.
The 14 signs line his residence hall room walls like trophy
heads of fallen prey. Although he has signs of every shape and
color, there is still one that escapes his grasp.
“I’m absolutely after a FM 2006 sign,” he said.
But for others considering taking up the illegal search and
seizure of highway signs, he warns:
“Don’t do it. It’s a felony offense. Don’t take anything crucial
to other people’s driving. If it’s going to mess people up or cause
an accident, that’s bad bull.”
According to TxDot.com, in 2002, $1,500 worth of signs were
stolen from roads, including Farm to Market road 2002. Before
venturing out to steal their favorite signs, students should realize
that each memento is valued at approximately $60, making each
theft a Class B misdemeanor. Penalties can range from a $1,000
fine to six months in jail.
signs closely,” he said.
Petry said the only way to take a successful day trip is planning.
“If you plan in advance, it won’t hurt you,” Petry said. “Do
your homework as early as possible. Write it on your calendar and
don’t plan anything else that day.”
Sticking to the plan is another important factor when it comes
to a nocturnal expedition.
“I came home at midnight and went to bed. If I had gone out
drinking, that would have been a different story,” Petry said.
Students often need a little time to take the easy way out. They
find themselves with good reasons such as food, fun and some
great music.
Rest and relaxation are essential to keeping good grades. A
great way to find this R&R is through a day trip. The secret lies
therein with preparation and planning.
A successful day trip will not only refresh your mind and spirit,
it may also serve as the basis for a great time to bond between
friends and a source of stories to tell your great-grandchildren.
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