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Hi, my name is Eric Bauereis. I graduated in 1982 and then got MEE in 83 as well. I was in Wiess College and I guess my favorite tradition is Beer Bike. I was in the Beer Bike four years in a row. And in

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fact, I was the captain of the Wiess team in 1982 when we won. And I'm telling this story because that's the last time Wiess won 1982 was way too long for Wiess to go without a win. And, uh, I don't remember if it was last year

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or five years ago. I came back for homecoming and went over to the Wiess and they had a nice little, uh, afternoon happy hour out in the, we used to call it the acabowl. I don't know what they call it now. And, uh, I was

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asking around what people thought of beer bike and there was just no interest and it was such a big part of my time at Rice that I was terribly disappointed. I tried to, uh, encourage them to get excited, get involved to play a part. And, uh,

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they were listening to an old guy and didn't care. But uh it was a great time for me. I learned some leadership skills. I learned a lot about, uh myself. I met a lot of friends. I had a great time. Uh The next year I played

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a much bigger role in organizing the whole event, not just for my team. And uh I got a lot out of it, really enjoyed it and uh hope that it continues on for a long time and that Weiss gets their acts together and, uh, competes again.

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Thanks. Have a great day.