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L See e teem who could Have bee* ditpetched by blind men wielding nenf bats. Gates Continued from page NOISE P0LIUHON By JOSH DARWIN kian, i canI’t Beueve ftut THe coNTKov/en'sy cweR our new AueoMf 'THe ACCU4ATI«NS THAT THE PROTESTERS ARE War IN G ARE TUST LUDICROUS ' ONE G,gy EVEN ^AVP THAT 'YOU KIPNAPPEP ms P06 f \ capabilities. “1 personally thoughi Gates’ speech was mesit ing,” said Johnny Maldona; junior philosophy major. 10 steps of leadership heii about were very inspiring.” Maldonado described gling with the President”! moment of a lifetime. “You don’t just get thosa portunities all the time,” 1 donado said. “He’s an insp- leader to look up to.” Maldonado said it woul great if the event could com each year with the sames personal atmosphere. 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They have big, strong guys up front, and we were just overwhelmed.” The defensive job was more than enough for A&M junior quarterback Reggie McNeal to engi neer a career-best performance, throwing for 298 yards and one touchdown while completing 17 of 24 attempts. “I saw a big change in Reggie this week,” Franchione said. “He knew the game plan and prepared well.” McNeal wasn’t so quick to accept all the accolades. “The main difference today was protection fropi the line,” McNeal said. “I could pick receivers all day and run if I had to.” After nursing a thumb injury suffered in the loss to Utah, McNeal did not miss a day of practice in the week leading up to the game and gave a perfor mance that included a scramble from 22 yards out to score with 2:44 left in the first quarter. A&M defensive back Jonte Buhl intercepted a pass from Wyoming quarterback Corey Bramlet on the ensuing drive to set up a 40-yard field goal from Todd Pegram and put the Aggies up 10-0 go ing into halftime. On the Cowboys’ first play from scrimmage in the second half, A&M linebacker Justin Warren intercepted a pass from quarterback J.J. Raterink at. the Wyoming 23-yard line and hauled it in for the score to give the Aggies a 17-point lead. “That was the straw the broke the camel’s back,” Glenn said. “That was the first nail in the coffin and we couldn’t rebound from that.” A&M added another rushing touchdown from Chris Alexander from one yard out, and with six minutes left in the game, McNeal hit true fresh man Kerry Franks for an 84-yard touchdown pass, the ninth-longest in Aggie history. Franks, the only true freshman to see action for A&M, was one of nine receivers to catch a pass on the day. “He is Terrence (Murphy’s) protege,” McNeal said of Franks. When the dust cleared, the Aggies had posted 481 yards of total offense on the Cowboys, includ ing 128 receiving yards from Franks. The Cow boys had few defensive breakdowns on the day, but that strike was one of them. “We’re going to go back to the drawing board," Glenn said. “Maybe we need to subtract some stuff if we’re making so many mistakes. It’s better to do a little and do it well.” Glenn pulled starting quarterback Bramlet in the second quarter in favor of Raterink to rem edy his offensive frustrations, sparking contro versy over the Cowboys’ starting quarterback job. Glenn acknowledged that maybe it’s time for a change, responding to questions about Raterink possibly challenging for the starting job with “we’ll see.” A&M played the game without the services of sophomore running back Courtney Lewis, who is rehabilitating from a leg injury, and se nior wide receiver Terrence Murphy, who was shaken up in the third quarter and did not return to the game. Senior tailback Keith Joseph was the leading rusher for the Aggies, compiling 82 yards on 20 attempts. Franchione said he knows that to stay successful, you have to take a win in stride. “The defense needed a performance like today badly,” he said. “But you can’t spend too much time basking in the glory of a win.” at the time of the explosion, aa: said the baby is due on Dec. "So far the baby is OK.’ did the ultrasound two wed 1 and they are going to dooo: day), ”he said. Ejaz’s father’s recover been very slow. f_ “We told him about m\T* oured , the and daughter. He looks ver B 1601 s astated. He is very shocke xly and con :atchy hook However )een busy s nusical ere Whether b\ ive manag' elf-deprec£ said. “Physically he ts imprr but the improvement isveiW Ejaz said doctors will do grafting on his father’s fort Tuesday, and that they thini graft will be the last. “Obviously, I hope whether th iighly deb; luced a lac effort by th natetragedy unfortunate things never has nix ot bad See R again. This thing wasprevem yet it cost the lives of mydaui and my mom,” Ejaz sai The State Fire Marshal'sc lover and ment said the office will to investigate in cooperate A&M and other investi; agencies and will work top events like this in the future. International Student So housed residents who were placed because of the acci temporarily at a La Quint; provided those affected wit) in Aggie Bucks per day if were unmarried students $50 per day if they had far as compensation, accordio; a memo sent to residents o! University Apartments who affected by the fire. Ejaz and his wife are livii a Galveston apartment, whid University is paying for, Ejaz apathy. Just whe Papa Roac NEWS IN BRIEF Woman rushed to St. Joseph Hospital An unidentified woman in her mid-20s was rushed to St. Joseph Hospital Sunday night after a 911 call reported an intoxicated woman at the Northgate Villas Complex on Main College Road near Cherry Street. Police said they had received emergency calls reporting an intoxicated woman staggering along South College Road. “Several people had called in saying that she had been flagging cars down for a ride. She apparently started out on South College, found some one to give her a ride to College Main, and walked the rest of the here,” said Officer Travis Hines of the Bryan Police Department." 1 been looking for her." Hines said the woman is likely to have alcohol poisoning. “When we got here, we found her throwing up next to an emptytx of Mad Dog 20/20,” Hines said. "She was too drunk to be violen resist. She’ll probably have to have her stomach pumped.” The man who placed the 911 call declined to be identified he thought the girl would have been in danger if he hadn't c paramedics. 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